
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