Cameron Boyce
Age: 25
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cameron Boyce (born May 28, 1999) is an American teen actor and dancer best known for his roles in the feature films Mirrors, Eagle Eye, Descendants, Grown Ups, and Grown Ups 2, as well as for his co-starring role as Luke Ross on the Disney Channel comedy series Jessie and Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything. Boyce was the voice of Jake on the Disney Junior show Jake and the Never Land Pirates from 2013.
Personal life
Boyce lives in the Los Angeles area with his mother, father and younger sister. His favorite style of dance is break. Along with four of his friends, he is a member of the breakdancing crew "X Mob". His father is African American and his mother is Jewish. His paternal grandmother, Jo Ann (Allen) Boyce, was one of the Clinton Twelve, the first African-Americans to attend an integrated high school in the south, in 1956, as ordered by Brown v. Board of Education.
Career
In May 2008, Cameron Boyce made his television debut on the Panic! At The Disco music video, "That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed)", appearing as a kid version of the guitarist Ryan Ross. Then, in July, he appeared as a recurring role, "Michael 'Stone' Cates Jr." on the nighttime soap opera General Hospital: Night Shift. In August of that year, he made his feature film debut with a co-starring role in the horror film Mirrors, as well as appearing in the mystery-thriller film Eagle Eye that fall. In June 2010, Boyce co-starred as Keith Feder, the spoiled son of Adam Sandler's character, in the comedy film Grown Ups, and appeared later that same year showing off his dance skills on the web series. The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers.
In 2009, Boyce also made a cameo in a Burger King commercial, showcasing the movie Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Boyce, three other children, and Autobots Skids and Mudflap wait for Bumblebee to transform, which ends up being just a regular Camaro. The kids walk away disappointed, where Skid says, "It's just some dude's car."
In April 2011, Boyce made a guest appearance on the Disney Channel series Good Luck Charlie and later that month he was one of the featured dancers in a Royal Wedding tribute on ABC's Dancing with the Stars. In June 2011, he had a small role as one of Judy's classmates in the family comedy film Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer and in August, he was one of the featured dancers on the Disney Channel series Shake It Up.
In September 2011, Boyce was cast in a co-starring role on the Disney Channel comedy series Jessie in the role of "Luke Ross". During pre-production of the show, the role of "Luke" was originally intended to be a boy named "Hiro" adopted from Korea, but casting directors were impressed with Boyce during the audition process, and ultimately decided to recreate the role specifically for him.
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Mirrors | Michael Carson | Film debut |
2008 | Eagle Eye | Sam Holloman | |
2010 | Grown Ups | Keithie Feder | |
2011 | Game On | Player Two | Short film |
2011 | Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer | Hunter | |
2013 | Grown Ups 2 | Keithie Feder |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | General Hospital: Night Shift | Michael 'Stone' Cates Jr. | Recurring role; 7 episodes |
2010 | The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers | Young Jasper James | "Origins" (Season 2, Episode 7) |
2011-15 | Jessie | Luke Ross | Main role; 98 episodes |
2011 | Good Luck Charlie | Fake Gabe Duncan | "The Singin' Dancin' Duncans" (Season 2, Episode 8) |
2011 | Shake It Up | Lil Highlighter Dancer | "Throw It Up" (Season 1, Episode 21) |
2012-14 | Jake and the Never Land Pirates | Jake | Voice role; lead role; 36 episodes |
2014 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Luke Ross | "Halloween Night at the Museum" (Season 3, Episode 21) |
2015 | Liv and Maddie | Krahgg | "Prom-a-Rooney" (Season 2, episode 17) |
2015-present | Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything | Conor | Lead role |
2015 | Descendants | Carlos | Television film |
2015 | Descendants: Wicked World | Carlos | Television shorts |
2016 | Bunk'd | Luke Ross | "Luke's Back" (Season 1, episode 12) |
2016 | Code Black | Brody | "Love Blood" (Season 1, Episode 17) |
Video Games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Just Dance Kids | Multiple tracks | Coach and Background Dancer |
Discography
Soundtrack albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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U.S. |
U.S. OST |
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Descendants Soundtrack |
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1 | 1 | |||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Other charted songs
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |||||||||||
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U.S. |
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles |
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"Rotten to the Core" |
2015 | 38 | - | Descendants Soundtrack | ||||||||||
"Set It Off" |
- | 6 | Descendants Soundtrack | |||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Work | Result |
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2012 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast |
Won |