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.

Filmography (43 Appearances)

Untitled The Exorcist Film

Upcoming (2027)

Eleven Days

Swim Fishy

I.S.S.

Which Brings Me to You

The Same Storm

Gone in the Night

Abandoned

Spring Awakening: Those You've Known

Art That Made Us

Come Play

Love Life

Stars in the House

Underwater

Modern Love

American Woman

The Best of Enemies

Sadie

Peppermint

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

Westworld

Easy

The Belko Experiment

Hush

10 Cloverfield Lane

Olive Kitteridge

The Heart Machine

Short Term 12: Behind the Scenes

Broadway Idiot

Short Term 12

The Newsroom

Margaret

Jonah Hex

Whatever Works

Love Monkey

The Good Student

Pieces of April

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

The Flamingo Rising

Ed

The West Wing

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order

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