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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1984-06-17 (40 years old)

Place of Birth

Wilmington, Delaware, USA

John Gallagher Jr.

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

Acting

2024

I.S.S. as Christian Campbell

2023

2022

Abandoned as Alex
The Same Storm as Dale Salt
Art That Made Us as Self - Associate Prof. of Early Modern History

2020

Underwater as Liam Smith
Come Play as Marty
Love Life as Luke Ducharme

2019

The Best of Enemies as Lee Trombley

2018

Sadie as Cyrus
Peppermint as Detective Stan Carmichael

2016

The Belko Experiment as Mike Milch
Hush as Man
Easy as Lucas
Westworld as Liam Dempsey

2015

2014

Olive Kitteridge as Christopher Kitteridge

2013

Short Term 12 as Mason
Broadway Idiot as Himself (archive footage)

2012

The Newsroom as James Harper

2011

Margaret as Darren Rodifer

2010

Jonah Hex as Second Lt. Evan

2009

2006

The Good Student as Brett Mullen
Spring Awakening as Moritz Stiefel
Love Monkey as Paul

2003

Pieces of April as Timmy Burns

2001

2000

Ed as Eric

1999

The West Wing as Tyler

1990

Law & Order as Terrence Holt

1951