Cameron Lewis Palatas (born February 23, 1994) is an American actor. He is best known for playing a younger Gideon Malick in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and his film roles in Pass the Light (2015) and F the Prom (2017).
Cameron Lewis Palatas[1] was born in San Pedro, California, on February 23, 1994.[2] He is the younger brother of fellow actors Nick Palatas and Philip Palatas.[3] His first acting job was with his family, including his brother Nick, as extras in a Walmart commercial.[4]
Palatas had a recurring role in the 2013 mockumentary series Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous.[4] He has since had minor roles in several Disney shows such as iCarly, A.N.T. Farm, and I Didn't Do It. In 2015, he starred in the Christian drama film Pass the Light, in which he played a high school senior who runs for U.S. Congress.[5] That same year, he starred in the Lifetime film Double Daddy.[6] In 2016, he starred in the third season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as a younger version of Gideon Malick,[7] reprising the role in the seventh season of the show in 2020.[8] He also starred in the 2017 comedy film F the Prom by Benny Fine alongside Danielle Campbell, Madelaine Petsch and Joel Courtney.[9][10][11]
Palatas dated actress Ariel Winter around 2012, which attracted some controversy as he was 18 years old and she was 14 years old.[2] Winter's mother filed statutory rape charges against Palatas in 2012,[2] but the charges were soon dropped when Winter's sister Shanelle Workman became Winter's legal guardian and alleged that their mother had been physically and emotionally abusive,[12] culminating in Winter receiving emancipation in 2015.[13][14]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Gator Armstrong Plays with Dolls | Mighty | Short film |
| 2008 | How My Dad Killed Dracula | Mark | Short film |
| 2009 | A Prayer for the Umpire | Billy Brandice | Short film |
| 2011 | A Bag of Hammers | Young Alan | Uncredited |
| 2014 | With You | Young Johnny | Short film |
| 2015 | Pass the Light | Steve Bellafiore | |
| 2015 | Double Daddy | Connor | |
| 2017 | F the Prom | Kane |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | On the Lot | Professor Loser's Son / Trever in Anklebiters | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | What's the Word? | Himself | Episode: "Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board" |
| 2008 | 3-Minute Game Show | Himself | Game show |
| 2008 | October Road | Young Ray Cataldo | Episode: "Stand Alone by Me" |
| 2008 | iCarly | Student in the Hallway | Episode: "iOwe You" |
| 2012 | A.N.T. Farm | Jared | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous | Andy Stone | 12 episodes |
| 2014 | The Haunted Hathaways | Skyler McPiece | Episode: "Haunted Crushing" |
| 2014 | I Didn't Do It | Tom Bigham | Episode: "The New Guy" |
| 2015 | Point of Honor | Charles Storey | Television film |
| 2016, 2020 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Young Gideon Malick | 2 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | First Day 2: First Dance | Dustin | 6 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | TimeShift | S.S.A.M. | Voice |
