John Gallagher Jr.

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

42

Gender

Male

Birthday

1984-06-17 (41 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.

Known For

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • Westworld

    Westworld

  • The Newsroom

    The Newsroom

  • Ed

    Ed

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • 10 Cloverfield Lane

    10 Cloverfield Lane

  • Modern Love

    Modern Love

  • Love Life

    Love Life

  • Sadie

    Sadie

  • Whatever Works

    Whatever Works

  • Underwater

    Underwater

  • Easy

    Easy

  • I.S.S.

    I.S.S.

  • Eleven Days

    Eleven Days

  • Jonah Hex

    Jonah Hex

  • Hush

    Hush

  • Olive Kitteridge

    Olive Kitteridge

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Peppermint

    Peppermint

  • The Belko Experiment

    The Belko Experiment

  • Love Monkey

    Love Monkey

  • Abandoned

    Abandoned

  • Which Brings Me to You

    Which Brings Me to You

  • The Miseducation of Cameron Post

    The Miseducation of Cameron Post

  • Art That Made Us

    Art That Made Us

  • Come Play

    Come Play

  • Margaret

    Margaret

  • Short Term 12

    Short Term 12

  • The Best of Enemies

    The Best of Enemies

  • Gone in the Night

    Gone in the Night

  • Pieces of April

    Pieces of April

  • Short Term 12: Behind the Scenes

    Short Term 12: Behind the Scenes

  • Spring Awakening: Those You've Known

    Spring Awakening: Those You've Known

  • The Same Storm

    The Same Storm

  • Broadway Idiot

    Broadway Idiot

  • The Good Student

    The Good Student

  • American Woman

    American Woman

  • The Flamingo Rising

    The Flamingo Rising

  • The Heart Machine

    The Heart Machine