Patrick Gallagher (actor)

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::summary Canadian actor (born 1968) ::

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Field	Value
name	Patrick Gallagher
birth_name	Patrick James Gallagher
image	Patrick Gallagher.jpg
caption	Gallagher at the Glee premiere party in Santa Monica, California in 2009
birth_date
birth_place	New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
nationality
occupation
years_active	1994–present
alma_mater	National Theatre School of Canada
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| name = Patrick Gallagher | birth_name = Patrick James Gallagher | image = Patrick Gallagher.jpg | caption = Gallagher at the Glee premiere party in Santa Monica, California in 2009 | birth_date = | birth_place = New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada | nationality = | occupation = | years_active = 1994–present | alma_mater = National Theatre School of Canada

Patrick James Gallagher (born February 21, 1968) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his roles as Attila the Hun in the Night at the Museum films, Coach Ken Tanaka on the first season of Glee (2009-10), and Joe Finn in Da Vinci’s Inquest and Da Vinci’s City Hall.

Gallagher won a BAFTA Games Award for Performer in a Supporting Role nomination for his work in the video game Ghost of Tsushima.

Early life

Gallagher was born in New Westminster, British Columbia, and grew up in nearby Chilliwack. Born to an Irish American father and a Chinese Canadian mother, Gallagher holds dual American and Canadian citizenship. He is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada.

Career

Gallagher is known for his television roles as 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. He played Attila the Hun in Night at the Museum and its sequels, Chow in True Blood, Colquitt in Final Destination 3, Anderson in Severed: Forest of the Dead, and the head of security, Hugo, in the short-lived series Endgame. Gallagher made guest appearances in Battlestar Galactica, Smallville, Hawaii Five-0, Intelligence, NCIS: Los Angeles, Fuller House and Psych in addition to Hell's Kitchen as a guest for the 100th dinner service. He landed the recurring role of a prison guard on the ABC soap opera General Hospital. He voiced Khotun Khan in Ghost of Tsushima.

Filmography

Film

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Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1996	Moving Target	Jonish Kukoc		url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/526515/moving-target#credits
1997	Pale Saints	Lowbrow		url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/526954/pale-saints#credits
1999	Apocalypse II: Revelation	Jake Goss
2000	Apocalypse III: Tribulation	Jake Goss
2001	Apocalypse IV: Judgment	Jake Goss
Full Disclosure	Larry Quinn
2003	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World	Awkward Davies, Able Seaman
2004	Walking Tall	Keith
Sideways	Gary, The Bartender
2005	Severed	Anderson
2006	Final Destination 3	Colquitt
Night at the Museum	Attila The Leading Hun
2008	Street Kings	LAPD Captain
2009	Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian	Attila The Leading Hun
2010	Dancing Ninja	Sabu
2014	Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb	Attila The Leading Hun
2017	Downsizing	Drunk Guy at the Bar
2019	A Dog's Way Home	Teo
Captain Marvel	Security Chief
2020	The Christmas Chronicles 2	Mass State Police Troop
2024	The Tiger's Apprentice	Dog (voice)
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Television

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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	url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/22669/more-american-graffiti#credits
Earth: Final Conflict	Prison Guard	Episode: "Avatar" (S 1:Ep 4)
F/X: The Series	Macho	Episode: "Spanish Harlem" (S 2:Ep 9)
1998	My Date with the President's Daughter	Secret Service Agent	Part of The Wonderful World of Disney	url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/471829/my-date-with-the-presidents-daughter#credits
2006	Stargate Atlantis	Vonos	Episode: "Inferno"
2007	Masters of Horror	Barman	Episode: "The Black Cat"
2008–2009	True Blood	Lin Chow	2 episodes
2009–2010	Glee	Ken Tanaka	Season 1
10 episodes
2010	Hawaii Five-0	Carlos Bagoyo	Episode: "Nalowale"
Entourage	Randy	Episode: "Tequila and Coke"
2011	Suits	Joe, The Security Guard	Episode:"The Shelf Life"
2011	Endgame	Hugo, Head of Hotel Security	Season 1
19 episodes
2012	Psych	Mercer	Episode: "True Grits"
2013	Almost Human	Tony Han	Episode: "The Bonds"
Borealis	Taq	Television film
2015–2017	iZombie	Jeremy Chu	Seasons 2–3
2016	Fuller House	Chief Mulrooney	Episode: "Secrets, Lies and Firetrucks"
Unclaimed	Jeff Keeley	Television film
2017–present	General Hospital	Prison Guard
2018	Lucifer	Barry	Episode: "Orange Is the New Maze"
Dirty John	Detective Dave Nissely	Episode: "One Shoe"
2018–2019	Siren	Dr. Abbott	4 episodes
2019	Wayne	Mr. Hernandez	2 episodes
Project Blue Book	Randal Kavanaugh	Episode: "Foo Fighters"
The Twilight Zone	Jack Mongoyak	Episode: "A Traveler"
American Princess	Friar Woodruff	5 episodes
Creeped Out	Coach Carter	Episode: "The Takedown"
S.W.A.T.	Wally	Episode: "Track"
2020	Fortunate Son	William Sullivan	8 episodes
Station 19	Keller	Episode: "I'll Be Seeing You"
2020–2022	Big Sky	Sherriff Tubb	Recurring cast
2021–2023	Joe Pickett	Sheriff Barnum	15 episodes
2023	Blue Eye Samurai	Lord Daichi (voice)	5 episodes
2025	Wayward	Chief Bartell
2025	Tracker	Sheriff Paul Holt	1 episode
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Video games

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Year	Title	Voice role	Notes	Ref.
2006	Company of Heroes	Unknown
2009	Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian	Attila The Hun
2010	Halo: Reach	Trooper 3
2015	Rainbow Six: Siege	Grim
2018	Red Dead Redemption 2	The Local Pedestrian Population
2019	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint	Mads Schultz
2020	Ghost of Tsushima	Khotun Khan		url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Patrick-Gallagher/
2022	Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons	Minister Li, Additional Voices
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References

References

1. (March 2021). "2021 BAFTA Games Awards: The Winners".
2. (November 24, 2009). "B.C. actor Patrick Gallagher explores his dual nature with Glee". [[Vancouver Sun]].
3. (2010). "Don't Stop Believin': The Unofficial Guide to Glee". [[ECW Press]].
4. (5 July 2024). "Patrick Gallagher Interview".
5. Soaps.com. (September 11, 2017). "GENERAL HOSPITAL COMINGS & GOINGS". [[SheKnows Media]].
6. "Moving Target". [[Turner Broadcasting System]] ([[Time Warner]]).
7. "Pale Saints". [[Turner Broadcasting System]] ([[Time Warner]]).
8. "Bad to the Bone". [[Turner Broadcasting System]] ([[Time Warner]]).
9. "Behind The Voice Actors – Patrick Gallagher".

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