David Henrie

Henrie in 2011, image via s_bukley / Shutterstock.com

Birth Name: David Clayton Henrie

Place of Birth: Mission Viejo, Orange, California, United States

Date of Birth: July 11, 1989

Ethnicity:
*father – English, German, Swiss-German, Welsh
*mother – Italian/Sicilian

David Henrie is an American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. He is known for his roles on the series Wizards of Waverly Place and How I Met Your Mother.

His father has English, German, Swiss-German, and Welsh ancestry. His maternal grandparents emigrated from Catania, Sicily. His brother is actor Lorenzo James Henrie. He was partly raised in Phoenix, Arizona. David is a practicing Roman Catholic. He attends the traditional Latin Mass.

David is married to Maria Cahill, a Miss Delaware, with whom he has three children.

David’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced to his great-great-great-great-grandparents, John Henrie and Elizabeth Pugh, who were born in the U.S., in the early 1800s. It is unclear if the surname Henrie has any French origin, but many people with this surname are not of French origin at all.

David’s paternal grandfather is David R. Henrie (the son of David Francis Henrie and Lillie V. Baker). David’s grandfather David was born in Pennsylvania. David’s great-grandfather David was the son of William Hunterson Henrie and Elizabeth Adams/Adam Fry, and had deep roots in Philadelphia.

David’s paternal grandmother is Judith Wilson (the daughter of James Clayton Wilson and Mildred C. Clarke). Judith was born in Pennsylvania. James was the son of Elmer Ellsworth Wilson and Gertrude May Hetherington.

David’s maternal grandfather was named Salvatore Finocchiaro.

David’s maternal grandmother was named Agata C.