Kyle Gallner
{{short description|American actor (born 1986)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kyle Gallner
| image = Kyle Gallner 2015.jpg
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| caption = Gallner in 2015
| birthname = Kyle Steven Gallner
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1986|10|22}}
| birth_place = {{nowrap|West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.}}
| othername =
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2000–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Tara Ferguson|2015}}
| children = 2
| website =
}}
Kyle Steven Gallner (born October 22, 1986) is an American actor. He began acting in 2000, earning recognition for playing Bart Allen in the superhero series Smallville (2004–2009), Cassidy "Beaver" Casablancas in the mystery drama series Veronica Mars (2005–2006), and Reed Garrett in the police drama series CSI: NY (2006–2010).
Gallner was established as a scream king in the 2010s, starring in the horror films The Haunting in Connecticut, Jennifer's Body (both 2009), the Nightmare on Elm Street remake (2010), Red State (2011), Scream (2022), and the Smile franchise (2022–2024). His other films include Dear White People, American Sniper (both 2014), Dinner In America (2020), The Passenger, and Strange Darling (both 2023).
Early life
Gallner was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, to Larry and Mary Jane Gallner. He has three siblings: one older sister, one younger brother, and a younger sister. Gallner attended West Chester East High School. He started his career by following his sister along to one of her auditions.{{cite web |url=http://www.neptunepirateradio.com/transcripts/9.html |title=Kyle Gallner Interview |work=NeptunePirates.com |access-date=April 4, 2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423170743/http://www.neptunepirateradio.com/transcripts/9.html |archive-date=April 23, 2007 }} His father's family is composed of Russian Jewish immigrants.{{cite web|url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1996-05-29/news/9605290127_1_pompano-beach-mrs-anderson-lauderdale/2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925121207/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1996-05-29/news/9605290127_1_pompano-beach-mrs-anderson-lauderdale/2|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 25, 2015|title=Paid Obituaries|access-date=July 27, 2018}} At age four, Gallner underwent open-heart surgery.{{cite web|work=Tribute.ca|url=https://www.tribute.ca/people/biography/kyle-gallner/31661/|title=Kyle Gallner biography|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240825231432/https://www.tribute.ca/people/biography/kyle-gallner/31661/|archive-date=August 25, 2024}}
Career
File:Kyle Gallner at WonderCon 2010 3.JPG
He proceeded to guest star on popular shows such as Judging Amy and Close to Home. Gallner joined the cast of Veronica Mars as Cassidy Casablancas toward the end of the show's first season, in May 2005, before becoming a season regular during the show's second season. After playing Bart Allen in the Smallville episode "Run", Gallner reprised the role on the January 18, 2007, episode "Justice"{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/Ask-Ausiello/smallville/060927-39 |title=Ausiello on Smallville |work=TVGuide.com |access-date=September 27, 2006}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} and the season eight finale. He also guest starred on Cold Case as a teenaged gunman in the episode "Rampage", and appeared in the independent film Sublime. He also guest starred in an episode of Bones as Jeremy Farrell, the suspected murderer of a child beauty-pageant contestant. In 2007, he guest starred in an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit titled "Impulsive" as a high school student who accuses his teacher of statutory rape,{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/Ask-Ausiello/law-order-special/070627-10 |title=Ausiello on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Melissa Joan Hart and Kyle Gallner |work=TV Guide |access-date=June 27, 2007 |archive-date=June 24, 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090624164450/http://www.tvguide.com/Ask-Ausiello/law-order-special/070627-10 |url-status=live }} as well as the only survivor of a family slaughter—which initially rendered him the prime suspect—on "Homewrecker", the season 3 premiere episode of The Closer. He also played the lead role in the horror film The Haunting in Connecticut, playing a cancer patient who is tormented by evil spirits.
He appeared in the independent film Cherry, filmed on the campuses of Kalamazoo College and Western Michigan University, along with several locations in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan.{{cite web|url=http://www.mlive.com/kzgazette/news/index.ssf/2008/10/movie_mayhem_invades_kalamazoo.html |title=Movie mayhem invades Kalamazoo College as shooting begins for independent film Cherry |work=mlive.com |access-date=October 22, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090626181223/http://www.mlive.com/kzgazette/news/index.ssf/2008/10/movie_mayhem_invades_kalamazoo.html |archive-date=June 26, 2009 }} He plays Aaron, an Ivy-League freshman who falls for an older woman while becoming the object of affection for the woman's young daughter. Gallner played Quentin in the 2010 reboot of A Nightmare on Elm Street; his character is the love interest of main character Nancy.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20012|title=BDTV: Video Interview with 'Elm Street' Stars Thomas Dekker, Rooney Mara, and Kyle Gallner! - Bloody Disgusting|website=www.bloody-disgusting.com|date=April 29, 2010 |access-date=July 27, 2018}} Gallner played the brother of Aaron Paul's character in the 2012 film Smashed. Gallner played Zach in one episode in the fourth season of AMC's The Walking Dead. It was initially reported that he would be a recurring character, but his character was killed off instead.{{cite web|url=https://screencrush.com/the-walking-dead-season-4-spoilers-governor-threat-cast|title='The Walking Dead' Season 4: Governor Arc Revealed, New Threat and 'Veronica Mars' Vet!|website=ScreenCrush|date=August 6, 2013|access-date=July 27, 2018|archive-date=June 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618052351/http://screencrush.com/the-walking-dead-season-4-spoilers-governor-threat-cast/|url-status=live}} In 2013, Gallner co-founded the independent production company Minutehand Pictures along with Oliver Thompson and Bay Dariz. The trio produced the feature film Welcome to Happiness, in which Gallner portrays Woody Ward, a children's book author with a secret door in his closet.{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/news/nick-offerman-joins-kyle-gallner-olivia-thirlby-welcome-155900163.html|title=Nick Offerman Joins Kyle Gallner, Olivia Thirlby in 'Welcome to Happiness'|date=June 27, 2014|access-date=July 27, 2018|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006105258/https://movies.yahoo.com/news/nick-offerman-joins-kyle-gallner-olivia-thirlby-welcome-155900163.html|url-status=live}} In 2014, Gallner played the role of Kurt, the antagonist to lead character Sam, in the independent film Dear White People.[http://www.myfanbase.de/veronica-mars/interviews/?pid=18259 "Interview with Kyle Gallner"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009142443/http://www.myfanbase.de/veronica-mars/interviews/?pid=18259 |date=October 9, 2016 }}. myFanbase. Retrieved February 21, 2014. That same year, he acted in Clint Eastwood's war film American Sniper.{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/dear-white-people-star-kyle-gallner-joins-bradley-cooper-american-sniper-exclusive/|title=Dear White People Star Kyle Gallner Joins Bradley Cooper in American Sniper (Exclusive)|date=March 26, 2014|first=Jeff|last=Sneider|website=TheWrap|access-date=February 8, 2025|archive-date=November 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127172944/https://www.thewrap.com/dear-white-people-star-kyle-gallner-joins-bradley-cooper-american-sniper-exclusive/|url-status=live}}
Gallner had roles in several independent films throughout the 2010s and 2020s. He starred in the critically acclaimed comedy Dinner in America, which premiered at Sundance in 2020 and earned him praise for his performance.{{cite Rotten Tomatoes|type=m|id=dinner_in_america|title={{PAGENAMEBASE}}|access-date=February 8, 2025}} The film struggled to find an initial audience but developed a cult following in 2024 after it gained popularity on TikTok.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/05/movies/dinner-in-america-theatrical-run.html|url-access=limited|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241105125926/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/05/movies/dinner-in-america-theatrical-run.html|archive-date=November 5, 2024|url-status=live|title=For Dinner in America, a Surprise Theatrical Run Is Dessert|date=November 5, 2024|first=Mariella|last=Rudi|website=The New York Times|access-date=February 8, 2025}} In 2022, he starred as Vince Schneider in the fifth Scream film, directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/love-victors-mason-gooding-dylan-minnette-scream-movie-1234574582/|title=Mason Gooding And Dylan Minnette Join Ensemble Of New 'Scream' Movie|last=Kroll|first=Justin|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=September 10, 2020|access-date=September 10, 2020|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101014028/https://deadline.com/2020/09/love-victors-mason-gooding-dylan-minnette-scream-movie-1234574582/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3629595/scream-5-slashing-theaters-january-14-2022/|title=Relaunch of 'Scream' Slashing Into Theaters on January 14, 2022!|last=Miska|first=Brad|work=BloodyDisgusting|date=August 28, 2020|access-date=September 10, 2020|archive-date=September 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903041754/https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3629595/scream-5-slashing-theaters-january-14-2022/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/paramount-and-spyglass-scream-1234648119/|title=New Scream Movie From Spyglass Media Will Be Released by Paramount (EXCLUSIVE)|last=Kroll|first=Justin|work=Variety|date=June 24, 2020|access-date=September 10, 2020|archive-date=June 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624205349/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/paramount-and-spyglass-scream-1234648119/|url-status=live}} He also had a significant role in horror film Smile, for which he reprised his part for a sequel in 2024.{{Cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Umberto |date=January 11, 2024 |title=Rosemarie DeWitt and Kyle Gallner Round Out Untitled Smile Sequel Cast Exclusive |url=https://www.thewrap.com/rosemarie-dewitt-and-kyle-gallner-round-out-untitled-smile-sequel-cast-exclusive/ |access-date=February 8, 2025 |website=TheWrap|archive-date=January 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111185257/https://www.thewrap.com/rosemarie-dewitt-and-kyle-gallner-round-out-untitled-smile-sequel-cast-exclusive/ |url-status=live }} In 2023, he led the thrillers Mother, May I?, The Passenger, and Strange Darling. For his participation in the horror genre, he has been labeled a scream king.{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/kyle-gallner-horror-movies/|title=From Scream to Smile, Kyle Gallner Is Our Modern Scream King|date=September 1, 2024|first=Shawn|last=Van Horn|website=Collider|access-date=February 8, 2025|archive-date=August 10, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240810002004/https://collider.com/kyle-gallner-horror-movies/|url-status=live}} In the upcoming film Carolina Caroline, he will be reunited with Dinner in America director Adam Carter Rehmeier.{{Cite web |last=Wiseman |first=Andreas |date=September 11, 2024 |title=Samara Weaving, Kyle Gallner, Kyra Sedgwick & Jon Gries Leading Romantic Crime-Thriller Carolina Caroline With Filming Underway |url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/samara-weaving-kyle-gallner-kyra-sedgwick-carolina-caroline-movie-1236084748/ |access-date=February 8, 2025 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}
Personal life
Gallner married Tara Ferguson on December 12, 2015. They have two sons.{{cite web |last=Kimble |first=Lindsay |date=December 13, 2015 |title=Veronica Mars' Kyle Gallner Marries Mother of His Children in Outdoor Wedding |url=http://www.people.com/article/kyle-gallner-marries-mother-of-his-children |access-date=April 28, 2016 |work=People |archive-date=August 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813062549/http://www.people.com/article/kyle-gallner-marries-mother-of-his-children |url-status=live }}
Filmography
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=Film=
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! class="unsortable" | Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2000
| Raleigh | Episode: "Young Men and Fire..." |
| 2002; 2007
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 2 episodes |
| 2003
| Josh | Episode: "Virtual Reality" |
| 2004
| data-sort-value="District, The" | The District | Brian Johnson | Episode: "Something Borrowed and Something Bruised" |
| 2004; 2007; 2009
| 3 episodes |
| rowspan="3" | 2005
| BJ Bongaro | 2 episodes |
| Judging Amy
| Zachary Pettit | Episode: "The Long Run" |
| Skater Boys
| Sean Davis | Episode: "Sundown" |
| 2005–2006 |
| rowspan="4" |2006
| Bones | Jeremy Farrell | Episode: "The Girl with the Curl" |
| Close to Home
| Jacob Towers | Episode: "The Good Doctor" |
| Cold Case
| Cameron Coulter | Episode: "Rampage" |
| Four Kings
| Spencer | Episode: "Upper West Side Story" |
| 2006–2007
| Big Love | Jason Embry |
| 2006–2010
| CSI: NY |
| rowspan="2" |2007
| data-sort-value="Closer, The" | The Closer | Eric Wallace | Episode: "Homewrecker" |
| Medium
| Young Stephen | Episode: "The Boy Next Door" |
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| Life | Zak Sutter | Episode: "Black Friday" |
| data-sort-value="Shield, The" | The Shield
| Lloyd Denton | Recurring role (season 7) |
| 2010
| Xander | Episode: "Saint Sarah" |
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| James Heathridge | Episode: "Heathridge Manor" |
| Jan
| Robbie | Main role |
| 2013
| data-sort-value="Walking Dead, The" | The Walking Dead | Zach | Episode: "30 Days Without an Accident" |
| 2014
| Himself |Main role |
| 2016–2017
| Hasil Farrell |Main role |
| 2020
| Eric Fisher |Main role |
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|973177}}
- [http://www.fearnet.com/videos/b16192_haunting_in_connecticut_ndash.html Kyle Gallner on A Haunting in Connecticut at FEARnet]
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