| Cameron Davis | |||||||||||||||||
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| Days of our Lives | |||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Schuyler Yancey (2012) Nathan Owens (2012–13) | ||||||||||||||||
| Current status | Former; Regular | ||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2012-13 | ||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | April 5, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | November 8, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cause/reason | Left Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Marlene Clark Poulter and Darrell Ray Thomas Jr. | ||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Ken Corday, Lisa de Cazotte and Greg Meng | ||||||||||||||||
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| Alias(es) | Bryan | ||||||||||||||||
| Gender | Male | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Physician | ||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Africa Formerly Salem, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||
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Cameron Davis is a character from the soap opera Days of Our Lives, portrayed by Nathan Owens.
Background
Schuyler Yancey gave some background on the character in an interview where he revealed that Cameron is taken away from Celeste at the age of 5, and raised by [yet to be named] father. Cameron longs for a familial connection because his father kept him away in boarding schools, so he grew very lonely. Upon the character's introduction, he and Celeste have recently reconnected. Initial speculation point to Lexie's father, Stefano DiMera. Schuyler Yancey revealed in an interview that his original uncredited role as Bryan, the bartender at The Brady Pub which began airing on July 22, 2010 and appears on a recurring basis until September 2011 was retconned into the role of Cameron.
Casting
In February 2012, Schuyler Yancey was cast in the role of Dr. Cameron Davis. Yancey made his debut on the April 5, 2012 episode.
Supermodel, turned actor, known for his appearance as Rihanna's love interest the California King Bed music video, Nathan Owens began taping the role in late September, in secret. On October 1, 2012, several sources, including Soap Opera Digest confirmed that Owens had joined the cast.
Owens was spotted on set for the show's 12, 000th episode during a press conference. However, the producers refused to comment on the role Owens would be playing. The actor himself later confirmed through his own personal Facebook that he had been cast in the role of Cameron. Owens's Instagram message about the casting was believed to be an accident. Soaps In Depth later confirmed that Owens would make his first appearance on the December 21 as a replacement for Yancey. However, due to a news coverage, Davis first air date was postponed to December 24, 2012. Owens found out about the role through his manager.
In an interview, Owens revealed that he went out for the role of Rodney. He worked with casting director, Marnie Saitta and went through several tests. Owens admitted that he had a good feeling about the casting because he was given several opportunities to go over the material. Saitta called him back shortly after his test and told Owens to come back in a few days. He went back and forth a few times before he met with the producers and tested with Kate Mansi who portrayed Abigail. Owens signed on to play Cameron and beat out 15 other actors for the role. Owens admitted to being hesitant about replacing someone, though Yancey was only in the role for a short period of time, people had already gotten used to him, and Owens said that he felt like he was under a magnifying glass when he started, and that the potential critics made him a bit nervous.
On September 21, 2013, at Kate Mansi's birthday party, Owens announced his departure from the series and last aired November 8, 2013.
Storylines
Cameron came to town in the spring of 2012. He met Celeste Perrault at the hospital. Celeste introduced Cameron and revealed that he was Lexie Carver's half-brother. Celeste explained that Cameron had been taken away from her when he was five years old, and she had not mentioned him before because the situation was too painful to talk about.
With a smile, Cameron said that he had met Lexie before. Cameron showed the framed photograph to Lexie. The photo was of Lexie, Cameron, and Celeste. Fighting tears, Lexie noted that the picture had been taken back when she believed Celeste was her aunt. Celeste explained that Cameron was also a doctor, like Lexie.
Cameron also had a flirtatious run-in with Abigail Deveraux DiMera on his fist day in Salem. Their flirtation continued the next several times they met. Eventually, the two began dating. She helped him through the loss of his sister, Lexie. And, he got the seal of approval from both Jack Deveraux and Jennifer Horton Deveraux.
The night of an autism benefit in Lexie's honor, there was a huge explosion in the tunnels underneath Salem. Abigail and Jack were trapped in the elevator. Cameron and Jennifer worked to free them. Abigail got out, but the elevator broke before Jack could escape as well. Jack "died" in the accident.
Heartbroken by her father's death, Abigail threw herself into her relationship with Cameron. But, when Cameron felt that Abigail was trying to deal with her grief by wanting to have sex with him, he broke things off with Abigail.
He went on a few dates with a woman named Emily, but that relationship did not last. Soon, he got back involved with Abigail. Abigail was embarrassed when Cameron found out that she had been a member of the "Golden Circle" club in high school, a group of kids who promised to wait to have sex until they were married. But Cameron assured Abigail that they could take their relationship at her pace.
But, Cameron was still keeping a secret from Abigail. He was working a second job as a stripper to make money to pay off one of Celeste's debts. When Abigail found out about it, she was shocked, but more concerned that if Anne Milbauer from HR found out about it, she would have Cameron fired. So, Abigail arranged for Anne to be present on a night when several of Salem's men (Rafe Hernandez, Cameron, Daniel Jonas, and Brady Black) would strip to raise money for a new wing at the hospital. When the hospital board heard how much money was raised, they dismissed Anne's objection.
But, things weren't perfectly smooth for Cameron and Abigail, as Chad DiMera had since made it known to Abigail that he was interested in her too. Both guys agreed to give Abigail the time to figure out which guy she wanted to be with. On the Fourth of July, Chad fell and hit his head, causing Cameron to insist that Chad have it checked out. When Cameron looked at the scans of Chad's head, Cameron told Chad that there was an indication of a brain tumor and urged Chad to see a specialist.
Chad got a clean bill of health, but told Cameron that he did have a brain tumor. Cameron backed off Abigail and urged her to spend more time with Chad. Abigail and Chad grew closer and Cameron went on a few casual dates with Gabi Hernandez. But when Chad got shot and went into emergency surgery, EJ DiMera was forced to come clean and let Cameron know that Chad wasn't on any drug protocols because Chad didn't have a tumor. Cameron told Chad to come clean with Abigail.
Chad told Abigail the truth. She broke up with him almost immediately and then went to confront Cameron about turning her over to Chad without a fight. Cameron tried to apologize, but Abigail was furious. A few days later Cameron got a job offer from Doctors Without Boarders. He accepted the position and left Salem.
He would speak to Abe Carver and text Abigail from time to time.