Cameron Bancroft (born May 17, 1967), sometimes credited as Cam Bancroft, is a Canadian television

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from

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, Canada.

Early life and career

Bancroft was born in

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. He graduated from Handsworth Secondary School in

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and attended the

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Career

Bancroft is best known for playing Joe Bradley on the television series ''

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''. He was on the show from 1995 to 1996, and in the same year played Astronaut Zeke Beaumont in '' The Cape''. In 2003, he joined his Beverly Hills alumni,

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and Emma Caulfield, in ''

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''. He played the male leading role in '' Code Name: Eternity'' in 1999 and 2000. In 2005, Bancroft guest-starred in season four of '' 24''. He played field agent Lee Castle in nine episodes. Bancroft has made numerous guest appearances on several television series. In 2005, he starred as Charles Ingalls in the television miniseries '' Little House on the Prairie''. He also played the demon Cryto in the '' Charmed'' season two episode " How to Make a Quilt Out of Americans". In 2007, he starred in the award-winning movie ''Country Remedy'' as a workaholic single parent and Chicago doctor named Evan Gibbs. In order to secure the job of a lifetime, he must first set up a clinic in a small mountain town in North Carolina. In 2012, for the entirety of the second season of '' Blackstone'', Bancroft portrayed the role of Dr. Kurt Ellis, a doctor who treats the Blackstone reservation and has an affair with Debbie Fraser. In ''

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'', he played the role of Dr. Gaines who was taken over by a Leviathan. He appeared in three episodes as this monstrous creature/doctor. In 2013 he played Ben, a star widower, in '' Garage Sale Mystery''. In 2014, he played Spencer in ''The Town that Came A-Courtin''. He played a supporting role in several episodes of the Canadian TV series '' The Beachcombers''.

Filmography

Film

Television

External links

References

Canadian male television actors Living people 1967 births Male actors from Winnipeg California Institute of the Arts alumni {{Canada-actor-stub