Cameron Boyce
| Cameron Boyce | |
|---|---|
 Boyce in 2011 | |
| Born |
May 28, 1999[1] Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, singer, dancer |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Television | |
Cameron Boyce (born May 28, 1999) is an American teen actor, singer and dancer best known for his roles in the feature films Mirrors, Eagle Eye, Descendants, Grown Ups, and Grown Ups 2, as well as for his starring roles as Luke Ross on the Disney Channel comedy series Jessie and as Conor on the Disney XD series Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything.
Personal life
Boyce lives in the Los Angeles area with his mother, father and younger sister. His favorite style of dance is break.[1] Along with four of his friends, he is a member of the breakdancing crew "X Mob".[1] His father is African American and his mother is Jewish.[2] His paternal grandmother, Jo Ann (Allen) Boyce, was one of the Clinton Twelve, the first African-Americans to attend an integrated high school in the south, in 1956, as ordered by Brown v. Board of Education.[3]
Career
In May 2008, Cameron Boyce made his television debut on the Panic! at the Disco music video, "That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed)", appearing as a kid version of the guitarist Ryan Ross. Then, in July, he appeared as a recurring role, "Michael 'Stone' Cates Jr." on the nighttime soap opera General Hospital: Night Shift.[4] In August of that year, he made his feature film debut with a co-starring role in the horror film Mirrors, as well as appearing in the mystery-thriller film Eagle Eye that fall.[5][6] In June 2010, Boyce co-starred as Keith Feder, the spoiled son of Adam Sandler's character, in the comedy film Grown Ups, and appeared later that same year showing off his dance skills on the web series. The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers.[7]
In 2009, Boyce also made a cameo in a Burger King commercial, showcasing the movie Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Boyce, three other children, and Autobots Skids and Mudflap wait for Bumblebee to transform, which ends up being just a regular Camaro. The kids walk away disappointed, where Skid says, "It's just some dude's car."
In April 2011, Boyce made a guest appearance on the Disney Channel series Good Luck Charlie and later that month he was one of the featured dancers in a Royal Wedding tribute on ABC's Dancing with the Stars.[1] In June 2011, he had a small role as one of Judy's classmates in the family comedy film Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer and in August, he was one of the featured dancers on the Disney Channel series Shake It Up.[1][8]
In September 2011, Boyce was cast in a co-starring role on the Disney Channel comedy series Jessie in the role of "Luke Ross".[9] During pre-production of the show, the role of "Luke" was originally intended to be a boy named "Hiro" adopted from Korea, but casting directors were impressed with Boyce during the audition process, and ultimately decided to recreate the role specifically for him.[10][11]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Mirrors | Michael Carson | Film debut |
| 2008 | Eagle Eye | Sam Holloman | |
| 2010 | Grown Ups | Keithie Feder | |
| 2011 | Game On | Player Two | Short film |
| 2011 | Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer | Hunter | |
| 2013 | Grown Ups 2 | Keithie Feder |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | General Hospital: Night Shift | Michael 'Stone' Cates Jr. | Recurring role; 7 episodes |
| 2010 | The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers | Young Jasper James | Episode: "Origins" |
| 2011–2015 | Jessie | Luke Ross | Main role; 98 episodes |
| 2011 | Good Luck Charlie | Fake Gabe Duncan | Episode: "The Singin' Dancin' Duncans" |
| 2011 | Shake It Up | Lil Highlighter Dancer | Episode: "Throw It Up" |
| 2012–2014 | Jake and the Never Land Pirates | Jake | Voice role; lead role; 36 episodes |
| 2014 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Luke Ross | Episode: "Halloween Night at the Museum" |
| 2015–present | Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything | Conor | Lead role |
| 2015 | Liv and Maddie | Krahgg | Episode: "Prom-a-Rooney"[12] |
| 2015 | Descendants | Carlos | Television film |
| 2015 | Descendants: Wicked World | Carlos | Television shorts |
| 2016 | Bunk'd | Luke Ross | Episodes: "Luke's Back",[13] "Luke Out Below" |
| 2016 | Code Black | Brody | Episode: "Love Hurts" |
Video Games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Just Dance Kids | Multiple tracks | Coach and Background Dancer |
Discography
Soundtrack albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. [14] |
U.S. OST [14] | |||||||||||||
| Descendants Soundtrack |
|
1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. [15] |
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles [14] | |||||||||||||
| "Rotten to the Core" (with Sofia Carson, Booboo Stewart and Dove Cameron) |
2015 | 38[15] | - | Descendants Soundtrack | ||||||||||
| "Set It Off" (with Sofia Carson, Booboo Stewart, Dove Cameron and Mitchell Hope) |
- | 6[16] | Descendants Soundtrack | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast (shared with Jordana Beatty, Preston Bailey, Parris Mosteller, Garrett Ryan, Ashley Boettcher, Taylar Hender, Jackson Odell) |
Won |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Cameron Boyce bio". disneyabcpress. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ↑ Stated starting 1:45 at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOQi3645_Jc&feature=youtu.be
- ↑ http://www.people.com/article/cameron-jo-ann-boyce-clinton-12
- ↑ "What's On Tonight 'General Hospital Night Shift'". NYTimes.com. August 12, 2008.
- ↑ "Movie review: Mirrors". PegasusNews.com. August 16, 2008.
- ↑ "Family Filmgoer "Eagle Eye"". WashingtonPost.com. October 3, 2008.
- ↑ "Movie: 'Grown Ups'". TorontoSun.com. June 20, 2010.
- ↑ "Review: 'Judy Moody'". The Providence Journal. June 10, 2011.
- ↑ "Movie Web Credit List". Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ↑ "Disney's New Show 'Jessie' Casting Starring Roles". New Faces. May 23, 2011.
- ↑ "An interview with Cameron Boyce from "Jessie"". PopCulturePassionistas.com. September 28, 2011.
- ↑ Elizabeth Wagmeister. "Watch: Bella Thorne & Zendaya Reunite on 'K.C. Undercover' (Exclusive Clip)". Variety. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Bunk'd - Luke's Back". DisneyABCPress. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- 1 2 3 List of Cameron's albums and singles on Billboard:
- "Rotten to the Core" and "If Only": "'Descendants' Soundtrack Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- 1 2 http://www.billboard.com/artist/6656951/cameron-boyce/chart
- ↑ http://headlineplanet.com/home/2015/08/19/hot-100-descendants-rotten-to-the-core-stays-in-top-50-if-only-rises/