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.
Filmography
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · 8.8
The West Wing
1999 · 8.3
The Newsroom
2012 · 8.1
Westworld
2016 · 8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · 8.0
The Same Storm
2022 · 8.0
Short Term 12
2013 · 7.7
Ed
2000 · 7.7
Love Monkey
2006 · 7.7
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · 7.6
Olive Kitteridge
2014 · 7.6
The Best of Enemies
2019 · 7.4
Modern Love
2019 · 7.4
Law & Order
1990 · 7.3
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
2026 · 7.2
Whatever Works
2009 · 7.1
10 Cloverfield Lane
2016 · 7.0
Love Life
2020 · 7.0
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
2018 · 6.9
Sadie
2018 · 6.8
Peppermint
2018 · 6.7
Hush
2016 · 6.7
Pieces of April
2003 · 6.5
Come Play
2020 · 6.4
Margaret
2011 · 6.4
Underwater
2020 · 6.3
Which Brings Me to You
2023 · 6.3
The Belko Experiment
2017 · 6.2
Easy
2016 · 6.0
Abandoned
2022 · 5.8
I.S.S.
2024 · 5.7
Gone in the Night
2022 · 5.5
The Heart Machine
2014 · 5.5
The Flamingo Rising
2001 · 5.0
Jonah Hex
2010 · 5.0
American Woman
2019 · 4.9
The Good Student
2006 · 4.7
The Exorcist: Martyrs
2027 · 0.0
Spring Awakening
2006 · 0.0
Swim Fishy
— · 0.0
20/20
— · 0.0
Eleven Days
2026 · 0.0