Cameron Charles D. Cuffe (born 5 April 1993) is a British actor. He is known for his roles as Gino in the film ''

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in the Syfy series ''

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'' (2018–2019).

Early life

Cuffe was born in Western part of London to an English mother and an American father of Irish and Italian descent. His Irish paternal family are from

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and

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. He spent some of his teen years in Boston. He returned to Europe and went on to graduate with a

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in Acting from

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in 2014.

Career

Cuffe began his professional career in

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, appearing in the Park Theatre production of ''

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'' as Dennis Dutton and the

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production of '' City of Angels'' as Peter Kingsley. Cuffe appeared in the 2016 biographical film ''

'' and had a recurring role in the 2017 ITV drama series ''

''. After filming an episode of the 2017

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drama series '' Time After Time'', Cuffe landed the lead role of Superman's grandfather

in the Syfy series ''

'', which premiered in March 2018.

Acting credits

Video games

Stage

References

External links

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Cameron Cuffe
at the Artists Partnership Living people 1993 births 21st-century English male actors American people of English descent American people of Irish descent American people of Italian descent American people of Scottish descent Citizens of Ireland through descent Citizens of the United States through descent English male film actors English male stage actors English male television actors English people of American descent English people of Irish descent English people of Italian descent English people of Scottish descent Male actors from Boston Male actors from London People from Hammersmith {{England-actor-stub