Nathan Owens

Nathan John Owens (born March 9, 1984) is an American actor, model, and producer. Owens portrayed Cameron Davis on Days of Our Lives and was a regular 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
Occupations
Years active2007–present
Known forDays of Our Lives
Devious Maids

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.[1] 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.[1][2]

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.[2]

In October 2012, it was announced that Owens had joined the cast of Days of Our Lives as a recast of Cameron Davis.[3] 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.[4] 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."[5][6][7] In 2016, Owens reprised the role of Jesse in the fourth and final season.[8][9]

In September 2020, Owens joined the cast Batwoman in the recurring role of Ocean.[10] He also starred in Ion Television's television film, The Christmas Sitters.[11] In 2022, Owens joined the cast of 9-1-1: Lone Star in the recurring role of Julius Vega.[12]

Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Silence Isn't All That I Am Producer Short film
2013 The Audition Chris
2020 The Christmas Sitters Max
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2012–13 Days of Our Lives Cameron Davis Main role; 155 episodes
2015-16 Devious Maids Jesse Morgan Main role (seasons 3–4); 19 episodes
2017 The Carmichael Show Todd Episode: "Lesbian Wedding"
2021 Batwoman Ocean Recurring role (season 2); 11 episodes
2022 Dollface Max Episode: "Space Cadet"
9-1-1: Lone Star Julius Vega Recurring role
2023 Lethal Legacy Darren Television film

Personal life

Nathan John Owens was born in Daly City, California.[13] His family later relocated to Sacramento where he finished school. Once he started modeling in 2007 he shot a campaign with photographer Bruce Weber in New York City. That campaign inspired him to move to NYC. After living there for 6 months he booked a hosting job for an NBC subsidiary out in Los Angeles and relocated once again. He lives in Santa Monica, CA but spends most of his time in San Francisco and Sacramento.[14]

References
  1. "Days of our Lives cast". Global TV. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  2. "Nathan Owens as Jesse Morgan". LifeTime. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  3. 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.
  4. "Nathan Owens Out At Days". Late-breaking News. Soap Opera Digest. American Media, Inc. 38 (41): 5. October 14, 2013.
  5. Petski, Denise (February 12, 2015). "Nathan Owens Joins 'Devious Maids' As Regular; Lloyd Owen In 'Apocalypse Slough'". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  6. 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.
  7. Purvis, Matt (13 February 2015). "Heading for Primetime". Soaps She Knows. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  8. 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.
  9. Andreeva, Nellie (September 1, 2016). "'Devious Maids' Canceled: No Season 5 For Lifetime Series". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  10. Petski, Denise (September 23, 2020). "'Batwoman': Leah Gibson & Nathan Owens To Recur In The CW Superhero Series". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  11. Silver, Carly (September 23, 2020). "Booked and Busy: What Soap Alums Are Up to the Week of September 21, 2020". Daytime Confidential. Confidential Media, Inc. (SAY Media). Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  12. Swift, Andy (April 4, 2022). "9-1-1: Lone Star Adds Batwoman and Prison Break Actors as Important Men in Tommy's Life — First Look". TVLine. TVLine Media, LLC. (Penske Media Corporation). Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  13. Ancestry.com. California Birth Index, 1905-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
  14. 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.
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