John Gallagher Jr.
Born: 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
10 Cloverfield Lane
2016★ 7.0
Hush
2016★ 6.7
Underwater
2020★ 6.3
Peppermint
2018★ 6.7
Come Play
2020★ 6.4
Whatever Works
2009★ 7.1
I.S.S.
2024★ 5.8
The Belko Experiment
2016★ 6.2
American Woman
2019★ 4.9
Broadway Idiot
2013★ 6.9
Eleven Days
N/A★ 0.0
Jonah Hex
2010★ 5.0
Abandoned
2022★ 5.8
Gone in the Night
2022★ 5.5
Which Brings Me to You
2023★ 6.2
The Same Storm
2022★ 8.0
Sadie
2018★ 6.8
Margaret
2011★ 6.3
The Best of Enemies
2019★ 7.4
Short Term 12
2013★ 7.8
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
2018★ 6.9
The Good Student
2006★ 4.6
Pieces of April
2003★ 6.5
Spring Awakening: Those You've Known
2022★ 7.2
The Flamingo Rising
2001★ 4.4
The Heart Machine
2014★ 5.4