Nathan Owens

Nathan Owens (born March 9, 1984) is an American model and actor. Owens is best known for his portrayal of Cameron Davis on Days of Our Lives and his series regular role as Jesse Morgan on the Lifetime comedic-drama series, Devious Maids.

Nathan Owens
Born
Nathan John Owens

(1984-03-09) March 9, 1984
Daly City , California
NationalityAmerican
Occupation
Years active2007–present
Known forModel
Days of Our Lives
Devious Maids
Home townSacramento, California

Personal life

Nathan John Owens was born in 1984 in Daly City.[1] His family later moved out to Daly City, California where he finished up his schooling. He has a tattoo of his older sister Anissa's name on his arm—whom he credits with getting him into acting. His parents are divorced. He is named after his maternal grandfather, John Maxwell.[2] His grandmother died in 2011.[3] Once he started modeling in 2007 a campaign with renowned photographer Bruce Weber in NYC inspired him to move out to New York. After living there for 6 months he booked a hosting job for an NBC subsidiary out in LA and relocated once again. He's currently living in Santa Monica, Ca but spends most of his time in San Francisco and Sacramento with his close friends and family.

Owens speaks a little bit of Spanish.[4]

Career

Owens made his foray into world of fashion working as a model. He has appeared in several issues of GQ, as well as many commercial and print campaigns for the Gap, Polo, Izod and Sperry.[5] He also has the distinction of being the second African-American ever to be featured in a fragrance campaign for Polo Ralph Lauren Big Pony.[5][6]

Owens' on-camera career started when he appeared opposite Rihanna in the music video to her song, California King Bed and later, opposite Nicki Minaj in Va Va Voom.[6]

In October 2012, it was announced that Owens had joined the cast of Days of Our Lives as a recast of Cameron Davis.[7] Owens was released from his contract with Days of Our Lives in July 2013 and made his final appearance in November 2013. Owens was later accepted to ABC's Diversity Showcase.[8] Owens joined the cast of Devious Maids for its third season in the role of Jesse Morgan, a character described as "a handsome military vet who returns stateside to settle back into civilian life."[9][10][11] In January 2016, it was announced that Owens would reprise the role of Jesse as a series regular in season 4.[12]

Filmography
Film
Year Film Role Notes
2011 Silence Isn't All That I Am Producer Short
Boys from the Bar Owen Short
2013 The Audition Chris
2014 Live-In Fear N/A Special Thanks
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Days of Our Lives Cameron Davis 155 episodes; Starring Role
2015 Devious Maids Jesse Morgan Series regular (season 3–4); 19 episodes
2017 The Carmichael Show Todd Episode: "Lesbian Wedding"
gollark: Hey, I found the edge.
gollark: It probably should have some sort of "position" counter.
gollark: It couldn't be turn-based AND multiplayer easily.
gollark: Hey, it actually works properly!
gollark: deploy apionodes.

References
  1. Ancestry.com. California Birth Index, 1905-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
  2. Waldron, Robert (March 4, 2013). "This Year's Model". Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. 38 (9): 68–71.
  3. "Meet Days' New Cameron". Comings and Goings. Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. 37 (53): 11. December 31, 2012.
  4. Watter, Amanda (August 20, 2015). "Interview: Nathan Owens stays hopeful for his character's relationship on "Devious Maids"". Channel Guide Magazine. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  5. "Days of our Lives cast". Global TV. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  6. "Nathan Owens as Jesse Morgan". LifeTime. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  7. Di Lauro, Janet (October 1, 2012). "Days of Our Lives Casts Handsome New Actor". About.com. The New York Times Company. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  8. "Nathan Owens Out At Days". Late-breaking News. Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. 38 (41): 5. October 14, 2013.
  9. Petski, Denise (12 February 2015). "Nathan Owens Joins 'Devious Maids' As Regular; Lloyd Owen In 'Apocalypse Slough'". Deadline. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  10. Adams, Shilo (12 February 2015). "Devious Maids Season 3: Nathan Owens Cast as Series Regular". Screen Fad. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  11. Purvis, Matt (13 February 2015). "Heading for Primetime". Soaps She Knows. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  12. Swift, Andy (January 12, 2016). "Devious Maids: Desperate Housewives' Eva Longoria and James Denton Appearing in Season 4". TVLine. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
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