Creator / John Gallagher Jr.

John Howard Gallagher Jr. is an American stage-and-screen actor and musician. Born June 17, 1984 in Wilmington, Delaware, he got his start on Broadway, eventually originating the roles of Moritz in Spring Awakening (for which he won the Tony for Best Featured Actor) and Johnny in American Idiot. Screen-wise, he's best known for playing Jim Harper on The Newsroom, and has also appeared in a number of films.

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Filmography:

• The Newsroom (2012-2014): James "Jim" Harper
• Short Term 12 (2013): Mason
• Olive Kitteridge (2014): Christopher Kitteridge
• 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016): Emmett DeWitt
• Hush (2016): The Man
• The Belko Experiment (2017): Mike Milch
• The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018): Reverend Rick
• Peppermint (2018): Det. Stan Carmichael
• The Best Of Enemies (2019): Lee Trombley
• Modern Love (2019): Rob
• Underwater as Liam Smith
• Come Play as Marty
• I.S.S. (2024) as Christian Campbell

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