Harvey School Gives Christian Camargo Outstanding Alum Award

It was quite a homecoming Saturday, Sept. 20 for Christian Camargo, an actor and filmmaker, who was presented with an Outstanding Alumni Award by The Harvey School at the induction ceremony for the school’s Alumni Hall of Fame. The event was part of the festivities for Harvey’s annual Homecoming Day which featured a full slate of games for the school’s fall varsity athletic teams.

Camargo, a native of Katonah, had entered Harvey in the middle school and graduated from the upper school in 1989. Harvey honored him for his achievements in theater and film as an actor, writer and director.

Camargo, who said he discovered his love of theater when he was a student at Harvey, told the gathering of alumni and faculty that he was “humbled” by being inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame. “I see myself as a symbol of every student who comes through Harvey and finds themselves. Harvey opened my eyes to what it is that we’re supposed to do in the world. I wasn’t formed in college. I was formed in high school here at Harvey.”

Camargo’s newest film, “Days and Nights,” opens in theaters Sept. 26. In the movie, which he wrote and directed, he also acts with his co-stars William Hurt, Allison Janney, Katie Holmes and Cherry Jones.

Camargo recently completed filming Netflix’s “House of Cards” and performed in “Romeo and Juliet” on Broadway. Among his many television credits are his roles in the Emmy Award-winning TV series, “Dexter” and “Haven.” He also appeared in well-known movies, including the Academy Award-winning film, “The Hurt Locker” and the “Twilight” series.

Married to actress Juliet Rylance, Camargo spends his time between New York and California. His mother is actress Victoria Wyndham and his grandfather is actor Ralph Camargo.

PHOTO: Harvey alum Christian Camargo (right) poses with Alumni Relations Director Sally Breckenridge (left) and Alumni Association President Dan Chapman (center) after the school honored the Katonah native Saturday, Sept. 20 for his successes in theater and film/Harvey School