Johnny Bennett

Johnny Kevin Bennett (born 10 June 1998) is an English-born Irish child actor who played the part of the young Liam Gallagher in Channel 4's popular comedy drama series, 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.

Bennett, 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 video games.