David Henrie
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David Clayton Henrie is an American actor, television writer, and producer. He is noted for playing Ted Mosby
's future son on How I Met Your Mother
, Justin Russo
in Wizards of Waverly Place
and Larry on That's So Raven
. He is the brother of actor Lorenzo Henrie
.
, the son of Linda (née Finocchiaro) and Jim Henrie, and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona
. He is the brother of actor Lorenzo Henrie
. Henrie was raised as a Roman Catholic and, according to his website, comes from a "large, loud, Italian family". Henrie is an avid hockey
fan. In a video chat, Henrie stated that he is a Christian and always will be.
and Quaker Oats. Henrie booked his first co-starring role on the TV show Providence
, and went on to land a guest star role on the premiere episode of Without a Trace
. He's also been seen on other TV shows shows such as How I Met Your Mother
, where he plays the son, also NCIS
, Cold Case, House
, and Judging Amy
.
By age 13, Henrie got his first big break, landing a regular role as Petey Pitt on the Fox
sitcom The Pitts
. Henrie next landed a leading role in the Hallmark movie, Monster Makers, with Linda Blair
and George Kennedy
, and was asked to come back for another Hallmark movie, to play a role in Dead Hollywood Moms Society.
At the age of 18, Henrie got the role of Justin Russo in the Disney Channel Original Series, Wizards of Waverly Place
. The show premiered on October 12, 2007. Due to his involvement with Disney Channel
, Henrie competed in the 2008 Disney Channel Games
. He was team captain of the Green Team, also known as the Cyclones. He has a role in the Disney Channel Original Movie Dadnapped
. Before his present role on Wizards of Waverly Place
, he had a recurring role on That's So Raven
as Cory's friend Larry. Henrie also has a recurring role on How I Met Your Mother
, and made a guest appearance as himself in 2 episodes of Jonas L.A.. According to Reuters, Henrie was officially named the Grand Marshal for the 2009 Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race.
Henrie is credited with writing two episodes of Wizards of Waverly place, Alex's Logo, and the special, Meet The Werewolves.
David is currently filming a movie "Little Boy" and plays the role of London Busbee.
guest starred in Wizards of Waverly Place, Henrie and Hale dated for two years before breaking up in early 2009. The two keep a close friendship.
Ted Mosby
Theodore Evelyn "Ted" Mosby is the titular fictional character of the U.S. television sitcom How I Met Your Mother, portrayed by Josh Radnor...
's future son on How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting...
, Justin Russo
Justin Russo (Wizards of Waverly Place)
Justin Vincenzo Pepe Russo is a fictional character on the Disney Channel sitcom Wizards of Waverly Place, portrayed by David Henrie. He is typically the erudite and mature older brother who gets straight "A"s...
in Wizards of Waverly Place
Wizards of Waverly Place
Wizards of Waverly Place is a Disney Channel Original Series that premiered on October 12, 2007. It won "Outstanding Children's Program" at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009...
and Larry on That's So Raven
That's So Raven
That's So Raven is an American cable television teen sitcom/fantasy series. The show premiered on the Disney Channel on January 17, 2003, and ended on November 10, 2007. The show spawned Disney Channel's first spin-off series: Cory in the House...
. He is the brother of actor Lorenzo Henrie
Lorenzo Henrie
Lorenzo James Henrie is an American actor. He has been credited as either Lorenzo Henrie, Lorenzo James Henrie or James Henrie. He is the younger brother of David Henrie.-Biography:...
.
Early life
Henrie was born in Mission Viejo, CaliforniaMission Viejo, California
Mission Viejo is a city located in southern Orange County, California, U.S. in the Saddleback Valley. Mission Viejo is considered one of the largest master-planned communities ever built under a single project in the United States, and is rivaled only by Highlands Ranch, Colorado, in its size...
, the son of Linda (née Finocchiaro) and Jim Henrie, and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
. He is the brother of actor Lorenzo Henrie
Lorenzo Henrie
Lorenzo James Henrie is an American actor. He has been credited as either Lorenzo Henrie, Lorenzo James Henrie or James Henrie. He is the younger brother of David Henrie.-Biography:...
. Henrie was raised as a Roman Catholic and, according to his website, comes from a "large, loud, Italian family". Henrie is an avid hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
fan. In a video chat, Henrie stated that he is a Christian and always will be.
Career
Henrie booked his first two national commercial auditions, for Burger KingBurger King
Burger King, often abbreviated as BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants headquartered in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The company began in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, a Jacksonville, Florida-based restaurant chain...
and Quaker Oats. Henrie booked his first co-starring role on the TV show Providence
Providence (TV series)
Providence is an American drama series that aired on NBC starring Melina Kanakaredes. The show ran for five seasons from January 8, 1999 until December 20, 2002.-Synopsis:The show revolves around Dr...
, and went on to land a guest star role on the premiere episode of Without a Trace
Without a Trace
Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:...
. He's also been seen on other TV shows shows such as How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting...
, where he plays the son, also NCIS
NCIS (TV series)
NCIS, formerly known as NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S...
, Cold Case, House
House (TV series)
House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
, and Judging Amy
Judging Amy
Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly...
.
By age 13, Henrie got his first big break, landing a regular role as Petey Pitt on the Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
sitcom The Pitts
The Pitts
The Pitts was a short-lived FOX sitcom that aired 7 half-hour episodes between March and April 2003. It is about a family and their bad luck. It was a satire on typical American sitcoms with over-the-top sight gags.-Premise:...
. Henrie next landed a leading role in the Hallmark movie, Monster Makers, with Linda Blair
Linda Blair
Linda Denise Blair is an American actress. Blair is best known for her role as the possessed child, Regan, in the 1973 film The Exorcist, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award and two Golden Globes, winning one. She reprised her role in 1977's Exorcist II: The Heretic.-Biography:Blair...
and George Kennedy
George Kennedy
George Harris Kennedy, Jr. is an American actor who has appeared in over 200 film and television productions. He is perhaps most familiar as the convict Dragline in Cool Hand Luke , airline troubleshooter Joe Patroni in the Airport series of disaster movies from the 1970s and...
, and was asked to come back for another Hallmark movie, to play a role in Dead Hollywood Moms Society.
At the age of 18, Henrie got the role of Justin Russo in the Disney Channel Original Series, Wizards of Waverly Place
Wizards of Waverly Place
Wizards of Waverly Place is a Disney Channel Original Series that premiered on October 12, 2007. It won "Outstanding Children's Program" at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009...
. The show premiered on October 12, 2007. Due to his involvement with Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
, Henrie competed in the 2008 Disney Channel Games
Disney Channel Games
The Disney Channel Games were annual Olympic-based televised games that aired on the Disney Channel from 2006–2008. The 2006 Games were filmed in California and produced by 7ATE9 Entertainment. In 2007 and 2008 the Games were filmed at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World...
. He was team captain of the Green Team, also known as the Cyclones. He has a role in the Disney Channel Original Movie Dadnapped
Dadnapped
Dadnapped is a Disney Channel Original Movie which premiered February 16, 2009. Starring actors from Disney Channel Original Series, the movie had 4.6 million viewers for its premiere...
. Before his present role on Wizards of Waverly Place
Wizards of Waverly Place
Wizards of Waverly Place is a Disney Channel Original Series that premiered on October 12, 2007. It won "Outstanding Children's Program" at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009...
, he had a recurring role on That's So Raven
That's So Raven
That's So Raven is an American cable television teen sitcom/fantasy series. The show premiered on the Disney Channel on January 17, 2003, and ended on November 10, 2007. The show spawned Disney Channel's first spin-off series: Cory in the House...
as Cory's friend Larry. Henrie also has a recurring role on How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting...
, and made a guest appearance as himself in 2 episodes of Jonas L.A.. According to Reuters, Henrie was officially named the Grand Marshal for the 2009 Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race.
Henrie is credited with writing two episodes of Wizards of Waverly place, Alex's Logo, and the special, Meet The Werewolves.
David is currently filming a movie "Little Boy" and plays the role of London Busbee.
Personal Life
After actress Lucy HaleLucy Hale
Karen Lucille "Lucy" Hale is an American actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Becca Sommers in Bionic Woman, Rose Baker in Privileged, Sherrie in the horror film Scream 4, and as Aria Montgomery on the hit ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars...
guest starred in Wizards of Waverly Place, Henrie and Hale dated for two years before breaking up in early 2009. The two keep a close friendship.
Filmography
- 2002: ProvidenceProvidence (TV series)Providence is an American drama series that aired on NBC starring Melina Kanakaredes. The show ran for five seasons from January 8, 1999 until December 20, 2002.-Synopsis:The show revolves around Dr...
as Mark Triedman (Guest-starred) - 2002: Without a TraceWithout a TraceWithout a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:...
as Gabe Freedman (Guest-starred) - 2003: Judging AmyJudging AmyJudging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly...
as Jeremy (Guest-starred) - 2003: The PittsThe PittsThe Pitts was a short-lived FOX sitcom that aired 7 half-hour episodes between March and April 2003. It is about a family and their bad luck. It was a satire on typical American sitcoms with over-the-top sight gags.-Premise:...
as Petey Pitt (Series regular) - 2003: The MulletsThe Mullets (TV series)The Mullets is a sitcom that was created by producers Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein. It first aired on UPN in 2003, and was cancelled in 2004 due to poor reception...
as N/A (1 episode) - 2003: Monster Makers as Danny Burke
- 2003: Arizona SummerArizona SummerArizona Summer is a family oriented story revolving around Brent Butler , a wiser-than-his years youngster. A modern day Tom Sawyer. The majority of the story takes place at a boys and girls camp owned and operated by Travers , who has spent a lifetime of quietly helping adolescents become...
as Bad - 2003–2007: That's So RavenThat's So RavenThat's So Raven is an American cable television teen sitcom/fantasy series. The show premiered on the Disney Channel on January 17, 2003, and ended on November 10, 2007. The show spawned Disney Channel's first spin-off series: Cory in the House...
as Larry (Recurring role) - 2004: The D.A.The D.A.The D.A. is a short-lived American half-hour legal drama that aired on NBC as part of its lineup for the 1971-72 season. It ran from September 17, 1971 to January 7, 1972 and was packaged by Jack Webb's Mark VII Limited for Universal Television...
as Alex Henry (Guest-starred) - 2004: Jack & BobbyJack & BobbyJack & Bobby is an American television series that aired on The WB network. It featured two brothers, one of whom would become President of the United States, serving from 2041 to 2049...
as Sniffly (Guest-starred) - 2004: NCISNCIS (TV series)NCIS, formerly known as NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S...
as Willy Shields (Guest-starred) - 2004: The Hollywood Mom's Mystery as Oliver Palumbo (Minor character)
- 2004–2005: Method And Red as Skyler (Series regular)
- 2005: HouseHouse (TV series)House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
as Tommy (Guest-starred) - 2005–present: How I Met Your MotherHow I Met Your MotherHow I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting...
as Ted's Future Son (Recurring role/recycled footage) - 2006: Cold Case as Dale Wilson (Guest-starred)
- 2007–2012: Wizards of Waverly PlaceWizards of Waverly PlaceWizards of Waverly Place is a Disney Channel Original Series that premiered on October 12, 2007. It won "Outstanding Children's Program" at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009...
as Justin RussoJustin Russo (Wizards of Waverly Place)Justin Vincenzo Pepe Russo is a fictional character on the Disney Channel sitcom Wizards of Waverly Place, portrayed by David Henrie. He is typically the erudite and mature older brother who gets straight "A"s...
(Main role and Two-time screenwriter) - 2007: Disney Channel GamesDisney Channel GamesThe Disney Channel Games were annual Olympic-based televised games that aired on the Disney Channel from 2006–2008. The 2006 Games were filmed in California and produced by 7ATE9 Entertainment. In 2007 and 2008 the Games were filmed at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World...
as Himself (Green Team Captain) - 2007: Studio DC: Almost LiveStudio DC: Almost LiveStudio DC: Almost Live is a special for the Disney Channel. The special is a half-hour variety show that features both the Muppets and Disney Channel stars performing comedy sketches and musical numbers together. The style is similar to that of the original Muppet Show in that it features mayhem...
as Himself (Second show with Selena GomezSelena GomezSelena Marie Gomez is an American actress and singer best known for portraying Alex Russo in the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place...
and The MuppetsThe MuppetsThe Muppets are a group of puppet characters created by Jim Henson starting in 1954–55. Although the term is often used to refer to any puppet that resembles the distinctive style of The Muppet Show, the term is both an informal name and legal trademark owned by the Walt Disney Company in reference...
) - 2008: Disney Channel GamesDisney Channel GamesThe Disney Channel Games were annual Olympic-based televised games that aired on the Disney Channel from 2006–2008. The 2006 Games were filmed in California and produced by 7ATE9 Entertainment. In 2007 and 2008 the Games were filmed at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World...
as Himself (Cyclones Team Captain) - 2009: DadnappedDadnappedDadnapped is a Disney Channel Original Movie which premiered February 16, 2009. Starring actors from Disney Channel Original Series, the movie had 4.6 million viewers for its premiere...
as Wheeze - 2009: Wizards of Waverly Place: The MovieWizards of Waverly Place: The MovieWizards of Waverly Place: The Movie is a 2009 American made-for-television comedy-drama fantasy film based on the Disney Channel Original Series Wizards of Waverly Place. Filmed primarily in San Juan, Puerto Rico in February and March 2009, the Disney Channel Original Movie premiered on August 28,...
as Justin Russo - 2009: Wizards on Deck with Hannah MontanaWizards on Deck with Hannah MontanaWizards on Deck with Hannah Montana is a trilogy of crossover episodes between three Disney Channel original sitcoms which premiered in the United States on July 17, 2009. The crossover spanned across episodes of Wizards of Waverly Place, The Suite Life on Deck, and Hannah Montana...
as Justin Russo (2 episodes) - 2009: The Alyson Stoner Project as DJ Prep
- 2009: Disney Channel's 3 Minute Game ShowDisney Channel's 3 Minute Game ShowDisney Channel's 3 Minute Game Show is a three-minute game show series on Disney Channel where three contestants have three minutes to answer trivia questions to win the trophy. The show started in 2007 for High School Musical 2 with Monique Coleman hosting. The most recent host was Jason Earles in...
as Himself - 2010: Easy to AssembleEasy to AssembleEasy to Assemble is an online sitcom starring Illeana Douglas, Justine Bateman, Greg Proops, and Robert Mailhouse.-Overview:The show follows Illeana Douglas in a fictionalized version of herself as she quits her Hollywood acting career and goes to work at IKEA in Southern California to find a...
as Ethan (1 episode) - 2010: JONAS L.A. as Himself (2 episodes)
- 2011: The Secret World of Arrietty as Sho (Voice)
- 2011: Hall Of Game AwardsHall of Game AwardsHall of Game Awards is an award show held by Cartoon Network that was hosted by Tony Hawk and airedon February 25th. A 2nd show has been confirmed for 2012 with Shaquille O'Neal hosting.-Presenters:* Snoop Dogg* Venus Williams* Drew Brees...
as himself - 2011: The Assistants as Mike (Lead Role)
- 2011: Disney's Friends for Change GamesDisney's Friends for Change GamesThe Disney's Friends for Change Games are Olympic-based televised games aired on the Disney Channel and part of the station's Friends for Change initiative. It replaces the Disney Channel Games and premiered on June 24, 2011 on Disney Channel.-Teams:...
Green Team - 2011: Little Boy as London Buzzbee
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite TV Sidekick | Justin Russo |