Josh Charles

Acting

Josh Charles

Born September 15, 1971Baltimore, Maryland, USA66 credits

Joshua Aaron Charles is an American film, television, and theater actor. He is best known for the roles of Dan Rydell on Sports Night, Will Gardner on The Good Wife, which earned him two Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and his early work as Knox Overstreet in Dead Poets Society and Bryan from Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead.

Known For

Best Medicine
7.3

Best Medicine

TV

2026

The American Revolution
5.5

The American Revolution

TV

2025

The Veil
6.5

The Veil

TV

2024

Mothers' Instinct
6.9

Mothers' Instinct

Movie

2024

Memory
7.1

Memory

Movie

2023

The Power
6.1

The Power

TV

2023

Filmography

Best Medicine
2026Best Medicineas Dr. Martin BestTV
The American Revolution
2025The American Revolutionas Joseph Warren / John Peters / David Ramsey (voice)TV
The Veil
2024The Veilas Max PetersonTV
Mothers' Instinct
2024Mothers' Instinctas DamianMovie
Memory
2023Memoryas IsaacMovie
The Power
2023The Poweras Governor Daniel DandonTV
Facing Suicide
2022Facing Suicideas NarratorMovie
We Own This City
2022We Own This Cityas Daniel HerslTV
Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021Law & Order: Organized Crimeas Vince BaldiTV
The Eisen Hour
2021The Eisen Houras Self - GuestTV
Away
2020Awayas Matt LoganTV
The Loudest Voice
2019The Loudest Voiceas Casey CloseTV
Framing John DeLorean
2019Framing John DeLoreanas Bill CollinsMovie
Medal of Honor
2018Medal of Honoras NarratorTV
Amateur
2018Amateuras Coach GainesMovie
Law & Order True Crime
2017Law & Order True Crimeas Dr. Jerome OzielTV
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
2017Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Lateras BlakeTV
The Handmaid's Tale
2017The Handmaid's Taleas Gabriel WhartonTV
The Drowning
2016The Drowningas Tom SeymourMovie
Match Game
2016Match Gameas Self - PanelistTV
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
2016Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixeras TaubMovie
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
2016Whiskey Tango Foxtrotas ChrisMovie
I Smile Back
2015I Smile Backas Bruce BrooksMovie
Freeheld
2015Freeheldas Bryan KelderMovie
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
2015Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Campas BlakeTV
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidtas Duke SnyderTV
Adult Beginners
2014Adult Beginnersas PhilMovie
Bird People
2014Bird Peopleas Gary NewmanMovie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas SelfTV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas SelfTV
Masters of Sex
2013Masters of Sexas Dan LoganTV
Drunk History
2013Drunk Historyas Jay GouldTV
2012 Baltimore Ravens: Super Bowl XLVII Champions
20132012 Baltimore Ravens: Super Bowl XLVII Championsas NarratorMovie
Curiosity
2011Curiosityas Self - Narrator (voice)TV
Weakness
2010Weaknessas BartMovie
After.Life
2009After.Lifeas Tom PetersonMovie
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
2009Brief Interviews with Hideous Menas Subject #2Movie
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wifeas Will GardnerTV
Darwin's Secret Notebooks
2009Darwin's Secret Notebooksas NarratorMovie
In Treatment
2008In Treatmentas JakeTV
The Darwin Awards
2007The Darwin Awardsas ParamedicMovie
The Ex
2006The Exas Forrest MeadMovie
Six Degrees
2006Six Degreesas Ray JonesTV
Four Brothers
2005Four Brothersas Detective FowlerMovie
Seeing Other People
2004Seeing Other Peopleas LouMovie
S.W.A.T.
2003S.W.A.T.as T.J. McCabeMovie
Our America
2002Our Americaas Dave IsayMovie
Meeting Daddy
2000Meeting Daddyas Peter SilverblattMovie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Sean KelleyTV
Muppets from Space
1999Muppets from Spaceas Agent BarkerMovie
Sports Night
1998Sports Nightas Dan RydellTV
Little City
1997Little Cityas AdamMovie
Cyclops, Baby
1997Cyclops, Babyas Brush BrodyMovie
Norma Jean & Marilyn
1996Norma Jean & Marilynas Eddie JordanMovie
Crossworlds
1996Crossworldsas Joe TalbotMovie
Pie in the Sky
1996Pie in the Skyas Charlie DunlapMovie
The Grave
1996The Graveas TynMovie
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995Things to Do in Denver When You're Deadas Bruce (uncredited)Movie
Coldblooded
1995Coldbloodedas RandyMovie
Threesome
1994Threesomeas EddyMovie
Cooperstown
1993Cooperstownas JodyMovie
Crossing the Bridge
1992Crossing the Bridgeas Mort GoldenMovie
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
1991Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Deadas BryanMovie
Murder in Mississippi
1990Murder in Mississippias Andrew GoodmanMovie
Dead Poets Society
1989Dead Poets Societyas Knox OverstreetMovie
Hairspray
1988Hairsprayas IggyMovie