A native of Atlanta, Cam Cannon attended University of Georgia, where he majored in Drama and worked on several student films in various capacities. After college, he and his wife co-produced a micro-budget feature and decided to move to Los Angeles in 1999. He began his career in Los Angeles as a reader for Cindy Cowan Entertainment, and transitioned to Hannibal Pictures in the same capacity in 2004.

At Hannibal, Cam has overseen the development and production of several feature films with internationally recognized filmmakers and actors such as Mario Van Peebles, Russell Mulcahy, Nicolas Cage, Thomas Jane, and John Travolta.

Cam is a member of the Producers Guild of America and currently resides in West Los Angeles with his wife and their two children.