Cameron Jesse King

Cameron Jesse King later known as Kamrin Jayde Thomson-Cortes & also commonly know by his social media & stage name "Jayde Kanon" was born January 31, 1993, and is of Maori/Hawaiian decent. Cameron is described as a uniquely talented individual who can speak multiple languages, and has a range of qualifications. The son of Tony King and Huia Delamere he has 13 siblings and is a direct decendant of the New Zealand Maori family and is second to ascend to the throne after his father. He was raised in Dunedin, New Zealand but has lived abroad in the United States for the past 6 years. Cameron struggled through his teenage years with drug and alcohol substance abuse which he describes as "the dark years" of his life. He is considered an ambassador for other teenagers struggling with their own addictions in New Zealand & to help overcome these addictions he decided to make the move to the United States to help "better himself" as a person. Cameron initially shot to fame in the summer of 2014 on social media platform 'Vine', a platform promoted as "An entertainment network where videos and personalities get really big, really fast." Cameron has since maintained a large social media following on Twitter, Facebook and Vine totaling 3 million followers which is maintained by ViralNation. Cameron started performing at the age of 11 for a community play started by his church, The Dunedin City Baptist Church where he played a minor role in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, then moving to Palmerston North, New Zealand where he attended Freyberg High School, continuing his career in acting landing some minor roles in School stage performances. It wasn't until 2009 when it was noticed Cameron was a talented young actor and secured many international roles in cinema movies, including "First Strike" acting along side to co-star Ryan Gosling. Cameron successfully completed a Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts (Acting for Screen and Theater) Unitec Auckland, in 2012. He was most recently in Toronto Canada in 2015, where he auditioned for a role for Teen Nickelodeons "Degrassi - The Next Generation" where he played a minor role