At age 13, Henrie landed a regular role as Petey Pitt on the Fox sitcom The Pitts. Henrie next landed a leading role in the Hallmark movie, Monster Makers, with Linda Blair and George Kennedy, and was asked to come back for another Hallmark movie, to play a role in Dead Hollywood Moms Society.[12] He also starred as Skylar Blaford in the Fox's sitcom Method & Red.[13]
At the age of 18, Henrie got the role of Justin Russo in the Disney Channel Original Series, Wizards of Waverly Place.[17] The show premiered on October 12, 2007. He was in the movie Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie with the cast of the series.[18] Henrie played Justin Vincenzo Pepé Russo through the whole series. About a year after the finale, a film, The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex premiered on March 15, 2013, without Henrie, but his character was mentioned, and a photo of him is shown. Henrie is credited with writing two episodes of Wizards of Waverly Place, "Alex's Logo" and the series special "Meet the Werewolves".[19][20]
As of 2014, Henrie has directed two short films, Boo! and Catch.[28][29]
In 2015, Henrie played the role of Lane, a valet who falls for Paul Blart's daughter, in the sequel Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2. He also co-starred as London Busbee, older brother of the title character, in the drama Little Boy, and had a role in the indie biographical drama film Walt Before Mickey in which he plays Rudy Ising, who worked for Walt Disney.[30][31][32] Henrie had cameo appearances in indie drama Cardboard Boxer and Warrior Road.[33]
In 2018, Henrie directed a coming-of-age film This Is the Year, in which he also starred and co-wrote.[34] In August 2020, Henrie and his Wizards of Waverly Place co-star Selena Gomez, who served as executive producer on the film, announced the virtual movie premiere of This Is the Year.[35] In 2023, Henrie played the role of Ted in the Tubi original series Underdeveloped.[36]
Personal life
In October 2016, Henrie became engaged to former Miss Delaware 2011, Maria Cahill.[37] They were married on April 21, 2017.[38] They have three children, a girl born in March 2019,[39] a boy born in December 2020,[40] and a girl born in July 2022.[41] He is a practicing Catholic. He appears on the American Catholic meditation and prayer app Hallow.
On September 10, 2018, Henrie was arrested and charged at Los Angeles International Airport under allegations of carrying a loaded gun in the airport. He later released a statement on Twitter apologizing for the incident, stating that the act was unintentional and the gun was legally purchased.[42][43] On September 26, 2018, it was reported Henrie was charged on three counts for "carrying a loaded firearm, carrying a concealed firearm, and possessing a weapon in a sterile area of the airport".[44] He pled no contest to one charge and received two years probation.[45]
^Henrie, David. "About Me". Archived from the original(official website) on October 8, 2011. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
^"David Henrie Interview — JJJ Exclusive!". Just Jared Jr. February 17, 2009. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2009. I went to Catholic school ... I still try to go to church ... I'm still definitely religious.
