Cameron Ashplant is a British Actor of Scottish descent, who was born on the Channel Island of Guernsey. After 5 years of working in London, Cameron is now Toronto-based. He has portrayed a variety of characters across genres in a range of independent films, co-leading casts that also included Christopher Eccleston, Mark Gatiss, Paterson Joseph, Tilly Keeper, and Tim McInnerny.
After becoming a member of the National Youth Theatre, he read Human Geography at Durham University where he began his career professionally in theatre. In this time he also presented the 3-part Amazon series 'The Balkans'. In 2021, Cameron declined a scholarship to train at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts In LA, and he instead accepted a string of leading roles in Independent film productions.Ashplant has appeared in several award winning films from which he received awards from international festivals. He has filmed across Europe, and toured in theatres across the UK, continuing to carve out a reputation as a diverse naturalistic actor, known for morphing himself into several unrecognizable characters. He has portrayed two real people in historical films- In his endeavour for authenticity he undertook extensive preparation. Cameron can deliver a vast range of accents. On screen, he has portrayed individuals from Germany, Northern and Southern England, New York, Boston, Virginia, Georgia, California, Texas, Minnesota, and Alberta in Canada. In 2024, he performed a 150 minute one man show, where he portrayed 40 Scottish characters. More recently, he has completed voiceover work for an Animation Feature. Cameron continues to work between Television, Film, and Stage, including Shakespeare.
Cameron is also a writer and he has previously produced for Film and TV. He was a founder of Across the Channel Productions which he ran for 7 years. More recently, he has been actively engaged in founding the Institute of Screen Arts Guernsey, the official film commission in his home island. The charity helps to grow the grassroots film scene, attract productions and establish the island as a hub for cinema.
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