Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 17, 1984
Place of Birth
Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Credits
45 titles
John Gallagher Jr.
Biography
John Howard Gallagher Jr. (born June 17, 1984) is an American actor and musician known for originating the role of Moritz Stiefel in Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater's rock musical Spring Awakening, which earned him a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. He also played Johnny in Green Day's Broadway musical, American Idiot, Lee in the 2011 Broadway production of Jerusalem, and Edmund in the 2016 Broadway revival of Long Day's Journey Into Night. He portrayed Jim Harper in Aaron Sorkin's drama series The Newsroom, starred in the HBO mini-series Olive Kitteridge, and played Emmett DeWitt in 10 Cloverfield Lane.
Known For
Filmography
The Exorcist: Martyrs
I.S.S.
Christian Campbell
Which Brings Me to You
Wallace
The Same Storm
Dale Salt
Gone in the Night
Max
Abandoned
Alex
Spring Awakening: Those You've Known
Self - Moritz
Art That Made Us
Self - Associate Prof. of Early Modern History
Come Play
Marty
Love Life
Luke Ducharme
Stars in the House
Self
Underwater
Liam Smith
Modern Love
Rob
American Woman
Juan
The Best of Enemies
Lee Trombley
Sadie
Cyrus
Peppermint
Detective Stan Carmichael
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Reverend Rick
The Belko Experiment
Mike Milch
Westworld
Liam Dempsey
Easy
Lucas
Hush
The Man
10 Cloverfield Lane
Emmett
Olive Kitteridge
Christopher Kitteridge
The Heart Machine
Cody
Short Term 12: Behind the Scenes
Self
Broadway Idiot
Self (archive footage)
Short Term 12
Mason
The Newsroom
James Harper
Margaret
Darren
Jonah Hex
Second Lt. Evan
Whatever Works
Perry
Love Monkey
Paul
The Good Student
Brett Mullen
Pieces of April
Timmy Burns
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Gary
The Flamingo Rising
Gary
Ed
Eric
The West Wing
Tyler
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Jeff Lynwood
Law & Order
Terrence Holt
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Gary
Swim Fishy
Abel
Eleven Days
20/20