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John Gallagher Jr.
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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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Law & Order
1990
The West Wing
1999
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Westworld
2016
The Newsroom
2012
Love Life
2020
Modern Love
2019
Easy
2016
Olive Kitteridge
2014
Underwater
2020
10 Cloverfield Lane
2016
Hush
2016
Peppermint
2018
Whatever Works
2009
I.S.S.
2024
Jonah Hex
2010
Which Brings Me to You
2023
The Belko Experiment
2016
Short Term 12
2013
The Best of Enemies
2019
Margaret
2011
Abandoned
2022
Pieces of April
2003
Come Play
2020
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
2018
Gone in the Night
2022
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