Acting credits
43
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
John Gallagher Jr.
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 28Series: 15
TMDB ID: 17487
IMDb ID: nm0302330
Known for: Acting
Born: June 17, 1984
Age: 42
Place of birth: Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 2027
Years active: 77
Average TMDB rating: 6.77
Wikidata: Q2914570
Also known as
John Howard Gallagher Jr. • John Gallagher • Johnny Gallagher
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.
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Movies
Movie credits linked with John Gallagher Jr..
Mar 10, 2027
The Exorcist: Martyrs
2027 Movie
Eleven Days
2026 Movie
I.S.S.
as Christian Campbell
2024 Movie
Which Brings Me to You
as Wallace
2023 Movie
The Same Storm
as Dale Salt
2022 Movie
Gone in the Night
as Max
2022 Movie
Abandoned
as Alex
2022 Movie
Spring Awakening: Those You've Known
as Self - Moritz
2022 Movie
Come Play
as Marty
2020 Movie
Underwater
as Liam Smith
2020 Movie
American Woman
as Juan
2019 Movie
The Best of Enemies
as Lee Trombley
2019 Movie
Sadie
as Cyrus
2018 Movie
Peppermint
as Detective Stan Carmichael
2018 Movie
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
as Reverend Rick
2018 Movie
The Belko Experiment
as Mike Milch
2017 Movie
Hush
as The Man
2016 Movie
10 Cloverfield Lane
as Emmett
2016 Movie
The Heart Machine
as Cody
2014 Movie
Broadway Idiot
as Self (archive footage)
2013 Movie
Short Term 12
as Mason
2013 Movie
Margaret
as Darren
2011 Movie
Jonah Hex
as Second Lt. Evan
2010 Movie
Whatever Works
as Perry
2009 Movie
Series
Series credits linked with John Gallagher Jr..
Art That Made Us
as Self - Associate Prof. of Early Modern History • 4 eps
2022 Series
Love Life
as Luke Ducharme • 1 eps
2020 Series
Stars in the House
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
Modern Love
as Rob • 1 eps
2019 Series
Westworld
as Liam Dempsey • 3 eps
2016 Series
Easy
as Lucas • 1 eps
2016 Series
Olive Kitteridge
as Christopher Kitteridge • 4 eps
2014 Series
The Newsroom
as James Harper • 25 eps
2012 Series
Love Monkey
as Paul • 1 eps
2006 Series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Gary • 1 eps
2001 Series
Ed
as Eric • 1 eps
2000 Series
The West Wing
as Tyler • 2 eps
1999 Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Jeff Lynwood • 1 eps
1999 Series
Law & Order
as Terrence Holt • 1 eps
1990 Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Gary • 1 eps
1951 Series