David Henrie
David Clayton Henrie is an American actor and director. He is noted for playing Ted Mosby's future son Luke on How I Met Your Mother and Justin Russo in Wizards of Waverly Place, as well as starring in the films Little Boy and Walt Before Mickey.
Early life
Henrie was born in Mission Viejo, California, the son of Linda, a talent manager, and James Wilson Henrie, a producer formerly in real estate. He is the older brother of actor Lorenzo James Henrie. Henrie is of English, German, Swiss-German and Welsh descent on his father's side, and his maternal grandparents were Italian. Henrie was raised as a Roman Catholic, and, in a video chat, stated that he is "a Christian and always will be". He grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. On April 6, 2012, Good Friday, Henrie accompanied Eduardo Verástegui in a speech addressing life issues at the Church of the Most Blessed Sacrament in the city of Piura, Peru.Career
At 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. He also starred as Skylar Blaford in the Fox's sitcom Method & Red.Henrie guest starred in many shows such as Providence, Without a Trace, The Mullets, Judging Amy, The D.A., Jack & Bobby, NCIS, House, and Cold Case. Before his role on Wizards of Waverly Place, he had a recurring role on That's So Raven as Cory's friend Larry. Henrie also had a recurring role on How I Met Your Mother, where he played Ted's future son.
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. He was in the movie ' with the cast of the series. Henrie played Justin Russo through the whole series. About a year after the finale, a film, ' premiered on March 15, 2013 without Henrie, but his character was mentioned, and a photo of him is shown. Henrie is credited with writing two episodes of Wizards of Waverly Place, "Alex's Logo" and the series special "Meet the Werewolves".
He had a role in the Disney Channel Original Movie Dadnapped co-starring Emily Osment. Henrie made a guest appearance as himself in 2 episodes of Jonas. According to Reuters, Henrie was officially named the Grand Marshal for the 2009 Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race.
In 2010, Henrie guest-starred in the web series Easy to Assemble. In 2012, Henrie voiced the character of Shawn in the movie The secret World of Arrietty. Henrie has also directed a short film titled "Boo!" and another one called "Catch", which debuted in the summer of 2014.
Henrie appeared in Grown Ups 2, opposite Taylor Lautner and Adam Sandler. In 2014, Henrie played the lead in , the true story of a young basketball player who suffered a catastrophic stroke as a freshman at Gettysburg College but, through determination and an indomitable spirit, returned to the court for one remarkable moment in the last game of his senior year. Later that year, Henrie guest starred in the ABC show Mind Games.
In 2015, Henrie played the role of Lane, a valet who falls for Paul Blart's daughter, in the sequel . He also co-starred as London Busbee, older brother of the title character, in the drama Little Boy, and had a role in the indie biographical drama film Walt Before Mickey in which he plays Rudy Ising, who worked for Walt Disney. Henrie had cameo appearances in indie drama Cardboard Boxer and Warrior Road.
In 2018, Henrie directed a coming-of-age film This Is the Year, which he also starred in and co-wrote. In January 2015, Henrie was cast to play a young Ronald Reagan in an upcoming biopic titled Reagan.
Personal life
In October 2016, Henrie became engaged to former Miss Delaware, Maria Cahill. They were married on April 21, 2017. In September 2018, he revealed that they were expecting their first child, a girl. On March 19, 2019, their daughter, Pia Philomena Francesca Henrie was born. In June 2020, he revealed that they were expecting a second child, a boy.Legal issues
On September 10, 2018, Henrie was arrested and charged at Los Angeles International Airport under allegations of carrying a loaded gun in the airport. He later released a statement on Twitter apologizing for the incident, stating that the act was unintentional and the gun was legally purchased. On September 26, 2018, it was reported Henrie was charged on three counts for "carrying a loaded firearm, carrying a concealed firearm, and possessing a weapon in a sterile area of the airport".Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Providence | Mark Triedman | Episode: "Gotcha" |
| 2002 | Without a Trace | Gabe Freedman | Episode: "Birthday Boy" |
| 2003 | ' | Petey Pitt | Main role |
| 2003 | ' | 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 Strangers" |
| 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 | ' | 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 | ' | Justin Russo | Episode: "Double Crossed" |
| 2009 | Disney Channel's 3 Minute Game Show | Himself | Episodes: "The Cheetah Girls: One World", "Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie" |
| 2009 | Dadnapped | Wheeze | Television film |
| 2009 | Justin Russo | Television film | |
| 2010 | Jonas | Himself | Episodes: "Boat Trip", "On the Radio" |
| 2010 | Easy to Assemble | Ethan | Episode: "Flying Solo" |
| 2011 | Disney's Friends for Change Games | Himself | Green Team |
| 2013 | Arrested Development | Himself/David Henrie | Episode: "It Gets Better" |
| 2014 | Mind Games | Elliot | Episode: "Embodied Cognition" |