Cameron Monaghan is a promising young actor from the United States. He began his career in art very early, confident from childhood that his vocation is film and television. Dizzying success brought the actor roles in the TV series "Shameless" and "Gotham".
Biography
Cameron Riley Monaghan was born in California, in the city of Santa Monica, but most of his childhood and adolescence were spent in Florida. Date of birth - August 16, 1993. According to the zodiac sign Cameron Leo, according to the eastern horoscope - Rooster. His mother, Diana Monahan, has Irish-Polish roots, which influenced the boy's appearance. Cameron never knew his father; he was brought up in an incomplete family. Mother, spending a lot of time at work, still tried to pay attention to her beloved son.
Despite the fact that the family lived quite poorly, Cameron received a good education. He studied at a school for gifted children, played sports (football), graduated from a drama school and studied music. Cameron Monaghan learned to play keyboards without outside help. He also owns a harmonica and guitar, ukulele and percussion. However, despite such musical activity, Cameron's heart from childhood belonged to cinema and theater. The artist says that he even learned to read by watching films with subtitles.
Cameron's mother from childhood supported her son's desire for creativity. It was she who helped Monaghan to get initially on television screens. When the boy was five years old, Diana took several high-quality photographs and sent them to various agencies. Soon - in 1998 - Cameron appeared on the cover of a popular magazine. In 2000, when Cameron was seven years old, he first appeared in a promotional video. From that moment, his successful path in the film industry began.
The rapid development of an acting career
In 2002, Cameron Monaghan traveled to Los Angeles to audition for one of the roles in Family Business. Unfortunately, the casting of the young actor failed. However, in the same 2002, he was involved in the filming of the film "The Stone of Desires", which, however, never appeared on the screens. Cameron's full-fledged film debut happened in 2003 in the TV movie "The Musical Man". After that, the aspiring artist began to actively attend various auditions and star in supporting roles, gaining the necessary experience.
In 2004, Cameron signed a deal with the studio that was filming a new television series, Malcolm in the Spotlight. In this project, Cameron starred in six episodes.
Since 2005, Cameron Monaghan has taken part in projects such as The Mentalist, The Edge, Criminal Minds, and some other series.
In 2006, a young, but already quite famous actor began his full-fledged path in the big cinema. His first successful film was the film "Click: Remote Control for Life."
Cameron's real success came from his role in the TV series Shameless, which he joined in 2010. He later starred in Vampire Academy (2014), Amityville Horror: The Awakening (2017) and joined the cast of Gotham (since 2015).
In 2018, Cameron starred in the TV series Everyday Love. In the same year he was enrolled in the cast of the film "Anna Dressed in Blood".
Awards and nominations
For his role in the TV series "Malcolm in the Spotlight", the young charismatic artist received an award in the category "Best Young Supporting Actor" from the Young Artist Foundation.
Personal life of the actor
Not much is known about Cameron Monaghan's personal relationship. Surely we can only say that now the actor is not married and he has no children. Because of his role in Shameless, it was once rumored that Cameron was gay. However, the actor quickly dispelled and denied these rumors.
In 2012, Cameron had a short affair with a young actress Liana Liberato.
In 2013, he dated model Sadie Newman. These relations did not become long and strong. The couple broke up in 2015.
After breaking up with Sadie Cameron, Monaghan announced his romantic relationship with Ruby Modine, whom he met on the set of Shameless.
Some interesting facts about the actor
Cameron doesn't like cars, but loves motorcycles.
At the moment, he is passionate about not only the career of an actor. Cameron tries himself as a screenwriter.
His sports hobbies are not limited to football, the young successful actor adores snowboarding and boxing. However, he prefers not to go to gyms, maintaining his physical shape on his own.
From films, Cameron loves to watch horror films and thrillers.
The artist rehearsed his signature laugh for the Gotham TV series for two years.
His favorite band is The Kinks.
