
John Gallagher Jr.
Acting
Born 1984-06-17 · 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.
Known for

10 Cloverfield Lane
2016 · Movie

Underwater
2020 · Movie

Hush
2016 · Movie

Peppermint
2018 · Movie

Short Term 12
2013 · Movie

The Belko Experiment
2016 · Movie

The Miseducation of Cameron Post
2018 · Movie

Margaret
2011 · Movie

The Best of Enemies
2019 · Movie

Whatever Works
2009 · Movie

Come Play
2020 · Movie

Jonah Hex
2010 · Movie

I.S.S.
2024 · Movie

Pieces of April
2003 · Movie

The Same Storm
2022 · Movie

Which Brings Me to You
2023 · Movie

Abandoned
2022 · Movie

Spring Awakening: Those You've Known
2022 · Movie

Gone in the Night
2022 · Movie

Sadie
2018 · Movie

Broadway Idiot
2013 · Movie

American Woman
2019 · Movie

The Heart Machine
2014 · Movie

The Flamingo Rising
2001 · Movie

The Good Student
2006 · Movie

Untitled The Exorcist Film
Releases Mar 12, 2027

Eleven Days
— · Movie