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Kyle Gallner
Born	October 22, 1986 (1986-10-22) (age 23) West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2000–present

Kyle Gallner (born October 22, 1986) is an American actor. He is possibly best known for his portrayal of Cassidy "Beaver" Casablancas in neo-noir Veronica Mars, and for guest-starring in teen sci-fi drama Smallville as superhero Bart Allen, an adaptation of the The Flash and Impulse comic book character. He is also well known for portraying Reed Garrett, Mac Taylor's stepson, on CSI: NY beginning in 2006, and for his roles in the horror films The Haunting in Connecticut, Jennifer's Body and the upcoming remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street.

Life and career

Gallner was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He started his career by following his sister along to one of her auditions.^[1] He proceeded to guest star on popular shows such as Judging Amy and Close to Home. Gallner joined the cast of Veronica Mars as Cassidy Casablancas toward the end of the show's first season, in May 2005 before becoming a season regular during the show's second season.

After playing Bart Allen in the Smallville episode "Run", Gallner reprised his role on the January 18, 2007 episode "Justice"^[2] and the season 8 finale. He also guest starred on Cold Case as a teenage gunman, and recently appeared in the independent film Sublime. He guest starred in an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit on October 9, 2007 titled "Impulsive" as a high school student who accuses his teacher (played by Melissa Joan Hart) of statutory rape.^[3]

He also guest starred in an episode of Bones as Jeremy Farrell, the brother of a beauty pageant contestant and possible suspect of murdering one of the beauty pageants most renowned contestants.

Gallner also played the lead role in an allegedly true-story-based horror film. The Haunting in Connecticut pits him playing a son with cancer, who becomes tormented by evil spirits. His family moves from New York to Connecticut to get him special treatment for the cancer, but the only house they can afford comes with a dodgy past. His character, Matt Campbell, is taken over by a dead spirit in the house and consequently sees a manner of disturbing sites. He cannot tell anyone because if he is reported hallucinating his treatment will be terminated. In the end, Matt releases the evil spirits from the possessed house and completely recovers from his terminal cancer. Although the Film over-all received little praise, Gallner was praised by many critics for his role, with one reviewer saying Gallner's acting was " very convincing".^[4]

He was involved in the independent film "Cherry," filmed on the campuses of Kalamazoo College and Western Michigan University, along with several locations in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan.^[5] He plays Aaron, an Ivy League freshman who meets and falls for an older woman while becoming the object of affection for her young daughter in the process.

Kyle was cast as the lead male, Quentin, in the reboot of A Nightmare on Elm Street. Quentin is the love interest of Nancy. He was also cast in the indie film Unicorns written by Leah Meyerhoff. A story about an awkward teenage girl who escapes to a fantasy world when her first romantic relationship turns increasingly violent. Kyle will be playing the lead role of Sterling.

Filmography

References

External links

• Kyle Gallner at the Internet Movie Database
• Kyle Gallner on A Haunting in Connecticut at FEARnet