Callan McAuliffe

Callan Ryan Claude McAuliffe (born 1995) is an Australian actor. He is known for his roles as Bryce Loski in Flipped and Sam Goode in I Am Number Four. He appeared as young Jay Gatsby in the 2013 film The Great Gatsby. From 2017 to 2022 he starred on The Walking Dead as Alden.

Early life and education Callan Ryan Claude McAuliffe is a native of the Sydney suburb of Clontarf. Born in 1995, and author and journalist Roger McAuliffe. His cousin is actress Jacinta John. Two of his grandparents were Irish.

McAuliffe attended Scots College, an all-boys school in Bellevue Hill. He was a track athlete until he was injured, leading to a stronger focus on the performing arts.

Career

McAuliffe began acting at age eight, appearing in the Australian television series Comedy Inc. and Blue Water High. He then had a recurring role on Packed to the Rafters. He also starred in the Australian independent coming-of-age short film "Franswa Sharl" in 2009, and also had a role in Resistance (2009).

In May 2010, McAuliffe was cast in a lead role in the science fiction film I Am Number Four based on the novel of the same title by Pittacus Lore, the film is produced by Steven Spielberg and Michael Bay. He played Sam, the best friend of Alex Pettyfer's title character. He then appeared in the Australian miniseries Cloudstreet, based on the novel of the same title by Tim Winton, playing young Quick Lamb.

McAuliffe was cast as the archangel Uriel alongside Djimon Hounsou in Alex Proyas' action film, Paradise Lost, before the project was suspended. In 2012, he starred in the Australian television film Underground: The Julian Assange Story, as one of the teenage Assange's friends involved in the International Subversives. On 3 February 2013, it was announced that McAuliffe would star alongside Samuel L. Jackson and India Eisley in the live-action film remake of the 1998 Japanese anime Kite. In 2015, McAuliffe joined the cast of The Legend of Ben Hall, an Australian historical epic based on the true story of bushranger Ben Hall, where he portrays real-life gang member Daniel Ryan. In 2018, McAuliffe released his first novel, The Hill Ghost.

Other activities In November 2011, McAuliffe was a presenter at the final edition of the IF Awards, held at Luna Park Sydney. He was described as IF Magazine as having "already been tipped as the actor to watch", aged just 16.

He was announced as a national ambassador for UNICEF Australia in November 2013.

, McAuliffe was the youth ambassador of Wolf Connection, a non-profit organisation based in California which rescues wolves and wolf-dogs, and also has a youth education and empowerment program.

Filmography

Film

Television Year Title Role Notes 2007 Comedy Inc. Callum McAuliffe 4 episodes 2008 Blue Water High Ben 2 episodes 2009 Resistance Terrance Green Pilot episode Packed to the Rafters Rhys 2 episodes 2011 Cloudstreet Young Quick Lamb 2 episodes 2012 Underground: The Julian Assange Story Prime Suspect Television film 2014 Homeland Tim Mathison Episode: "Long Time Coming" 2017–2022 The Walking Dead Alden Recurring (Season 8)Also starring (Seasons 9–10)Main cast (Season 11)27 episodes 2017 Ten: Murder Island Ben Television film 2022 Big Sky Carson Price Episode: A Thin Layer of Rock 2025 Mayfair Witches Abel Mayfair 3 episodes

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2018 Return of the Obra Dinn Thomas Lanke, Roderick Andersen, Peter Milroy

Accolades Year Award Category Work Result 2014 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor The Great Gatsby