Johnny Bennett

Who is Johnny Bennett?

Johnny Bennett is an English-born Irish child actor who played the part of the young Liam Gallagher in Channel 4's Shameless.

He took over from Joseph Furnace from series 3 onwards and continued to play the role until series 8. He lives in Manchester but comes from an Irish family.

Johnny, who can play the Balaika, is also an avid collector of paintings from Mancunian artist, Ian Jarman, according to the December 2006 article of The Art Observer, found online.

Bennett regularly donates a portion of his wealth to charities that help blind children play videogames.