Currently, John Gallagher Jr. can be seen in Netflix’s Easy opposite Kate Micucci and will appear in the upcoming Amazon Original series Modern Love. He was recently seen in Desiree Akhavan’s The Miseducation of Cameron Post, starring opposite Chloe Grace Moretz and Sasha Lane. The film had its world premiere at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Prize. Additionally, Gallagher was seen in Pierre Morel’s Peppermint, opposite Jennifer Garner. He has also appeared in Robin Bissell’s The Best of Enemies with Sam Rockwell & Taraji P. Henson, as well as Megan Griffith’s Sadie, alongside Melanie Lynskey and Sophia Mitri Sloss. Upcoming, Gallagher will be seen on William Eubank’s Underwater, starring Kristen Stewart and Vincent Cassel, American Woman directed by Se
Currently, John Gallagher Jr. can be seen in Netflix’s Easy opposite Kate Micucci and will appear in the upcoming Amazon Original series Modern Love. He was recently seen in Desiree Akhavan’s The Miseducation of Cameron Post, starring opposite Chloe Grace Moretz and Sasha Lane. The film had its world premiere at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Prize. Additionally, Gallagher was seen in Pierre Morel’s Peppermint, opposite Jennifer Garner. He has also appeared in Robin Bissell’s The Best of Enemies with Sam Rockwell & Taraji P. Henson, as well as Megan Griffith’s Sadie, alongside Melanie Lynskey and Sophia Mitri Sloss. Upcoming, Gallagher will be seen on William Eubank’s Underwater, starring Kristen Stewart and Vincent Cassel, American Woman directed by Semi Chellas, and starring in Amblin’s Larry. Previous film credits include Greg McLean’s The Belko Experiment, Dan Trachtenberg’s 10 Cloverfield Lane, Destin Daniel Cretton’s Short Term 12, and Woody Allen’s Whatever Works.
Past television work includes Jim Harper in Aaron Sorkin’s HBO drama The Newsroom; Christopher Kitteridge for the HBO mini-series Olive Kitteridge; The West Wing; Law & Order: SVU and NYPD Blue.
On stage, Gallagher is a Tony Award-winning actor for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical. He originated the role of Moritz Stiefel in Spring Awakening and starred in the stage adaptation of punk rock band Green Day’s rock opera American Idiot. He also portrayed Edmund Tyrone in Long Day’s Journey into Night, alongside Michael Shannon, Jessica Lange and Gabriel.
