
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

The Newsroom
2012 · TV

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV

Law & Order
1990 · TV

Westworld
2016 · TV

Olive Kitteridge
2014 · TV

The West Wing
1999 · TV

Art That Made Us
2022 · TV

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · TV

Ed
2000 · TV

Love Life
2020 · TV

Modern Love
2019 · TV

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · TV

Love Monkey
2006 · TV

Easy
2016 · TV

Stars in the House
2020 · TV