Patrick Gallagher (actor)

Patrick Gallagher
Gallagher at the Glee premiere party in Santa Monica, California
Born (1968-02-21) February 21, 1968
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality Canadian

Patrick Gallagher (born February 21, 1968) is a Canadian actor.

Early life

Gallagher was born in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, and grew up in Chilliwack, British Columbia. He is of Chinese and Irish descent.[1][2]

Career

Gallagher is known for his television roles as Det. Joe Finn in Da Vinci's Inquest, the alcohol salesman in Entourage, Leon in The Line, Farhod the Fierce in Pair of Kings, and Ken Tanaka in Glee, and his film roles as Awkward Davies in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World and Gary the bartender in Sideways. Gallagher also played Attila the Hun in Night at the Museum and its sequels, Chow in True Blood, Colquitt in Final Destination 3, Anderson in the movie Severed: Forest of the Dead, and the head of security, Hugo, in the short-lived series Endgame.

Gallagher has also made guest appearances in Battlestar Galactica, Smallville, Hawaii Five-0, Intelligence, NCIS: Los Angeles, and Psych in addition to Hell's Kitchen as a guest for the 100th dinner service. In 2017, he landed the recurring role of a prison guard on the ABC soap opera General Hospital.[3]

Gallagher was announced as the lead villain in the game Ghost of Tsushima made by Sucker Punch Productions on October 30, 2017.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1996 Moving Target Jonish Kukoc Action–thriller Drama film directed by Damian Lee [4]
1997 Pale Saints Lowbrow Crime–mystery thriller film written and directed by Joel Wyner [5]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1994 RoboCop: The Series Security Guard Episode: "The Future of Law Enforcement: Part 1" (S 1:Ep 1 – Pilot)
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Bodyguard Episode: "Tournament" (S 2:Ep 9)
1995 Forever Knight Michael Episode: "Sons of Belial" (S 3: Ep 11)
1997 Bad to the Bone Trucker Made-for-TV Movie directed by Bill L. Norton [6]
Earth: Final Conflict Prison guard Episode: "Avatar" ( S 1:Ep 4)
F/X: The Series Macho Episode: "Spanish Harlem" (S 2:Ep 9)
1998 The Wonderful World of Disney Secret service agent Episode: "My Date with the President's Daughter" (S 42:Ep 20) [7]
2009-2010 Glee Ken Tanaka Season 1
2015–2017 iZombie Jeremy Chu Seasons 2–3
2017–present General Hospital Prison guard Recurring [3]
2018 Lucifer Barry [8]

Video games

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
TBA Ghost of Tsushima Mongol leader (Khan)

References

  1. ↑ "B.C. actor Patrick Gallagher explores his dual nature with Glee". The Vancouver Sun. Vancouver, British Columbia: Postmedia Network Inc. PressReader. November 24, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  2. ↑ Balser, Erin; Gardner, Suzanne (2010). Don't Stop Believin': The Unofficial Guide to Glee. Toronto: ECW Press. ISBN 978-1550229387.
  3. 1 2 Soaps.com (September 11, 2017). "GENERAL HOSPITAL COMINGS & GOINGS". Soaps.com. United States: SheKnows Media. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Moving Target". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Pale Saints". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Bad to the Bone". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  7. ↑ "My Date with the President's Daughter". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  8. ↑
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