Background
Cameron Arthur Mathison was born on August 25, 1969 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
Cameron Arthur Mathison was born on August 25, 1969 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
Mathison attended Thornlea Secondary School in Thornhill, Ontario and McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. He graduated in 1993 with a Bachelor"s Degree in Civil Engineering.
Cameron is the younger of two children. He has an older brother, Scott. At an early age, he was diagnosed with Legg-Calve-Perthes disease and spent nearly four years with braces on his legs.
After graduating from McGill, Mathison began working as a model and started acting in commercials in Canada, the United States. and Europe.
This led to taking acting classes and the beginning of his acting career in Toronto. Mathison made his feature film debut in 54.
He followed up this appearance with a leading role in the Canadian independent movie Washed Up. Around this time, December 1997, he was hired to play the role of Ryan Lavery on All My Children filming his first scenes on December 15.
Mathison first appeared on-screen in the January 12, 1998 episode.
In 2000, Mathison was named by People magazine as one of "America"s 100 Most Eligible Bachelors."
After working freelance with Good Morning America for several years, Mathison signed with Global Media Arts in January, 2009 as a regular correspondent, while still working full time on All My Children. He also hosted the Global Media Arts Live Halloween specials as well as other live events. Mathison was the go to correspondent for entertainment, lifestyle, fitness, and extreme outdoor segments.
In August, 2011, All My Children went off the air, Mathison had played the character Ryan Lavery for 13 years.
Mathison continued to work as a host and correspondent for Global Media Arts, the Emmy-nominated series Ultimate Proposal, and the renovation reality show Game of Homes
Mathison also continues to act in both comedic and dramatic roles. He has appeared on Castle, Desperate Housewives, Hot in Cleveland, Drop Dead Diva, the EXes, and numerous independent and television movies.
In 2014, Mathison joined the Hallmark/Crown Media family. Mathison signed on to appear in 9 movies based on the Murder She Baked novels.
In April 2015, Mathison signed with Columbia Broadcasting System’s Entertainment Tonight.
He is currently serving as a full-time correspondent and weekend co-ancho for the entertainment newsmagazine.
Mathison won the Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Male Newcomer in 1999 and earned Daytime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in 2002 and 2005. Mathison worked on many events for Global Media Arts: The Oscars. Grammys; Golden Globes. American Music Awards. Music Television Movie Awards; Music Television Video Music Awards. And the Country Music Awards.
