Ethan Cutkosky Biography

Date of Birth

19 December 1999, St. Charles, Illinois, USA

Nickname

One-Take Barto

Height

5' 5" (1.65 m)

Mini Biography

Ethan began doing photo ads when he was four years old as a way for his mother and him to spend time together. After a few ads he was asked to audition for commercials and then movies. He landed his first movie role acting with Vince Vaughn in Fred Claus (2007) when he was seven years old, filming on Michigan Avenue in his hometown of Chicago.

At the age of nine Ethan played a major role in the movie The Unborn (2009), where he took the part of a mythical Jewish spirit known as a Dybbuk named Barto. He was personally selected by the writer/director, David Goyer, because of his ability to follow direction and maintain an expressionless face during filming. Ethan very much appreciated the opportunity to play opposite Gary Oldman in this movie.

In 2009 Ethan was selected for a character in a Showtime series called Shameless (2011) as Carl, the son of Frank Gallagher (William H. Macy), an absentee alcoholic father. Carl is being raised by his sister Fiona (Emmy Rossum) but he is a little out of place and has no real role model in his life and finds rather unique ways of trying to fit in and vie for his older sibling's attention.

Ethan is an avid skateboarder, loves photography and is a 2nd degree black belt in Taekwondo. He attends middle school in his hometown near Chicago and enjoys "hanging out" with his friends. He is an animal lover and has a number of pets, despite the numerous characters he has played that are quite different than him in reality.

Trivia

On the set of The Unborn (2009) he got the nickname 'One-Take Barto', because he tried to do (everything in) one take.

In March of 2018, Ethan Cutkosky appeared onstage with rapper/singer Lil Xan, whose fans have often noted his strong resemblance to Ethan.

Ethan Cutkosky (Carl) starred opposite Gary Oldman in the 2009 horror film "The Unborn."

Ethan Cutkosky, who plays Carl, has his own clothing brand called Khaotic Collective.

In 2017, Ethan Cutkosky (Carl) attended the Summer Camp Music Festival for the first time and shot a promo for the 2018 festival.

Ethan Cutkosky's hobbies include skateboarding, jet skiing, bike riding, photography and taekwondo.

Ethan Cutkosky got his start as a model for print ads and commercials at the age of four in his hometown of Chicago.

Ethan Cutkosky, who plays Carl Gallagher, made his film debut in 2007 at age seven opposite Vince Vaughn in the Christmas comedy "Fred Claus."