Cameron Van Hoy

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Cameron Van Hoy
Born
Cameron Van Hoy

(1985-05-21) May 21, 1985 (age 36)
California, United States
Occupation
  • Actor
  • producer
  • writer
  • director
Years active1998–2002, 2008–present

Cameron Van Hoy (born May 21, 1985) is an American actor, producer, director, and writer. He first came to attention as the protagonist of Pups (1999), a critically acclaimed indie crime drama. He currently writes, directs, and produces feature length films through Ardor Pictures.

Early life[]

Van Hoy attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in New York City.[1]

Career[]

Van Hoy's first role was as Cody in the family film, One Small Hero. In 1999, Van Hoy garnered considerable critical acclaim when he starred alongside Mischa Barton and Burt Reynolds in the indie crime drama, Pups written and directed by Ash. Van Hoy portrays Stevie, a frustrated adolescent that decides to stage a bank heist after discovering a gun in the family home. Along with Barton, film critic Roger Ebert called their work in the film "two of the most natural and freed performances I have seen by actors of any age."[2]

Van Hoy followed up his breakout role on Pups with guest appearances on the TV series, Hey Arnold!. He returned to the screen in 2008 after a 6-year absence, starring in David & Fatima. The drama is an updated retelling of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet but based on the love between an Israeli man and a Palestinian woman.[3] In 2009, he made several guest appearances as Eddie Alvarez in the TV series, Crash. He later appeared in the independent drama, Love Hurts (2009). Van Hoy also wrote and starred in Treasure of the Black Jaguar (2010).

In 2012, Van Hoy was reunited with his former Pups on-screen girlfriend and co-star, Mischa Barton. The pair featured in the music video for Noel Gallagher's Everybody's on the Run.[4]

Van Hoy currently works as the Executive Director at Ardor Pictures (https://www.ardorpictures.com/) where he produces, and directs films such a Tragedy Girls (2017) and Flinch (2021). Ardor Pictures also produces and creates commercials, music videos, and more.

Van Hoy has an affinity for gritty stories documenting love, family, and crime in an epic and timeless way.

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
1998–2000 Angle And Ray Scrooge McRicho 20 episodes
1999 Pups Stevie
1999–2002 Hey Arnold! 'Big' Gino 2 episodes; "Gerald's Game", "Big Gino"
2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Guy #2 1 episode, "The Turk"
David & Fatima David Isaac Producer
2009 Love Hurts Young Ben
Crash Eddie Alvarez 3 episodes; "You, I'll Be Following", "Can't Explain", "The World's a Mess/It's in My Kiss"
2010 Cage Free Harper
Treasure of the Black Jaguar Anthony Producer, writer
2011 Rehearsing Cameron Short
Director, writer
2013 (later renamed Almost Sharkproof) Vince Valley Producer, writer
2015 Tooken Jamie Dempsy Producer, writer
2017 Tragedy Girls Deputy Duke Producer
2021 Flinch Director, Producer, Writer

Reviews[]

"Flinch is a crime thriller that channels the greats from the past while simultaneously forging its own path." -Good Bad Flicks

"Van Hoy displays the kind of patience, spatial awareness, and narrative control of someone with more feature experience, resulting in a crime thriller with enough surprise to keep you locked in." - Douglas Davidson, Elements of Madness

"Van Hoy never relents, refusing to let viewers get comfortable and keeps them on the edge of their seats." - Kyle Bain, Film Threat

References[]

  1. ^ Spiro, Joshua. "David and Fatima: An Israeli - Palestinian Love Story" (Archive). . Retrieved on February 27, 2015.
  2. ^ Ebert, Roger (December 10, 1999). "Review: Pups". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
  3. ^ David and Fatima: An Israeli - Palestinian Love Story Jewish Post. Retrieved on July 22, 2012
  4. ^ Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - "Everybody's On The Run" (Official Video)[permanent dead link] NME. June 2012. Retrieved on July 22, 2012

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