Former Disney star David Henrie to play Ronald Reagan in biopic
Former Disney star David Henrie will play Ronald Reagan in an upcoming biopic.
The Wizards of Waverly Place star will take on the role of the late president of the United States in Reagan, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Henrie will play a young Reagan in the film told from the point of view of a KGB officer who kept a close eye on the man throughout his career.
Reagan was an actor and later SAG president before he became US president, and was known for being a staunch anti-communist.
Space Cowboys writer Howard Klausner is adapting two biographies by Paul Kengor.
Henrie also featured in How I Met Your Mother.
Reagan will be portrayed in the upcoming second season of Fargo as well.