Birth Place: Wilmington, Delaware, USA
New York actor John Gallagher Jr. has shown his talent and versatility across the mediums of television, film and theater. For the past three seasons, John starred opposite Jeff Daniels in Aaron Sorkin’s “The Newsroom.” The series came to a dramatic conclusion last fall when at the same time John was starring opposite Frances McDormand and Richard Jenkins in the critically acclaimed “Olive Kitteridge” miniseries for HBO. Gallagher’s other television credits include: “Law & Order: SVU,” “Love Monkey,” “Law & Order: CI,” “NYPD Blue,” “Ed,” “The West Wing” and “Law & Order.” No stranger to the big screen, Gallagher’s film credits include: The Belko Experiment (upcoming), Valencia (upcoming), Short Term 12, The Heart Machine, Margaret, Jonah Hex, Whatever Works, The Good Student and Pieces of April. One of Gallagher’s most notable achievements is his Tony Award-winning performance as “Moritz Stiefel” in Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater's rock musical Spring Awakening, for which he also received Drama Desk and Drama League nominations. John's other theatre credits include: Green Day's Broadway musical American Idiot, Broadway's Jerusalem, David Lindsay-Abaire's Pulitzer Prize-winning Rabbit Hole (Broadway), Current Events, Kimberly Akimbo, Port Authority and Farragut North.
From: Photos: SPRING AWAKENING Cast Reunites for NYC Premiere of HBO's THOSE YOU'VE KNOWN Documentary
John Gallagher, Jr., Long Day's Journey Into Night
John Gallagher Jr., Spring Awakening
John Gallagher, Jr., Spring Awakening
John Gallagher, Jr, Spring Awakening
John Gallagher Jr. has appeared on Broadway in 5 shows.
John Gallagher Jr. has not appeared in the West End.
John Gallagher Jr. has been nominated for several awards, including Best Featured Actor in a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "Long Day's Journey Into Night," Best Featured Actor in a Musical at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "Spring Awakening," Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Spring Awakening," and Outstanding Actor in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Spring Awakening."
John Gallagher Jr. has won several awards including Best Featured Actor in a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "Long Day's Journey Into Night," Best Featured Actor in a Musical at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "Spring Awakening," and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Spring Awakening."
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