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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1959-10-10 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Bradley Whitford

Biography:

Bradley Whitford (born October 10, 1959) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his roles as Deputy White House Chief of Staff Josh Lyman on the NBC television drama The West Wing, as Danny Tripp on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, as Dan Stark in the Fox police buddy-comedy The Good Guys, as Red John in the CBS series The Mentalist, and as antagonist Eric Gordon in the film Billy Madison.

Whitford has been nominated for three consecutive Emmy Awards from 2001-2003 for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" for his role on The West Wing, winning the award in 2001. This role has also garnered him three consecutive Golden Globe Award nominations for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role".

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Known For

Acting

2025

2024

Parish as Anton Valmont
The Madness as Stu Magnusson

2023

SHARE? as #006395873

2022

Rosaline as Adrian Capulet
We Baby Bears as Glen (voice)

2021

tick, tick... BOOM! as Stephen Sondheim
How It Ends as Kenny
What If...? as Colonel Flynn (voice)
The Wonder Years as Alan Van Der Kamp

2020

The Last Full Measure as Carlton Stanton
Sergio as Paul Bremer
The Call of the Wild as Judge Miller
Songbird as William Griffin

2019

Godzilla: King of the Monsters as Dr. Rick Stanton
Phil as Michael Fisk
Valley of the Boom as James L. Barksdale
Flack as Calvin Cooper
Perfect Harmony as Arthur Cochran
Human Discoveries as Leader Elk (voice)
Infinity Train as Agent Sieve (voice)

2018

Destroyer as DiFranco
The Darkest Minds as President Gray

2017

Three Christs as Clyde
Get Out as Dean Armitage
The Post as Arthur Parsons
Chicago Justice as Albert Forest
The Handmaid's Tale as Commander Joseph Lawrence

2016

I Saw the Light as Fred Rose
All the Way as Hubert Humphrey
Other People as Norman Mulcahey

2015

HAPPYish as Jonathan Cooke

2014

Transparent as Magnus
Transparent as Macy

2013

Saving Mr. Banks as Don DaGradi
CBGB as Nicky Grant
Savannah as Jack Cay
Trophy Wife as Pete Harrison
Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Roger Peralta
Mom as Mitch
Drunk History as William Jennings Bryan
Alpha House as Senator (Ned)

2012

The Cabin in the Woods as Steve Hadley
The Asset as Leo Maxiell
Go On as Hughie

2011

Shameless as Abraham Paige

2010

The Good Guys as Dan Stark
Law & Order: LA as Attorney Miklin

2009

Parks and Recreation as Councilman Pillner

2008

Bottle Shock as Professor Saunders
Burn Up as Mack
The Mentalist as Timothy Carter (uncredited)

2007

An American Crime as Prosecutor
The Sarah Silverman Program. as Toby Grossnickel

2006

The Megan Mullally Show as Self - Guest

2005

Fathers and Sons as Anthony

2003

2002

Monk as Dean Berry

2001

Kate & Leopold as J.J. Camden

2000

Malcolm in the Middle as Meg's Husband

1999

The Muse as Hal
Countdown: The Sky's on Fire as John Morgan, KTML News
Behind the Mask as Brian Shushan
The West Wing as Josh Lyman

1998

Felicity as Tom Anderson (uncredited)

1997

Masterminds as Miles Lawrence
Red Corner as Bob Ghery
The People as Michael Leary
Cloned as Rick Weston
In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory as Tom LaSalle (credited as Brad Whitford)
The View as Self

1996

My Fellow Americans as Carl Witnaur
Wildly Available as Professor

1995

Billy Madison as Eric Gordon
Nothing But the Truth as 'Mack' McCarthy
MADtv as Self

1994

The Client as Thomas Fink
The Desperate Trail as Tommy Donnelly
Web of Deception as Larry Lake
Ellen as Doug
Touched by an Angel as Steve Bell
ER as Sean O'Brien

1993

RoboCop 3 as Fleck
A Perfect World as Bobby Lee
Philadelphia as Jamey Collins
My Life as Paul Ivanovich
The X-Files as Daniel Trepkos
Frasier as Stu (voice)
NYPD Blue as Norman Gardner

1992

1990

Awakenings as Dr. Tyler
Presumed Innocent as Jamie Kemp
Young Guns II as Charles Phalen
Vital Signs as Dr. Donald Ballentine

1987

1986

Doorman as Terry Reilly
C.A.T. Squad as Leon Trepper

1985

The Equalizer as Dillart

1984

1980

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1944

Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee

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Office Romance as Peter Vance
Death by Lightning as James Blaine

Production

2025

For Worse as Producer

2021

Not Going Quietly as Executive Producer

2019

Perfect Harmony as Executive Producer

2010

The Good Guys as Producer

Directing

2017

Writing

1999

The West Wing as Writer