Aidan Gallagher

Aidan Gallagher (born September 18, 2003[1]) is an American actor. His first major role was portraying one of the quadruplets, Nicky Harper, in the Nickelodeon comedy television series Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn.[2]

Aidan Gallagher
Gallagher in 2018
Born (2003-09-18) September 18, 2003
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor
Years active2013–present

In 2019, Gallagher began portraying Number Five in the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy, which is his breakthrough role and has brought him widespread recognition.[3]

Career

Gallagher first appeared in a minor role in a 2013 episode of Modern Family. He was in the short film You & Me and was in the CBS television pilot Jacked Up, which was not picked up and never aired.[4][5] He then landed a major role in Nickelodeon's Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn as Nicky Harper,[6] for which he was nominated Favorite Male TV Star in the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in 2016 and 2017.[7][8] He was in the show for four seasons until it ended in 2018.[9]

In 2017, Gallagher was cast in the role of Number Five / The Boy in The Umbrella Academy, which was released in February 2019 on Netflix.[10][11]

Personal life

Gallagher is active on environmental issues, and has served as a youth advocate for a number of environmental organizations, including Waterkeeper Alliance, WildAid and Oceanic Preservation Society.[12][13] He was named UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador for North America in 2018 when he was 14, one of the youngest ever UN Goodwill Ambassador to be so-named.[14][15] Gallagher is a vegan.[13] He is of Jewish heritage.[16]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2013You & MeYoung DavidShort film

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2013Modern FamilyAlecEpisode: "The Wow Factor"; uncredited[17]
2013 Jacked Up Evan Pilot (unaired)[5][4]
2014–2018Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & DawnNickyMain role
2015Nickelodeon's Ho Ho Holiday SpecialHimselfTelevision film
2017Nickelodeon's Sizzling Summer Camp SpecialBeach GuyTelevision film; cameo
2019–presentThe Umbrella AcademyNumber Five / The BoyMain role

Music videos
Year Title Artist(s) Role
2014"We Make That Lemonade"Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn cast Nicky Harper

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2016 Young Artist Award Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Television Series Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
(shared with Casey Simpson, Lizzy Greene & Mace Coronel)		 Nominated [18]
Kids' Choice Award Favorite Male TV Star Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn Nominated [7]
2017 Nominated [8]

References
  1. See:
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    • Gallagher, Aidan (September 18, 2017). "Thank you". aidanrgallagher. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019 – via Instagram.
    • Gallagher, Aidan (September 18, 2018). "15 🎂". aidanrgallagher. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019 – via Instagram.
  2. "Nickelodeon Greenlights New Comedy from Dan Schneider, Two Other Live-Action Series". Deadline Hollywood. March 13, 2014. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  3. Holub, Christian (February 15, 2019). "Umbrella Academy actor explains how he nailed the timey-wimey weirdness of Number Five". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  4. Lezmi, Josh (March 4, 2019). "Who Plays Number 5 in 'The Umbrella Academy?'". Showbiz Cheat Sheet. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  5. "Aidan Gallagher - IMDb Biography". IMDb. Archived from the original on April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  6. Lowry, Brian (September 12, 2014). "TV Review: Nickelodeon's 'Nicky, Ricky, Dicky and Dawn'". Variety. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  7. "Kids' Choice Awards: Adele, Justin Bieber, 'Star Wars' Among Nominees". Hollywood Reporter. February 18, 2016. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  8. Perez, Lexy (February 2, 2017). "Kids' Choice Awards: Justin Timberlake, Kevin Hart Top Nominations". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  9. Otterson, Joe (November 15, 2018). "'School of Rock,' 'Nicky, Ricky, Dicky and Dawn' Canceled at Nickelodeon". Variety. Archived from the original on February 26, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  10. Otterson, Joe (November 30, 2017). "'Umbrella Academy' Netflix Series Rounds Out Cast With 'Game of Thrones' Alum, 'Hamilton' Star". Variety. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  11. Williams, Janice (February 15, 2019). "'The Umbrella Academy' Star Aidan Gallagher Says 'Comics Fans Are Going to Crazy' Over New Netflix Show". Newsweek. Archived from the original on February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  12. "Aidan Gallagher named UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador". Clean Seas. Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  13. Moore, McKenna (June 5, 2018). "Adrian Grenier and Aidan Gallagher Want You to Fight Plastic Pollution for World Environment Day". Fortune. Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  14. "Aidan Gallagher named UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador". UN Environment. June 3, 2018. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  15. Croezen, Alyssa (June 5, 2018). "Aidan Gallagher Talks New Netflix Show 'The Umbrella Academy' And World Environment Day". ET Canada. Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  16. https://www.listal.com/aidan-gallagher_ii
  17. "Aidan Gallagher". IMDb. Archived from the original on November 13, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  18. "Nominations Young Artist Awards". Young Artist Awards. March 13, 2016. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
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