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Aug 10, 2023 · The Shameless cast may have departed from Chicago, but nearly every actor from the Showtime series continues to act in new, groundbreaking roles. Shameless cast: Steve Howey, Shanola Hampton,...
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- William H. Macy (Frank Gallagher) While most people try to make their mark in the world, Frank Gallagher leaves a stain. He can hold down his liquor but not a job, and though he's the patriarch of the family, he puts the "issues" in daddy issues.
- Emmy Rossum (Fiona Gallagher) Fiona is like the glue of the Gallaghers: She holds things together and can sometimes get you high. As the eldest sibling with an estranged mother and a selfish deadbeat father, Emmy Rossum's character is tasked with raising the family while also raising hell and battling her own personal demons.
- Jeremy Allen White (Phillip "Lip" Gallagher) The second eldest sibling — and arguably the smartest — Lip is not immune from the Gallagher gene of being self-destructive.
- Joan Cusack (Sheila Jackson) Joan Cusack's Emmy award-winning portrayal of Sheila, the agoraphobic dominatrix with disability checks, almost never came to be.
Jul 11, 2022 · Make no mistake, Jeremy Allen White loved playing Philip “Lip” Gallagher on “Shameless,” but playing the same character for 11 seasons and 134 episodes across 10 years certainly took its ...
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- Emmy Rossum as Fiona Gallagher. For nine seasons, Rossum played Fiona, the oldest of the five Gallagher children who hail from Chicago's South Side. The star's fierce, mother-figure character took on every challenge her dysfunctional family threw at her as she worked odd jobs to support her siblings.
- Jeremy Allen White as Lip Gallagher. Lip — fan-favorite and second in charge — was played by White throughout all 11 seasons. Since the show's debut in 2011, the star has also appeared in The Time Being (2012), Bad Turn Worse (2013), The Rental (2020), The Birthday Cake (2021) and several shorts.
- William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher. Macy had a storied career before his role as Frank, an alcoholic absentee father who often serves as the family's constant headache.
- Steve Howey as Kevin Ball. Howey plays Kevin Ball, the good-natured friend of the Gallagher family and bartender at Frank's favorite neighborhood bar. Before landing Shameless, the actor played Van Montgomery on Reba from 2001 to 2007 and appeared on episodes of New Girl, Sons of Anarchy, Workaholics and Law & Order: SUV while filming the show.
- William H. Macy (Frank) William H. Macy, who played the Gallaghers' unreliable alcoholic father, most recently appeared in an episode of ABC’s The Conners as Dan’s former high-school classmate, Smitty Cusamano.
- Emma Kenney (Debbie) When Emmy Kenney started playing Debbie, the Gallagher family’s precocious (and adorably crooked) kid entrepreneur, she was just 12 years old.
- Emmy Rossum (Fiona) Emmy Rossum said goodbye to playing Fiona, the Gallagher family's de facto matriarch, at the end of Season 9. She’s since had two children (a son and a daughter, both of whom she gave birth to in secret) with husband Sam Esmail and starred in Peacock’s Angelyne, which tells the true story of a Los Angeles-based woman who engineered her celebrity in the '80s by posing for mysterious billboards.
- Cameron Monaghan (Ian) Cameron Monaghan, one half of Shameless's most beloved ship—Ian and Mickey—has been delighting Star Wars and video-game fans alike by voicing protagonist Cal Kestis in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, which came out in 2019; and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, which was released in April 2023.
Shameless is an American comedy drama television series developed by John Wells that aired on Showtime from January 9, 2011, to April 11, 2021. It is an adaptation of Paul Abbott's British series of the same name and features an ensemble cast led by William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum.
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A variety of fictional characters appear in the American comedy-drama television series Shameless, created by Paul Abbott. First broadcast on Showtime on January 9, 2011, it is based on the British series of the same name, and features many of its characters.
