John Gallagher Jr.

13 titles·Since 2012

June 17, 1984 · Wilmington, Delaware, USA

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 (13)

I.S.S.

2024 · Christian Campbell

Which Brings Me to You

2023 · Wallace

Gone in the Night

2022 · Max

Abandoned

2022 · Alex

Come Play

2020 · Marty

Underwater

2020 · Liam Smith

Peppermint

2018 · Detective Stan Carmichael

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

2018 · Reverend Rick

The Belko Experiment

2017 · Mike Milch

Hush

2016 · The Man

10 Cloverfield Lane

2016 · Emmett

Short Term 12

2013 · Mason

The Newsroom

2012 · James Harper

June 17, 1984 · Wilmington, Delaware, USA

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.