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.

Known for

★7.0

10 Cloverfield Lane

2016

★8.0

Westworld

2016

★6.7

Hush

2016

★8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

★6.3

Underwater

2020

★6.7

Peppermint

2018

★7.1

Whatever Works

2009

★6.2

The Belko Experiment

2017

★5.0

Jonah Hex

2010

★7.7

Short Term 12

2013

★6.9

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

2018

★6.4

Come Play

2020

★8.1

The Newsroom

2012

★7.3

Law & Order

1990

★8.3

The West Wing

1999

★7.4

The Best of Enemies

2019

★5.7

I.S.S.

2024

★7.3

Modern Love

2019

★7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

★6.4

Margaret

2011

★7.6

Olive Kitteridge

2014

★5.8

Abandoned

2022

★6.5

Pieces of April

2003

★6.3

Which Brings Me to You

2023