John Gallagher Jr.
Born: 1984-06-17
• Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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
I.S.S.
Which Brings Me to You
The Same Storm
Gone in the Night
Abandoned
Spring Awakening: Those You've Known
Come Play
Underwater
American Woman
The Best of Enemies
Sadie
Peppermint
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
The Belko Experiment
Hush
10 Cloverfield Lane
The Heart Machine
No Image
Short Term 12: Behind the Scenes
Broadway Idiot
Short Term 12
Margaret
Jonah Hex
Whatever Works
The Good Student
Pieces of April
The Flamingo Rising
Eleven Days