John Gallagher Jr.
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Underwater
2020
as Liam Smith
10 Cloverfield Lane
2016
as Emmett
Hush
2016
as The Man
Peppermint
2018
as Detective Stan Carmichael
The Belko Experiment
2016
as Mike Milch
Jonah Hex
2010
as Second Lt. Evan
I.S.S.
2024
as Christian Campbell
Whatever Works
2009
as Perry
The Exorcist
2027
Margaret
2011
as Darren
Which Brings Me to You
2023
as Wallace
The Best of Enemies
2019
as Lee Trombley
Come Play
2020
as Marty
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
2018
as Reverend Rick
Short Term 12
2013
as Mason
Abandoned
2022
as Alex
The Same Storm
2022
as Dale Salt
Pieces of April
2003
as Timmy Burns
Gone in the Night
2022
as Max
American Woman
2019
as Juan