
John Gallagher Jr.
Acting
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
2027Untitled The Exorcist Film
2024I.S.S.
Christian Campbell
2023Which Brings Me to You
Wallace
2022Abandoned
Alex
2022The Same Storm
Dale Salt
2022Gone in the Night
Max
2022Spring Awakening: Those You've Known
Self - Moritz
2020Underwater
Liam Smith
2020Come Play
Marty
2019The Best of Enemies
Lee Trombley
2019American Woman
Juan
2018The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Reverend Rick
2018Sadie
Cyrus
2018Peppermint
Detective Stan Carmichael
201610 Cloverfield Lane
Emmett
2016The Belko Experiment
Mike Milch
2016Hush
The Man
2014The Heart Machine
Cody
2013Short Term 12
Mason
2013Broadway Idiot
Self (archive footage)
2011Margaret
Darren
2010Jonah Hex
Second Lt. Evan
2009Whatever Works
Perry
2006The Good Student
Brett Mullen