John Gallagher Jr.
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Pieces of April
as Timmy Burns
2003
Jonah Hex
as Second Lt. Evan
2010
Abandoned
as Alex
2022
The Same Storm
as Dale Salt
2022
Gone in the Night
as Max
2022
The Good Student
as Brett Mullen
2006
Margaret
as Darren
2011
Whatever Works
as Perry
2009
Spring Awakening: Those You've Known
as Self - Moritz
2022
Short Term 12
as Mason
2013
Broadway Idiot
as Self (archive footage)
2013
The Heart Machine
as Cody
2014
Which Brings Me to You
as Wallace
2023
10 Cloverfield Lane
as Emmett
2016
The Belko Experiment
as Mike Milch
2016
Hush
as The Man
2016
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
as Reverend Rick
2018
The Flamingo Rising
as Gary
2001
The Best of Enemies
as Lee Trombley
2019
Sadie
as Cyrus
2018
TV Appearances
Ed
as Eric
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Jeff Lynwood
1999
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Gary
2001
Love Monkey
as Paul
2006
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Gary
1951
The Newsroom
as James Harper
2012
Olive Kitteridge
as Christopher Kitteridge
2014
The West Wing
as Tyler
1999
Art That Made Us
as Self - Associate Prof. of Early Modern History
2022
Law & Order
as Terrence Holt
1990
Easy
as Lucas
2016
Stars in the House
as Self
2020