Cameron Daddo
Daddo in August 2012
Born	Cameron Peter Daddo (1965-03-07)7 March 1965 (age 60) Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Occupations	Actor musician presenter
Years active	1985–present
Known for	Perfect Match F/X: The Series Hope Island Pirate Master She Spies Home and Away
Spouse	Alison Brahe (1992–present)
Children	3
Family	Andrew Daddo (brother) Lochie Daddo (brother)
Awards	Logie Award for Most Popular Actor in a Telemovie or Miniseries Golden Fiddles (1992) Tracks of Glory (1993)[1][2]

Cameron Peter Daddo (born 7 March 1965) is an Australian actor, musician presenter and radio host. He is known for hosting 1980s dating game showPerfect Match Australia and 2007 reality showPirate Master onCBS, as well as playing Brian Peterson in American soap operaModels Inc. andEvan Slater in Australian soap operaHome and Away. He also starred inF/X: The Series,Hope Island, andShe Spies.

Daddo was born inMelbourne,Victoria, on 7 March 1965, to Peter and Bronwen Daddo.^[3] One of five children, he grew up on theMornington Peninsula^[4] alongside older sister, Belinda, and three younger brothers, twinsAndrew and Jamie, andLochie.^[3] Andrew and Lochie are fellow actors and television presenters.^[5]

His father was transferred to the United States when Daddo was sixteen, and he subsequently studied two of his school years inNew Jersey. At age eighteen, he returned to Australia, where he graduated from high school.^[3]

Daddo began playing piano when he was seven, and at the age of twelve, he taught himself how to play guitar. He also sang in school choirs.^[6] His first foray into entertainment began with busking in Melbourne with a friend from school. They went on to form 'The Nearly Smooth Guys', and played in clubs around town. This led to Daddo participating in the Australian version of television showStar Search, making it to the finale^[7] and winning the Spokesmodel category.^[3]

After scoring a modeling contract, Daddo spent two years filming television advertisements as well as modelling in Japan and Europe.^[3]

Daddo's first television role was as host of a children's show calledOff the Dish. He soon hostedThe Cameron Daddo Cartoon Show,^[5] before replacingGreg Evans as the host of dating game showPerfect Match Australia from 1987 to 1988. He was 21 years old, which made him the youngest host of an Australian game show.^[5][8]

Following his hosting roles, Daddo turned his hand to acting, with a role in 1989 miniseries,The Heroes. The same year, he scored the lead role ofHuck Finn in the stage musicalBig River. Daddo's performance won him aMo Award, and aVariety Theatre Performer of the Year accolade. The production ran for 15 months with over 1,000 shows.^[9]

Daddo next appeared in the 1990 telemovie seriesBony, playing a detective and the fictional grandson of Napoleon Bonaparte, the protagonist in 29 detective novels byArthur Upfield. His character was said to be a white man raised by Aboriginal people. An Aboriginal uncle serves as his mentor.^[5] The role won him aPeople's Choice Award for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series.^[9]

In 1992, Daddo won theLogie Award for Most Popular Actor in a Telemovie or Miniseries, for his appearance in the miniseriesGolden Fiddles.^[1] He won again in 1993 for his portrayal of bicycle champion Don Walker inTracks of Glory.^[2][9]

Daddo often found himself making it to the final two for potentially career-defining roles – including the lead inBaz Luhrmann's 1992 filmStrictly Ballroom, which ultimately went toPaul Mercurio – but missing out.^[10] Wanting to further his career, he moved toLos Angeles in 1992 to pursue acting inHollywood. He was cast in the role of photographer Brian Peterson in theAaron SpellingMelrose Place spin-offModels Inc., which was cancelled after the first season.^[11][8] He next made a one-off guest appearance in a 1993 episode ofThe Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.^[8]

In 1996, Daddo played Rollie Tyler inF/X: The Series,^[11] the character played byBryan Brown in the film version.^[8] He also appeared in thePAX TV network'sHope Island from 1999 to 2000.^[11][8] In 2000, he appeared inAnne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story as American writer, Jack Garrison.^[8]

In 2002, Daddo played Darryl Wright, a lead guest character in the episode "Monk and the Earthquake" in the first season of television seriesMonk. He next appeared asSamuel Clemens in the 2003 television pilotRiverworld, based on thesci-fi novels of the same name.^[8] He also played the role of Quentin Cross in the second season ofShe Spies from 2003 to 2004.^[8]

Daddo also had roles inDavid Lynch's 2006 filmInland Empire, playing Devon Berk's manager^[8] and comedy filmBig Momma's House 2. In 2007, he hosted theMark Burnett reality showPirate Master onCBS, and appeared in the movieDrifter.^[8] In 2009, he played the role of Vice President Mitchell Hayworth on24.^[8] He also appeared in episodes ofThe Mentalist,Nikita,CSI andNCIS.^[12]

Daddo starred as the interviewer in an Australian adult romance feature filmSIX LOVERS,^[13] which finished production in 2010 and was released in 2012. In 2014, he appeared in the Australian Theatre Company's Los Angeles production ofHolding the Man^[14] opposite Nate Jones,Roxane Wilson andAdam J. Yeend.

Daddo participated as the subject on a 2011 episode ofWho Do You Think You Are?, travelling to theChannel Islands to trace his ancestry.^[15]

In 2012, Daddo returned to the Australian stage for the first time in 20 years as Professor Callahan in the Australian production ofLegally Blonde.^[16] He was cast in the role ofCaptain Georg Von Trapp in the 2016 Australian tour of theLondon Palladium production ofThe Sound of Music oppositeAmy Lehpamer in the role ofMaria.^[17]

Daddo next participated in the 2018 second season ofFilthy Rich and Homeless, anSBS documentary series where high-profile Australians hoping to enact positive change swapped their privileged lives to experience homeless life on the streets of Sydney.^[18]

From May to June 2020, Daddo appeared inHome and Away asEvan Slater, the estranged father ofRyder Jackson (played by Lukas Radovich).^[19]

In 2022, Daddo co-hosted the fifth season of the travel seriesLuxury Escapes.^[20] The same year, he appeared as a 'wildcard' contestant on the Australian series ofDancing with the Stars, but was eliminated in the first episode, when he failed to impress the judges with his tango, scoring 23 out of 40.^[21]

Daddo most recently appeared oppositeRebecca Gibney inSydney Theatre Company's 2025 production ofCircle Mirror Transformation.^[22]

Daddo is also a musician, having played in the bands 'The Nearly Smooth Guys' (prior to his acting career) and 'Baby James'. His debut album as a solo artist, "A Long Goodbye", featuredKeith Urban on back-up vocals and guitars and reached #2 on the Australian country music charts in 1992.^[9]

In 2012, Daddo released the albumTen Songs – and Change.^[23] He released another album,Songs from the Shed in 2016, featuring a song called “Steve McQueen”, after having stayed at actorMcQueen's house inPalm Springs.^[6] In 2020, he released the EPSon and Moon, the title track of which was featured in the television seriesHome and Away, during his tenure on the show.^[6]

As of 2021, Daddo was fronting a new band, 'Cam Daddo and the Paisley Prophets',^[24] who perform around Sydney.^[25]

Daddo has also written a one-man musical,House Devil, Street Angel.^[26]

In October 2012, Daddo joinedsmoothfm as Sunday Mornings host in the 8am to 10am timeslot.^[27] In March 2013, Daddo became the host ofMellow Music, airing nightly, from 8pm to midnight, onsmoothfm.^[28]

In 2022, Daddo collaborated withNova to launch the podcast seriesSo You Want to Make a TV Show with brotherAndrew Daddo, which detailed the creative process behind making scripted television.^[29]

Daddo and his wife Alison Brahe have hostedSeparate Bathrooms and Other Handy Marriage Tips since 2019, anAcast podcast in which they chat about the journey of their 30-year marriage.^[30] As of 2025, the podcast relaunched with Nova Podcasts under the new name ofThe Heart of It.^[31]

Daddo met model (and frequentDolly cover girl) Alison Brahe in 1991 and they married the following year,^[32] when Daddo was 26. The couple relocated to Los Angeles in 1992, where they lived for 25 years^[12] and had three children.^[32] Daddo returned to Australia with his family in 2017, as acting work dried up in Hollywood.^[22]

Daddo is passionate about men's mental health, having founded the charity 'My Men's Team', which offers support to men experiencing adversity.^[33]

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