Bradley Whitford

Acting

Bradley Whitford

Born October 10, 1959Madison, Wisconsin, USA148 credits

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

Filmography

Reminders of Him
2026Reminders of Him
as Patrick LandryMovie
For Worse
2026For Worse
as DaveMovie
Death by Lightning
2025Death by Lightning
as James BlaineTV
FruitHead
2025FruitHead
as RichardMovie
#1 Happy Family USA
2025#1 Happy Family USA
as Principal (voice)TV
The Madness
2024The Madness
as Stu MagnussonTV
Parish
2024Parish
as Anton ValmontTV
SHARE?
2023SHARE?
as #006395873Movie
The Diplomat
2023The Diplomat
as Todd PennTV
Rosaline
2022Rosaline
as Adrian CapuletMovie
We Baby Bears
2022We Baby Bears
as Glen (voice)TV
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021tick, tick... BOOM!
as Stephen SondheimMovie
The Wonder Years
2021The Wonder Years
as Alan Van Der KampTV
Not Going Quietly
2021Not Going Quietly
Executive ProducerMovie
What If...?
2021What If...?
as Colonel Flynn (voice)TV
How It Ends
2021How It Ends
as KennyMovie
Songbird
2020Songbird
as William GriffinMovie
The Call of the Wild
2020The Call of the Wild
as Judge MillerMovie
Sergio
2020Sergio
as Paul BremerMovie
The Last Full Measure
2020The Last Full Measure
as Carlton StantonMovie
Perfect Harmony
2019Perfect Harmony
as Arthur CochranTV
Infinity Train
2019Infinity Train
as Agent Sieve (voice)TV
Human Discoveries
2019Human Discoveries
as Leader Elk (voice)TV
Phil
2019Phil
as Michael FiskMovie
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019Godzilla: King of the Monsters
as Dr. Rick StantonMovie
Flack
2019Flack
as Calvin CooperTV
Valley of the Boom
2019Valley of the Boom
as James L. BarksdaleTV
Destroyer
2018Destroyer
as DiFrancoMovie
The Darkest Minds
2018The Darkest Minds
as President GrayMovie
The Post
2017The Post
as Arthur ParsonsMovie
Three Christs
2017Three Christs
as ClydeMovie
Unicorn Store
2017Unicorn Store
as GeneMovie
Megan Leavey
2017Megan Leavey
as BobMovie
The Handmaid's Tale
2017The Handmaid's Tale
as Joseph LawrenceTV
Chicago Justice
2017Chicago Justice
as Albert ForestTV
Get Out
2017Get Out
as Dean ArmitageMovie
Other People
2016Other People
as Norman MulcaheyMovie
All the Way
2016All the Way
as Hubert HumphreyMovie
I Saw the Light
2016I Saw the Light
as Fred RoseMovie
HAPPYish
2015HAPPYish
as Jonathan CookeTV
Transparent
2014Transparent
as MagnusTV
Saving Mr. Banks
2013Saving Mr. Banks
as Don DaGradiMovie
CBGB
2013CBGB
as Nicky GrantMovie
Trophy Wife
2013Trophy Wife
as Pete HarrisonTV
Mom
2013Mom
as MitchTV
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as Roger PeraltaTV
Drunk History
2013Drunk History
as William Jennings BryanTV
Savannah
2013Savannah
as Jack CayMovie
Alpha House
2013Alpha House
as Senator (Ned)TV
Go On
2012Go On
as HughieTV
The Cabin in the Woods
2012The Cabin in the Woods
as Steve HadleyMovie
T
2012The Asset
as Leo MaxiellMovie
Shameless
2011Shameless
as Abraham PaigeTV
Law & Order: LA
2010Law & Order: LA
as Attorney MiklinTV
The Good Guys
2010The Good Guys
as Dan StarkTV
Parks and Recreation
2009Parks and Recreation
as Councilman PillnerTV
The Mentalist
2008The Mentalist
as Timothy Carter (uncredited)TV
Bottle Shock
2008Bottle Shock
as Professor SaundersMovie
Burn Up
2008Burn Up
as MackTV
In Plain Sight
2008In Plain Sight
as Adam Wilson / Adam RostonTV
An American Crime
2007An American Crime
as ProsecutorMovie
Fathers and Sons
2005Fathers and Sons
as AnthonyMovie
Monk
2002Monk
as Dean BerryTV
Kate & Leopold
2001Kate & Leopold
as J.J. CamdenMovie
Malcolm in the Middle
2000Malcolm in the Middle
as Meg's HusbandTV
The West Wing
1999The West Wing
as Josh LymanTV
The Muse
1999The Muse
as HalMovie
Countdown: The Sky's on Fire
1999Countdown: The Sky's on Fire
as John Morgan, KTML NewsMovie
Behind the Mask
1999Behind the Mask
as Brian ShushanMovie
Felicity
1998Felicity
as Tom Anderson (uncredited)TV
Red Corner
1997Red Corner
as Bob GheryMovie
Cloned
1997Cloned
as Rick WestonMovie
Masterminds
1997Masterminds
as Miles LawrenceMovie
The View
1997The View
as SelfTV
In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory
1997In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory
as Tom LaSalle (credited as Brad Whitford)Movie
My Fellow Americans
1996My Fellow Americans
as Carl WitnaurMovie
Wildly Available
1996Wildly Available
as ProfessorMovie
MADtv
1995MADtv
as SelfTV
Nothing But the Truth
1995Nothing But the Truth
as 'Mack' McCarthyMovie
Billy Madison
1995Billy Madison
as Eric GordonMovie
Cobb
1994Cobb
as Process ServerMovie
The Desperate Trail
1994The Desperate Trail
as Tommy DonnellyMovie
ER
1994ER
as Sean O'BrienTV
The Client
1994The Client
as Thomas FinkMovie
Web of Deception
1994Web of Deception
as Larry LakeMovie
Ellen
1994Ellen
as DougTV
Philadelphia
1993Philadelphia
as Jamey CollinsMovie
A Perfect World
1993A Perfect World
as Bobby LeeMovie
My Life
1993My Life
as Paul IvanovichMovie
NYPD Blue
1993NYPD Blue
as Norman GardnerTV
Frasier
1993Frasier
as Stu (voice)TV
The X-Files
1993The X-Files
as Daniel TrepkosTV
RoboCop 3
1993RoboCop 3
as FleckMovie
Awakenings
1990Awakenings
as Dr. TylerMovie
Young Guns II
1990Young Guns II
as Charles PhalenMovie
Presumed Innocent
1990Presumed Innocent
as Jamie KempMovie
Vital Signs
1990Vital Signs
as Dr. Donald BallentineMovie
Adventures in Babysitting
1987Adventures in Babysitting
as Mike TodwellMovie
The Betty Ford Story
1987The Betty Ford Story
as Jack FordMovie
C.A.T. Squad
1986C.A.T. Squad
as Leon TrepperMovie
Doorman
1986Doorman
as Terry ReillyMovie
The Equalizer
1985The Equalizer
as DillartTV
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)TV
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awards
as Self - NomineeTV
O
Office Romance
as Peter VanceMovie