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
17 June 1984
Pieces of April
6.475
Jonah Hex
4.958
Abandoned
5.8
The Same Storm
8
Gone in the Night
5.513
The Good Student
4.61
Margaret
6.297
Whatever Works
7.077
Spring Awakening: Those You've Known
7.2
Short Term 12
7.762
Broadway Idiot
6.9
The Heart Machine
5.4
Which Brings Me to You
6.2
10 Cloverfield Lane
6.996
The Belko Experiment
6.172
Hush
6.731
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
6.913
The Flamingo Rising
4.4
The Best of Enemies
7.376
Sadie
6.765
Peppermint
6.7
Underwater
6.282
American Woman
4.9
Short Term 12: Behind the Scenes
7
Come Play
6.4
I.S.S.
5.812