Ethan Francis Cutkosky, an American actor and singer born on August 19, 1999, is best known for playing Carl Gallagher in the Showtime television series Shameless and Barto on the film The Unborn.
The only child of computer software developer David Cutkosky and teacher Yvonne Cabrera Cutkosky, Ethan Francis Cutkosky was born on August 19, 1999 in Campton Hills, Illinois. Mother of Cutkosky is of Mexican ancestry. Cutkosky went to Thompson Middle School in St. Charles, Illinois, and Bell’s Graham Elementary School in Campton Hills, Illinois. In St. Charles, Illinois, he attended St. Charles East High School.
At the age of four, Cutkosky began making photo advertising so he could spend more time with his mother. He was asked to audition for commercials and then movies after a few advertisements. He costarred with Vince Vaughn in the holiday comedy Fred Claus (2007) as Carl in his first movie appearance at the age of seven. When Katkoski was nine years old, he had the opportunity to work with Gary Oldman as a mythological spirit named Barto in the supernatural horror movie The Unborn (2009).
In 2009, Cutkosky was chosen to play Carl Gallagher, the second-youngest brother and main troublemaker in the Showtime television series Shameless. Shameless is presently Showtime’s longest-running original series, having aired for 11 seasons through 2021.