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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 10, 1959
Place of Birth:
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Bradley Whitford
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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | For Worse | |
| 2024 | I'll Be Right There | Henry |
| 2023 | SHARE? | #006395873 |
| 2022 | Rosaline | Adrian Capulet |
| 2021 | tick, tick... BOOM! | Stephen Sondheim |
| 2021 | How It Ends | Kenny |
| 2020 | The Last Full Measure | Carlton Stanton |
| 2020 | Sergio | Paul Bremer |
| 2020 | The Call of the Wild | Judge Miller |
| 2020 | A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote | Josh Lyman |
| 2020 | Songbird | William Griffin |
| 2019 | Godzilla: King of the Monsters | Dr. Rick Stanton |
| 2019 | Phil | Michael Fisk |
| 2019 | Transparent: Musicale Finale | Magnus |
| 2019 | Godzilla: King of The Monsters- The Antarctic Base | |
| 2018 | Destroyer | DiFranco |
| 2018 | The Darkest Minds | President Gray |
| 2017 | Unveiling the Horror of Get Out | Self |
| 2017 | Three Christs | Clyde |
| 2017 | Get Out | Dean Armitage |
| 2017 | Megan Leavey | Bob |
| 2017 | A Happening of Monumental Proportions | Mr. Schneedy |
| 2017 | Unicorn Store | Gene |
| 2017 | The Post | Arthur Parsons |
| 2016 | I Saw the Light | Fred Rose |
| 2016 | All the Way | Hubert Humphrey |
| 2016 | Other People | Norman Mulcahey |
| 2014 | Decoding Annie Parker | Marshall |
| 2013 | Saving Mr. Banks | Don DaGradi |
| 2013 | CBGB | Nicky Grant |
| 2013 | Savannah | Jack Cay |
| 2013 | Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter | John Flynn |
| 2012 | The Cabin in the Woods | Steve Hadley |
| 2012 | The Asset | Leo Maxiell |
| 2011 | Have a Little Faith | Mitch |
| 2008 | Bottle Shock | Professor Saunders |
| 2007 | An American Crime | Prosecutor |
| 2005 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants | Al Lowell |
| 2005 | Little Manhattan | Adam |
| 2005 | Fathers and Sons | Anthony |
| 2001 | Kate & Leopold | J.J. Camden |
| 1999 | Bicentennial Man | Lloyd |
| 1999 | The Muse | Hal |
| 1999 | Countdown: The Sky's on Fire | John Morgan, KTML News |
| 1999 | Behind the Mask | Brian Shushan |
| 1997 | Masterminds | Miles Lawrence |
| 1997 | Red Corner | Bob Ghery |
| 1997 | The People | Michael Leary |
| 1997 | Cloned | Rick Weston |
| 1997 | In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory | Tom LaSalle (credited as Brad Whitford) |
| 1996 | My Fellow Americans | Carl Witnaur |
| 1996 | Wildly Available | Professor |
| 1995 | Billy Madison | Eric Gordon |
| 1995 | Nothing But the Truth | 'Mack' McCarthy |
| 1994 | The Client | Thomas Fink |
| 1994 | The Desperate Trail | Tommy Donnelly |
| 1994 | Web of Deception | Larry Lake |
| 1993 | RoboCop 3 | Fleck |
| 1993 | A Perfect World | Bobby Lee |
| 1993 | Philadelphia | Jamey Collins |
| 1993 | My Life | Paul Ivanovich |
| 1992 | Scent of a Woman | Randy |
| 1990 | Awakenings | Dr. Tyler |
| 1990 | Presumed Innocent | Jamie Kemp |
| 1990 | Young Guns II | Charles Phalen |
| 1990 | Vital Signs | Dr. Donald Ballentine |
| 1987 | Adventures in Babysitting | Mike Todwell |
| 1987 | Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise | Roger |
| 1987 | The Betty Ford Story | Jack Ford |
| 1986 | Doorman | Terry Reilly |
| 1986 | C.A.T. Squad | Leon Trepper |
| Don't Touch My Hair | ||
| The Spittin' Image | ||
| Office Romance | Peter Vance | |
| Reminders of Him | Patrick Landry |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1 Happy Family USA | Principal (voice) |
| 2024 | Parish | Anton Valmont |
| 2024 | The Madness | Stu Magnusson |
| 2022 | The U.S. and the Holocaust | (voice) |
| 2022 | We Baby Bears | Glen (voice) |
| 2021 | What If...? | Colonel Flynn (voice) |
| 2021 | The Wonder Years | Alan Van Der Kamp |
| 2019 | Valley of the Boom | James L. Barksdale |
| 2019 | Flack | Calvin Cooper |
| 2019 | Perfect Harmony | Arthur Cochran |
| 2019 | Human Discoveries | Leader Elk (voice) |
| 2019 | Infinity Train | Agent Sieve (voice) |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | |
| 2017 | Chicago Justice | Albert Forest |
| 2017 | The Handmaid's Tale | Joseph Lawrence |
| 2016 | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self |
| 2015 | HAPPYish | Jonathan Cooke |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest |
| 2014 | Transparent | Magnus |
| 2014 | Transparent | Macy |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self |
| 2013 | Trophy Wife | Pete Harrison |
| 2013 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Roger Peralta |
| 2013 | Mom | Mitch |
| 2013 | Drunk History | William Jennings Bryan |
| 2013 | Alpha House | Senator (Ned) |
| 2012 | Go On | Hughie |
| 2011 | Shameless | Abraham Paige |
| 2010 | The Good Guys | Dan Stark |
| 2010 | Law & Order: LA | Attorney Miklin |
| 2010 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Self |
| 2009 | Parks and Recreation | Councilman Pillner |
| 2008 | Burn Up | Mack |
| 2008 | The Mentalist | Timothy Carter (uncredited) |
| 2007 | The Sarah Silverman Program. | Toby Grossnickel |
| 2006 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Danny Tripp |
| 2006 | The Megan Mullally Show | Self - Guest |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report | Self |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maher | Self |
| 2002 | Monk | Dean Berry |
| 2001 | Banzai | |
| 2000 | Malcolm in the Middle | Meg's Husband |
| 1999 | The West Wing | Josh Lyman |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Frank Maddox |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Pence Humphreys |
| 1998 | The Secret Lives of Men | |
| 1998 | Felicity | Tom Anderson (uncredited) |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1996 | Tracey Takes On... | |
| 1996 | High Incident | |
| 1995 | MADtv | Self |
| 1994 | Ellen | Doug |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Steve Bell |
| 1994 | ER | Sean O'Brien |
| 1993 | The X-Files | Daniel Trepkos |
| 1993 | Black Tie Affair | |
| 1993 | Frasier | Stu (voice) |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue | Norman Gardner |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Self |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Dillart |
| 1984 | Tales from the Darkside | Tom Dash |
| 1980 | A Capitol Fourth | Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee |
| Death by Lightning | James Blaine |