David Gallagher
{{short description|American actor and model (born 1985)}}
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|caption= Gallagher in 2007
|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1985|2|09}}
|birth_place= New York City, U.S.
|occupation={{hlist|Actor|model}}
|years_active=1987–present
| children = 2
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David Lee Gallagher (born February 9, 1985){{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Mike |date=February 9, 2023|title=Today's famous birthdays list for February 9, 2023 includes celebrities Michael B. Jordan, Tom Hiddleston|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/02/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-february-9-2023-includes-celebrities-michael-b-jordan-tom-hiddleston.html |access-date=February 9, 2023 |website=Cleveland.com}} is an American actor and former model. He began his career as a child actor and model at the age of two, and is known for his roles as Mikey Ubriacco in Look Who's Talking Now, Simon Camden in 7th Heaven, Kevin Harper in Angels in the Endzone, Richie Rich in Richie Rich's Christmas Wish, and Riku in the Kingdom Hearts series. Throughout his career, he has been a five-time Young Artist Award nominee and Teen Choice Award winner.
Early life
Gallagher was born in New York City to Elena Gallagher{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/22/style/making-sure-hollywood-s-nouveau-riche-stay-riche.html |newspaper=The New York Times |title=Making Sure Hollywood's Nouveau Riche Stay Riche |date=August 22, 2004 |access-date=February 17, 2019 |first=Warren |last=St. John |author-link=Warren St. John |page=9009001 }} (née Lopez) and Darren James Gallagher.{{cn|date=May 2024}} After they separated when he was a baby, his mother remarried Vincent Casey.{{cite web |url=http://www.allamericanspeakers.com/celebritytalentbios/David-Gallagher |title=Biography of David Gallagher for Appearances, Speaking Engagements, Endorsements Talent Agent |work=Allamericanspeakers.com |date=February 9, 1985 |access-date=August 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320050921/http://www.allamericanspeakers.com/celebritytalentbios/David-Gallagher |archive-date=March 20, 2012}} Gallagher is of Cuban descent on his mother's side and Irish descent on his father's side. He has four younger siblings, two brothers and two sisters.{{cite web |url=http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/celebs/interviews/david.html |title=David Gallagher |work=PBS Kids GO! |publisher=Pbskids.org |access-date=January 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016044902/http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/celebs/interviews/david.html |archive-date=October 16, 2012 |agency=CastleWorks, Inc.}} After his brother Killian was diagnosed with autism at the age of three, he became a supporter and spokesperson for Autism Speaks.
He graduated from Chaminade College Preparatory School (California) in 2003{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/208524/David-Gallagher/biography |newspaper=The New York Times |title=David Gallagher |access-date=February 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105001937/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/208524/David-Gallagher/biography |archive-date=November 5, 2012 |agency=All Media Guide, LLC}} and enrolled at the University of Southern California, where he majored in film and television studies, graduating in May 2007.
Career
Gallagher began acting at the age of two, modeling for print advertorials in and around New York City, which eventually led to commercial work as an actor. As a toddler, he appeared in several television commercials for products such as Tyson Foods and Fisher-Price. When he was eight years old, he had a recurring role on the soap opera Loving.
Gallagher made his film debut in 1993 portraying Mikey Ubriacco in the film Look Who's Talking Now!, and in 1995 was part of a production of A Christmas Carol on Broadway. He also starred in several television film, including Bermuda Triangle.
In 1996, Gallagher co-starred with John Travolta in the film Phenomenon as Al Pennamin. Later that year, he was cast as Simon Camden in 7th Heaven, which aired for eleven seasons, making it the longest-running family drama on television,{{cite journal |first=Marisa |last=Meltzer |url=http://www.slate.com/id/2141151/ |title=7th Heaven goes to heaven |journal=Slate |date=May 8, 2006 |access-date=January 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060810182542/http://www.slate.com/id/2141151/ |archive-date=August 10, 2006}} and became the highest-rated series on The WB.{{cite news |last=Bellafante |first=Ginia |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/08/arts/television/08bell.html |title=In '7th Heaven,' They're Still Allergic to Love Potion No. 9 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=May 8, 2006 |access-date=January 12, 2012 |page=E6}}
During hiatuses from filming, he appeared in several films, including the direct-to-video Richie Rich's Christmas Wish and Little Secrets with Evan Rachel Wood. In 2003, during 7th Heaven{{'}}s eighth season, Gallagher left the show to attend college full-time. However, he returned to the series part-time during the ninth season and the tenth season, which was thought to be the final season. In late 2006, The CW renewed 7th Heaven for an eleventh season, but Gallagher chose not to renew his contract. In 2005, Gallagher starred in and co-produced a low-budget adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray.
After leaving 7th Heaven, he had several roles, including serial killer Buck Winters in Numb3rs, a murder suspect in the CSI: Miami episode "Dangerous Son", Mark in Boogeyman 2, Paul Shapiro in Saving Grace, Ryan Stephenson in Bones, Jeff Ellis in Without a Trace, Seiji Amasawa in the English dub of Whisper of the Heart, and Kevin Mather in The Deep End episode "An Innocent Man". In March 2012, it was announced that Gallagher would be co-starring with Jake Weber in Scared of the Dark, directed by Takashi Shimizu.{{cite web |date=March 16, 2012 |title=David Gallagher to Star in Takashi Shimizu's Scared of the Dark |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=88099 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724033929/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=88099 |archive-date=July 24, 2012 |access-date=August 23, 2012 |work=ComingSoon.net}}{{cite web |last=Turek |first=Ryan |date=March 16, 2012 |title=Scared of the Dark |url=http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/166267-exclusive-david-gallagher-to-star-in-takashi-shimizus-scared-of-the-dark |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517184654/http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/166267-exclusive-david-gallagher-to-star-in-takashi-shimizus-scared-of-the-dark |archive-date=May 17, 2012 |access-date=August 23, 2012 |work=Shock Till You Drop}} Since 2002, Gallagher has been the voice of Riku in the video game series Kingdom Hearts.
In April 2024, it was announced that Gallagher and his former co-stars, Beverley Mitchell and Mackenzie Rosman, would co-host the 7th Heaven rewatch podcast Catching up with the Camdens!.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/beverley-mitchell-david-gallagher-and-mackenzie-rosman-debut-7th-heaven-podcast-exclusive-8637330|title=Beverley Mitchell, David Gallagher and Mackenzie Rosman Take Fans to 7th Heaven with New Rewatch Podcast (Exclusive)|work=People.com|first=Esther|last=Kang|date=April 23, 2024|accessdate=May 29, 2024}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes |
|---|
| 1993
|Michael "Mikey" Ubriacco | |
| rowspan=2|1996
|Bermuda Triangle |Sam | |
| Phenomenon
|Albert "Al" Pennamin | |
| 1998
|Video |
| 2001
|David | |
| 2003
|Scott McKenna | |
| 2005
|Brian | |
| 2006
|Seiji Amasawa (voice) |Disney English dub |
| rowspan=3|2007
|{{sortname|The|Picture of Dorian Gray}} |Dorian Gray |Also co-producer |
| Freakin' Zombies, Man!
|Duke |Video short |
| Boogeyman 2
|Mark Sexton | |
| rowspan=2|2011
|Donny | |
| Trophy Kids
|Reid Davis | |
| 2013
|Adam | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes |
|---|
| 1995
|Stevie Pomeroy |rowspan=2|Television film |
| 1996
|Zack Marshall |
| 1996–2006
|Simon Camden |Main role; seasons 1-7 & 10, recurring; seasons 8 & 9 |
| rowspan=2|1997
|Kevin Harper |Television film |
| Walker, Texas Ranger
|Chad Morgan |Episode: "Brainchild" |
| 1999–2002
|Oliver Van Rossum (voice) |10 episodes |
| 1999
|Ben (voice) |
| 2000
|The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior |Marty Markham |Television film |
| 2006–2009
|Buck Winters |3 episodes |
| 2007
|Rick Bates |Episode: "Dangerous Son" |
| rowspan=3|2008
|Paul Shapiro |Episode: "A Survivor Lives Here" |
| Bones
|Ryan Stephenson |Episode: "The He in the She" |
| Without a Trace
|Jeff Ellis |Episode: "Push Comes to Shove" |
| 2009
|Zan |Episode: "Idol" |
| 2010
|Kevin Mather |Episode: "An Innocent Man" |
| 2011
|Ray Sutton |2 episodes |
| rowspan=3|2012
|Matt Moore |Episode: "The Wheels on the Bus" |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
|Adam Kemp |Episode: "Tressed To Kill" |
| CSI: NY
|Marty Bosch |Episode: "Clean Sweep" |
| 2013
|Jeremy Silverman | |
| 2014
|Lyle Soames |rowspan=2|Television film |
| 2017
|Born and Missing |Brian |
| 2020
|Sawyer |Episode: "Bad Cop" |
=Video games=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role |
|---|
| 2002
|Riku |
| 2002 |
| 2004
|Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories |Riku |
| 2006 |
| 2007 |
| 2008 |
| 2009 |
| 2010 |
| 2011 |
| 2012 |
| 2013 |
| 2014 |
| 2017 |
| 2019 |
| 2020 |
Awards and nominations
=Award=
- 2003: Teen Choice Awards 2003: Choice TV Actor: Action/Drama.
=Nominations=
- 1994: Young Artist Awards 1992-1993: Best Youth Actor Under 10 in a Motion Picture.
- 1997: Young Artist Awards 1995-1996: Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Young Actor.
- 1998: Young Artist Awards 1996-1997: Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Leading Young Actor.
- 1999: Young Artist Awards 1997-1998: Best Performance in a TV Series: Young Ensemble.
- 2002: Young Artist Awards 2000-2001: Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Leading Young Actor.
- 2004: Teen Choice Awards 2004: Choice TV Actor: Action/Drama.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0302356|name=David Gallagher}}
{{7th Heaven}}
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Category:Chaminade College Preparatory School (California) alumni
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Category:Male actors from New York City
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