Christian Camargo (

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-winning film ''

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'', Brian Moser in the Showtime drama ''

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'', Michael Corrigan in the

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'', and Eleazar in '' The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Parts 1 and 2'' and Tamacti Jun in '' See''.

Early life

Camargo's birth name is Christian Minnick. He is 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 WEOS, 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

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(Theater World Award). From there, Camargo went to England to join the inaugural company of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre on the Southbank, where he met his future wife, English actress Juliet Rylance.

Name change

Camargo's grandfather, Ralph Camargo, was a

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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 Latino. Christian 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

Camargo played Brian Moser, a.k.a. Rudy Cooper, in ''

'' as a regular cast member in Season 1 (2006). He reprised the role as a guest star in Season 2 (2007) and Season 6 (2011). Camargo's New York theater work includes the Public Theater's ''Kit Marlowe'', Steve Martin's ''Underpants'' at Classic Stage Company, and the title role of Theater For A New Audience's ''Coriolanus.'' In 2008, Camargo played opposite

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and

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in Arthur Miller's ''All My Sons'' on Broadway. 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 ''

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'' in Brooklyn, New York. In February 2010, he played Ariel in the company's rendition of Shakespeare's ''

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''. Both plays were directed by British director

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. 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

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'', produced by his wife, actress Juliet Rylance, 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 ''

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'', directed by David Leveaux and starring

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as Romeo and Condola Rashād as Juliet. He guest starred as Wade Crocker on the third season of Syfy's '' Haven''. Camargo portrayed the title character of the Theatre for a New Audience off-Broadway production of ''

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'', directed by

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, from February to April 2016. In May of that year he guest starred as

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on the third season of Showtime's ''

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''. In March and April 2017, Camargo portrayed a mid-career

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's stage adaptation of '' The Kid Stays in the Picture'', staged in London's

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. He also appeared as Tamacti Jun in the American TV show '' See'' in November 2019.

Personal life

In November 2008, Camargo married British actress Juliet Rylance. He divorced Juliet after 9 years of marriage around 2016–2017. He has a son born in November 2019 with his girlfriend, Sylvia van der Klooster.

Filmography

* ''

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'' (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) – Paul Babala * ''

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'' (2003) – Bradley Dawson * ''

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'' (2003) – Freddy Cattan * '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2003, TV Series) – Michael Fife * ''

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'' (2004) – Arvin Worley * ''Welcome to California'' (2005) – Jimmy Smith * ''

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'' (2005) – Brad Paulson * '' Wanted'' (2005, TV Series) – Gordon Bianco * ''Find Love'' (2006) – He * ''

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'' (2007) – Henry Wotton * '' The Cry'' (2007) – Detective Scott * '' National Treasure: Book of Secrets'' (2007) – John Wilkes Booth * ''Henry May Long'' (2008) – Henry May * ''

'' (2006–2007, 2011, TV Series) – Rudy Cooper / Brian Moser * ''

'' (2008) – Colonel John Cambridge * '' Happy Tears'' (2009) – Jackson * ''

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'' (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) * ''

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'' (2013) – Daniel Luxembourg * '' Haven'' (2013) – Wade Crocker * '' Days and Nights'' (2014) – Peter (also director and writer) * ''

'' (2014) – Mercutio * '' Elementary'' (2014, TV Series) – Chris Santos * ''

'' (2015, TV Series) – Michael Corrigan * ''

'' (2016, TV Series) – Dr. Alexander Sweet /

* '' Wormwood'' (2017) – Dr. Robert Lashbrook * '' The City and the City'' (2018, TV Series) – Dr. David Bowden * ''She's Missing'' (2019) – Lyle * '' See'' (2019–2022, TV Series) – Tamacti Jun * ''Witch Hunt'' (2021) * '' The Last Manhunt'' (2022) – Sheriff Wilson (also director)

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