Meet the fabulously dysfunctional Gallagher family. Dad's a drunk, Mom split long ago, eldest daughter Fiona tries to hold the family together. Eldest son Philip (Lip) trades his physics tutoring skills for sexual favors from neighborhood girls. Middle son Ian is gay. Youngest daughter Debbie is stealing money from her UNICEF collection. Ten-year-old Carl is a budding sociopath and an arsonist, and toddler Liam is - well, he might actually be black, but nobody has a clue how.

ROLES

Frank Gallagher – father to the six Gallagher children. He is a selfish alcoholic and completely narcissistic, and has done nothing but collect his disability checks (illegally) and drink heavily for years.
(FC: William H. Macy)


Fiona Gallagher – the eldest of the Gallagher children (21). Because of her mother's absence and Frank's neglect, most of the responsibility of child-rearing falls on her shoulders; this forced her to drop out of high school in her junior year.
(FC: Emmy Rossum)


Steve Wilton/Jimmy Lishman - is a young man relentlessly pursuing Fiona, going to great lengths to win her over. He owns expensive things and throws money around liberally, which Fiona finds off-putting, until she discovers he steals cars for a living.
(FC:Justin Chatwin)


Phillip "Lip" Gallagher – the second Gallagher child (17) and the most academic. He is a straight A student.(FC: Jeremy Allen White)


Ian Gallagher – the third Gallagher child (16) and (according to Frank) the most like their mother. He participates in Army ROTC at school and works at a local grocery store. He is gay, but only a handful of people (Fiona, Frank, Monica, Mickey, Mandy, and Lip) know about it.(FC: Cameron Monaghan)


Debbie Gallagher – One of the middle Gallagher children (11), Debbie is kind, helpful, and has a good heart.(FC:Emma Kenney)


Carl Gallagher – the second youngest Gallagher child (10). He shares a room with older brothers Lip and Ian, who try to keep their more adult interests from him. Carl is often in trouble at school for attacking other students, and his hobbies include bringing stray animals home and killing them. (FC:Ethan Cutkosky)
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