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Bradley Whitford

Actor, Director, Writer, ProducerBorn October 10, 1959 (65 years)
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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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Presumed Innocent
  • An American Crime
  • Destroyer
  • Little Manhattan
  • Bottle Shock
  • CBGB
  • Phil
  • I'll Be Right There
  • Have a Little Faith
  • In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory

Known For

  • Get Out
  • Billy Madison
  • The Cabin in the Woods
  • The West Wing
  • Scent of a Woman
  • The Handmaid's Tale
  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters
  • The Post
  • Saving Mr. Banks
  • A Perfect World
  • Kate & Leopold
  • tick, tick... BOOM!
  • The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
  • The Client
  • Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
  • Little Manhattan
  • The Good Guys (2010)
  • Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter
  • Megan Leavey
  • Red Corner
  • Destroyer
  • Unicorn Store
  • Adventures in Babysitting
  • Other People

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2026
    Reminders of Him · as Patrick Landry
    2025
    #1 HAPPY FAMILY USA (TV Series) · as Principal (voice)
    2025
    2024
    The Madness (TV Series) · as Stu Magnusson
    2024
    Parish (TV Series) · as Anton Valmont
    2023
    2023
    Share? · as #006395873
    2023
    The Diplomat (TV Series) · as Cast
    2022
    Echo 3 (TV Series) · as Eric Haas Ii
    2022
    Rosaline · as Adrian Capulet
    2022
    The U.S. and the Holocaust (TV Series) · as (voice)
    2022
    We Baby Bears (TV Series) · as Glen (voice)
    2021
    tick, tick... BOOM! · as Stephen Sondheim
    2021
    The Wonder Years (2021) (TV Series) · as Alan Van Der Kamp
    2021
    Batman: The Audio Adventures (TV Series) · as Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow (voice)
    2021
    What If…? (TV Series) · as Colonel Flynn (voice)
    2021
    How It Ends · as Kenny
    2020
    Songbird · as William Griffin
    2020
    2020
    Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (TV Series) · as Mitch
    2020
    Sergio · as Paul Bremer
    2020
    The Call of the Wild · as Judge Miller
    2019
    The Last Full Measure · as Carlton Stanton
    2019
    2019
    Perfect Harmony (TV Series) · as Arthur Cochran
    2019
    2019
    Infinity Train (TV Series) · as Agent Sieve (voice)
    2019
    Human Discoveries (TV Series) · as Leader Elk (voice)
    2019
    Phil · as Michael Fisk
    2019
    Godzilla: King of the Monsters · as Dr. Rick Stanton
    2019
    Flack (TV Series) · as Calvin Cooper
    2019
    Valley of the Boom (TV Series) · as James L. Barksdale
    2018
    Destroyer · as Difranco
    2018
    The Darkest Minds · as President Gray
    2017
    The Post · as Arthur Parsons
    2017
    Three Christs · as Clyde
    2017
    Unicorn Store · as Gene
    2017
    Megan Leavey · as Bob
    2017
    2017
    The Handmaid's Tale (TV Series) · as Joseph Lawrence
    2017
    Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (TV Series) · as King Trevor
    2017
    Chicago Justice (TV Series) · as Albert Forest
    2017
    Get Out · as Dean Armitage
    2016
    Other People · as Norman Mulcahey
    2016
    Better Things (TV Series) · as Gary
    2016
    All the Way · as Hubert Humphrey
    2015
    I Saw the Light · as Fred Rose
    2015
    HAPPYish (TV Series) · as Jonathan Cooke
    2014
    Transparent (TV Series) · as Macy
    2013
    Decoding Annie Parker · as Marshall
    2013
    Saving Mr. Banks · as Don Dagradi
    2013
    CBGB · as Nicky Grant
    2013
    Trophy Wife (TV Series) · as Pete Harrison
    2013
    Mom (TV Series) · as Mitch
    2013
    Brooklyn Nine-Nine (TV Series) · as Roger Peralta
    2013
    2013
    Drunk History (TV Series) · as William Jennings Bryan
    2013
    Savannah · as Jack Cay
    2013
    Alpha House (TV Series) · as Senator (ned)
    2012
    Lauren (TV Series) · as Milgram
    2012
    Go On (TV Series) · as Hughie
    2011
    The Cabin in the Woods · as Steve Hadley
    2011
    2011
    Shameless (US) (TV Series) · as Abraham Paige
    2010
    Law & Order: LA (TV Series) · as Attorney Miklin
    2010
    The Good Guys (2010) (TV Series) · as Dan Stark
    2009
    Glenn Martin DDS (TV Series) · as Gonzo Gonzales
    2009
    Parks and Recreation (TV Series) · as Councilman Pillner
    2008
    The Mentalist (TV Series) · as Timothy Carter (uncredited)
    2008
    Bottle Shock · as Professor Saunders
    2008
    Burn Up (TV Series) · as Mack
    2008
    In Plain Sight (TV Series) · as Adam Wilson / Adam Roston
    2007
    2007
    The Sarah Silverman Program (TV Series) · as Toby Grossnickel
    2006
    Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Danny Tripp
    2005
    2005
    Fathers and Sons · as Anthony
    2005
    2005
    American Dad! (TV Series) · as Vic Mancuso
    2003
    Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series)
    2002
    Monk (TV Series) · as Dean Berry
    2002
    2001
    Kate & Leopold · as J.j. Camden
    2001
    Banzai (TV Series)
    2000
    Malcolm in the Middle (TV Series) · as Meg's Husband
    1999
    Bicentennial Man · as Lloyd
    1999
    The West Wing (TV Series) · as Josh Lyman
    1999
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Frank Maddox
    1999
    The Muse · as Hal
    1999
    The Sky's on Fire · as John Morgan, Ktml News
    1999
    Behind the Mask · as Brian Shushan
    1998
    1998
    Felicity (TV Series) · as Tom Anderson (uncredited)
    1997
    Red Corner · as Bob Ghery
    1997
    Cloned · as Rick Weston
    1997
    Masterminds · as Miles Lawrence
    1997
    In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory · as Tom Lasalle (credited As Brad Whitford)
    1996
    My Fellow Americans · as Carl Witnaur
    1996
    High Incident (TV Series)
    1996
    Tracey Takes On... (TV Series)
    1996
    Wildly Available · as Professor
    1995
    Nothing But the Truth · as 'mack' Mccarthy
    1995
    Billy Madison · as Eric Gordon
    1994
    The Desperate Trail · as Tommy Donnelly
    1994
    Cobb · as Process Server
    1994
    Touched by an Angel (TV Series) · as Steve Bell
    1994
    ER (TV Series) · as Sean O'brien
    1994
    The Client · as Thomas Fink
    1994
    Web of Deception · as Larry Lake
    1994
    Ellen (TV Series) · as Doug
    1993
    Philadelphia · as Jamey Collins
    1993
    A Perfect World · as Bobby Lee
    1993
    My Life · as Paul Ivanovich
    1993
    NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Norman Gardner
    1993
    Frasier (TV Series) · as Stu (voice)
    1993
    The X-Files (TV Series) · as Daniel Trepkos
    1993
    RoboCop 3 · as Fleck
    1992
    Scent of a Woman · as Randy
    1990
    Awakenings · as Dr. Tyler
    1990
    Young Guns II · as Charles Phalen
    1990
    1990
    Vital Signs · as Dr. Donald Ballentine
    1987
    1987
    Adventures in Babysitting · as Mike Todwell
    1987
    The Betty Ford Story · as Jack Ford
    1986
    C.A.T. Squad · as Leon Trepper
    1985
    Doorman · as Terry Reilly
    1985
    The Equalizer (TV Series) · as Dillart
    1983
    Tales from the Darkside (TV Series) · as Tom Dash
    1970
    All My Children (TV Series) · as Jason
    1952
    Guiding Light (TV Series) · as Dr. Jones

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