• Ethan Cutkosky is an American actor born in St. Charles, Illinois, on August 19, 1999
• He currently lives in Los Angeles, California to pursue his acting career
• He is best known for his portrayal of Barto in the horror mystery film “The Unborn” in 2009, and as Carl Gallagher in the comedy drama series “Shameless” from 2011 to 2020
• He has a second degree black belt in Taekwondo, enjoys skateboarding, cycling, ice skating, photography and watching movies and TV series
• As of October 2020, his net worth is estimated to be over $1 million.
Known from movies
Short information
Date of birth | August 19, 1999 |
Fact | On the set of The Unborn (2009), he was nicknamed ‘One-Take Barto’ because he tried to do (everything in) one take. |
Who is Ethan Cutkosky?
Ethan Francis Cutkosky was born in St. Charles, Illinois USA, on August 19, 1999 – his zodiac sign is Leo and he is an American national. He’s an actor who is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Barto in the 2009 horror mystery film “The Unborn” written and directed by David S. Goyer and starring Odette Annable, Gary Oldman, Cam Gigandet and Idris Elba which became nominated for a BET Award for Best Actor – the story follows a woman who fights a ghost that wants to possess her.
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Where does he live?
Ethan currently lives in Los Angeles, California and is moving there to further his acting career.
Early life and education
He was raised as an only child in St. Charles by his father, who was a lawyer, and his mother, who was an accountant. Because Ethan spent little to no time with his mother, she started taking him to do photo ads together when he was just four years old so they could bond that way. After gaining recognition, Ethan started appearing in commercials and then invited to appear in films.
Ethan attended a local high school in St. Charles where he practiced acting, appeared in school plays and also played football, and after his matriculation in 2017, he moved to Los Angeles.
Career as an actor
Ethan made his film debut (uncredited) in 2007 when he was cast to play Carl in the family fantasy comedy “Fred Claus”, which starred Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti and Elizabeth Banks, and is about Santa’s older brother , Fred who gets paid. by Santa to come and help him at the North Pole – the film received mixed reviews.

In 2010, he portrayed The Neighborhood Boy in the biographical crime drama “Conviction” starring Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell, and is about a woman trying to become a lawyer so she can defend her brother who has been wrongly sent to prison. – the film was a hit, winning nine awards while being nominated for nine others. In 2013, Ethan guest-starred as Henry Mesner the episode “Born Psychopath” of the crime drama series “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”, and in 2017 he played the lead character Carl Gallagher in the short video clip “Vic Mensa Feat. Pusha T: OMG”.
From 2011 to 2020, Ethan played Carl Gallagher, one of the main characters in the comedy drama series “Shameless” created by Paul Abbott and John Wells and which also starred Emmy Rossum, William H. Macy and Shanola Hampton. The series follows a party-loving Chicago family, winning 15 awards while being nominated for 66 others, including two Golden Globes.
Most recently in 2020, Ethan guest starred as Young Tommy in the episode “Exactly How We Planned” of the crime drama series “Power”, while he has also been cast to play Josh in the upcoming drama “Alex/October”, which will be written and directed by Josh Hope, and also starring Rivkah Reyes and Lisa Zane.
Roles in short films and documentaries
In 2011, Ethan was cast to appear in the comedy short “Shameless: Bringing the Fun to Dysfunctional” starring Paul Abbot and Justin Chatwin, and the following year starred in another short “Juvenile Delinquents: A Shameless Actor Discussion “, who also played Emma Kenney.
In 2014, he starred in two short films, “Shameless: Season 4, Shameless Neighbors” and “Shameless: Season 4, Being Gallagher” while in 2015, he appeared in the short documentary “Shameless: Season 5 – Shameless Love”.
Two of his last appearances were in the short documentary “Shameless: Season 7 – Growing Up Shameless” in 2017, and the “Television” episode of the talk show “Celebrity Page” in 2018.
Ethan has had problems with alcohol in recent years and on November 6, 2017, he was arrested while drunk driving in Los Angeles.
Love life and relationships
Ethan becomes somewhat secretive when asked about his love life, but is known to have been in a relationship with actress and model Brielle Barbusca since 2016 – Brielle is perhaps best known for her roles in the comedy crime series “Bones”, the romantic comedy series “Modern Family” and the comedy series “The Starter Wife”.
They met when she was invited to guest star in the “Shameless” episode “#AbortionRules”, and Ethan asked her out about a week later – they have been together to this day and there are no rumors nor controversies surrounding the relationship.
It is believed that Brielle is Ethan’s first love, while some of his friends have claimed that he was in a relationship with another girl before meeting Brielle, but they broke up after about six months of dating for unknown reasons.
As of October 2020, Ethan is dating Brielle Barbusca, he is not married and has no children.
Hobbies and other interests
Ethan has been interested in martial arts since he was eight, and still is today holds a second degree black belt in Taekwondo. He started skateboarding at a very young age and has competed in many competitions, but without winning any – he also enjoys cycling and ice skating.
He is interested in photography and says he would have become a photographer if acting hadn’t worked for him.
He spends most of his spare time with his friends, usually playing sports or watching comedy videos.
Ethan is an animal lover and has several dogs and cats as pets.
In his free time and mostly in the evening, he likes to watch movies and TV series – some of his favorite actors and actresses are Tom Hanks, Jim Carrey and Emma Watson, while some of his favorite movies are “The Terminal”, ” Liar Liar” and the “Harry Potter” franchise. His two favorite TV series are “The Simpsons” and “That ’70s Show”.
Power, height and age
Ethan is 21 years old. He has short brown hair and blue eyes, is 1.65 m tall and weighs about 58 kg.
As of October 2020, his net worth is estimated at over $1 million.
General information
First and last name | Ethan Cutkosky |
Date of birth | August 19, 1999 |
Height | 1.63 meters |
Profession | Actor |
Nationality | American |
Family
Parents | Yvonne Cutkosky, David Cutkosky |
Performance
Movies | Conviction, the unborn |
TV shows | Shameless |
Facts
# | Fact |
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1 | On the set of The Unborn (2009), he was nicknamed ‘One-Take Barto’ because he tried to do (everything in) one take. |
Pictures
Movies
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Shameless | 2011-2016 | TV serials | Carl Gallagher |
Law & Order: special unit for victims | 2013 | TV serials | Henry Mesner |
Conviction | 2010/II | Neighborhood boy | |
The unborn | 2009 | Barto | |
Fred Claus | 2007 | Carl (uncredited) |
Yourself
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Shameless: Season 4, Being Gallagher | 2014 | Video short | Himself |
Shameless: Season 4, Shameless Neighbors | 2014 | Video short | Himself |
Juvenile delinquents: a shameless actor’s discussion | 2012 | Video short | Himself |
Shameless: Taking the fun to dysfunctional | 2011 | Video short | Himself |
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