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Will Twigger

Shameless: Where are the cast more than 15 years after the show started?

Shameless has taken a place in the British comedy hall of fame as one of the best loved laugh-fests about.

And now that all 11 seasons are available for fans to stream on Netflix, the show's undergone a renaissance as fans recall everything they loved about it.

Not only that, but it's carving out a place in the hearts of a new generation of fans after wrapping up in 2013.

It's even inspired an American remake, which aired a few years before the British original called time.

Seven years after the show, the cast have moved on to big and bright futures.

Where are they all now?

David Threlfall (Frank Gallagher)

David pictured in 2018 (Dave Benett/Getty Images)

Show lead David portrayed Gallagher family patriarch Frank, best known for his bedraggled appearance and drunken rants.

David has gone on to solidify his status as British telly stalwart with appearances in Ripper Street, Troy: Fall of a City, and Code of a Killer.

He's also starred across from Jude Law in 2014 flick Black Sea.

Annabell Apsion (Monica Gallagher)

Annabell's character Monica was the estranged wife of Frank, and more recently has branched out into more British TV.

In Father Brown she starred as Beattie May, while in Call the Midwife, she took on the role of Violet Buckle.

She counts Doc Martin and Suspects among her other accolades.

Anne-Marie Duff (Fiona McBride)

BAFTA-nominated Fiona actress Anne-Marie can be recognised from her recent roles in Netflix's Sex Education and the BBC's Salisbury Poisonings.

In 2010, she found herself nominated for the BAFTA after starring as Julia Lennon, John's mum, in the a biopic of the musician's early years, Nowhere Boy.

Jody Lathan (Lip Gallagher)

Phillip "Lip" Gallagher was the second child in Frank and Monica's dysfunctional family.

Actor Jody has since gone from Lip to lip filler after launching a £18m cosmetics empire.

After getting some Botox from a Shameless extra, Jody trained up in the beauty treatment himself before seeing up his own business.

He has also had roles in EastEnders, Holby City, Casualty and Inspector George Gently.

James McAvoy (Steve McBride)

Perhaps the biggest name on this list, James played Fiona's love interest Steve, the two running away together.

Scottish Hollywood heartthrob James has a whole host of Blockbusters under his belt, including the X-Men franchise, Stephen King's It, Split and a whole host of others.

James and Anne-Marie's onscreen romance became a reality, the two were married for 10 years, before calling it quits in 2016.

They share son Brendan, 10.

Maxine Peake (Veronica Ball)

Veronica was a neighbour of the Gallaghers, played by famous actress Maxine.

She's since appeared in dystopian Netflix project Black Mirror, Mike Leigh's Peterloo, Funny Cow, and The Theory of Everything, across from Eddie Redmayne.

Elliott and Luke Tittensor (Carl Gallagher)

While Luke quit acting, Elliott starred in Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk ((c) Peter Wolfes)

The twins played Carl Gallagher for the first two series, before just it became just Elliott in the role.

While Luke has since quit the acting biz, Elliott's been going strong with gigs in the BBC's Reg, and films Edith and Dunkirk.

Rebecca Ryan (Debbie Gallagher)

Rebecca has also starred in Casualty, Doctors, DCI Banks and Monroe ((c) Peter Wolfes)

Daughter Debbie was played by actress Rebecca.

She's starred in many projects including Casualty, Doctors, DCI Banks and Monroe.

Rebecca Atkinson (Karen Maguire)

Karen Maguire actress Rebecca Atkinson has also gone on to star in Doctors, as well as River City and Holby City.

Tina Malone (Mimi Maguire)

Joining the show in 2007 from the fourth series onward, having racked up a huge back catalogue of TV and film appearances.

These included Dinner Ladies and Brookside.

She showed her face on 2009's Celebrity Bug Brother, and played Elaine McDermott in prison drama Clink in 2019.

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