The British TV series "Shameless", or as it is also called "Shameless", appeared on the screens in 2004. For several years, he was so fond of viewers at home that it was extended for a total of 11 seasons. But the series gained worldwide popularity thanks to its American adaptation. The cast played a significant role in the success of both versions of the series.
The main roles of the British original
The role of the head of the family, alcoholic and parasite Frank Gallagher was played by the famous British theater and film actor - David Trelffel.
He was born on October 12, 1953 in the suburbs of Manchester. David performed his first film role back in 1977 in the film Kiss of Death. He took part in Shameless from the first to the last, eleventh season.
The eldest daughter of the unlucky father, Fiona, was played by British actress Anne-Mary Duff. This bright beauty was born in 1970. Ann-Mary's parents were of Irish descent. In 1994 she began working in the theater, playing the role of Natasha Rostova in the production of War and Peace.
She debuted on the big screen in 1997. In 2009 she received the prestigious British Film and Television Academy Awards. She starred in Shameless in the first and partly in the second season. According to the plot, her heroine left with her lover to another city.
Supporting roles in the British version
Actor Jody Latham in the series played the role of Philip Gallagher - an intelligent and rather successful teenager. Jody Lee Latham was born on the first day of January 1982 and began his acting career as a teenager, at the age of 16. His first job was the role in the action film "Policemen". In "Shameless" the actor starred from the first to the fourth seasons, then, according to the plot, his character went to study at the university.
Kearns Gerard played the role of the middle son in the Gallagher family. Kearns was born in October 1984 in England. He made his debut as an actor in 2004. In the same year he began acting in the show "Shameless". According to the plot, Kearns' character existed in the series until the seventh season. Despite his homosexuality, Ian Gallagher began dating a girl from the sixth season, and in the seventh he ran away from home.
Rebecca Ryan is a British film and theater actress. She was born in 1991 to a family with Irish roots. For a long time she was engaged in dancing, in 1999 she was noted in several theatrical performances. In 2002, she made her television debut. In the TV series "Shameless" appeared from the first season in the form of the youngest of the Gallagher daughters. She participated in the show until the sixth season.
The role of Frank's ex-wife Monica Gallagher was played by British actress Jane Annabelle Epsion. The future actress was born in 1960. Since 1988 he has been acting in various little-known television projects. She gained real popularity thanks to her work in the TV series "Shameless". Annabelle's character is Monica, who appeared on the show from the first season and lasted until the eighth. Frank's ex-wife is bisexual, and in the course of the plot meets and lives with a girl.
The youngest child in the family of Liam Gallagher was played by Joseph Fernis in the early seasons. From the third season to the eighth, Johnny Bennett played the role of a black boy, whose biological father is Frank. At the time of filming, the actor was only 7 years old. Working for Shameless is his first real experience in cinema and it is worth noting that he was very successful.
American adaptation
The role of Frank Gallagher, the head of the unlucky family, in the American version of the TV series "Shameless" was taken on by the famous Hollywood actor William Macy. The future actor was born in 1950 in the family of a military pilot. He began his creative activity in 1971 performing in the theater. Debut film work - the role of Will Beagle in the 1978 film "The Land of Awakening". Along the way, with work in "Shameless", he was removed in other projects. His last work is the film "Parking", where he is also a director.
The eldest daughter Fiona is played by an actress and singer, popular among young people, Emmy Rossum. Her acting career, Emmy began in 1996 when she played the role of Luanna in the television movie "Grace and Glory". In total, the young actress has more than thirty works in films and on television. In 2007 she released her debut and so far the only album with her own songs.
Jeremy Allen White is a promising American actor. Was born in 1991 in the city of New York. He began his work in cinema with the film "Beautiful Ohio" in 2006. He starred in the feature film "Twelve" and a sarcastic parody of the popular films "Movie 43". But Jeremy's greatest popularity was brought by the role of Philip Gallagher in the project "Shameless".
The role of the middle son of the family in the American adaptation was played by the young and talented actor Kamera Riley Monachen. Born August 16, 1993 in Santa Monica. He began acting in films in 2002, and by his 25 years has a good baggage of works (about 40 works in films, TV series and cartoons). In addition to Shameless, she also starred in the TV series Gotham and Street of Mercy. Despite the fact that in the series he plays a homosexual, in life he positions himself as heterosexual.
Emma Kinney played the role of the youngest of Frank's daughters, Debbie Gallagher. By the time she appeared in the series, the girl already had a little experience in cinema. Today the show "Shameless" is her main place of work. The series actually became a starting point for her, thanks to the role of Debbie, she became known not only in the United States, but also outside the country.
The role of Frank's wife Monica Gallagher in American "Shameless" was played by Chloe Webb, a famous American actress. First appeared on the screens in 1982 in the television series "Remington Steel". Although the adaptation continues to air and has been renewed for another season, Webb ended up filming it in 2016. In the story, her character Monica Gallagher died.
The youngest American Gallagher was played by four different children at different times. At first they were Blake Johnson and Brennon Johnson, and later they were replaced by Brendan and Brenden Sims.
Adaptation of "Shameless" in Russia
The show in the UK and the USA turned out to be so successful that Russian producers could not pass by this fact either. In 2016, the Russian version of Shameless was announced on the NTV channel. The series was completely "Russified" and aired in September 2017. Despite the success of foreign versions, the Russian shameless literally failed, only one season of the show was filmed and shown.
The main role of the father of the family, Gosha Gruzdev, was played by the Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Alexei Shevchenkov. He is known to the viewer for his role as a recidivist thief in the action-packed series “Taiga. Survival Course”and work in“Soldier's Decameron”. Shevchenkov also starred in the series "Return of Mukhtar" for a long time. In 2018, on the NTV channel, the premiere of the series "Copper Sun" took place, in which Alexei played the role of Ensign Danilych.
Another famous actor Andrei Chadov took part in the series. In the series, he played the role of Denis, Katya's boyfriend, the eldest daughter of Gosha Gruzdev's unlucky father. It is difficult to bring work in this series to Andrey's asset as successful. A failed series and an almost episodic role cannot be compared with the much more striking roles of Chadov.
Little-known actors also took part in the Russian version of Shameless: Victoria Zabolotnaya played the role of Katya, the eldest daughter, Konstantin Davydov played the eldest son, Eldar Kalimulin played the role of the middle son, Kira Fleischer played the role of the youngest daughter, and Arseny Perel got the role of the youngest son.
