Changes: Cam Gigandet

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Cameron "Cam" Joslin Gigandet (born August 16, 1982) appears in Twilight as James. He is perhaps best known for portraying the character of Kevin Volchok on the FOX television series The O.C., and Ryan McCarthy in the film Never Back Down.

Biography

Early life

Gigandet was born in Tacoma, Washington to Jay and Kim Gigandet, along with one sister named Kelsie. After graduating from Auburn Senior High School in Auburn, Washington in 2001, he moved to California where he attended Santa Monica Community College, where he first took an acting class.

Career

In 2003, Gigandet won his first role and made his TV debut with his portrayal of Mark Young on the fourth season of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. His other television credits include The Young and the Restless, Jack & Bobby and The O.C., where he played Kevin Volchok.

He also starred in the film Mistaken in 2004, Who's Your Caddy? in 2007, and Never Back Down in 2008. That same year, he also played James in Twilight. Gigandet has a number of newer film roles, including The Unborn and Making Change.

In 2008, Gigandet was honored with several awards, including the "One to Watch" award received at the 10th Annual Young Hollywood Awards. He also shares an MTV Movie Award with co-star Sean Faris for "Best Fight" from the movie Never Back Down. His latest accomplishment is the "Rising Male Star of the Year" award, given to him by Home Entertainment. In 2009 he won his second MTV Movie Award for "Best Fight" from Twilight, which he shares with Robert Pattinson.

Gigandet will star alongside Christina Aguilera and Cher in Aguilera's film debut Burlesque, which began filming in November 2009.

Personal life

Gigandet enjoys basketball, golf, skiing, surfing, and is a practitioner of Krav Maga, a self-defense system developed by the Israeli army. Gigandet and his girlfriend, Dominique Geisendorff, welcomed daughter Everleigh Rae Gigandet on April 14, 2009. On January 23rd, 2013; Gigandet had a son, Rekker Radley Gigandet with girlfriend, Dominique Geisendorff. They are engaged.

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2004	Mistaken	Joe
2007	Who's Your Caddy?	Mick
2008	Never Back Down	Ryan McCarthy	MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (shared with Sean Faris)
2008	Twilight	James	MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (shared with Robert Pattinson) Teen Choice Award for Movie Rumble (shared with Robert Pattinson) Teen Choice Award for Movie Villain
2009	The Unborn	Mark Hardigan
	Pandorum	Gallo
	Five Star Day	Jake Gibson
	Kerosene Cowboys	Butch Masters
2010	The Experiment	Chase
	Easy A	Micah
	Burlesque	Jack
2011	The Roommate	Stephen
	Priest	Hicks
	Trespass	Jonah Collins
2012	The Tin Star	Jake Flynn
	Making Change	Bishop
	Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden	Stunner
2013	Plush	Carter
2013	Free Ride	Ray
2014	Red Sky		Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Mark Young	1 episode ("Feeling the Heat")
2004	The Young and the Restless	Daniel Romalotti, Jr.
2005	Jack & Bobby	Randy Bongard	5 episodes
2005–2006	The O.C.	Kevin Volchok	15 episodes
2013	Reckless	Roy Rayder	Lead character; 13 episodes, TV series, filming

External links

Cam Gigandet on Wikipedia
Cam Gigandet at the Internet Movie Database

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-}}'''Cameron "Cam" Joslin Gigandet''' (born August 16, 1982) is an American actor, perhaps best known for portraying the character of Kevin Volchok on the FOX television series The O.C., and Ryan McCarthy in the film ''Never Back Down''. In 2008, Gigandet starred as [[James]] in the [[Twilight (film)|film adaptation]] of [[Stephenie Meyer]]'s novel, ''[[Twilight]]''.
+'''Cameron "Cam" Joslin Gigandet''' (born August 16, 1982) appears in ''[[Twilight (film)|Twilight]]'' as [[James]]. He is perhaps best known for portraying the character of Kevin Volchok on the FOX television series ''The O.C.'', and Ryan McCarthy in the film ''Never Back Down''.
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-[[File:Cam Gigandet.jpg|thumb|left]]Gigandet was born in Tacoma, Washington to Jay and Kim Gigandet, along with one sister named Kelsie. After graduating from Auburn Senior High School in Auburn, Washington in 2001, he moved to California where he attended Santa Monica Community College, where he first took an acting class.
+Gigandet was born in Tacoma, Washington to Jay and Kim Gigandet, along with one sister named Kelsie. After graduating from Auburn Senior High School in Auburn, Washington in 2001, he moved to California where he attended Santa Monica Community College, where he first took an acting class.
 ===Career===
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-Gigandet enjoys basketball, golf, skiing, surfing, and is a practitioner of Krav Maga, a self-defense system developed by the Israeli army. Gigandet and his girlfriend, Dominique Geisendorff, welcomed daughter Everleigh Rae Gigandet on April 14, 2009.
+Gigandet enjoys basketball, golf, skiing, surfing, and is a practitioner of Krav Maga, a self-defense system developed by the Israeli army. Gigandet and his girlfriend, Dominique Geisendorff, welcomed daughter Everleigh Rae Gigandet on April 14, 2009. On January 23rd, 2013; Gigandet had a son, Rekker Radley Gigandet with girlfriend, Dominique Geisendorff. They are engaged.
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