Camaron Engels is an American-born TV and film actor, who is possibly best known for his appearances in the TV miniseries “Clickbait”, and the films “Relish”, “R#J” and “American Pie Presents: Girls’ Rules.”
Age, Early Life, and Education Background
Camaron Engels hails from Los Angeles, California, and was born under the Gemini zodiac sign on 19 June 2002, which makes him 21 years old as of late 2023. He hasn’t disclosed the names of his parents, but grew up in a Christian family. Camaron grew up very interested in performing, and landed a role in the theatrical production of “The Lion King” at the age of 11.
Engels attended a local high school in Los Angeles, California. He’s an alumnus of Boston University, from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Acting in 2007. Engels whetted his acting skills at Lee Strasberg Young Actors Studio. He has also attended the London-based Royal Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, where he earned a certificate in classical dancing. Previously, Camaron was a member of the non-profit organization, the Society of American Fight Directors.
Hobbies and Interests
Engels is keen on donating to charities, and has worked with the international, non-profit advocacy organization, ONE Campaign, that fights preventable diseases and extreme poverty.
In an August 2021 tweet, Camaron disclosed that his dream is to portray the Marvel character Miles Morales.
He is also very keen on traveling, and his acting career has seen him tour several international destinations. He has also toured numerous US states, both for work and leisure.
Camaron is an outdoorsy person, who spends part of his spare time doing photoshoots.
He is also into arts and is a good painter.
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Acting
Camaron made his film debut at the age of seven in the 2009 spy adventure-comedy movie “G-Force.” The Hoyt Yeatman-directed film was a commercial success, and had a box office collection of almost $293 million against a budget of $150 million; it starred the likes of Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Penélope Cruz and Tracy Morgan. In 2010, he portrayed Young Ricky in the film “The Cost of Heaven.” His next role was in the 2017 short film “Let Me Explain”, which was followed by an appearance in the 2018 short movie “It’s All Good.”
In 2019, Camaron was cast as Spenser in the comedy adventure movie “Malibu Rescue,” which starred Bryana Salaz as Logan, Breanna Yde as Gina, and Ricardo Hurtado as Tyler. In the same year he reprised his role in the comedy TV series “Malibu Rescue,” which premiered as a special feature film and was created for Netflix by Scott McAboy and Savage Steve Holland. Its story revolves around Tyler, who is sent to the Malibu Junior Rescue Program by his grandfather, for constantly getting into trouble. There, he meets a group of kids from Malibu who are determined to prove to the facilitators that they deserve to be part of the program; Camaron appeared in four episodes.
In 2019, Camaron portrayed Kurt in an episode of the Netflix sitcom, “Family Reunion.” Then One of Camaron’s most important roles was in Justin Ward’s 2019 adventure comedy-drama film “Relish,” which follows the story of a teenage social media personality, who teams up with four teenage outcasts to escape from a private treatment facility. The group is led by an unruly transgender teenager, who takes them on a life-changing road trip. The film starred the likes of Rio Mangini, Hana Hayes, Tyler DiChiara, and Angel Parker, among others. In 2020, Camaron reprised his role of Spencer in the action-comedy film “Malibu Rescue: The Next Wave” and in the same year, he was cast as Tim in the romantic sex comedy movie “American Pie Presents: Girls’ Rules,” which is the fifth series of the “American Pie” franchise.
In 2012, Camaron was cast for the starring role of Ethan Brewer in the TV drama miniseries “Clickbait”, set in the Californian city of Oakland, but mostly shot in Melbourne, Australia. It revolves around the dark side of social media and in one segment of the story, a dad goes missing and later appears in a viral video with a sign written that he would be killed if the video receives over five million views. Camaron starred alongside Adrian Grenier, Zoe Kazan, Phoenix Raei, and Betty Gabriel, among others. His latest appearance was in an episode of the TV comedy crime drama miniseries “Scam Squad.”
Dancing
Camaron is a huge fan of dancing, and was a member of the dance troupe FUSION – he also did some choreography with the group. He’s also served as the Cradle Will Rock team’s dance captain and assistant choreographer.
Other Works
In addition to dancing and acting, Camaron has tried his hand at clothing design. He previously disclosed in an Instagram post ‘This (designing) is something I’ve wanted to learn for years and have sat on so many ideas and designs I want to make for my clothing brand.’
Awards and Nominations
Out of the three awards he’s been nominated for, Camaron has scooped two as of December 2023. In 2018, he was nominated for two Creation International Film Festival Awards for Best Ensemble Cast for his performance in the film “Relish” and won one. In 2019, Camaron won a Los Angeles Film Award for Best Ensemble for his performance in the same film.
Social Media Presence
Camaron is active on Instagram (@camdivineengels) with over 16,000 followers. He’s populated his account with his family photos, and in December 2020, he shared throwback Christmas photos that his grandmother had sent him and his mother in their family’s group chat.
Personal Life
Camaron is very secretive when it comes to his dating life. He hasn’t introduced anyone as his partner, and as a result, it’s widely believed that he’s single – he’s seemingly focused on his career. Camaron is unmarried without children as of 2023.
Camaron has been described as a very sociable and outgoing person – he enjoys spending his spare time having fun with friends and family.
Height, Weight, and Physical Appearance
Camaron is of Afro-American roots and has dark brown eyes, black hair. and has a brown skin tone. The actor stands 5ft 8ins (1.73m) tall, and weighs approximately 165lbs (75kgs). He works out from time to time to maintain his athletic physique.
Net Worth
Engels’ primary source of income is his budding acting career. He also earns from endorsement deals and his dancing endeavors, and is worth approximately $1 million as of late-2023.
