John Gallagher Jr.
Acting • Born 1984-06-17
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
43 credits
Pieces of April
Movie • 2003
Timmy Burns
Jonah Hex
Movie • 2010
Second Lt. Evan
Abandoned
Movie • 2022
Alex
The Same Storm
Movie • 2022
Dale Salt
Gone in the Night
Movie • 2022
Max
The Good Student
Movie • 2006
Brett Mullen
Margaret
Movie • 2011
Darren
Whatever Works
Movie • 2009
Perry
Spring Awakening: Those You've Known
Movie • 2022
Self - Moritz
Short Term 12
Movie • 2013
Mason
Broadway Idiot
Movie • 2013
Self (archive footage)
The Heart Machine
Movie • 2014
Cody
Which Brings Me to You
Movie • 2023
Wallace
10 Cloverfield Lane
Movie • 2016
Emmett
The Belko Experiment
Movie • 2016
Mike Milch
Hush
Movie • 2016
The Man
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Movie • 2018
Reverend Rick
The Flamingo Rising
Movie • 2001
Gary
The Best of Enemies
Movie • 2019
Lee Trombley
Sadie
Movie • 2018
Cyrus
Peppermint
Movie • 2018
Detective Stan Carmichael
Underwater
Movie • 2020
Liam Smith
American Woman
Movie • 2019
Juan
Short Term 12: Behind the Scenes
Movie • 2014
Self
Come Play
Movie • 2020
Marty
I.S.S.
Movie • 2024
Christian Campbell
Eleven Days
Movie
The Exorcist
Movie • 2027
Ed
TV • 2000
Eric
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Jeff Lynwood
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV • 2001
Gary
Love Monkey
TV • 2006
Paul
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Gary
The Newsroom
TV • 2012
James Harper
Olive Kitteridge
TV • 2014
Christopher Kitteridge
The West Wing
TV • 1999
Tyler
Art That Made Us
TV • 2022
Self - Associate Prof. of Early Modern History
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Terrence Holt
Easy
TV • 2016
Lucas
Stars in the House
TV • 2020
Self
Modern Love
TV • 2019
Rob
Westworld
TV • 2016
Liam Dempsey
Love Life
TV • 2020
Luke Ducharme