John Gallagher Jr.

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

43

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: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • Westworld

    Westworld

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • The Newsroom

    The Newsroom

  • Love Life

    Love Life

  • Ed

    Ed

  • Modern Love

    Modern Love

  • The Belko Experiment

    The Belko Experiment

  • Peppermint

    Peppermint

  • Easy

    Easy

  • Which Brings Me to You

    Which Brings Me to You

  • 10 Cloverfield Lane

    10 Cloverfield Lane

  • Abandoned

    Abandoned

  • Hush

    Hush

  • Short Term 12

    Short Term 12

  • The Best of Enemies

    The Best of Enemies

  • Olive Kitteridge

    Olive Kitteridge

  • The Miseducation of Cameron Post

    The Miseducation of Cameron Post

  • Jonah Hex

    Jonah Hex

  • Underwater

    Underwater

  • Pieces of April

    Pieces of April

  • Come Play

    Come Play

  • The Flamingo Rising

    The Flamingo Rising

  • I.S.S.

    I.S.S.

  • Gone in the Night

    Gone in the Night

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Same Storm

    The Same Storm

  • Eleven Days

    Eleven Days

  • Art That Made Us

    Art That Made Us

  • Love Monkey

    Love Monkey

  • The Good Student

    The Good Student

  • Margaret

    Margaret

  • American Woman

    American Woman

  • Whatever Works

    Whatever Works

  • The Heart Machine

    The Heart Machine

  • Sadie

    Sadie

  • Spring Awakening: Those You've Known

    Spring Awakening: Those You've Known

  • Short Term 12: Behind the Scenes

    Short Term 12: Behind the Scenes

  • Broadway Idiot

    Broadway Idiot

  • Spring Awakening

    Spring Awakening