Cameron Riley Monaghan (born August 16, 1993) 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 began his career as a
child model at the age of three and as a child actor at the age of
seven.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.
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 began his career as a
child model at the age of three and as a child actor at the age of
seven.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.
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