Camaron Engels is a Los Angeles-born actor, dancer, and designer whose love for entertainment began when he was still a young child. He has been in movies such as the 2019 series Malibu Rescue where he played the role of Spencer.
Camaron’s most notable movie role since he began was as Ethan Brewer in the 2021 mini-series, Cickbait. In the TV series, he appeared in about 8 episodes in the first season. However, he also appeared in 1 episode of ABC’s TV Series, Black-ish.
The 29-year-old now has his eyes on bigger roles and has even begun to pitch himself to play the role of a superhero.
Here Are 10 Quick Facts about Camaron Engels You Should Know
1. Camaron Became Interested in Acting at the age of 10
Camaron Divine Engels was born on January 6, 1995, in Los Angeles, California, United States of America. From his social media post, he has a younger brother whom he has posted with his mother while they went on vacation to Jamaica.
Engels first became interested in acting after seeing the production of The Lion King with his grandmother when he was 10 years old. While watching, the young Camaron became excited as he saw a young black boy and he exclaimed that he could also act like the boy.
Soon after that experience, Engels began to earn knowledge on how to become an actor. He began to attend training at Lee Strasberg Young Actors Studio and from there, started attracting roles in both TV and Film productions.
2. He was more focused on Auditions During His Teenage Years
Engels spent most of his time auditioning for roles in TV and Films while he studied and tried to get more knowledge. He spent a great deal of time at Browns University and NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts where he focused on theatre programs.
While most of his friends and peers were having fun and enjoying their summer breaks, the Black-ish actor opted for more knowledge in his field of interest. As he trained and got better at acting, he auditioned and exposed himself more.
3. Camaron also Had an Interest in Sports
The young actor has always had an interest in sports as he was always interested in Basketball, skating, and even architecture. Of all 3 interests, Camaron is still very invested in skating although he doesn’t do it as often as his friends. Occasionally, he gets to participate in street skating amongst other fun activities.
4. He is a Dance Lover
Still, in the entertainment scene, the 29-year-old actor has shown that he is multi-talented. Asides from being an actor, he is also a dancer who has tried out different types of dancing.
He started off studying hip-hop dances and then moved on to tap and ballroom dance. This love for dance even developed into the actor being an assistant choreographer and dance captain for The Cradle Will Rock dance production.
In addition to the aforementioned, Camaron joined Fusion while he was at Boston University. For 4 years, he was part of this competitive dance group that choreographed a lot of dance sets that won troupe competitions. During the Covid-19 lockdown, Camaron kept himself busy with dancing and other activities.
5. Camaron Engels Attended Boston University
After studying at NYU’s Tish School of Arts, Cam (as he is fondly called) went on to Boston’s University College of Fine Arts School of Theatre. From the University, he graduated with a degree in Fine Arts.
Prior to the degree, the actor got a diploma in 2016, from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). This diploma was in Classical Acting.
6. Engels is a Creative Director and Stylist
On his Instagram account, Camaron has shared a lot of posts stating that he is a Creative Director and Stylist. He learned how to sew and began to design clothes and eventually started a clothing brand. The name of the clothing brand is ‘Creativecam’.
This idea of the clothing brand is something he had nurtured for a while and when he saw an opportunity to make it a reality, the actor grabbed it with both hands.
As a creative designer, Engels has worked with other brands such as MLLN; a shoe brand that is invested in creating shoes.
7. Camaron Engels’ Filmography
His first recorded movie according to Camaron’s IMDB page dates to 2009. He starred on G-Force as one of the skateboarders. Through the years, Engels has been part of the following movies.
- G-Force – As Skateboarder #1
- The Cost of Heaven – As Young Ricky
- Let Me Explain – As a Friend
- It’s All Good – As Milton
- I Wrote this for You – A Street Dancer
- Playing Dead – As George Plummer
- Malibu Rescue – As Spencer
- Family Reunion – As Kurt
- Relish – As Jeremy
- Malibu Rescue: The Next Wave – As Spencer
- American Pie Presents: Girl’ Rules – As Tim
- Black-ish – As Jeremy
- R#J – As Romeo
- Clickbait – As Ethan Brewer
- Scam Squad – As Chris
The Clickbait actor would be appearing in some more episodes of the second season of the show which would be making its way to screens in 2023.
8. His Acting has Gained him Awards Nominations
In 2018, Camaron was 1 of 12 actors who won the Best Ensemble Cast prize during the Creation International Film Festival. The next year, he was again nominated for the same category at the Los Angeles Film Awards show. He was to share the award with 12 other actors as well.
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9. The Los Angeles Actor is Passionate about Helping People
The American actor is interested and invested in helping people in many ways. One of the ways he has done so is by donating to ONE Campaign. Also, he is a huge supporter of the kids of immigrants campaign which gives back to the community in its only way.
10. Engels Camaron Would Love to Play Miles Morales
Thanks man. One of my dream roles actually. Been manifesting it!🙏🏾 https://t.co/eICxcT72vN
— Camaron Engels (@camaron_engels) August 28, 2021
One of the roles the young actor looks forward to playing is Miles Morales – Spider-man. He referred to the role as one of his dream roles after someone named Jack McBryan tweeted that he would make a good actor playing the role. Camaron responded by quoting the tweet and admitting that it actually is one of his dream roles.
