ActingPopularity Score 2.6
John Gallagher Jr.
Also known as:John Howard Gallagher Jr.John GallagherJohnny Gallagher
Total Works
43
28 movies • 15 shows
Avg Rating
6.7 / 10
across rated releases
Box Office
—
worldwide gross
Global Reach
#3
TMDB star index
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.
