Actor
John Gallagher Jr.
- Born June 17, 1984 in 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.
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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 Lane2016
Westworld2016
Hush2016
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999
Underwater2020
Peppermint2018
Whatever Works2009
The Belko Experiment2017
Filmography
- TBASwim FishyFilmAbel
- TBA20/20Film
- 2027The Exorcist: MartyrsFilm
- 2026The Only Living Pickpocket in New YorkFilm
- 2026Eleven DaysFilm
- 2024I.S.S.FilmChristian Campbell
- 2023Which Brings Me to YouFilmWallace
- 2022AbandonedFilmAlex
- 2022Gone in the NightFilmMax
- 2022Spring Awakening: Those You've KnownFilmSelf - Moritz
- 2022The Same StormFilmDale Salt
- 2022Art That Made UsSeriesSelf - Associate Prof. of Early Modern History
- 2020UnderwaterFilmLiam Smith
- 2020Come PlayFilmMarty
- 2020Love LifeSeriesLuke Ducharme
- 2020Stars in the HouseSeriesSelf
- 2019The Best of EnemiesFilmLee Trombley
- 2019Modern LoveSeriesRob
- 2019American WomanFilmJuan
- 2018PeppermintFilmDetective Stan Carmichael
- 2018The Miseducation of Cameron PostFilmReverend Rick
- 2018SadieFilmCyrus
- 2017The Belko ExperimentFilmMike Milch
- 201610 Cloverfield LaneFilmEmmett
- 2016WestworldSeriesLiam Dempsey
- 2016HushFilmThe Man
- 2016EasySeriesLucas
- 2014Olive KitteridgeSeriesChristopher Kitteridge
- 2014The Heart MachineFilmCody
- 2014Short Term 12: Behind the ScenesFilmSelf
- 2013Short Term 12FilmMason
- 2013Broadway IdiotFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2012The NewsroomSeriesJames Harper
- 2011MargaretFilmDarren
- 2010Jonah HexFilmSecond Lt. Evan
- 2009Whatever WorksFilmPerry
- 2006The Good StudentFilmBrett Mullen
- 2006Love MonkeySeriesPaul
- 2006Spring AwakeningFilmMoritz Stiefel
- 2003Pieces of AprilFilmTimmy Burns
- 2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeriesGary
- 2001The Flamingo RisingFilmGary
- 2000EdSeriesEric
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeriesJeff Lynwood
- 1999The West WingSeriesTyler
- 1990Law & OrderSeriesTerrence Holt
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesGary