Cameron Thayer — Crash Character Profile

About Cameron Thayer

TV director and Christine's husband, victim of police misconduct.

Cameron Thayer — Character Profile

Alignment

Anti-hero

Species

Human

Abilities

TV directing, Crash trauma processing, Advocacy

• Strength: 5/10
• Intelligence: 7/10
• Charisma: 6/10
• Morality: 6/10
• Influence: 6/10

Character Facts

Played by

Terrence Howard

Appears in

Crash (2005)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Cameron Thayer — Alliance Protector — Officer Tom Hansen (Ryan Phillippe)

  Police officer shifts to protector role, vouching for the civilian to prevent arrest.

• Cameron Thayer — Social Victim — Rick Cabot (Brendan Fraser)

  Social connection through shared experiences of crime and police encounters.

• Cameron Thayer — Social Neighbor — Daniel Ruiz (Michael Peña)

  Social connection as city residents navigating overlapping cultural and racial tensions.

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• Jean Cabot (Sandra Bullock)
• Rick Cabot (Brendan Fraser)
• Officer John Ryan (Matt Dillon)
• Officer Tom Hansen (Ryan Phillippe)
• Ria (Jennifer Esposito)
• Daniel Ruiz (Michael Peña)
• Shaniqua Johnson (Loretta Devine)
• Dorri (Bahar Soomekh)
• Elizabeth Ruiz (Karina Arroyave)
• Christine Thayer (Thandiwe Newton)
• Farhad (Shaun Toub)