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Bradley Whitford

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Oct 10, 1959 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Biography

Bradley Whitford (born October 10, 1959) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his portrayal of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman in the NBC television political drama The West Wing (1999–2006), for which he was nominated for three consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards from 2001 to 2003, winning in 2001. The role earned him three consecutive Golden Globe Award nominations. In addition to The West Wing, Whitford played Danny Tripp in Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Dan Stark in the Fox police buddy-comedy The Good Guys, Timothy Carter, a character who was believed to be Red John, in the CBS series The Mentalist, antagonist Eric Gordon in the film Billy Madison, Arthur Parsons in The Post, Dean Armitage in the horror film Get Out, Roger Peralta in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, President Gray in the dystopian science fiction film The Darkest Mindsand Rick Stanton in the monster film Godzilla: King of the Monsters. In 2015, he won a second Primetime Emmy Award for his role as Marcy in Transparent and later garnered a fifth nomination for portraying Magnus Hirschfeld in the same series. Since 2018, Whitford has portrayed Commander Joseph Lawrence in the Hulu dystopian drama The Handmaid's Tale, for which he won his third Primetime Emmy Award in 2019. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bradley Whitford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting
2026For WorseDave
2026Reminders of HimPatrick Landry
2025FruitHeadRichard
2025Death by LightningJames Blaine
2025#1 Happy Family USAPrincipal (voice)
2024I'll Be Right ThereHenry
2024ParishAnton Valmont
2024The MadnessStu Magnusson
2023SHARE?#006395873
2023The DiplomatTodd Penn
2022RosalineAdrian Capulet
2022The U.S. and the Holocaust(voice)
2022We Baby BearsGlen (voice)
2021tick, tick... BOOM!Stephen Sondheim
2021How It EndsKenny
2021What If...?Colonel Flynn (voice)
2021The Wonder YearsAlan Van Der Kamp
2020The Last Full MeasureCarlton Stanton
2020SergioPaul Bremer
2020The Call of the WildJudge Miller
2020A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All VoteJosh Lyman
2020SongbirdWilliam Griffin
2019Godzilla: King of the MonstersDr. Rick Stanton
2019PhilMichael Fisk
2019Transparent: Musicale FinaleMagnus
2019Godzilla: King of The Monsters- The Antarctic Base
2019Valley of the BoomJames L. Barksdale
2019FlackCalvin Cooper
2019Perfect HarmonyArthur Cochran
2019Human DiscoveriesLeader Elk (voice)
2019Infinity TrainAgent Sieve (voice)
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf
2018DestroyerDiFranco
2018The Darkest MindsPresident Gray
2017Unveiling the Horror of Get OutSelf
2017Three ChristsClyde
2017Get OutDean Armitage
2017Megan LeaveyBob
2017A Happening of Monumental ProportionsMr. Schneedy
2017Unicorn StoreGene
2017The PostArthur Parsons
2017Chicago JusticeAlbert Forest
2017The Handmaid's TaleJoseph Lawrence
2016I Saw the LightFred Rose
2016All the WayHubert Humphrey
2016Other PeopleNorman Mulcahey
2016Full Frontal with Samantha BeeSelf
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest
2015HAPPYishJonathan Cooke
2015The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf - Guest
2014Decoding Annie ParkerMarshall
2014TransparentMagnus
2014TransparentMacy
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf
2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf
2014TransparentMagnus Hirschfeld
2013Saving Mr. BanksDon DaGradi
2013CBGBNicky Grant
2013SavannahJack Cay
2013Marvel One-Shot: Agent CarterJohn Flynn
2013Trophy WifePete Harrison
2013MomMitch
2013Brooklyn Nine-NineRoger Peralta
2013Drunk HistoryWilliam Jennings Bryan
2013Alpha HouseSenator (Ned)
2012The Cabin in the WoodsSteve Hadley
2012The AssetLeo Maxiell
2012Go OnHughie
2011Have a Little FaithMitch
2011ShamelessAbraham Paige
2010The Good GuysDan Stark
2010Law & Order: LAAttorney Miklin
2010Who Do You Think You Are?Self
2009Parks and RecreationCouncilman Pillner
2008Bottle ShockProfessor Saunders
2008Burn UpMack
2008The MentalistTimothy Carter (uncredited)
2008In Plain SightAdam Wilson / Adam Roston
2007An American CrimeProsecutor
2007The Sarah Silverman Program.Toby Grossnickel
2006Studio 60 on the Sunset StripDanny Tripp
2006The Megan Mullally ShowSelf - Guest
2005The Sisterhood of the Traveling PantsAl Lowell
2005Little ManhattanAdam
2005Fathers and SonsAnthony
2005The Colbert ReportSelf
2005The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf
2005The Colbert ReportSelf (uncredited)
2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self
2003Real Time with Bill MaherSelf
2002MonkDean Berry
2001Kate & LeopoldJ.J. Camden
2001Banzai
2000Malcolm in the MiddleMeg's Husband
1999Bicentennial ManLloyd
1999The MuseHal
1999Countdown: The Sky's on FireJohn Morgan, KTML News
1999Behind the MaskBrian Shushan
1999The West WingJosh Lyman
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitFrank Maddox
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitPence Humphreys
1998The Secret Lives of Men
1998FelicityTom Anderson (uncredited)
1997MastermindsMiles Lawrence
1997Red CornerBob Ghery
1997ClonedRick Weston
1997In the Line of Duty: Blaze of GloryTom LaSalle (credited as Brad Whitford)
1997The ViewSelf
1996My Fellow AmericansCarl Witnaur
1996Wildly AvailableProfessor
1996Tracey Takes On...
1996High Incident
1995Billy MadisonEric Gordon
1995Nothing But the Truth'Mack' McCarthy
1995MADtvSelf
1994The ClientThomas Fink
1994The Desperate TrailTommy Donnelly
1994Web of DeceptionLarry Lake
1994CobbProcess Server
1994EllenDoug
1994Touched by an AngelSteve Bell
1994ERSean O'Brien
1993RoboCop 3Fleck
1993A Perfect WorldBobby Lee
1993PhiladelphiaJamey Collins
1993My LifePaul Ivanovich
1993The X-FilesDaniel Trepkos
1993Black Tie Affair
1993FrasierStu (voice)
1993NYPD BlueNorman Gardner
1992Scent of a WomanRandy
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelf
1990AwakeningsDr. Tyler
1990Presumed InnocentJamie Kemp
1990Young Guns IICharles Phalen
1990Vital SignsDr. Donald Ballentine
1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest
1987Adventures in BabysittingMike Todwell
1987Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in ParadiseRoger
1987The Betty Ford StoryJack Ford
1986DoormanTerry Reilly
1986C.A.T. SquadLeon Trepper
1985The EqualizerDillart
1984Tales from the DarksideTom Dash
1980A Capitol FourthSelf
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited)
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee
-Don't Touch My Hair
-The Spittin' Image
-Office RomancePeter Vance
Production
2026For WorseProducer
2021Not Going QuietlyExecutive Producer
2019Perfect HarmonyExecutive Producer
2010The Good GuysProducer
Directing
2017The Handmaid's TaleDirector
2006Studio 60 on the Sunset StripDirector
Writing
1999The West WingWriter