John Gallagher Jr.
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1984-06-17
Place of birth: Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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
Pieces of April
2003Timmy Burns
Jonah Hex
2010Second Lt. Evan
Abandoned
2022Alex
The Same Storm
2022Dale Salt
Gone in the Night
2022Max
The Good Student
2006Brett Mullen
Margaret
2011Darren
Whatever Works
2009Perry
Spring Awakening: Those You've Known
2022Self - Moritz
Short Term 12
2013Mason
Broadway Idiot
2013Self (archive footage)
The Heart Machine
2014Cody
Which Brings Me to You
2023Wallace
10 Cloverfield Lane
2016Emmett
The Belko Experiment
2016Mike Milch
Hush
2016The Man
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
2018Reverend Rick
The Flamingo Rising
2001Gary
The Best of Enemies
2019Lee Trombley