Actor
John Gallagher Jr.
42 years · Wilmington, Delaware, USA · 29 films
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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The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
2026 · Actor
Eleven Days
2026 · Actor
I.S.S.
2024 · Christian Campbell
On Hulu
Which Brings Me to You
2023 · Wallace
On Hulu
The Same Storm
2022 · Dale Salt
Gone in the Night
2022 · Max
On Kanopy
Abandoned
2022 · Alex
On Kanopy
Spring Awakening: Those You've Known
2022 · Self - Moritz
On HBO Max
Come Play
2020 · Marty
On YouTube TV
Underwater
2020 · Liam Smith
On FXNow
American Woman
2019 · Juan
On YOW.tv
The Best of Enemies
2019 · Lee Trombley
On Plex
Sadie
2018 · Cyrus
On Hoopla
Peppermint
2018 · Detective Stan Carmichael
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
2018 · Reverend Rick
On Plex
The Belko Experiment
2017 · Mike Milch
On Tubi TV
Hush
2016 · The Man
On Plex
10 Cloverfield Lane
2016 · Emmett
On fuboTV
The Heart Machine
2014 · Cody
Broadway Idiot
2013 · Self (archive footage)
Short Term 12
2013 · Mason
Margaret
2011 · Darren
On Hoopla
Jonah Hex
2010 · Second Lt. Evan
Whatever Works
2009 · Perry
On Amazon Prime Video