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Cameron Mathison
Mathison in 2022
Born
Cameron Arthur Mathison

(1969-08-25) August 25, 1969 (age 55)
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Alma materMcGill University
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present
Spouse
Vanessa Mathison
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(m. 2002; sep. 2024)​
Children2

Cameron Arthur Mathison (born August 25, 1969)[1] is a Canadian-American actor and television host. From 1997 to 2011, he played Ryan Lavery in All My Children. Since 2021, he has portrayed the role of Drew Cain on General Hospital. He has also had numerous roles in various Hallmark movies.

Early life

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Mathison was born on August 25, 1969 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada,[1] the second of two sons of parents Bill and Loretta.[2] Mathison attended Thornlea Secondary School in Thornhill, Ontario and McGill University in Montreal, Quebec where he captained the McGill Redmen men's basketball team [3]. He graduated in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.[4]

Career

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After graduating from McGill, he began working as a model and started acting in commercials in Canada, the U.S. and Europe. This led to taking acting classes and the beginning of his acting career in Toronto.

Mathison made his film debut 54. He followed up this appearance with a leading role in the Canadian independent film Washed Up. In 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.

Mathison won the Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Male Newcomer in 1999[5] and earned Daytime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in 2002[6] and 2005.[7] In 2000, Mathison was named by People magazine as one of "America's 100 Most Eligible Bachelors".[8]

In 2007, Mathison participated on the fifth season of Dancing with the Stars where he placed 5th with pro Edyta Śliwińska.[9][10]

After working freelance with Good Morning America for several years, Mathison signed with GMA in January 2009 as a regular correspondent. Mathison worked on many events for GMA: The Oscars, Grammys, Golden Globes, American Music Awards, MTV Movie Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, and the Country Music Awards. Mathison continued to work as a host and correspondent for GMA, the Emmy-nominated series Ultimate Proposal,[11] and the renovation reality show Game of Homes.[12][13]

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 films. In 2014, Mathison joined the Hallmark/Crown Media family. Mathison appeared in 8 movies based on the Murder She Baked novels starring opposite Alison Sweeney.[14][15]

In April 2015, Mathison signed with CBS's Entertainment Tonight. He currently serves as a full-time correspondent and weekend co-anchor for the entertainment news magazine.[16] On July 26, 2018, Mathison was named the new co-host of Home & Family, alongside Debbie Matenopoulos; he assumed his position in September with the launch of the seventh season.[17]

In April 2021, Deadline Hollywood announced Mathison had joined the cast of General Hospital as "Drew Cain".[18] He debuted in the role in the final moments of the August 16, 2021 episode.[19]

In November 2023, it was announced that Mathison had signed a multi-picture deal with Great American Family over the next several years, moving on from the Murder, She Baked movie series and Hallmark.[20]

Personal life

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On July 27, 2002, he married model Vanessa Marie Arevalo, having proposed in Vail, Colorado.[21] They have two children; a son born in April 2003 and a daughter born in July 2006.[2] On July 31, 2024, four days after their 22nd wedding anniversary, Arevalo and Mathison announced their separation.[22]

On September 9, 2019, he announced that he had been diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma and would be taking several weeks off to receive treatment.[23] In January 2025, his home in Altadena, California burned down due to the Eaton Fire.[24][25]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1998 54 Atlanta Miramax
2000 Washed Up Conman Independent

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1997 Any Mother's Son Rich Eastman Television film
1997 F/X: The Series Masked Man Episode: "House of Horrors"
1998 The Defenders: Choice of Evils Mike Murphy Television film
1998–2011 All My Children Ryan Lavery ABC-TV
2002 The Job Brad Episode: "Telescope"
2002 The Drew Carey Show Kirk Episode: "Kate's Wedding"
2003 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Danny Pasqualle Episode: "Recipe for Murder"
2003 JAG Lt. Stanley Mitchell Episode: "Empty Quiver"
2003 What I Like About You Noah Episode: "The Fix Up"
2003 See Jane Date Gary Babcock Television film
2004 Hope & Faith Dillon Smith 3 episodes
2004–2007 I Wanna Be a Soap Star Host Soapnet
2006 Daytime Emmy Awards Host ABC-TV
2006–2008 Instant Beauty Pageant Host Style Network[26]
2008 Your Place or Mine Host TLC
2008 Daytime Emmy Awards Host ABC-TV[27][28][29]
2009–2015 Good Morning America Correspondent & Host ABC-TV
2011 Castle Vince Powers Episode: "One Life to Lose"
2012 Desperate Housewives Greg Episode: "What's the Good of Being Good"
2012 Drop Dead Diva Jonah Pierce Episode: "Pick's and Pakes"
2012 The Wife He Met Online Bryant Meyers Lifetime TV Movie[30]
2013 The Surrogate Jacob Kelly Independent[31][32]
2013 The Carpenter's Miracle Josh Camden Television film[33]
2013 The Christmas Ornament Tim Pierce Hallmark Channel television film
2013 Window Wonderland Kenneth Hallmark Channel television film
2013 Holidaze Carter Television film[34]
2013 Hot in Cleveland Bill Episode: "The Anger Games"
2013 Belle's PR Rep Episode: "One Big Happy Family"
2014 Game of Homes Host W Network
2014 The Exes Rob Lutz Episode: "Oh Brother Here Art Thou"
2014 Along Came a Nanny Mike Logan Hallmark Movies & Mysteries television film[35][36][37]
2014 My Gal Sunday Henry Parker Hallmark Movies & Mysteries television film[38]
2015–2017 Murder, She Baked series Mike Kingston Hallmark Movies & Mysteries television film series; 5 films[39]
2016 A Christmas To Remember John Blake Hallmark Movies & Mysteries television film[40]
2017 At Home in Mitford Tim Kavanaugh Hallmark Channel television film[41]
2018 Very, Very Valentine Henry Hallmark Channel television film
2018 A Summer to Remember Will Hallmark Channel TV Movie[42]
2018–2021 Home and Family Co-host Hallmark Channel
2018 Love, Of Course Noah Ferris Hallmark Channel television film[43]
2019 The Christmas Club Edward Taylor Hallmark Channel television film
2021–present General Hospital Drew Cain
2021–2023 Hannah Swensen Mysteries Mike Kingston Hallmark Movies & Mysteries television film series (3 films)
2021 A Kindhearted Christmas Scott Morris Great American Family television film
2022 A Merry Christmas Wish Dylan Great American Family television film
2024 Beat the Bridge Host Game Show Network

Web

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Year Title Role Notes
2011–2012 Ultimate Proposal[44] Host Fishbowl Media
2012 Dallas Behind the Scenes Host TNT
2012–2013 Backstage Pass to the Oscars[45] Host

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cameron Mathison Biography". TV Guide. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Cameron Mathison". Soap Opera Digest. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "McGill Redmen-1991-92 Season".
  4. ^ "Five Things You Didn't Know About Cameron Mathison". TVOvermind. September 13, 2017.
  5. ^ "Soap Opera Digest 1999". Soap Opera Digest. April 14, 2003.
  6. ^ "Here are the Daytime Emmy nominations". Entertainment Weekly. March 18, 2002.
  7. ^ "Daytime Emmy Nominees Are..." CBS News. March 2, 2005.
  8. ^ "America's Most Wanted". People Magazine. July 10, 2000.
  9. ^ "Cameron Mathison eliminated from 'Dancing with the Stars'". NewsChannel10. November 15, 2007. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  10. ^ "Cameron Mathison eliminated from 'Dancing With the Stars'". The Orange County Register. November 13, 2007.
  11. ^ "Yahoo's 'Ultimate Proposal' Starts Strong with 1.75M Views". Tubefilter. October 10, 2011.
  12. ^ "W Network's Big Competition Series Game Of Homes Announces Cameron Mathison As Host". Corusent. September 22, 2014.
  13. ^ "We're Watching Cameron Mathison In Game Of Homes. You Should Be, Too". WDish. Archived from the original on January 11, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  14. ^ "'Murder She Baked' Is a New Culinary Murder-Mystery From the Hallmark Channel". Eater. February 19, 2015.
  15. ^ "FIRST LOOK: Alison Sweeney And Cameron Mathison In 'Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery'". Soap Opera Network. April 7, 2015.
  16. ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (April 5, 2015). "'Entertainment Tonight' Names Cameron Mathison Weekend Co-Anchor & Correspondent". Variety. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  17. ^ "Cameron Mathison to Co-Host Hallmark's Home & Family". Soap Opera Digest. United States. July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  18. ^ Petski, Denise (April 5, 2021). "General Hospital: Home & Family's Cameron Mathison Joins Cast of ABC Drama". Deadline Hollywood. United States: Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  19. ^ Rice, Lynette (August 8, 2021). "See how General Hospital will introduce Cameron Mathison". Entertainment Weekly. United States: Meredith Corporation. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  20. ^ Rice, Lynette (November 20, 2023). "Cameron Mathison Signs Multi-Picture Deal With Great American Family". Deadline Hollywood. United States: Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  21. ^ Mathison, Cameron (July 27, 2017). "#tbt to July 27, 2002". Cameron Mathison verified Instagram account. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. this photo was taken moments after we said 'I do'.
  22. ^ Seemayer, Zach (July 31, 2024). "Cameron and Vanessa Mathison Call It Quits After 22 Years of Marriage". Entertainment Tonight. United States: CBS Media Ventures. Archived from the original on July 31, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  23. ^ "Hallmark Channel host Cameron Mathison reveals he is battling renal cancer". WGN-TV. September 11, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  24. ^ Holub, Christian (January 9, 2025). "General Hospital star says 'I've lost my home and everything I own' from L.A. wildfires". Entertainment Weekly. United States: Dotdash Meredith. ISSN 1049-0434. OCLC 21114137. Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  25. ^ Senanayake, Natalia (January 8, 2025). "Cameron Mathison Shares Video of 'What's Left' of L.A. Home After It Burned to the Ground in Wildfire". People. United States: Dotdash Meredith. ISSN 0093-7673. OCLC 794712888. Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  26. ^ "Mathison Signs On For "Instant Beauty Pageant". Soaps.sheknows.com. February 1, 2007.
  27. ^ "'Stars' Contestant Cameron Mathison to Host Daytime Emmys With 'The View's' Sherri Shepherd". Fox News. May 27, 2008.
  28. ^ "THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES 35th ANNUAL DAYTIME ENTERTAINMENT EMMY® AWARD NOMINATIONS". Emmyonline.com. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  29. ^ "Hollywood prepares for Daytime Emmys". Today. June 20, 2008.
  30. ^ "Saturday's Highlights: 'The Wife He Met Online' on Lifetime". Los Angeles Times. May 18, 2012.
  31. ^ "Lifetime Movie The Surrogate Is Juno Meets Misery Meets The Craziest Thing You've Ever Watched On TV". Alloy. March 3, 2013. Archived from the original on January 11, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  32. ^ "Psycho with a Baby Bump". TheMovieScene.co.uk. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  33. ^ "Interview with Cameron Mathison: 'The Carpenter's Miracle'". Digital Journal. March 26, 2013.
  34. ^ "BWW Interviews: Cameron Mathison Chats ABC Family Original Movie HOLIDAZE". BroadwayWorld. November 22, 2013.
  35. ^ "Cameron Mathison to Star in Hallmark Channel Movie ALONG CAME A NANNY". Broadway World. August 15, 2014.
  36. ^ "'AMC's' Cameron Mathison Stars In 'Along Came A Nanny;' World Premiere Happens This Sunday!". Soap Opera Network. October 9, 2014.
  37. ^ "Sarah Lancaster comes along as a 'Nanny' for Hallmark". BryanTimes. October 11, 2014.
  38. ^ "Jack Wagner, Rachel Blanchard and Cameron Mathison to Star in Hallmark's MY GAL SUNDAY Pilot". Broadway World. July 22, 2013.
  39. ^ "Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery Hallmark Movies and Mysteries". Hallmark Movies and Mysteries. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  40. ^ "ALL MY CHILDREN's Cameron Mathison Stars With Mira Sorvino in 'A Christmas to Remember'!". Soaps In Depth. October 25, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  41. ^ "'At Home in Mitford' Star Andie MacDowell Says Small-Town Life Is About Love and Community". Country Living. August 7, 2017.
  42. ^ "About A Summer To Remember". Hallmark Channel. June 11, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  43. ^ "Hallmark's 'Love, Of Course': Cast, Discussion, Time & Photos". Heavy.com. October 20, 2018.
  44. ^ "Cameron Mathison's Ultimate Proposal a Huge Hit For Yahoo". Daytime Confidential. October 11, 2011.
  45. ^ "Sherri Shepherd, Cameron Mathison, Jake Whetter and Shira Lazar to Host Oscars' 'Backstage Pass' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. February 15, 2012.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Dancing with the Stars (US) quarter-finalist
Season 5 (Fall 2007 with Edyta Sliwinska) 		Succeeded by
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