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
First and latest
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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
Roomas Leo
The Samaritanas Deacon
Cairo Timeas Mark
Killshotas Paul Scallen / FBI Chief
Shake Hands with the Devilas Phil Lancaster
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queenas Calum
Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginningas Wallace Rowlands
Stealas Jerry
Possible Worldsas George Barber
The Claimas Burn
The Sweet Hereafteras Sam Burnell
Guilty as Sinas Ray Schiff
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
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.
Films together
Deborah Kara Unger2 films together, 2007 to 2012
Deborah Kara Unger's page The Samaritan2012IMDb rating 5.6McCamus as DeaconUnger as Helena
Shake Hands with the Devil2007IMDb rating 7.5McCamus as Phil LancasterUnger as Emma Baker, an American Reporter
Sean McCann2 films together, 1993 to 2000
Sean McCann's page Possible Worlds2000IMDb rating 6.6McCamus as George BarberMcCann as Inspector Berkley
Guilty as Sin1993IMDb rating 5.7McCamus as Ray SchiffMcCann as Nolan, Greenhill's Doorman
Sarah Polley2 films together, 1997 to 2000
Sarah Polley's page The Claim2000IMDb rating 6.3McCamus as BurnPolley as Hope Burn
The Sweet Hereafter1997IMDb rating 7.4McCamus as Sam BurnellPolley as Nicole Burnell
Box office
What Tom McCamus's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
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
Top grosser

Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$35M35.0% of the total
- 2$29M29.0% of the total
- 3$23M22.6% of the total
- 4$8.0M7.9% of the total
- 5$3.0M2.9% of the total
- 6$2.0M2.0% of the total
- 7$669K0.7% of the total
- 8$3K0.0% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Dora Mavor Moore Awards | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.











