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.
Awards & recognition
- Tony Award — Best Featured Actor in a Musical · 2007
Filmography33 titles
The West Wing
The Newsroom
The Same Storm
Westworld
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Short Term 12
Olive Kitteridge
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
The Best of Enemies
Modern Love
Law & Order
Spring Awakening: Those You've Known
Whatever Works
10 Cloverfield Lane
Short Term 12: Behind the Scenes
Love Life
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Broadway Idiot
Sadie
Peppermint
Hush
Pieces of April
Come Play
Underwater
Margaret
Which Brings Me to You
The Belko Experiment
Easy
I.S.S.
Abandoned
Gone in the Night
Jonah Hex
The Flamingo Rising