David Gallagher

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David Gallagher
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Gallagher in 2007
Born (1985-02-09) February 9, 1985 (age 39)
New York City, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
Years active1987–present
Children1

David Lee Gallagher (born February 9, 1985) [1] 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.

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Early life

Gallagher was born in New York City to Elena Gallagher [2] (née Lopez) and Darren James Gallagher.[ citation needed ] After they separated when he was a baby, his mother remarried Vincent Casey. [2] [3] Gallagher is of Cuban descent on his mother's side and Irish descent on his father's side. [3] He has four younger siblings, two brothers and two sisters. [4] After his brother Killian was diagnosed with autism at the age of three, he became a supporter and spokesperson for Autism Speaks. [3] [4]

He graduated from Chaminade College Preparatory School (California) in 2003 [5] and enrolled at the University of Southern California, where he majored in film and television studies, graduating in May 2007. [5]

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 .

He 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, he 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, [6] and became the highest-rated show on The WB. [7]

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 unexpectedly picked up the show 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. [8] [9] 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!. [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Look Who's Talking Now Michael "Mikey" Ubriacco
1996Bermuda TriangleSam
Phenomenon Albert "Al" Pennamin
1998 Richie Rich's Christmas Wish Richie Rich Video
2001 Little Secrets David
2003 Kart Racer Scott McKenna
2005 The Quiet Brian
2006 Whisper of the Heart Seiji Amasawa (voice) Disney English dub
Sunday MorningVideo
2007 The Picture of Dorian Gray Dorian GrayAlso co-producer
Freakin' Zombies, Man!DukeVideo short
Boogeyman 2 Mark Sexton
2011 Super 8 Donny
Trophy Kids Reid Davis
2013 Scared of the Dark Adam

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 It Was Him or Us Stevie PomeroyTelevision film
1996 Summer of Fear Zack Marshall
1996–2006 7th Heaven Simon CamdenMain role; seasons 1-7 & 10, recurring; seasons 8 & 9
1997 Angels in the Endzone Kevin HarperTelevision film
Walker, Texas Ranger Chad MorganEpisode: "Brainchild"
1999–2002 Rocket Power Oliver Van Rossum (voice)10 episodes
1999 The Wild Thornberrys Ben (voice)2 episodes [11]
2000 The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior Marty MarkhamTelevision film
2006–2009 Numb3rs Buck Winters3 episodes
2007 CSI: Miami Rick BatesEpisode: "Dangerous Son"
2008 Saving Grace Paul ShapiroEpisode: "A Survivor Lives Here"
Bones Ryan StephensonEpisode: "The He in the She"
Without a Trace Jeff EllisEpisode: "Push Comes to Shove"
2009 Smallville Zan Episode: "Idol"
2010BetwixtTelevision film
The Deep End Kevin MatherEpisode: "An Innocent Man"
2011 The Vampire Diaries Ray Sutton2 episodes
2012 Criminal Minds Matt MooreEpisode: "The Wheels on the Bus"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Adam KempEpisode: "Tressed To Kill"
CSI: NY Marty BoschEpisode: "Clean Sweep"
2013 Second Generation Wayans Jeremy Silverman
2014 In Your Eyes Lyle SoamesTelevision film
2017Born and MissingBrian
2020 S.W.A.T. SawyerEpisode: "Bad Cop"

Video games

YearTitleRole
2002 Kingdom Hearts Riku [11]
2002 Rocket Power: Beach Bandits Oliver Van Rossum [11]
2004 Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories Riku
Riku Replica (archive audio)
2006 Kingdom Hearts II Riku [11]
2007 Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix
2008 Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories Riku
Riku Replica [11]
2009 Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Riku [11]
2010 Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
2011 Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
2012 Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
2013 Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix Riku
Riku Replica (new and archived footage) [11]
2014 Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix Riku [11]
2017 Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage
2019 Kingdom Hearts III Riku
Riku Replica [11]
2020 Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory Riku [11]

Awards and nominations

Award

Nominations

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  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "David Gallagher (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 14, 2021. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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