Cameron Monaghan

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**Cameron Riley Monaghan** (born August 16, 1993) is an American actor and model. He is best known for his role as Ian Gallagher on the Showtime comedy-drama series *Shameless* and as twins Jerome and Jeremiah Valeska, who serve as origins for the Joker, on the DC Comics-based TV series *Gotham.* He also portrayed Cal Kestis in the action-adventure game *Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order*.

## Early life

Monaghan was born in Santa Monica, California, the only child of Diane Monaghan, an insurance claims specialist and single mother. He and his mother relocated to Boca Raton, Florida, shortly after his birth. Recognizing that Monaghan was an exceptionally outgoing child, his mother sent his picture to modeling agencies when he was three. He appeared on the cover of his first catalogue at the age of five and appeared in his first regional commercial at seven.

He attended Addison Mizner Elementary School and began to develop his acting skills by appearing in the Little Palm Children's Theatre's productions of *Stuart Little*, *Winnie-the-Pooh*, and *The Pumpkin King* (a theatrical adaptation of *The Nightmare Before Christmas*), as well as appearing as Alex in the small independent film *The Wishing Stone*, which was filmed in the Lake Worth, Florida area.

## Career

### Early career

Monaghan first came to national attention in 2003 for his role as Winthrop Paroo opposite Kristin Chenoweth and Matthew Broderick in the ABC television adaptation of *The Music Man*. When recounting the decision to cast the 9-year-old Monaghan, director and executive-producer Jeff Bleckner explained, "There are some people, when you put them up on film, they sort of pop off the screen at you. That's how it was with Cameron. From the second we saw him, he was it. We were looking for anybody who had that wonderful appeal. And Cameron had it."

In 2004, Monaghan began a recurring role as Chad, one of Dewey's classmates on the Fox comedy series *Malcolm in the Middle*, which earned him the Young Artist Award as Best Young Television Actor in a Recurring Role. The following year, he began a recurring role as Palmer Noid on the Nickelodeon situation comedy *Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide*. Subsequent guest-starring television roles followed, including appearances on *Criminal Minds*, *Numbers*, *The Mentalist*, *Monk*, *Three Rivers*, *Fringe*, *The Glades*, and *Terriers*.

In 2005, Monaghan transitioned to theatrical film roles, appearing as Timmy in the independent western *Brothers in Arms*. The following year, he appeared as Kevin O'Doyle, the bothersome next-door neighbor to Adam Sandler in the fantasy comedy *Click*. A series of subsequent feature film roles followed, including appearances in *The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause*, *Dog Gone*, *Safe Harbor* and *Another Harvest Moon*, as well as portraying the boy detective Bob Andrews in the *Three Investigators* film series.

### *Shameless*

*Main article: Ian Gallagher*
In April 2010, Monaghan was cast as an ensemble cast member on the Showtime comedy-drama series *Shameless*. On the series, which premiered in January 2011, Monaghan portrays Ian Gallagher, the gay bipolar teenage son of a large dysfunctional Chicago family. Sarah Hughes of *The Independent* commended Monaghan's portrayal for providing "one of the more nuanced depictions of a gay teenager to be seen on US TV." Matthew Gilbert of *The Boston Globe* described Monaghan's performance as "extraordinary." And the gay-interest media outlet AfterElton.com cited Monaghan's portrayal of Ian in naming him to its list of "2011's Break-Out TV Actors". In February 2014, Showtime announced it had renewed the series for a fifth season, scheduled to begin airing in 2015. For his work in the fifth season, Monaghan received a Critic's Choice Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. The seventh season began airing in October 2016. The eighth season, consisting of 12 episodes, went into production in May 2017; it premiered on November 5, 2017.Template:Citation needed The series was renewed for a ninth season which premiered on September 9, 2018. Monaghan announced via Instagram that he would be leaving the series following the sixth episode of the ninth season. However, Cameron returned for the tenth season which premiered in late 2019.

### 2011 to present

Monaghan appears in a variety of episodic television roles. In 2011, he guest-starred as Nick Peyton, a teenage boy accused of murdering his Marine father, on the CBS crime series *NCIS*. That same year he appeared as Jonathan McKenna on the TNT mystery series *Rizzoli & Isles*. In 2012, he guest-starred as Eddie Sandow, a 19-year-old who creates a hostage situation after his father is accused of sexual assault, on the NBC crime series *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit*.

Monaghan also appears in a variety of feature film roles. In 2011, he co-starred as high school sophomore Corey Doyle in the Disney teen drama *Prom*. In 2012, he portrayed Jake, the son of an attractive YMCA director in the sports themed comedy *2nd Serve*. In 2014, Monaghan starred as Adam McCormick, a small-town high school athlete who becomes consumed by the death of one of his classmates in the independent drama *Jamie Marks Is Dead*. That same year, he appeared as Mason Ashford, the best friend and romantic interest to Rose in the fantasy adventure film *Vampire Academy*. He also starred as Asher in the dystopian movie *The Giver*, alongside Brenton Thwaites, Odeya Rush, Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep.

From 2015 to 2019, Monaghan was featured as a recurring guest star in all five seasons of Fox's DC Comics-based television series *Gotham*. He plays the antagonistic twin brothers Jerome and Jeremiah Valeska, who both serve origin stories for the famous Batman villain The Joker.

Monaghan plays Cal Kestis, the player character in the 2019 video game *Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order*.

## Personal life

Monaghan moved to the Los Angeles area when he was approximately 10 years old.

## References

1. ↑ "Gotham's Cameron Monaghan FINALLY explains why he's not ‘The Joker’" (in en). 2018-05-14. https://metro.co.uk/2018/05/14/gotham-star-cameron-monaghan-finally-explains-cant-joker-show-renewed-fifth-final-season-7545454/.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kernicky, Kathleen (February 15, 2003). "The Music Boy". *Sun-Sentinel*. http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2003-02-15/lifestyle/0302140405\_1\_cameron-monaghan-winthrop-paroo-gifted-program. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kernicky, Kathleen (December 31, 2003). "Auld Acquaintances - Stardom Beckons". *Sun-Sentinel*. http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2003-12-31/lifestyle/0312290323\_1\_cameron-music-florida-philharmonic-orchestra. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "26th Annual Young Artist Awards". *Young Artist Awards*. Archived from the original on March 4, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080304222052/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms26.htm. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Cameron Monaghan Credits". *TV Guide*. https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/cameron-monaghan/credits/225532. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
6. ↑ Fienberg, Daniel (April 8, 2010). "Showtime makes a 'Shameless' pickup". *HitFix*. http://www.hitfix.com/articles/showtime-makes-a-shameless-pickup. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
7. ↑ Hughes, Sarah (January 10, 2011). "Meet the new Gallaghers". *The Independent*. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/meet-the-new-gallaghers-2180200.html. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
8. ↑ Gilbert, Matthew (January 7, 2011). "All of a dysfunctional family". *The Boston Globe*. https://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2011/01/07/macy\_and\_a\_touch\_of\_humor\_lift\_dysfunctional\_family\_drama\_shameless/. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
9. ↑ Reker, Art (December 22, 2011). "The Year In Television: 2011′s Break-Out TV Actors". *AfterElton.com*. http://www.thebacklot.com/the-year-in-television-2011s-break-out-tv-actors/12/2011/. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
10. ↑ "Showtime Renews *Shameless* And *House of Lies*". *Seat42F*. February 18, 2014. http://www.seat42f.com/showtime-renews-shameless-house-lies.html. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
11. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (November 8, 2017). "'Shameless' Renewed For Season 9 By Showtime". https://deadline.com/2017/11/shameless-renewed-season-9-showtime-1202204195/. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
12. ↑ Otterson, Joe (October 8, 2018). "'Shameless' Star Cameron Monaghan Announces Series Exit". *Variety*. https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/shameless-cameron-monaghan-leaving-show-1202972884/. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
13. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (January 31, 2019). "*Shameless* Renewed for Season 10 at Showtime". *The Hollywood Reporter*. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/shameless-renewed-season-10-at-showtime-1170679. Retrieved January 31, 2019. "Showtime entertainment co-president Gary Levine announced that Monaghan will indeed return for season 10."
14. ↑ Patten, Dominic (May 10, 2013). "'Vampire Academy' Adds 'Blue Bloods' Sami Gayle, 'Shameless' Cameron Monaghan & More To Cast". https://www.deadline.com/2013/05/vampire-academy-adds-blue-bloods-sami-gayle-shameless-cameron-monaghan-more-to-cast/. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Davis, Michele (February 19, 2014). "This is Me: Cameron Monaghan". *Zooey Magazine*. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140330064422/http://zooeymagazine.com/2014/02/this-is-me-cameron-monaghan/. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
16. ↑ https://collider.com/gotham-joker-cameron-monaghan-video-image/?amp
17. ↑ https://comicbook.com/2019/04/13/star-wars-jedi-fallen-order-gotham-cameron-monaghan-cal-kestis/
18. ↑ Yehuda, Anna Ben (March 13, 2014). "Q&A: Cameron Monaghan on 'Shameless;' Jamming with Jeff Bridges". *Los Angeles Confidential*. http://la-confidential-magazine.com/the-latest/people-and-parties/postings/cameron-monaghan-talks-shameless-and-the-giver. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
19. ↑ "25th Annual Young Artist Awards". *Young Artist Awards*. Archived from the original on August 8, 2011. https://www.webcitation.org/60msMQody?url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms25.htm. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
20. ↑ "27th Annual Young Artist Awards". *Young Artist Awards*. Archived from the original on July 4, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100704071111/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms27.htm. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
21. ↑ "33rd Annual Young Artist Awards". *Young Artist Awards*. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120404162133/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms33.html. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
22. ↑ Wade Rouse (May 6, 2015). "HBO and FX Lead 5th Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards Nominations". People Magazine. http://www.people.com/article/critics-choice-tv-awards-2015-nominees. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
23. ↑ Eliahou, Maya (June 9, 2016). "Teen Choice Awards 2016--Captain America: Civil War Leads Second Wave of Nominations". *E! Online*. NBC Universal. http://www.eonline.com/news/771305/teen-choice-awards-2016-captain-america-civil-war-leads-second-wave-of-nominations. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
24. ↑ Moreau, Jordan (19 June 2019). "‘Avengers: Endgame,’ ‘Riverdale,’ ‘Aladdin’ Top 2019 Teen Choice Award Nominations" (in en). https://variety.com/2019/film/news/teen-choice-awards-nominations-avengers-endgame-riverdale-1203247410/. Retrieved 19 July 2019.

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