Cam McHarg grew up in the rainy working class neighborhoods of the pacific northwest in the Unites States, where he started acting after winning the lead role in a school play. After a short stint in the Marine Corps, he won a scholarship for his work to study at the former Lee Strasberg Acting Workshop in Seattle. He later spent time observing at The Actors Studio in Los Angeles, and appeared onstage in dozens of plays. He earned a BFA in film at Art Center College of Design, where he was a shortlisted winner for the Cannes Young Director Award.
