Acting
John Gallagher Jr.
- Born
- June 17, 1984
- Place
- 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.
Filmography
Known for
6.5Pieces of April
2003
5.0Jonah Hex
2010
5.8Abandoned
2022
8.0The Same Storm
2022
5.5Gone in the Night
2022
4.7The Good Student
2006
6.4Margaret
2011
7.1Whatever Works
2009
7.2Spring Awakening: Those You've Known
2022
7.7Short Term 12
2013
6.9Broadway Idiot
2013
5.4The Heart Machine
2014
6.2Which Brings Me to You
2023
7.010 Cloverfield Lane
2016
6.2The Belko Experiment
2017
6.7Hush
2016
6.9The Miseducation of Cameron Post
2018
5.0The Flamingo Rising
2001