# Felix Cameron
**Felix Cameron** (born 2009) is an Australian actor best known for playing the young Eli Bell in the Netflix miniseries *[Boy Swallows Universe](https://www.edgepedia.org/boy-swallows-universe-tv-series)* (2024), a role that won him a Silver Logie and an AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Drama while he was still a teenager.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10881823/) • [2](https://au.variety.com/2025/awards/news/boy-swallows-universe-better-man-2025-aacta-awards-20097/) He was born in Melbourne, Australia.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10881823/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2009, Melbourne, Australia[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10881823/) |
| Breakout role | Young Eli Bell in *Boy Swallows Universe* (Netflix, 2024), 5 episodes[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10881823/) |
| First screen role | Rueben Bloom in *Penguin Bloom*, directed by Glendyn Ivin[3](https://www.kublerauckland.com/profile_actor.php?ID=2129361410) |
| Logie Awards (2024) | Silver Logie for Best Lead Actor in a Drama; Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent, both for *Boy Swallows Universe*[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10881823/awards/) |
| AACTA Award (2025) | Best Lead Actor in a Drama for *Boy Swallows Universe*[2](https://au.variety.com/2025/awards/news/boy-swallows-universe-better-man-2025-aacta-awards-20097/) |
| Other credits | *Good Cop/Bad Cop* (2025), *The Run* (2025), *Last Seen* (2026), *Heartbreak High*[3](https://www.kublerauckland.com/profile_actor.php?ID=2129361410) |
## Early work
Cameron's screen career began with the feature film *[Penguin Bloom](https://www.edgepedia.org/penguin-bloom)*, in which he played Rueben Bloom, one of the sons of Sam Bloom ([Naomi Watts](https://www.edgepedia.org/naomi-watts)), in the true story of a family adjusting to the mother's paralysis and the magpie chick that entered their lives.[3](https://www.kublerauckland.com/profile_actor.php?ID=2129361410) • [5](https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/cast/felix-cameron) His agent's CV also lists a lead role in a Toyota Australia commercial, "Box Car", directed by [Saatchi & Saatchi](https://www.edgepedia.org/saatchi-and-saatchi), in 2021.[3](https://www.kublerauckland.com/profile_actor.php?ID=2129361410)
## Boy Swallows Universe
*Boy Swallows Universe*, adapted from Trent Dalton's best-selling 2018 novel, is a coming-of-age story set in 1980s Brisbane in which Eli Bell, a boy drawn into his family's entanglement with crime, is the central character.[6](https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/feb/07/aacta-awards-2025-winners-better-man-boy-swallows-universe) Cameron played the young Eli across five episodes, with [Zac Burgess](https://www.edgepedia.org/zac-burgess) appearing as the older version of the character; the two coordinated on mannerisms so the portrayal would carry across the age divide.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10881823/) • [7](https://www.theaureview.com/watch/interview-boy-swallows-universe/)
The production placed heavy weight on his performance. Producer Troy Lum said that in the first scene between Eli and Lyle ([Travis Fimmel](https://www.edgepedia.org/travis-fimmel)), Cameron delivered the take that appears in the show on the first attempt, leaving the crew silent and the director ready to wrap the night's shoot early.[7](https://www.theaureview.com/watch/interview-boy-swallows-universe/) Fimmel, his co-star in that scene, said Cameron completed a one-take scene that usually took him about 50 takes.[7](https://www.theaureview.com/watch/interview-boy-swallows-universe/) Veteran cast member [Bryan Brown](https://www.edgepedia.org/bryan-brown) said he was "floored" by Cameron's performance as Eli.[8](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-10/trent-daltons-boy-swallows-universe-series-hits-netflix/103296290)
## Awards
Cameron's performance drew awards across the Australian and Asia-Pacific industry. At the 2024 Logie Awards he won the Silver Logie for Best Lead Actor in a Drama and the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent, both for *Boy Swallows Universe*.[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10881823/awards/) In September 2024 he won the Asian Academy Creative Awards national title for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Australia, making him a contender at the December Grand Awards in Singapore.[9](https://newshub.medianet.com.au/2024/09/boy-swallows-universe-dominates-2024-asian-academy-creative-awards-national-round-with-6-wins-for-australia-including-accolades-for-felix-cameron-simon-baker-sophie-wilde/68998/)
At the 2025 [AACTA Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/aacta-awards), *Boy Swallows Universe* received a record 22 nominations, the most for any production in the history of the Australian screen industry awards, and won 12 of them.[6](https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/feb/07/aacta-awards-2025-winners-better-man-boy-swallows-universe) The series took all four television drama acting categories, with Cameron winning Best Lead Actor in a Drama; he was nominated alongside his co-star Zac Burgess, who had played the older Eli.[2](https://au.variety.com/2025/awards/news/boy-swallows-universe-better-man-2025-aacta-awards-20097/) • [10](https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/dec/07/aacta-awards-2025-nominations-list-robbie-williams-biopic-better-man-boy-swallows-universe) He also received a 2025 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Streaming Series: Leading Teen Artist.[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10881823/awards/)
## Later work
Following the series, Cameron signed with the management company Artist International Group.[11](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/boy-swallows-universe-breakout-felix-160000971.html) His subsequent credits include a guest role as Xavier in the Stan Originals series *Good Cop/Bad Cop* (2025), the lead role of Tom in the feature film *The Run* (2025), and the role of Tommy in *[Last Seen](https://www.edgepedia.org/last-seen)*, an Apple TV production directed by Christian Schwochow scheduled for 2026.[3](https://www.kublerauckland.com/profile_actor.php?ID=2129361410) He has also appeared as Big T in *Heartbreak High*.[3](https://www.kublerauckland.com/profile_actor.php?ID=2129361410)
## References
1. [Felix Cameron, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10881823/)
2. [2025 AACTA Awards: 'Boy Swallows Universe' Gobbles Six Wins, Variety Australia](https://au.variety.com/2025/awards/news/boy-swallows-universe-better-man-2025-aacta-awards-20097/)
3. [Felix Cameron, Kubler Auckland actor profile](https://www.kublerauckland.com/profile_actor.php?ID=2129361410)
4. [Felix Cameron – Awards, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10881823/awards/)
5. [Felix Cameron Movies & Biography, SWITCH](https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/cast/felix-cameron)
6. [AACTA awards 2025: Better Man and Boy Swallows Universe dominate Australian film and TV prizes, The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/feb/07/aacta-awards-2025-winners-better-man-boy-swallows-universe)
7. [Interview: Boy Swallows Universe author Trent Dalton and the cast of the Netflix adaptation, The AU Review](https://www.theaureview.com/watch/interview-boy-swallows-universe/)
8. [Boy Swallows Universe: Trent Dalton's novel goes from page to screen, ABC News](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-10/trent-daltons-boy-swallows-universe-series-hits-netflix/103296290)
9. ['Boy Swallows Universe' dominates 2024 Asian Academy Creative Awards national round, Medianet News Hub](https://newshub.medianet.com.au/2024/09/boy-swallows-universe-dominates-2024-asian-academy-creative-awards-national-round-with-6-wins-for-australia-including-accolades-for-felix-cameron-simon-baker-sophie-wilde/68998/)
10. [Better Man and Boy Swallows Universe lead 2025 AACTA award nominations, The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/dec/07/aacta-awards-2025-nominations-list-robbie-williams-biopic-better-man-boy-swallows-universe)
11. ['Boy Swallows Universe' Breakout Felix Cameron Signs With AIG, Yahoo Entertainment](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/boy-swallows-universe-breakout-felix-160000971.html)
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