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Patrick Gallagher stars in "Glee" on FOX as Coach Ken Tanaka, for which he won the SAG Award in 2010 along with the rest of the cast for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. Gallagher also stars in the Canadian series "Endgame" as Hugo Lum.

Patrick Gallagher previously played the recurring roles of the vampire bartender Mr. Chow in the highly acclaimed HBO series "True Blood" and Jesse in the TNT series "Men of a Certain Age." Additional television credits include guest starring roles on such popular series as "Entourage," "Hawaii 5-0," "Cold Case," "Pair of Kings" and "Without a Trace."

Born in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada to an Irish father and Chinese mother, Gallagher was raised and schooled in the Vancouver suburb of Chilliwack, British Columbia. After graduating from the National Theatre School of Canada, where he honed his skills alongside fellow student Sandra Oh, Gallagher moved to Toronto, where he appeared in many TV shows and plays. These included the world premiere of "Nightingale," as well as "Whale," with which he went on tour to the Kennedy Centre in Washington, D.C. Among the TV series were "Kung Fu," "Earth: Final Conflict" and "Due South." After a stint as a tour guide at Radio City Music Hall in New York, Gallagher returned to Vancouver, Canada where he worked in many television series. These included "Robocop," "Dark Angel," "Stargate SG-1," "Stargate: Atlantis," "Taken," "Kung Fu," "F/X: The Series," "La Femme Nikita," "Smallville" and "Battlestar Galactica." He also starred as Det. Joe Finn in the successful CBC series "Da Vinci's Inquest" and played a recurring role in Bravo's "Godiva's." His movie of the week credits include "My Father's Shadow," "American Meltdown," "Skid Road" and "Damaged Care."

Gallagher's big break came when he landed a role in the blockbuster feature "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World," starring opposite Russell Crowe and directed by Peter Weir. After starring with his good friend Sandra Oh in the Academy Award-winning indie hit "Sideways," Patrick landed the high profile role of Attila the Hun in the original blockbuster "Night of the Museum" and its sequel, "Night of the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian," starring opposite Ben Stiller, Robin Williams and Owen Wilson. Other feature credits include "Final Destination 3," "Moving Target," "The House Next Door," "Walking Tall," "Street Kings" and more recently, "The Fallen Faithful" and "Dancing Ninja."



PATRICK GALLAGHER: FACTS

How old is Patrick Gallagher? Find out here.

Age: 44 years old
Birthday: February 21, 1968
Full Name / Real Name: Patrick James Gallagher
Birthplace: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada





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