Christian Camargo ( né Minnick; born July 7, 1971) is an American

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, producer,

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, and

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. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Brian Moser in the

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'' and Eleazar in '' The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Parts 1 and 2''.

Early years

Camargo was born Christian Minnick in

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, the son of actress Victoria Wyndham and Wendell Minnick. He is the grandson of actor Ralph Camargo. He is a 1992 graduate of Hobart College. He was the program director of

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, the college's public radio station. Camargo is a graduate of the

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, where he was a member of the Drama Division's ''Group 25'' (1992–96). He went on to perform in the 1996 Broadway production of David Hare's ''Skylight'' with Michael Gambon (Theater World Award). From there, Camargo went to

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to join the inaugural company of

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on the Southbank, where he met his future wife, English actress

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Name change

Camargo's grandfather, Ralph Camargo, was a Mexican-American actor who talked his daughters into changing their names to something

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because he felt he had lost roles due to being

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. Camargo decided to change his name from his father's family name of Minnick to his maternal grandfather's surname of Camargo because of pride in his Mexican-American heritage and a desire to bring back a name that he felt was connected to his profession.

Career

In 2006, Camargo played Brian Moser, a.k.a. Rudy Cooper, in Season 1 of Dexter. Camargo's New York theater work includes the Public Theater's ''Kit Marlowe'', Steve Martin's ''Underpants'' at

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, and the title role of Theater For A New Audience's ''Coriolanus.'' In 2008, Camargo played opposite

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, John Lithgow and Katie Holmes in Arthur Miller's ''All My Sons'' on

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. In early 2009, he played the title role in the Theatre for a New Audience's production of ''

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''. He won an Obie and Drama League nomination for his performance. The show ran until April 12, 2009. Camargo portrayed Orlando in The Bridge Project's presentation of Shakespeare's '' As You Like It'' in Brooklyn, New York. In February 2010, he played Ariel in the company's rendition of Shakespeare's '' The Tempest''. Both plays were directed by British director Sam Mendes. On September 30, 2010, he was cast as Eleazar in ''The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn'', Parts 1 and 2. Camargo wrote and directed '' Days and Nights'', a modern retelling of Anton Chekhov's ''

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'', produced by his wife, actress

, together with Barbara Romer, founder of the New Globe Theater. The film was scheduled for a 2014 release. He portrayed

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in the 2013 Broadway revival of '' Romeo and Juliet'', directed by

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and starring Orlando Bloom as Romeo and Condola Rashad, Condola Rashād as Juliet. He guest starred as Wade Crocker on the third season of Syfy's ''Haven (TV series), Haven''. Camargo portrayed the title character of the Theatre for a New Audience off-Broadway production of ''Pericles (play), Pericles'', directed by Trevor Nunn, from February to April 2016. In May of that year he guest starred as Count Dracula, Dracula on the third season of

's ''Penny Dreadful (TV series), Penny Dreadful''. In March and April 2017, Camargo portrayed a mid-career Robert Evans in Simon McBurney's stage adaptation of ''The Kid Stays in the Picture'', staged in London's Royal Court Theatre. He also appeared as Tamacti Jun in the American TV show ''See (TV series), See'' in November 2019.

Personal life

In November 2008, Camargo married British actress

. They divorced in 2012. He has a son born in November 2019 with model and designer Sylvia van der Klooster.

Filmography

* ''The Guiding Light'' (1952) - Mark Endicott (1998) * ''Plunkett & Macleane'' (1999) - Lord Pelham * ''Harlem Aria'' (1999) - Matthew * ''Story of a Bad Boy'' (1999) - Noel * ''Picture This'' (1999) - Frank Ryan * ''Lip Service'' (2001) - Stuart * ''Double Bang'' (2001) - Brian Jacobs * ''K-19: The Widowmaker'' (2002) - Pavel * ''Presidio Med'' (2002) - Peter Witowski * ''For the People (2002 TV series), For the People'' (2002, TV Series) - Paul Babala * ''Boomtown'' (2003) - Bradley Dawson * ''Without a Trace'' (2003) - Freddy Cattan * ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2003, TV Series) - Michael Fife * ''Karen Sisco'' (2004) - Arvin Worley * ''Welcome to California'' (2005) - Jimmy Smith * ''Ghost Whisperer'' (2005) - Brad Paulson * ''Wanted (2005 TV series), Wanted'' (2005, TV Series) - Gordon Bianco * ''Find Love'' (2006) - He * ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' (2007) - Henry Wotton * ''The Cry (2007 film), The Cry'' (2007) - Detective Scott * ''National Treasure: Book of Secrets'' (2007) - John Wilkes Booth * ''Henry May Long'' (2008) - Henry May * '' Dexter'' (2006–2007, 2011, TV Series) - Rudy Cooper / Brian Moser * ''The Hurt Locker'' (2008) - Colonel John Cambridge * ''Happy Tears (film), Happy Tears'' (2009) - Jackson * ''The Mentalist'' (2011) - Henry Tibbs * ''The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1'' (2011) - Eleazar Denali * ''The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 2'' (2012) - Eleazar Denali * ''Channeling'' (2003) * ''Europa Report'' (2013) - Daniel Luxembourg * ''Haven (TV series), Haven'' (2013) - Wade Crocker * '' Days and Nights'' (2014) - Peter * ''Romeo and Juliet'' (2014) - Mercutio * ''Elementary (tv series), Elementary'' (2014, TV Series) - Chris Santos * ''

'' (2015, TV Series) - Michael Corrigan * ''Penny Dreadful (TV series), Penny Dreadful'' (2016, TV Series) - Dr. Alexander Sweet / Count Dracula, Dracula * ''Wormwood (miniseries), Wormwood'' (2017) - Dr. Robert Lashbrook * ''The City And The City (TV series), The City and the City'' (2018, TV Series) - Dr. David Bowden * ''She's Missing (2019 film), She's Missing'' (2019) - Lyle * ''See (TV series), See'' (2019–2022, TV Series) - Tamacti Jun * ''Witch Hunt (2021 film), Witch Hunt''

References

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