
John Gallagher Jr.
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1984-06-17 (40 years old)
Place of Birth
Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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.
Acting
(2024)
I.S.S.
as Christian Campbell
(2023)
Which Brings Me to You
as Wallace
(2022)
Abandoned
as Alex
(2022)
Gone in the Night
as Max
(2022)
The Same Storm
as Dale Salt
(2022)
Spring Awakening: Those You've Known
as Self - Moritz
(2020)
Underwater
as Liam Smith
(2020)
Come Play
as Marty
(2019)
The Best of Enemies
as Lee Trombley
(2019)
American Woman
as Juan
(2018)
Peppermint
as Detective Stan Carmichael
(2018)
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
as Reverend Rick
(2018)
Sadie
as Cyrus
(2016)
10 Cloverfield Lane
as Emmett
(2016)
Hush
as Man
(2016)
The Belko Experiment
as Mike Milch
(2014)
The Heart Machine
as Cody
(2014)
(2013)
Short Term 12
as Mason
(2013)
Broadway Idiot
as Himself (archive footage)
(2011)
Margaret
as Darren Rodifer
(2010)
Jonah Hex
as Second Lt. Evan
(2009)
Whatever Works
as Perry
(2006)
The Good Student
as Brett Mullen
(2006)
Spring Awakening
as Moritz Stiefel
(2003)
Pieces of April
as Timmy Burns
(2001)
The Flamingo Rising
as Gary