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Tom McCamus

Biography

Tom McCamus is a Canadian actor known for film, television, and theater. Born in Winnipeg and raised in London, Ontario, he discovered acting in a high school drama class and studied dramatic art at the University of Windsor. He later performed at the Shaw and Stratford festivals, winning a Dora Award in 1994 for best leading actor in Abundance. His film debut came in A Switch in Time (1989), and he won a Genie Award for I Love a Man in Uniform (1993). He received further Genie nominations for Long Day's Journey into Night (1996) and The Sweet Hereafter (1997), and appeared in Room (2015) and Shake Hands with the Devil (2007). On television he played Mason Eckhart on Mutant X and won ACTRA and Gemini awards for Waking Up Walter: The Walter Gretzky Story.

71years old

Turns 72 on July 25in 279 days

  • Born Winnipeg
  • Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22

Movie Career

Films
12
Career span
22 years1993 to 2015

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  1. Big break

    McCamus gained wider attention as the villain Mason Eckhart in the Marvel series Mutant X. Though not originally planned, he was in all of the first season, then quit to play Richard III and Mack the Knife at the Stratford Festival, returning only occasionally in seasons two and three.

Tom McCamus movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Room2015 Drama, Thrilleras Leo

    IMDb rating 8.1485K votes

  2. The Sweet Hereafter1997 Dramaas Sam Burnell

    IMDb rating 7.437K votes

  3. Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen2004as Calum

    IMDb rating 4.834K votes

  4. Cairo Time2009as Mark

    IMDb rating 6.67.1K votes

  5. Killshot2008as Paul Scallen / FBI Chief

    IMDb rating 6.023K votes

  6. Possible Worlds2000as George Barber

    IMDb rating 6.62.3K votes

  7. The Samaritan2012as Deacon

    IMDb rating 5.611K votes

  8. Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning2004as Wallace Rowlands

    IMDb rating 5.813K votes

Most often with

Three actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Tom McCamus's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$101 million

8 of the 12 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 12 films: 8 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 3 figure not found.

  • 8Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 3Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Room2015as Leo
    $35M35.0% of the total
  2. 2
    $29M29.0% of the total
  3. 3
    Guilty as Sin1993as Ray Schiff
    $23M22.6% of the total
  4. 4
    The Sweet Hereafter1997as Sam Burnell
    $8.0M7.9% of the total
  5. 5
    Killshot2008as Paul Scallen / FBI Chief
    $3.0M2.9% of the total
  6. 6
    Cairo Time2009as Mark
    $2.0M2.0% of the total
  7. 7
    The Claim2000as Burn
    $669K0.7% of the total
  8. 8
    The Samaritan2012as Deacon
    $3K0.0% of the total

Awards

One award and honor.

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Tom McCamus's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
Dora Mavor Moore AwardsWon

Online

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