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.
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Acting History
2024
I.S.S. as Christian Campbell
2023Which Brings Me to You as Wallace
2022The Same Storm as Dale Salt
2022Gone in the Night as Max
2022Abandoned as Alex
2022Spring Awakening: Those You've Known as Self - Moritz
2022Art That Made Us as Self - Associate Prof. of Early Modern History
2020Come Play as Marty
2020Love Life as Luke Ducharme
2020Stars in the House as Self
2020Underwater as Liam Smith
2019Modern Love as Rob
2019American Woman as Juan
2019The Best of Enemies as Lee Trombley
2018Sadie as Cyrus
2018Peppermint as Detective Stan Carmichael
2018The Miseducation of Cameron Post as Reverend Rick
2016Westworld as Liam Dempsey
2016Easy as Lucas
2016The Belko Experiment as Mike Milch
2016Hush as The Man
201610 Cloverfield Lane as Emmett
2014Olive Kitteridge as Christopher Kitteridge
2014The Heart Machine as Cody
2014Short Term 12: Behind the Scenes as Self
2013Broadway Idiot as Himself (archive footage)
2013Short Term 12 as Mason
2012The Newsroom as James Harper
2011Margaret as Darren
2010Jonah Hex as Second Lt. Evan
2009Whatever Works as Perry
2006Love Monkey as Paul
2006The Good Student as Brett Mullen
2003Pieces of April as Timmy Burns
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Gary
2001The Flamingo Rising as Gary
2000Ed as Eric
1999The West Wing as Tyler
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Jeff Lynwood
1990Law & Order as Terrence Holt
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Gary
—Eleven Days