John Gallagher Jr. in Philadelphia

John Gallagher Jr. is an American singer-songwriter and actor, born in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1984, whose music draws on folk, rock and emo. He is best known for originating the role of Moritz Stiefel in the Broadway musical Spring Awakening, which earned him the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, and for playing Johnny in American Idiot. His solo records include Six Day Hurricane and 8th and Jane. In 2006, John Gallagher Jr. opened on Broadway in Spring Awakening at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre. He returned to Broadway in 2010 for American Idiot at the St. James Theatre, then appeared in Jerusalem at the Music Box Theatre the following year.