John Gallagher Jr.

Known for: Acting

Born: 1984-06-17 (age 42)

From: 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 (45)

MOVIE
The Exorcist: Martyrs
2027
MOVIE★ 5.8
I.S.S.
2024
as Christian Campbell
MOVIE★ 6.2
Which Brings Me to You
2023
as Wallace
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Same Storm
2022
as Dale Salt
MOVIE★ 5.5
Gone in the Night
2022
as Max
MOVIE★ 5.8
Abandoned
2022
as Alex
MOVIE★ 7.2
Spring Awakening: Those You've Known
2022
as Self - Moritz
TV★ 5.5
Art That Made Us
2022
as Self - Associate Prof. of Early Modern History
MOVIE★ 6.4
Come Play
2020
as Marty
TV★ 6.9
Love Life
2020
as Luke Ducharme
TV
Stars in the House
2020
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.3
Underwater
2020
as Liam Smith
TV★ 7.3
Modern Love
2019
as Rob
MOVIE★ 4.9
American Woman
2019
as Juan
MOVIE★ 7.4
The Best of Enemies
2019
as Lee Trombley
MOVIE★ 6.9
Sadie
2018
as Cyrus
MOVIE★ 6.7
Peppermint
2018
as Detective Stan Carmichael
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
2018
as Reverend Rick
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Belko Experiment
2017
as Mike Milch
TV★ 8.0
Westworld
2016
as Liam Dempsey
TV★ 6.0
Easy
2016
as Lucas
MOVIE★ 6.7
Hush
2016
as The Man
MOVIE★ 7.0
10 Cloverfield Lane
2016
as Emmett
TV★ 7.6
Olive Kitteridge
2014
as Christopher Kitteridge
MOVIE★ 5.4
The Heart Machine
2014
as Cody
MOVIE★ 7.0
Short Term 12: Behind the Scenes
2014
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.9
Broadway Idiot
2013
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.8
Short Term 12
2013
as Mason
TV★ 8.1
The Newsroom
2012
as James Harper
MOVIE★ 6.4
Margaret
2011
as Darren
MOVIE★ 5.0
Jonah Hex
2010
as Second Lt. Evan
MOVIE★ 7.1
Whatever Works
2009
as Perry
TV★ 7.7
Love Monkey
2006
as Paul
MOVIE★ 4.7
The Good Student
2006
as Brett Mullen
MOVIE★ 6.5
Pieces of April
2003
as Timmy Burns
TV★ 7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Gary
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Flamingo Rising
2001
as Gary
TV★ 7.7
Ed
2000
as Eric
TV★ 8.3
The West Wing
1999
as Tyler
TV★ 8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Jeff Lynwood
TV★ 7.3
Law & Order
1990
as Terrence Holt
TV★ 8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Gary
MOVIE
Swim Fishy
—
as Abel
MOVIE
20/20
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MOVIE
Eleven Days
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