Cameron Crovetti (born March 12, 2008) is an American actor, best known for his role as
Ryan Butcher
The second season of the American superhero television series '' The Boys'', the first series in the franchise based on the comic book series of the same name written by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, was developed for television by American ...
in the
Amazon Prime Video
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series ''
The Boys
Boys are young male humans.
Boys or The Boys may also refer to:
Film and television Films
* ''The Boys'' (1962 British film), a courtroom drama by Sidney J. Furie
* ''The Boys'' (1962 Finnish film), a war drama by Mikko Niskanen
* ''Boys'' ( ...
'' (2020–present).
Early life
Crovetti was born on March 12, 2008, in
California
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, to film producer and writer Bradley Cramp and actress Denise Crovetti.
He has an elder sister,
Isabella Crovetti
Isabella Veneranda-Patricia Cramp (born December 18, 2004), who originally performed as Isabella Cramp, shifted to Isabella Crovetti-Cramp, and now performs as Isabella Crovetti, is an American actress and voice actress.
Career
Cramp began he ...
, and a twin brother Nicholas, both of whom have pursued acting careers.
Prior to discovering his passion for performance, Crovetti was trained in competitive gymnastics,
and he remained on the gymnastics team after he began acting.
Crovetti and his brother became interested in acting after watching their sister in her first series regular role in ''
The Neighbors'' on set,
and they had "begged
heirmom for several years" before she allowed them to start auditioning.
Career
Crovetti's early roles included Dylan#2 in the sitcom ''
Black-ish
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'' in 2017 and Tim in the 2018 French-American drama film ''
Anywhere with You
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''.
He received his breakout role with the black comedy drama series ''
Big Little Lies'',
in which he and his twin brother Nicholas starred as Josh and Max Wright, the sons of
Nicole Kidman
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and
Alexander Skarsgård
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's characters.
Crovetti continued to act alongside his brother, appearing as one of the sons living with their single mother, played by
Elizabeth Mitchell
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, in the 2021 horror film ''Witch Hunt''.
He also landed a recurring role as Ryan Broderick in the crime anthology series ''
Dirty John
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'', playing the son of a divorced couple, portrayed by
Amanda Peet
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and
Christian Slater
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, who are dealing with family turmoil.
Starting in 2020, Crovetti took on the role of
Ryan Butcher
The second season of the American superhero television series '' The Boys'', the first series in the franchise based on the comic book series of the same name written by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, was developed for television by American ...
, the son of superhero
Homelander
The Homelander (John Gillman) is a character and one of the main antagonists of the comic book series '' The Boys'' and the media franchise of the same name, created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. The character is depicted as an egotisti ...
played by
Antony Starr
Antony Starr (born 25 October 1975) is a New Zealand actor, known for his television roles. He played the dual roles of Jethro and Van West on '' Outrageous Fortune'' (2005–10), Lucas Hood on ''Banshee'' (2013–16), and Homelander on ''The Bo ...
, in the satirical superhero series ''
The Boys
Boys are young male humans.
Boys or The Boys may also refer to:
Film and television Films
* ''The Boys'' (1962 British film), a courtroom drama by Sidney J. Furie
* ''The Boys'' (1962 Finnish film), a war drama by Mikko Niskanen
* ''Boys'' ( ...
''.
He began as a series regular in
season 2 Season 2 may refer to:
* ''Season 2'' (Infinite album)
* '' 2econd Season''
See also
*
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and was later promoted to a main role in
season 4 Season 4 may refer to:
* "Season 4" (''30 Rock'' episode), an episode of ''30 Rock''
See also
*
* Season One (disambiguation) Season One may refer to:
Albums
* ''Season One'' (Suburban Legends album), 2004
* ''Season One'' (All Sons & Daughte ...
.
Crovetti auditioned before the show's first season aired, knowing only that his role was to play Homelander's son, and his audition tape was solely based on his own imagination of the show's tone, after which he was cast in the role about a month later.
He described his character's arc as initially oscillating between choosing Homelander or
Butcher
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as a father figure, but by the third-season finale, he is leaning more towards Homelander and the character "might not be so good" onwards. In 2022, Crovetti landed a lead role in the psychological horror film ''
Goodnight Mommy
''Goodnight Mommy'' (german: Ich seh, Ich seh , translation=I see, I see; UK: ''Goodnight Mummy'') is a 2014 Austrian psychological horror film, written and directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala. The film stars Susanne Wuest and twin ac ...
'', starring alongside his brother and
Naomi Watts
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,
and portrayed the younger version of Sierra Six, a CIA mercenary played by
Ryan Gosling
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, in the action thriller film ''
The Gray Man
Grey man, The Gray Man or The Grey Man may refer to:
Concepts
* Grey man theory, a concept in everyday carry that one should blend in with the environment so as not to raise suspicion
People
* The primary nickname of American serial killer Al ...
''.
He lent his voice to the recurring character Harry Haphazard in the animated series ''
Firebuds
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'' since the same year.
In 2023, Crovetti starred in the horror thriller film ''
Oracle
An oracle is a person or agency considered to provide wise and insightful counsel or prophetic predictions, most notably including precognition of the future, inspired by deities. As such, it is a form of divination.
Description
The wor ...
'',
and portrayed the younger version of Boy, the lead and titular character played by
Bill Skarsgård
Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård (; born 9 August 1990) is a Swedish actor, producer, director, writer, voice actor, and model. He is best known for portraying Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the supernatural horror films '' It'' (2017) and '' It ...
, in the action comedy film ''
Boy Kills World''.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
References
External links
*
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2008 births
Living people
21st-century American male actors
American male child actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
Male actors from California