Cameron Monaghan

Cameron Monaghan

Cameron Riley Monaghan is an American actor and model. He is known for his role as Ian Gallagher on the Showtime comedy-drama series Shameless and as twins Jerome and Jeremiah Valeska on the DC Comics-based TV series Gotham. He also portrayed Cal Kestis in the action-adventure game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.

About Cameron Monaghan in brief

Summary Cameron MonaghanCameron Riley Monaghan is an American actor and model. He is 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. Monaghan was born in Santa Monica, California, the only child of Diane Monaghan, an insurance claims specialist and single mother. 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.

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. In 2011, he guest-starred as Nick Peyton, a teenage boy accused of murdering his Marine father, on NCIS. In 2012, he appeared as Eddie Sandow, a 19-year-old father who creates a hostage situation after his father is accused of sexual assault.