The Netflix series actor is the youngest UN Goodwill Ambassador in history. In between filming, he raises awareness about environmental issues among his 6 million Instagram followers.
In Umbrella Academy none of the characters go unnoticed. There are seven of them who have been adopted by the tyrannical Reginald Hargreeves with the aim of forming a team of superheroes who will have to save the world from the apocalypse, in theory.
Among them, there is especially Number 5, Five in the original version. The only character not to have a known first name, only a registration number, he can travel in time and space. A power that he struggles to master at the beginning of the first season, so much so that, through a complex game of time travel, he is locked in his 13-year-old adolescent body while his mind approaches sixty. He is the mastermind of the siblings.
An original role that allows its interpreter Aidan Gallagher to show the full extent of his talent. Gruff, violent, neurotic, Five has become in three seasons one of the favorite characters of Netflix subscribers. Despite his young age, the actor is not a beginner.
A first role at 9 years old and an album in preparation
The actor was born on September 18, 2003. He was only 9 years old when he appeared in an episode of Modern Family. At the age of 11, he joined the cast of Nicky, Ricky, Dicky and Dawn. A series produced by Nickelodeon that follows the daily life of a group of quadruplets. The show aired in about a hundred countries for four years and earned him an Emmy Award nomination.
Aidan Gallagher then went straight on to filmingUmbrella Academy. He is 16 years old in the first season. In addition to acting, Aidan Gallagher is a musician and singer, as he shares with the more than 3 million subscribers of his YouTube channel. The recordings are done in his garage or between takes. In November 2023, he was in the studio recording his first album.
UN Goodwill Ambassador
As if his schedule wasn’t busy enough, Aidan Gallagher is also an artist committed to the environment. He uses his social media influence to advocate for his cause. More than 6.3 million people follow him on Instagram. “We are the generation responsible for growing forests, fighting climate change and advocating for the renaissance of land and soil. While we cannot turn back time, we can make a difference now.”he writes. His account is a large awareness campaign where a few Netflix promotional posts are lost. His private life is almost not exposed.
In 2018, he became the youngest UN Goodwill Ambassador in history. He was 14 years old. He was even invited by Prince William to the United Kingdom to denounce the illegal wildlife trade.
In 2023, he partnered with Envision Racing, a racing team that was rewarded for creating a GEN3 Formula E car made entirely from electronic waste. A technical innovation in recycling and an incentive to review our consumption patterns.
The fourth and final season ofUmbrella Academy is being released online by the Netflix platform this Thursday, August 8. It will conclude the adventures of Five and his brothers and sisters played by, among others, Elliot Page, Tom Hopper and Robert Michael Sheehan.