Editing David Gallagher (section)

==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 (TV series)|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 (film)|Phenomenon]]'' as Al Pennamin. Later that year, he was cast as Simon Camden in ''[[7th Heaven (TV series)|7th Heaven]]'', which aired for eleven seasons, making it the longest-running family drama on television,<ref>{{cite journal |first=Marisa |last=Meltzer |url=http://www.slate.com/id/2141151/ |title=7th Heaven goes to heaven |journal=[[Slate (magazine)|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}}</ref> and became the highest-rated series on [[The WB]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

During hiatuses from filming, he appeared in several films, including the direct-to-video ''[[Richie Rich's Christmas Wish]]'' and ''[[Little Secrets (2001 film)|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 ''[[Numbers (TV series)|Numb3rs]]'', a murder suspect in the ''[[CSI: Miami]]'' episode "Dangerous Son", Mark in ''[[Boogeyman 2]]'', Paul Shapiro in'' [[Saving Grace (American TV series)|Saving Grace]]'', Ryan Stephenson in ''[[Bones (TV series)|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 (2010 TV series)|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]].<ref name="ComingSoon2">{{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]]}}</ref><ref name="ShockTillYouDrop2">{{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]]}}</ref> Since 2002, Gallagher has been the voice of [[Riku (Kingdom Hearts)|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!''.<ref>{{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}}</ref>