Cameron Monaghan Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a 2004 Young Artist Award for Best Performance by a Supporting Young Actor
• Was nominated for a 2006 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Television Series
• Won the Young Artist Award in 2005 for his role in "Malcolm in the Middle․"
• Started acting at the age of five after his mother encouraged him to join community theatre productions
• [On working in TV versus film] "It’s hard to pick a preference․ Obviously, TV is longer form, and that’s sometimes a positive, and sometimes a more challenging thing․ As an actor, you want to be able to have your character develop or transform in some way․"
• Is best known for his role as Ian Gallagher in the series "Shameless․"
• [On picking roles] "I seek a diverse spectrum of roles․․․ it’s usually a case-by-case basis where I’m judging the merit of a role by the script I’m given, and it usually has less to do with the larger framework and more to do with how the part personally appeals to me in that moment․"