Cameron Davis is a fictional character from the daytime soap opera, Days of Our Lives, portrayed by Nathan Owens.
The character was created by then head writers Marlene McPherson and Darrell Ray Thomas, Jr.
He started appearing in 2010 and was introduced under executive producers, Lisa De Cazotte and Greg Meng in 2012 as the previously unmentioned son of Celeste Perrault, and younger half-brother of Lexie Carver.
Cameron's most controversial storyline involved the character's secret life, moonlighting as a male stripper to help his mother make ends meet and to pay back student loans.
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.
[5] 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.
[6] On October 1, 2012, several sources, including Soap Opera Digest confirmed that Owens had joined the cast.
[12] However, due to news coverage of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Davis first air date was postponed to December 24, 2012.
[18] On September 21, 2013, at Kate Mansi's birthday party, Owens announced his departure from the series and revealed that he would last air in November.
[19] Soap Opera Digest revealed that Yancey's Cameron would play a key role in the upcoming storyline featuring Celeste Perrault (Beverly Todd) and Lexie Carver (Renée Jones).
[20] According to Owens, with the recast, the character of Cameron would develop an edge and bring more excitement; not unstable, just edgier.
The actor explained that the character has "skeletons" in his closet and those secrets will eventually bring him to a breaking point.
According to Owens, Cameron has strong feelings for Abigail and does not see her ex, Chad DiMera (Casey Jon Deidrick) as an obstacle.
[15] Cameron arrives in Salem in April 2012 and bumps into Abigail Deveraux who helps him track down his half-sister, Lexie Carver at the hospital.
[24] Lexie's other half-brother, Chad DiMera and his girlfriend, Melanie decide to show Cameron around and he ends up on a double date with Abby where he saves her from choking on popcorn.
Instead of going back home, Cameron chooses to relocate to Salem permanently, mainly to stay close to Theo and Abby, despite Celeste warning him against getting involved with her.
Cameron later rekindles his relationship with Abby but when she admits to him that she has feelings for her ex Chad, he gives her time to choose between them, just as they both compete for Abigail's affection.
"[17] In 2024, Lynette Rice from Deadline noted how the character became a "romantic squeeze" for Abigail, and believed that his "most memorable arc" was when he "moonlighted as a male stripper to help pay the bills".