- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 17, 1984
- Place of Birth
- Wilmington, Delaware, USA
John Gallagher Jr.
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.
Filmography
The Exorcist: Martyrs
2027
movieI.S.S.
2024 · Christian Campbell
movieWhich Brings Me to You
2023 · Wallace
movieThe Same Storm
2022 · Dale Salt
movieGone in the Night
2022 · Max
movieAbandoned
2022 · Alex
movieSpring Awakening: Those You've Known
2022 · Self - Moritz
tvArt That Made Us
2022 · Self - Associate Prof. of Early Modern History
movieCome Play
2020 · Marty
tvLove Life
2020 · Luke Ducharme
tvStars in the House
2020 · Self
movieUnderwater
2020 · Liam Smith
tvModern Love
2019 · Rob
movieAmerican Woman
2019 · Juan
movieThe Best of Enemies
2019 · Lee Trombley
movieSadie
2018 · Cyrus
moviePeppermint
2018 · Detective Stan Carmichael
movieThe Miseducation of Cameron Post
2018 · Reverend Rick
movieThe Belko Experiment
2017 · Mike Milch
tvWestworld
2016 · Liam Dempsey
tvEasy
2016 · Lucas
movieHush
2016 · The Man
movie10 Cloverfield Lane
2016 · Emmett
tvOlive Kitteridge
2014 · Christopher Kitteridge
movieThe Heart Machine
2014 · Cody
Short Term 12: Behind the Scenes
2014 · Self
movieBroadway Idiot
2013 · Self (archive footage)
movieShort Term 12
2013 · Mason
tvThe Newsroom
2012 · James Harper
movieMargaret
2011 · Darren
movieJonah Hex
2010 · Second Lt. Evan
movieWhatever Works
2009 · Perry
tvLove Monkey
2006 · Paul
movieThe Good Student
2006 · Brett Mullen
moviePieces of April
2003 · Timmy Burns
tvLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · Gary
movieThe Flamingo Rising
2001 · Gary
tvEd
2000 · Eric
tvThe West Wing
1999 · Tyler
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Jeff Lynwood
tvLaw & Order
1990 · Terrence Holt
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Gary
movieEleven Days
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Swim Fishy
— · Abel
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