Anthony Natale


Anthony Natale is a deaf Canadian - American actor who has performed in movies such as Jerry Maguire and Mr. Holland's Opus and television shows like Curb Your Enthusiasm, Ellen, and as Captain Thom in Nancy Drew. He also portrayed Cameron Bledsoe on Switched at Birth.

Early life

Anthony Natale was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. He has an older brother and younger sister. He attended Ernest C. Drury School for the Deaf before transferring to a mainstreaming program for gifted students where he graduated as valedictorian. He then earned a Bachelor of Arts in Film Production and a minor in Theater Arts from California State University, Northridge.

Career

In Mr. Holland's Opus, he played Coltrane "Cole" Holland, Glenn and Iris' son, who is 90% deaf. He appeared prominently in an episode of the sitcom Ellen in 1997. He also appeared in Curb Your Enthusiasm and the films Jerry Maguire and Universal Signs. Most recently, he played Captain Thom in several episodes of Nancy Drew. He also portrayed Cameron Bledsoe on Switched at Birth.

Personal life

He teaches American Sign Language and enjoys fixing up houses in his spare time.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989Bridge to SilenceGentleman CallerTelevision film
1995Mr. Holland's OpusCole at 28 Years OldTheatrical film
1996Jerry MaguireMan in ElevatorTheatrical film
1997EllenBrian1 episode
19977th HeavenWaiter1 episode
1998His BodyguardSam RollstonTelevision film
1998Rude AwakeningBoyd4 episodes
1998Pacific BlueKirk1 episode
1999Two Shades of BlueToddTheatrical film
1999Once and AgainBookstore Man1 episode
2001–2002Any Day NowPaul3 episodes
2002Sorority BoysDeaf StudentTheatrical film
2006Date MovieDeaf ManTheatrical film
2008Universal SignsAndrewTheatrical film
2011CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationDr. Lambert1 episode
2011–2014Switched at BirthCameron Bledsoe / Deafenstein9 episodes
2013Baby I Try for You ASL SignerShort film
2017WonderstruckDr. Gill, Teacher of the DeafTheatrical film
2017Curb Your EnthusiasmPaul Chesnick1 episode
2020–2023Nancy DrewCaptain Thom10 episodes
2021What?Deaf Passenger in CarTheatrical film
2026Star Trek: Starfleet AcademyPresident Sadal1 episode