Dwayne Cameron (born 28 October 1981) is a New Zealand actor, writer, director and producer. Cameron played the lead role of Bray on the teen drama series The Tribe and Tyzonn in Power Rangers Operation Overdrive.
Biography
Cameron was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He began acting professionally at 12. He first debut role was in the American television movie Amazon High where Cameron played the boyfriend of Selma Blair. Two years later, he guest starred alongside William Shatner in A Twist in the Tale. The series was produced in Wellington by Cloud Nine. He then was cast for The Tribe which was produced by the same company.
He was on the show for the first three series. During his time on The Tribe, he went on several tours to Europe to promote the show and the spin-off album for the series, Abe Messiah.
After The Tribe, Cameron made guest appearances in numerous television dramas including Love Bites and Dark Knight. He also had lead roles in Street Legal and the award-winning Mercy Peak during the next two years. He also had starring roles in The Possum Hunter (2000), The Locals (2003) and Cockle (2005).
In 2004, he moved to Los Angeles where he trained at the Stella Adler Academy and the Ivana Chubbuck Acting Studio. Cameron appeared in the 2007 short film No Destination. He returned to New Zealand where he starred in Power Rangers Operation Overdrive, Shortland Street, The Cult, and Legend Of The Seeker.
In 2011, he starred as the lead role of Detective Joshua King in the New Zealand feature film Desired. In 2012, he starred in the short film A Dream, a short film that is based on Franz Kafka's The Trial. He also played the lead role in Holding the Sun, a short film based on the works of C.G. Jung and Joseph Campbell, that he wrote, directed, produced and edited. Holding the Sun was nominated for Best Short Film and Best Production Design at the 2013 New Zealand Film Awards and was selected into the Cannes Film Festival in the Short Film Corner the same year.
Film
One of Them (1998) as Rusty
The Locals (2003) as Paul
Cockle (2005, Short) as Cockle
No Destination (2006, Short) as Troy
The Puzzle (2010, Short) as Josh
Vindaloo Empire aka Curry Munchers (2011) as Connor
Desired (2011) as Detective Joshua King
A Dream (2012, Short) as Accused
The Last Stop (2012, Short) as Station Master
Pleroma (2013, Short) as Abraxas 'Mach' Machelvie
Holding the Sun (2013, Short) as Matthew Archview
Broken Hallelujah (2014) as TV Assistant
Nice Package (2016) as Frostie
McLaren (2017, Documentary) as Bruce McLaren
211 (2018) as Steve MacAvoy
Disturbing the Peace (2020) as Diesel
June (2021, Short) as David
TV work
Amazon High (1997, TV Movie) as Leon
A Twist in the Tale (1999) as Chris
The Tribe (1999–2002) as Bray
Possum Hunter (2000, TV Movie) as Rob
Dark Knight (2002) as Mordred
Love Bites (2002) as Barman John
Mercy Peak (2002–2003) as Gus Van der Velter
Street Legal (2002–2003) as James Peabody
Power Rangers Dino Thunder (2004) as Derrick
Power Rangers S.P.D. (2005) as Dru Harrington / Giganis
Power Rangers Operation Overdrive (2007) as Tyzonn / Mercury Ranger
Shortland Street (2008) as Lindsay Reynolds
Legend of the Seeker (2009) as Kur
The Cult (2009) as Nathan Lewis
Emilie Richards (2011) as Schwarzhaariger Brandstifter
Cancerman: The Milan Brych Affair (2012, TV Movie documentary) as Dr. Garth Cooper
Strongman: The Tragedy (2012, Documentary) as Peter Crawford
Mr & Mrs Murder (2013) as Ryan Coltrane
Agent Anna (2014) as Rory O'Conner
American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story (2017) as Counsellor Summerfield