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John Gallagher Jr.

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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.

Notable films

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Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

The Belko Experiment

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Underwater

As Liam Smith

10 Cloverfield Lane

As Emmett

Hush

As The Man

Olive Kitteridge

As Christopher Kitteridge

Whatever Works

As Perry

Which Brings Me to You

As Wallace

I.S.S.

As Christian Campbell

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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Trapped and Playing by Someone Else’s Rules

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10 films

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