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Bradley Whitford

Bradley Whitford

Department: Acting

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

Bicentennial Man

Bicentennial Man

1999

The Client

The Client

1994

Awakenings

Awakenings

1990

Billy Madison

Billy Madison

1995

RoboCop 3

RoboCop 3

1993

Presumed Innocent

Presumed Innocent

1990

Kate & Leopold

Kate & Leopold

2001

The Cabin in the Woods

The Cabin in the Woods

2012

Masterminds

Masterminds

1997

Red Corner

Red Corner

1997

Scent of a Woman

Scent of a Woman

1992

Young Guns II

Young Guns II

1990

SHARE?

SHARE?

2023

A Perfect World

A Perfect World

1993

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

2005

An American Crime

An American Crime

2007

Philadelphia

Philadelphia

1993

Bottle Shock

Bottle Shock

2008

My Life

My Life

1993

Adventures in Babysitting

Adventures in Babysitting

1987

The Muse

The Muse

1999

I'll Be Right There

I'll Be Right There

2024

Little Manhattan

Little Manhattan

2005

Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise

Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise

1987

The Desperate Trail

The Desperate Trail

1994

My Fellow Americans

My Fellow Americans

1996

Fathers and Sons

Fathers and Sons

2005

Countdown: The Sky's on Fire

Countdown: The Sky's on Fire

1999

Have a Little Faith

Have a Little Faith

2011

Saving Mr. Banks

Saving Mr. Banks

2013

CBGB

CBGB

2013

Don't Touch My Hair

Don't Touch My Hair

Savannah

Savannah

2013

Decoding Annie Parker

Decoding Annie Parker

2014

Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter

Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter

2013

Doorman

Doorman

1986

Cloned

Cloned

1997

The Betty Ford Story

The Betty Ford Story

1987

C.A.T. Squad

C.A.T. Squad

1986

Nothing But the Truth

Nothing But the Truth

1995

I Saw the Light

I Saw the Light

2016

All the Way

All the Way

2016

Behind the Mask

Behind the Mask

1999

The Asset

The Asset

2012

Unveiling the Horror of Get Out

Unveiling the Horror of Get Out

2017

Wildly Available

Wildly Available

1996

Other People

Other People

2016

Three Christs

Three Christs

2017

Get Out

Get Out

2017

Megan Leavey

Megan Leavey

2017

A Happening of Monumental Proportions

A Happening of Monumental Proportions

2017

Unicorn Store

Unicorn Store

2017

The Last Full Measure

The Last Full Measure

2020

Vital Signs

Vital Signs

1990

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

2019

The Post

The Post

2017

Destroyer

Destroyer

2018

The Darkest Minds

The Darkest Minds

2018

Phil

Phil

2019

Sergio

Sergio

2020

tick, tick... BOOM!

tick, tick... BOOM!

2021

The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild

2020

Transparent: Musicale Finale

Transparent: Musicale Finale

2019

Web of Deception

Web of Deception

1994

In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory

In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory

1997

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote

2020

Songbird

Songbird

2020

How It Ends

How It Ends

2021

Rosaline

Rosaline

2022

The Spittin' Image

The Spittin' Image

Godzilla: King of The Monsters- The Antarctic Base

Godzilla: King of The Monsters- The Antarctic Base

2019

For Worse

For Worse

2026

Office Romance

Office Romance

Reminders of Him

Reminders of Him

2026

FruitHead

FruitHead

2025

Cobb

Cobb

1994

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

1984

Ellen

Ellen

1994

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

1994

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

2006

Monk

Monk

2002

Malcolm in the Middle

Malcolm in the Middle

2000

Tracey Takes On...

Tracey Takes On...

1996

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

2016

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

The X-Files

The X-Files

1993

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

1985

The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

2005

MADtv

MADtv

1995

ER

ER

1994

Burn Up

Burn Up

2008

Banzai

Banzai

2001

High Incident

High Incident

1996

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

The Secret Lives of Men

The Secret Lives of Men

1998

Black Tie Affair

Black Tie Affair

1993

The Good Guys

The Good Guys

2010

Trophy Wife

Trophy Wife

2013

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

What If...?

What If...?

2021

The West Wing

The West Wing

1999

HAPPYish

HAPPYish

2015

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015

Frasier

Frasier

1993

Law & Order: LA

Law & Order: LA

2010

Transparent

Transparent

2014

Transparent

Transparent

2014

Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003

The U.S. and the Holocaust

The U.S. and the Holocaust

2022

Valley of the Boom

Valley of the Boom

2019

Go On

Go On

2012

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

2013

Mom

Mom

2013

Chicago Justice

Chicago Justice

2017

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

We Baby Bears

We Baby Bears

2022

Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are?

2010

NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue

1993

Parish

Parish

2024

The View

The View

1997

Flack

Flack

2019

The Wonder Years

The Wonder Years

2021

Perfect Harmony

Perfect Harmony

2019

Felicity

Felicity

1998

A Capitol Fourth

A Capitol Fourth

1980

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Parks and Recreation

Parks and Recreation

2009

Death by Lightning

Death by Lightning

2025

Drunk History

Drunk History

2013

Human Discoveries

Human Discoveries

2019

Shameless

Shameless

2011

Alpha House

Alpha House

2013

The Sarah Silverman Program.

The Sarah Silverman Program.

2007

Infinity Train

Infinity Train

2019

The Mentalist

The Mentalist

2008

The Megan Mullally Show

The Megan Mullally Show

2006

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

The Madness

The Madness

2024

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

#1 Happy Family USA

#1 Happy Family USA

2025

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale

2017

In Plain Sight

In Plain Sight

2008

The Diplomat

The Diplomat

2023

Transparent

Transparent

2014

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

2005