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John Howard Gallagher Jr. 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.
Birth Name
John Howard Gallagher Jr.
Born
Sunday, 17 June 1984
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Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Which Brings Me to You | Wallace | 2024 |
| I.S.S. | Christian Campbell | 2024 |
| Abandoned | Alex | 2022 |
| Spring Awakening: Those You've Known | Self - Moritz / Self | 2022 |
| Gone in the Night | Max | 2022 |
| The Same Storm | Dale Salt | 2021 |
| Come Play | Marty | 2020 |
| American Woman | Juan | 2020 |
| Love Life | Luke Ducharme | 2020 |
| Underwater | Liam Smith | 2020 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Which Brings Me to You | Wallace | 2024 |
| I.S.S. | Christian Campbell | 2024 |
| Abandoned | Alex | 2022 |
| Spring Awakening: Those You've Known | Self - Moritz / Self | 2022 |
| Gone in the Night | Max | 2022 |
| The Same Storm | Dale Salt | 2021 |
| Come Play | Marty | 2020 |
| American Woman | Juan | 2020 |
| Love Life | Luke Ducharme | 2020 |
| Underwater | Liam Smith | 2020 |
| Modern Love | Rob | 2019 |
| The Best of Enemies | Lee Trombley / Lee Tromblay | 2019 |
| Sadie | Cyrus | 2018 |
| Peppermint | Detective Stan Carmichael | 2018 |
| The Miseducation of Cameron Post | Reverend Rick | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Hollywood First Look | Self | 2017 |
| Westworld | Liam Dempsey | 2016 |
| Easy | Lucas | 2016 |
| The Belko Experiment | Mike Milch | 2016 |
| Hush | The Man / Man | 2016 |
| 10 Cloverfield Lane | Emmett | 2016 |
| High Maintenance | Zach | 2015 |
| The Heart Machine | Cody | 2014 |
| Olive Kitteridge | Christopher Kitteridge | 2014 |
| Short Term 12 | Mason | 2013 |
| Broadway Idiot | Himself (archive footage) / Self - Johnny | 2013 |
| The Newsroom | Jim Harper / James Harper | 2012 |
| Margaret | Darren / Darren Rodifer | 2011 |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | Self | 2011 |
| Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade | Self | 2010 |
| Jonah Hex | Lieutenant Evan / Second Lt. Evan | 2010 |
| The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards | Self | 2010 |
| Whatever Works | Perry | 2009 |
| The Battery's Down | Self / John Gallagher Jr., | 2008 |
| The 61st Annual Tony Awards | Self - Winner & Performer | 2007 |
| America's Got Talent | Johnny | 2006 |
| Love Monkey | Paul | 2006 |
| The Good Student | Brett Mullen | 2006 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Pieces of April | Timmy Burns | 2003 |
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Self - Plus One | 2002 |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Gary | 2001 |
| The Flamingo Rising | Gary | 2001 |
| Ed | Eric | 2000 |
| The West Wing | Tyler | 1999 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Jeff Lynwood | 1999 |
| NYPD Blue | Ray Spier | 1993 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Johnny | 1993 |
| Law & Order | Terrence Holt | 1990 |
| Working in the Theatre | Self | 1976 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Abandoned | 2022 |
