John Gallagher Jr.

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John Gallagher Jr.

Acting 42 June 17, 1984

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 S…

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10 Cloverfield Lane

10 Cloverfield Lane

7.0 2016 Movie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

8.0 1999 TV Show
Westworld

Westworld

8.0 2016 TV Show
Law & Order

Law & Order

7.3 1990 TV Show
Hush

Hush

6.7 2016 Movie
Underwater

Underwater

6.3 2020 Movie
Peppermint

Peppermint

6.7 2018 Movie
Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

7.6 2001 TV Show
Whatever Works

Whatever Works

7.1 2009 Movie
The Belko Experiment

The Belko Experiment

6.2 2017 Movie
Jonah Hex

Jonah Hex

5.0 2010 Movie
Short Term 12

Short Term 12

7.7 2013 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2027
    The Exorcist: Martyrs

    Movie

  2. 2026
    Eleven Days

    Movie

  3. 2024
    I.S.S.

    Movie Christian Campbell

  4. 2023
    Which Brings Me to You

    Movie Wallace

  5. 2022
    The Same Storm

    Movie Dale Salt

  6. 2022
    Gone in the Night

    Movie Max

  7. 2022
    Abandoned

    Movie Alex

  8. 2022
    Spring Awakening: Those You've Known

    Movie Self - Moritz

  9. 2022
    Art That Made Us

    TV show Self - Associate Prof. of Early Modern History

  10. 2020
    Come Play

    Movie Marty

  11. 2020
    Love Life

    TV show Luke Ducharme

  12. 2020
    Stars in the House

    TV show Self

  13. 2020
    Underwater

    Movie Liam Smith

  14. 2019
    Modern Love

    TV show Rob

  15. 2019
    American Woman

    Movie Juan

  16. 2019
    The Best of Enemies

    Movie Lee Trombley

More credits
  1. 2018
    Sadie

    Movie Cyrus

  2. 2018
    Peppermint

    Movie Detective Stan Carmichael

  3. 2018
    The Miseducation of Cameron Post

    Movie Reverend Rick

  4. 2017
    The Belko Experiment

    Movie Mike Milch

  5. 2016
    Westworld

    TV show Liam Dempsey

  6. 2016
    Easy

    TV show Lucas

  7. 2016
    Hush

    Movie The Man

  8. 2016
    10 Cloverfield Lane

    Movie Emmett

  9. 2014
    Olive Kitteridge

    TV show Christopher Kitteridge

  10. 2014
    The Heart Machine

    Movie Cody

  11. 2014
    Short Term 12: Behind the Scenes

    Movie Self

  12. 2013
    Broadway Idiot

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  13. 2013
    Short Term 12

    Movie Mason

  14. 2012
    The Newsroom

    TV show James Harper

  15. 2011
    Margaret

    Movie Darren

  16. 2010
    Jonah Hex

    Movie Second Lt. Evan

  17. 2009
    Whatever Works

    Movie Perry

  18. 2006
    Love Monkey

    TV show Paul

  19. 2006
    The Good Student

    Movie Brett Mullen

  20. 2003
    Pieces of April

    Movie Timmy Burns

  21. 2001
    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    TV show Gary

  22. 2001
    The Flamingo Rising

    Movie Gary

  23. 2000
    Ed

    TV show Eric

  24. 1999
    The West Wing

    TV show Tyler