John Gallagher Jr.
Born: 1984-06-17
Place of birth: 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
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
The West Wing
1999
The Newsroom
2012
Westworld
2016
The Same Storm
2022
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Short Term 12
2013
Ed
2000
Love Monkey
2006
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Olive Kitteridge
2014
The Best of Enemies
2019
Modern Love
2019
Law & Order
1990
Spring Awakening: Those You've Known
2022
Whatever Works
2009
10 Cloverfield Lane
2016