Acting
John Gallagher Jr.
Born 1984-06-17 · Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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
Underwater
Rounders
10 Cloverfield Lane
Peppermint
Come Play
Jonah Hex
Abandoned
Hush
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Short Term 12
Gone in the Night
The Best of Enemies
The Belko Experiment
Whatever Works
Pieces of April
Margaret
Spring Awakening: Those You've Known
The Good Student
Broadway Idiot
American Woman
Which Brings Me to You
Sadie
The Heart Machine
The Same Storm
I.S.S.
The Flamingo Rising
Spring Awakening