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Cameron Monaghan

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  • Director
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Cameron Monaghan
A truck driver has been forced to smuggle illicit cargo to save her brother from a deadly prison gang. With FBI operatives hot on her trail, Sally's conscience is challenged when the final package turns out to be a teenage girl.
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Cameron Monaghan was born in Santa Monica, California. Cameron's debut TV role as "Winthrop Paroo" in The Music Man (2003) was originally played by Ron Howard in The Music Man (1962). Cameron began his acting career at 5 years old in commercials. At age 7, he began appearing on stage as Stuart Little in "Stuart Little" and as Piglet in "Winnie the Pooh" at Little Palm Family Theatre in Boca. His most famous roles include Ian Gallagher in "Shameless US" and Jerome and Jeremiah Valeska in "Gotham".
BornAugust 16, 1993
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BornAugust 16, 1993
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000773
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Known for

    Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Odeya Rush, and Brenton Thwaites in The Giver (2014)
    The Giver
    6.4
    • Asher
    • 2014
    Danila Kozlovskiy, Zoey Deutch, Dominic Sherwood, and Lucy Fry in Vampire Academy (2014)
    Vampire Academy
    5.4
    • Mason
    • 2014
    Adam Sandler in Click (2006)
    Click
    6.5
    • Kevin O'Doyle
    • 2006
    Gotham (2014)
    Gotham
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Jerome Valeska
    • Jeremiah Valeska

    Credits

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    Actor

    • I Passed This Way
      • Pre-production
    • Bosch: Start of Watch
      • Harry Bosch
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
    • Jared Leto in Tron: Ares (2025)
      Tron: Ares
      6.1
      • Caius
      • 2025
    • Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy (2024)
      Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Cal Kestis (voice)
      • 2025
    • Kelli Berglund in Foxbody (2024)
      Foxbody
      8.8
      Short
      • Clyde
      • 2024
    • Cameron Monaghan in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (2023)
      Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
      8.8
      Video Game
      • Cal Kestis (voice)
      • 2023
    • Morgan Freeman, Juliette Binoche, and Frank Grillo in Paradise Highway (2022)
      Paradise Highway
      5.7
      • Sterling
      • 2022
    • Matthew Modine, Stephen Lang, Dagmara Dominczyk, Michele Pawk, Cameron Monaghan, Erica Schroeder, and Emma Kenney in My Love Affair with Marriage (2022)
      My Love Affair with Marriage
      7.1
      • Sergei (voice)
      • 2022
    • Zelda Williams, Cameron Monaghan, Rivkah Reyes, Grace Van Dien, Cliff Powell, Andrew Matarazzo, Brando Crawford, Brandon Flynn, and Gavin Leatherwood in Julius Caesar Live! (2022)
      Julius Caesar Live!
      5.4
      • Julius Caesar
      • 2022
    • John Malkovich, Frank Grillo, Lilly Krug, and Cameron Monaghan in Shattered (2022)
      Shattered
      5.1
      • Chris Decker
      • 2022
    • Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth! (2021)
      Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth!
      6.5
      Short
      • Kamandi (voice)
      • 2021
    • William H. Macy, Steve Howey, Cameron Monaghan, Shanola Hampton, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, and Emma Kenney in Shameless (2011)
      Shameless
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Ian Gallagher
      • 2011–2021
    • Shameless Hall of Shame (2012)
      Shameless Hall of Shame
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Ian Gallagher
      • 2012–2021
    • Brando Crawford in Acting for a Cause (2020)
      Acting for a Cause
      4.4
      TV Series
      • Ferris Bueller
      • 2020
    • Daniel Roebuck, Debra Wilson, Cameron Monaghan, and Elizabeth Grullon in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (2019)
      Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
      8.4
      Video Game
      • Cal Kestis (voice)
      • 2019
    • Gotham (2014)
      Gotham
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Jerome Valeska
      • Jeremiah Valeska
      • 2015–2019
    • Reign of the Supermen (2019)
      Reign of the Supermen
      6.8
      Video
      • Superboy (voice)
      • 2019

    Director

    • Hello, Dad!
      • Director
      • Completed
      • Short
      • 2025
    • Kelli Berglund in Foxbody (2024)
      Foxbody
      8.8
      Short
      • Director
      • 2024

    Writer

    • Hello, Dad!
      • Writer
      • Completed
      • Short
      • 2025
    • Kelli Berglund in Foxbody (2024)
      Foxbody
      8.8
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2024

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    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
    • Born
      • August 16, 1993
      • Santa Monica, California, USA
    • Parents
      • Diane Monaghan
    • Other works
      Acted in a musical version of "Miracle on 34th Street" as Tommy Mara Jr.
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Article
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Inspired by Mark Hamill's Joker in Batman: The Animated Series (1992) and other DC animated productions for his Joker-like role as Jerome Valeska in Gotham (2014). Hamill himself praised Monaghan's performance on Twitter.
    • Quotes
      I think the gay community, just like anybody, should be represented in all forms and all types.

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