John Gallagher Jr.
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.
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Birthday
6/17/1984
Pieces of April
6.4
Jonah Hex
4.9
Margaret
6.3
The Good Student
4.7
Whatever Works
7.1
Short Term 12
7.8
Broadway Idiot
6.9
The Heart Machine
5.6
The Belko Experiment
6.2
Hush
6.7
10 Cloverfield Lane
7
The Best of Enemies
7.4
The Flamingo Rising
5
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
6.9
Sadie
6.8
Peppermint
6.7
Underwater
6.3
Short Term 12: Behind the Scenes
7
American Woman
5.1
Come Play
6.4
I.S.S.
5
Abandoned
6
The Same Storm
8
Gone in the Night
5.5
Spring Awakening: Those You've Known
7.7
Which Brings Me to You
5.8