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David Henrie
David Henrie
Gender: Male
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Dark brown
Age: 34 Years Old
Birth: July 11, 1989
Place of Birth: Mission Viejo, California
Role: Justin Russo
Occupation: Actor
Years Active: 2002-present
SeasonsAppeared: All Seasons
FirstAppearances: Crazy 10-Minute Sale
LastAppearances: Who Will Be The Family Wizard

David Clayton Henrie is an American actor. He is mainly known for playing Justin Russo on Wizards of Waverly Place. He will reprise his role in the 2024 sequel series.

Early Life[]

Henrie was born in Mission Viejo, California to Linda and Jim Henrie, Black, Rosemary (May 7, 2009). He made an appearance in "Disney Channel's rising stars whip up a feast for Mother's Day" Daily News (New York) and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona.[2 He is the brother of actor Lorenzo Henrie. He went to school at Cheyenne Traditional School. Henrie was raised as a Roman Catholic[3 and, according to his website, comes from a "large, loud, Italian family".

Career[]

At age 10, Henrie signed with a SAG agency in Phoenix and began going out on auditions. At age 9, during a regional commercial shoot in Scottsdale, a director recommended that Henrie move to LA. That summer, at the age of 10, he and his family relocated to Hollywood. Henrie booked his first two national commercial auditions, playing principal roles in spots for Burger King 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 such as How I Met Your Mother, where he plays Ted Mosby's future son Luke, 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 Maker, 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 2008Disney Channel Games. He was the 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.[5]

Personal life[]

Since April 2017, David has been married to ex-Miss Delaware Maria Cahill. The entire main cast attended the wedding.

David used to date Lucy Hale and was romantically linked to Elle McLemore [6] from 2010 to an unknown date.[citation needed]. He is best friends with Brandon Mychal Smith and Gregg Sulkin. He is also good friends with his cast members from Wizards of the Waverly Place and the Jonas Brothers.

Filmography[]

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2003 Monsters Makes Danny Burke
2004 Hollywood Mom's Mystery Oliver Palumbo
2004 Arizona Summer Bad
2012 The Secret World of Arriety Shawn Voice roles, US English dub
2013 Grows Up 2 Frat Boy Zac
2014 1000 to 1: The Cory Weissman Story Cory Weissman
2015 Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Lane
2015 Little Boy London Busbee
2015 Walt Before Mickey Rudy Ising
2016 Cardboard Boxer Clean Cut Man
2016 Warrior Road Tom
2020 This is the Year Sebastian Write/Director
TBA Boys of Summer Director
2023 Regan President Ronald Reagn Filming, Share role with Dennis Quaid
TBA Max & Me D.J. Voice role
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2002 Providence Mark Triedman Episode: Gotcha
2002 Without a Trace Gabe Freedman Episode: Birthday Boy
2003 The Pitts Petey Pitt Main role
2003 the Mullets N/A Episode: Grudge Match
2003 Judging Amy Jeremy Episode: Sex and the Single Mother
2004 The D.A. Alex Henry Episode: The People vs. Patricia Henry
2004 Method & Red Skyler Blaford Recurring role
2004 Jack and Bobby Sniffly Episode: The Kindness of Strange
2004 NCIS Willy Shields Episode: Terminal Leave
2004-2007 That's So Raven Larry Recurring role; 12 episodes
2005 House Tommy Episode: Cursed
2005-2014 How I Met Your Mother Luke Mosby Recurring role; 65 episodes
2006 Cold Case Dale Wilson Episode: Fireflies
2007 Studio DC: Almost Live Himself Episode: The Second Show
2007-2012 Wizards of Waverly Place Justin Russo Main role; 106 episodes
2008 Disney Channel Games Himself Cyclone's Team Captain; Green Team
2009 The Suite Life on Deck Justin Russo Episode: Double Crossed
2009 Disney Chanel's 3-Minute Game Show Himself Episode: The Cheetah Girls: One World

Episode: Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie

2009 Dadnapped Wheeze Television Film
2009 Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie Justin Russo Television Film
2010 Jonas Himself Episode: Boat Trip

Episode On the Radio

2010 Easy to Assemble Ethan Episode: Fly Solo
2011 Disney's Friends for change Games Himself Green Team
2013 Arrested Development Himself Episode: It Gets Better
2014 Mind Games Elliot Episode: Embodied Cognition
2021 A Tale Dark & Grimm Handsome Young Man Episode: Chapter Fourth: The Monster Within

Episode: Chapter Fifth: A Smile As Red AS Blood

Awards and nominations[]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result
2003 Young Artist Awards Best Performances in TV Drama Series - Guest Starring Young Actor Without a Trace Nominated
2004 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Future Film - Leading Young Actor Arizona Nominated
2004 Young Artist Awards Best Performances in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actor The Pitts Nominated
2008 Young Artist Awards Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TVSeries Wizards of Waverly Place Nominated
2011 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite TV Sidekick Wizards of Waverly Place Nominated
2013 Behind the Voice Actors Awards Best Vocal Ensemble in an Anime Feature Film/Special The Secret World of Arrietty Nominated
2014 Cleveland International Film Festival Best Live Action Short Film Catch Nominated

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