Actor

John Gallagher Jr.

32 credited titles on WatchWise

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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Strongest genre

Biggest hit

Standout efficiency

The Belko Experiment · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$96M

Combined reported budget

$48M

Gross / budget

2.0x

Bankability Index

27 / 100

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