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Monaghan in 2014, photo by PrPhotos
Birth Name: Cameron Riley Monaghan/Karolkowski
Place of Birth: Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: August 16, 1993
Ethnicity: Polish, Irish, possibly German and English, other
Cameron Monaghan is an American actor and model. His roles include the series Shameless , Gotham , and Mercy Street , the films Click , Prom , Vampire Academy , The Giver , Jamie Marks Is Dead , Mall , Amityville: The Awakening , The Year of Spectacular Men , Anthem of a Teenage Prophet , and Shattered (2019), and the game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order .
The surname Monaghan comes from his mother’s family tree. He was raised partly in Boca Raton, Florida, by his mother.
Cameron’s maternal grandfather was Peter J. Karolkowski (the son of Peter Karolkowski and Elizabeth Monaghan). Cameron’s grandfather Peter was born in New York. Cameron’s great-grandfather Peter was the son of Polish parents, Paul Karolkowski and Jennie/Janina Olschewska, who was from Tykocin, Białystok County, Podlaskie. Elizabeth was the daughter of James Francis Monaghan and Elizabeth Mary Weyant.
Sources: Genealogy of Cameron Monaghan (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Obituary of Cameron’s maternal great-aunt (grandfather’s sister) – https://www.ctinsider.com