Patrick Gallagher (actor)

{{Short description|Canadian actor (born 1968)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Patrick Gallagher

| image = Patrick Gallagher.jpg

| caption = Gallagher at the Glee premiere party in Santa Monica, California in 2009

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|02|21}}

| birth_place = New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

| nationality =

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1994–present

}}

Patrick Gallagher (born February 21, 1968) is a Canadian actor. He is most famous for his Attila the Hun role in Night at the Museum. He received a BAFTA Award for Performer in a Supporting Role nomination for his work in Ghost of Tsushima.{{cite web | url=https://www.bafta.org/games/awards/2021-nominations-winners | title=2021 BAFTA Games Awards: The Winners | date=March 2021 }}

Early life

Gallagher was born in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, and grew up in Chilliwack, British Columbia. Born to an Irish American father and a Chinese Canadian mother, Gallagher holds dual American and Canadian citizenship.{{cite news|url=http://www.pressreader.com/canada/vancouver-sun/20091124/283600986347993|title=B.C. actor Patrick Gallagher explores his dual nature with Glee|via=PressReader|work=Vancouver Sun|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|date=November 24, 2009|access-date=November 24, 2009}}{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=4t4xvxQ2RHYC&pg=PT128 |title=Don't Stop Believin': The Unofficial Guide to Glee|first1=Erin|last1=Balser|first2=Suzanne|last2=Gardner|publisher=ECW Press|location=Toronto|year=2010|isbn=978-1550229387}}

Career

Gallagher is known for his television roles as Joe Finn in Da Vinci's Inquest, the alcohol salesman in Entourage, Leon in The Line, Farhod the Fierce in Pair of Kings, and Ken Tanaka in Glee, and his film roles as Awkward Davies in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World and Gary the bartender in Sideways. He played Attila the Hun in Night at the Museum and its sequels, Chow in True Blood, Colquitt in Final Destination 3, Anderson in Severed: Forest of the Dead, and the head of security, Hugo, in the short-lived series Endgame. Gallagher made guest appearances in Battlestar Galactica, Smallville, Hawaii Five-0, Intelligence, NCIS: Los Angeles, Fuller House and Psych in addition to Hell's Kitchen as a guest for the 100th dinner service. He landed the recurring role of a prison guard on the ABC soap opera General Hospital.{{cite web|author=Soaps.com|title=GENERAL HOSPITAL COMINGS & GOINGS|url=http://soaps.sheknows.com/general-hospital/comings-and-goings/1836/patrick-gallagher-plays-a-guard-on-general-hospital|website=Soaps.com|publisher=SheKnows Media|access-date=September 17, 2017|location=United States|date=September 11, 2017}} He voiced Khotun Khan in Ghost of Tsushima.

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"|Notes

! class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

1996

| Moving Target

| Jonish Kukoc

|

| {{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/526515/moving-target#credits|title=Moving Target|work=Turner Classic Movies|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|location=Atlanta|access-date=September 17, 2017}}

1997

| Pale Saints

| Lowbrow

|

| {{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/526954/pale-saints#credits|title=Pale Saints|work=Turner Classic Movies|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|location=Atlanta|access-date=September 17, 2017}}

1999

| Apocalypse II: Revelation

| Jake Goss

|

|

2000

| Apocalypse III: Tribulation

| Jake Goss

|

|

rowspan="2" | 2001

| Apocalypse IV: Judgment

| Jake Goss

|

|

Full Disclosure

| Larry Quinn

|

|

2003

| Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

| Awkward Davies, Able Seaman

|

|

rowspan="2" | 2004

| Walking Tall

| Keith

|

|

Sideways

| Gary, The Bartender

|

|

2005

| Severed

| Anderson

|

|

rowspan="2" | 2006

| Final Destination 3

| Colquitt

|

|

Night at the Museum

| Attila The Leading Hun

|

|

2008

| Street Kings

| LAPD Captain

|

|

2009

| Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

| Attila The Leading Hun

|

|

2010

| Dancing Ninja

| Sabu

|

|

2014

| Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

| Attila The Leading Hun

|

|

2017

| Downsizing

| Drunk Guy at the Bar

|

|

rowspan="2" | 2019

| data-sort-value="Dog's Way Home, A" | A Dog's Way Home

| Teo

|

|

Captain Marvel

| Security Chief

|

|

2020

| data-sort-value="Christmas Chronicles 2, The" | The Christmas Chronicles 2

| Mass State Police Troop

|

|

2024

| data-sort-value="Tiger's Apprentice, The" | The Tiger's Apprentice

| Dog (voice)

|

|

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"|Notes

! class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

rowspan="2" | 1994

| RoboCop: The Series

| Security Guard

| Episode: "The Future of Law Enforcement: Part 1" (S 1:Ep 1 – Pilot)

|

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

| Bodyguard

| Episode: "Tournament" (S 2:Ep 9)

|

1995

| Forever Knight

| Michael

| Episode: "Sons of Belial" (S 3: Ep 11)

|

rowspan="3" | 1997

| Bad to the Bone

| Trucker

| Made-for-TV Movie directed by Bill L. Norton

| {{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/22669/more-american-graffiti#credits|title=Bad to the Bone|work=Turner Classic Movies|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|location=Atlanta|access-date=September 17, 2017}}

Earth: Final Conflict

| Prison Guard

| Episode: "Avatar" (S 1:Ep 4)

|

F/X: The Series

| Macho

| Episode: "Spanish Harlem" (S 2:Ep 9)

|

1998

| My Date with the President's Daughter

| Secret Service Agent

| Part of The Wonderful World of Disney

| {{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/471829/my-date-with-the-presidents-daughter#credits|title=My Date with the President's Daughter|work=Turner Classic Movies|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)|location=Atlanta|access-date=September 17, 2017}}

2006

| Stargate Atlantis

| Vonos

| Episode: "Inferno"

|

2007

| Masters of Horror

| Barman

| Episode: "The Black Cat"

|

2008–2009

| True Blood

| Lin Chow

| 2 episodes

|

2009–2010

| Glee

| Ken Tanaka

| Season 1
10 episodes

|

rowspan="2" | 2010

| Hawaii Five-0

| Carlos Bagoyo

| Episode: "Nalowale"

|

Entourage

| Randy

| Episode: "Tequila and Coke"

|

2011

| Suits

| Joe, The Security Guard

| Episode:"The Shelf Life"

|

2011

| Endgame

| Hugo, Head of Hotel Security

| Season 1
19 episodes

|

2012

| Psych

| Mercer

| Episode: "True Grits"

|

rowspan="2" | 2013

| Almost Human

| Tony Han

| Episode: "The Bonds"

|

Borealis

| Taq

| Television film

|

2015–2017

| iZombie

| Jeremy Chu

| Seasons 2–3

|

rowspan="2" | 2016

| Fuller House

| Chief Mulrooney

| Episode: "Secrets, Lies and Firetrucks"

|

Unclaimed

| Jeff Keeley

| Television film

|

2017–present

| General Hospital

| Prison Guard

| {{cRecurring}}

|

rowspan="2" | 2018

| Lucifer

| Barry

| Episode: "Orange Is the New Maze"

|

Dirty John

| Detective Dave Nissely

| Episode: "One Shoe"

|

2018–2019

| Siren

| Dr. Abbott

| 4 episodes

|

rowspan="6" | 2019

| Wayne

| Mr. Hernandez

| 2 episodes

|

Project Blue Book

| Randal Kavanaugh

| Episode: "Foo Fighters"

|

data-sort-value="Twilight Zone, The" | The Twilight Zone

| Jack Mongoyak

| Episode: "A Traveler"

|

American Princess

| Friar Woodruff

| 5 episodes

|

Creeped Out

| Coach Carter

| Episode: "The Takedown"

|

S.W.A.T.

| Wally

| Episode: "Track"

|

rowspan="2" | 2020

| Fortunate Son

| William Sullivan

| 8 episodes

|

Station 19

| Keller

| Episode: "I'll Be Seeing You"

|

2020–2022

| Big Sky

| Sherriff Tubb

| Recurring cast

|

2021–2023

| Joe Pickett

| Sheriff Barnum

| 15 episodes

|

2023

| Blue Eye Samurai

| Lord Daichi (voice)

| 5 episodes

|

=Video games=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Title

! Voice role

! class="unsortable"|Notes

! class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

2006

| Company of Heroes

| Unknown

|

|

2009

| Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

| Attila The Hun

|

|

2010

| Halo: Reach

| Trooper 3

|

|

2015

| Rainbow Six: Siege

| Grim

|

|

2018

| Red Dead Redemption 2

| The Local Pedestrian Population

|

|

2019

| Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint

| Mads Schultz

|

|

2020

| Ghost of Tsushima

| Khotun Khan

|

| {{cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Patrick-Gallagher/|title=Behind The Voice Actors – Patrick Gallagher|website=Behind The Voice Actors|access-date=December 1, 2020|type= A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information}}

2022

| Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons

| Minister Li, Additional Voices

|

|

References

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