Editing David Gallagher

{{short description|American actor and model (born 1985)}}
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|birth_place= New York City, U.S.
|occupation={{hlist|Actor|model}}
|years_active=1987–present
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'''David Lee Gallagher''' (born February 9, 1985)<ref>{{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]]}}</ref> is an American actor and former model. He began his career as a [[child actor]] and [[child model|model]] at the age of two, and is known for his roles as Mikey Ubriacco in ''[[Look Who's Talking Now!|Look Who's Talking Now]]'', Simon Camden in ''[[7th Heaven (TV series)|7th Heaven]]'', Kevin Harper in ''[[Angels in the Endzone]]'', [[Richie Rich (comics)|Richie Rich]] in ''[[Richie Rich's Christmas Wish]]'', and [[Riku (Kingdom Hearts)|Riku]] in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]''  series. Throughout his career, he has been a five-time [[Young Artist Award]] nominee and [[Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Award]] winner.

==Early life==
Gallagher was born in New York City to Elena Gallagher<ref name=autogenerated1>{{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 }}</ref> (née Lopez) and Darren James Gallagher.{{cn|date=May 2024}} After they separated when he was a baby, his mother remarried Vincent Casey.<ref name=autogenerated1/><ref name=autogenerated2>{{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}}</ref> Gallagher is of Cuban descent on his mother's side and Irish descent on his father's side.<ref name=autogenerated2/> He has four younger siblings, two brothers and two sisters.<ref name=":0">{{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.}}</ref> After his brother Killian was diagnosed with [[autism]] at the age of three, he became a supporter and spokesperson for [[Autism Speaks]].<ref name=autogenerated2/><ref name=":0" />

He graduated from [[Chaminade College Preparatory School (California)]] in 2003<ref name=autogenerated3>{{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]]}}</ref> and enrolled at the [[University of Southern California]], where he majored in film and television studies, graduating in May 2007.<ref name=autogenerated3/>

==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> 

==Filmography==
===Film===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
|1993
|''[[Look Who's Talking Now]]''
|Michael "Mikey" Ubriacco
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1996
|''Bermuda Triangle''
|Sam
|
|-
|''[[Phenomenon (film)|Phenomenon]]''
|Albert "Al" Pennamin
|
|-
|1998
|''[[Richie Rich's Christmas Wish]]''
|[[Richie Rich (character)|Richie Rich]]
|Video
|-
|2001
|''[[Little Secrets (2001 film)|Little Secrets]]''
|David
|
|-
|2003
|''[[Kart Racer]]''
|Scott McKenna
|
|-
|2005
|''[[The Quiet]]''
|Brian
|
|-
|2006
|''[[Whisper of the Heart]]''
|Seiji Amasawa (voice)
|[[Disney]] English dub<ref name="btva2" />
|-
|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
|''[[Super 8 (2011 film)|Super 8]]''
|Donny
|
|-
|''[[Trophy Kids (2011 film)|Trophy Kids]]''
|Reid Davis
|
|-
|2013
|''[[Scared of the Dark]]''
|Adam
|
|}

===Television===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
|1995
|''[[It Was Him or Us]]''
|Stevie Pomeroy
|rowspan=2|Television film
|-
|1996
|''[[Summer of Fear (1996 film)|Summer of Fear]]''
|Zack Marshall
|-
|1996–2006
|''[[7th Heaven (TV series)|7th Heaven]]''
|Simon Camden
|Main role; seasons 1-7 & 10, recurring; seasons 8 & 9 
|-
|rowspan=2|1997
|''[[Angels in the Endzone]]''
|Kevin Harper
|Television film
|-
|''[[Walker, Texas Ranger]]''
|Chad Morgan
|Episode: "Brainchild"
|-
|1999–2002
|''[[Rocket Power]]''
|Oliver Van Rossum (voice)
|10 episodes
|-
|1999
|''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]''
|Ben (voice)
|2 episodes<ref name="btva2">{{cite web |title=David Gallagher (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/David-Gallagher/ |access-date=July 14, 2021 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} 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.</ref>
|-
|2000
|''[[The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior]]''
|Marty Markham
|Television film
|-
|2006–2009
|''[[Numbers (TV series)|Numb3rs]]''
|Buck Winters
|3 episodes
|-
|2007
|''[[CSI: Miami]]''
|Rick Bates
|Episode: "Dangerous Son"
|-
|rowspan=3|2008
|''[[Saving Grace (American TV series)|Saving Grace]]''
|Paul Shapiro
|Episode: "A Survivor Lives Here"
|-
|''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]''
|Ryan Stephenson
|Episode: "The He in the She"
|-
|''[[Without a Trace]]''
|Jeff Ellis
|Episode: "Push Comes to Shove"
|-
|2009
|''[[Smallville]]''
|[[Wonder Twins|Zan]]
|Episode: "Idol"
|-
|2010
|''[[The Deep End (2010 TV series)|The Deep End]]''
|Kevin Mather
|Episode: "An Innocent Man"
|-
|2011
|''[[The Vampire Diaries]]''
|Ray Sutton
|2 episodes
|-
|rowspan=3|2012
|''[[Criminal Minds]]''
|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
|''[[Second Generation Wayans]]''
|Jeremy Silverman
|
|-
|2014
|''[[In Your Eyes (2014 film)|In Your Eyes]]''
|Lyle Soames
|rowspan=2|Television film
|-
|2017
|''Born and Missing''
|Brian
|-
|2020
|''[[S.W.A.T. (2017 TV series)|S.W.A.T.]]''
|Sawyer
|Episode: "Bad Cop"
|}

===Video games===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
|-
|2002
|''[[Kingdom Hearts (video game)|Kingdom Hearts]]''
|[[Riku (Kingdom Hearts)|Riku]]<ref name="btva2" />
|-
|2002
|''[[Rocket Power: Beach Bandits]]''
|Oliver Van Rossum<ref name="btva2" />
|-
|2004
|''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]''
|Riku<br/>[[Riku Replica]] (archive audio)
|-
|2006
|''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''
|rowspan=2|Riku<ref name="btva2" />
|-
|2007
|''[[Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix]]''
|-
|2008
|''[[Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories]]''
|Riku<br/>Riku Replica<ref name="btva2" />
|-
|2009
|''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]''
| rowspan="4" |Riku<ref name="btva2" />
|-
|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<br/>Riku Replica (new and archived footage)<ref name="btva2" />
|-
|2014
|''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix]]''
|rowspan=2|Riku<ref name="btva2" />
|-
|2017
|''[[Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue#Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage|Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage]]''
|-
|2019
|''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''
|Riku<br/>Riku Replica<ref name="btva2" />
|-
|2020
|''[[Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory]]''
|Riku<ref name="btva2" />
|}

==Awards and nominations==
===Award===
*2003: ''[[Teen Choice Awards]]'' 2003: Choice TV Actor: Action/Drama.

===Nominations===
*1994: ''[[Young Artist Award]]s'' 1992-1993: Best Youth Actor Under 10 in a Motion Picture.
*1997: ''[[Young Artist Award]]s'' 1995-1996: Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Young Actor.
*1998: ''[[Young Artist Award]]s'' 1996-1997: Best Performance in a TV Drama Series: Leading Young Actor.
*1999: ''[[Young Artist Award]]s'' 1997-1998: Best Performance in a TV Series: Young Ensemble.
*2002: ''[[Young Artist Award]]s'' 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}}

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