Ethan Cutkosky - wikipedia Ethan Cutkosky Ethan Cutkosky Ethan Francis Cutkosky ( 1999 - 08 - 19 ) August 19, 1999 ( age 18 ) St. Charles, Illinois, United States Occupation Actor Years active 2003 -- present Height 5'6 Ethan Francis Cutkosky ( born August 19, 1999 ) is an American actor, best known for his roles as Barto in The Unborn and as Carl Gallagher on the Showtime series Shameless. Contents 1 Career 1.1 First roles and Shameless 2 Filmography 2.1 Film 2.2 Television 3 References 4 External links Career First roles and Shameless He got his first film role playing Carl in Fred Claus ( 2007 ), a Christmas comedy starring Vince Vaughn. Two years later he played Barto in the horror film The Unborn ( 2009 ), where he worked with Gary Oldman. A year later, he starred in the independent thriller Conviction ( 2010 ), with Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell. Currently, Ethan portrays Carl Gallagher, in the Showtime television series Shameless, whose protagonists are Emmy Rossum and William H. Macy. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2007 Fred Claus Carl Uncredited 2009 The Unborn Barto Conviction Neighborhood Boy Television Year Title Role Notes 2011 -- present Shameless Carl Gallagher Main cast ; 91 episodes 2013 Law & Order : Special Victims Unit Henry Mesner `` Born Psychopath '' ( Season 14, Episode 19 ) References Jump up ^ lazy day q&a IGo Live. Emma Rose Kenney. 12 : 15 - 12 : 20 minute mark, `` Yeah, his middle name 's Francis. '' September 7, 2017. Jump up ^ Gire, Dann ( January 8, 2009 ). `` Local star is born in suburban - shot horror film ' Unborn ' ''. Chicago Daily Herald. Retrieved October 28, 2015. Jump up ^ Crowder, Courtney ( April 1, 2014 ). `` Ethan Cutkosky gets room to grow in ' Shameless ' ''. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 28, 2015. Jump up ^ Heun, Dave ( January 8, 2011 ). `` St. Charles boy stars on new Showtime series ''. Chicago Daily Herald. Retrieved October 28, 2015. External links Ethan Cutkosky on IMDb ISNI : 0000 0003 6636 6278 LCCN : no2012019746 VIAF : 232455978 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ethan_Cutkosky&oldid=854563731 '' Categories : Living people 21st - century American male actors American child models American male child actors People from St. Charles, Illinois American male film actors American male television actors American male actors of Mexican descent 1999 births Hidden categories : Pages using infobox person with unknown parameters Pages to import images to Wikidata Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Català Deutsch Español Français Հայերեն Italiano Қазақша 日本 語 Português Русский Українська 中文 4 more Edit links This page was last edited on 12 August 2018, at 07 : 42 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who is the actor that plays carl on shameless
Answer: Ethan Francis Cutkosky