Bradley Whitford
2.5Acting

Bradley Whitford

Oct 10, 1959 - Madison, Wisconsin, USA

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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Credits

Cast

Media
Movie1999Bicentennial ManLloyd
Movie1994The ClientThomas Fink
Movie1990AwakeningsDr. Tyler
Movie1995Billy MadisonEric Gordon
Movie1993RoboCop 3Fleck
Movie1990Presumed InnocentJamie Kemp
Movie2001Kate & LeopoldJ.J. Camden
Movie2012The Cabin in the WoodsSteve Hadley
Movie1997MastermindsMiles Lawrence
Movie1997Red CornerBob Ghery
Movie1992Scent of a WomanRandy
Movie1990Young Guns IICharles Phalen
Movie2023SHARE?#006395873
Movie1993A Perfect WorldBobby Lee
Movie2005The Sisterhood of the Traveling PantsAl Lowell
Movie2007An American CrimeProsecutor
Movie1993PhiladelphiaJamey Collins
Movie2008Bottle ShockProfessor Saunders
Movie1993My LifePaul Ivanovich
Movie1987Adventures in BabysittingMike Todwell
Movie1999The MuseHal
Movie2024I'll Be Right ThereHenry
Movie2005Little ManhattanAdam
Movie1987Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in ParadiseRoger
Movie1994The Desperate TrailTommy Donnelly
Movie1996My Fellow AmericansCarl Witnaur
Movie2005Fathers and SonsAnthony
Movie1999Countdown: The Sky's on FireJohn Morgan, KTML News
Movie2011Have a Little FaithMitch
Movie2013Saving Mr. BanksDon DaGradi
Movie2013CBGBNicky Grant
MovieN/ADon't Touch My Hair
Movie2013SavannahJack Cay
Movie2014Decoding Annie ParkerMarshall
Movie2013Marvel One-Shot: Agent CarterJohn Flynn
Movie1986DoormanTerry Reilly
Movie1997ClonedRick Weston
Movie1987The Betty Ford StoryJack Ford
Movie1986C.A.T. SquadLeon Trepper
Movie1995Nothing But the Truth'Mack' McCarthy
Movie2016I Saw the LightFred Rose
Movie2016All the WayHubert Humphrey
Movie1999Behind the MaskBrian Shushan
Movie2012The AssetLeo Maxiell
Movie2017Unveiling the Horror of Get OutSelf
Movie1996Wildly AvailableProfessor
Movie2016Other PeopleNorman Mulcahey
Movie2017Three ChristsClyde
Movie2017Get OutDean Armitage
Movie2017Megan LeaveyBob
Movie2017A Happening of Monumental ProportionsMr. Schneedy
Movie2017Unicorn StoreGene
Movie2020The Last Full MeasureCarlton Stanton
Movie1990Vital SignsDr. Donald Ballentine
Movie2019Godzilla: King of the MonstersDr. Rick Stanton
Movie2017The PostArthur Parsons
Movie2018DestroyerDiFranco
Movie2018The Darkest MindsPresident Gray
Movie2019PhilMichael Fisk
Movie2020SergioPaul Bremer
Movie2021tick, tick... BOOM!Stephen Sondheim
Movie2020The Call of the WildJudge Miller
Movie2019Transparent: Musicale FinaleMagnus
Movie1994Web of DeceptionLarry Lake
Movie1997In the Line of Duty: Blaze of GloryTom LaSalle (credited as Brad Whitford)
Movie2020A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All VoteJosh Lyman
Movie2020SongbirdWilliam Griffin
Movie2021How It EndsKenny
Movie2022RosalineAdrian Capulet
MovieN/AThe Spittin' Image
Movie2019Godzilla: King of The Monsters- The Antarctic Base
Movie2026For WorseDave
Movie2026Office RomancePeter Vance
Movie2026Reminders of HimPatrick Landry
Movie2025FruitHeadRichard
Movie1994CobbProcess Server
TV Show1984Tales from the DarksideTom Dash1
TV Show1994EllenDoug1
TV Show2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf3
TV Show2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self1
TV Show1994Touched by an AngelSteve Bell1
TV Show2006Studio 60 on the Sunset StripDanny Tripp22
TV Show2002MonkDean Berry1
TV Show2000Malcolm in the MiddleMeg's Husband2
TV Show1996Tracey Takes On...1
TV Show2016Full Frontal with Samantha BeeSelf1
TV Show1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelf1
TV Show1993The X-FilesDaniel Trepkos1
TV Show1985The EqualizerDillart1
TV Show2005The Colbert ReportSelf1
TV Show1995MADtvSelf1
TV Show1994ERSean O'Brien2
TV Show2008Burn UpMack2
TV Show2001Banzai1
TV Show1996High Incident1
TV Show2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest5
TV Show1998The Secret Lives of Men13
TV Show1993Black Tie Affair13
TV Show2010The Good GuysDan Stark20
TV Show2013Trophy WifePete Harrison22
TV Show1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited)1
TV Show2021What If...?Colonel Flynn (voice)1
TV Show1999The West WingJosh Lyman154
TV Show2015HAPPYishJonathan Cooke10
TV Show2005The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf1
TV Show1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitFrank Maddox1
TV Show2015The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf - Guest1
TV Show1993FrasierStu (voice)1
TV Show2010Law & Order: LAAttorney Miklin1
TV Show2014TransparentMagnus2
TV Show2014TransparentMacy4
TV Show2003Real Time with Bill MaherSelf6
TV Show2022The U.S. and the Holocaust(voice)3
TV Show2019Valley of the BoomJames L. Barksdale6
TV Show2012Go OnHughie1
TV Show2013Brooklyn Nine-NineRoger Peralta4
TV Show2013MomMitch2
TV Show2017Chicago JusticeAlbert Forest1
TV Show2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf1
TV Show2022We Baby BearsGlen (voice)1
TV Show2010Who Do You Think You Are?Self1
TV Show1993NYPD BlueNorman Gardner4
TV Show2024ParishAnton Valmont3
TV Show1997The ViewSelf1
TV Show2019FlackCalvin Cooper1
TV Show2021The Wonder YearsAlan Van Der Kamp1
TV Show2019Perfect HarmonyArthur Cochran13
TV Show1998FelicityTom Anderson (uncredited)1
TV Show1980A Capitol FourthSelf44
TV Show1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitPence Humphreys1
TV Show2009Parks and RecreationCouncilman Pillner1
TV Show2025Death by LightningJames Blaine4
TV Show2013Drunk HistoryWilliam Jennings Bryan1
TV Show2019Human DiscoveriesLeader Elk (voice)1
TV Show2011ShamelessAbraham Paige2
TV Show2013Alpha HouseSenator (Ned)1
TV Show2007The Sarah Silverman Program.Toby Grossnickel1
TV Show2019Infinity TrainAgent Sieve (voice)5
TV Show2008The MentalistTimothy Carter (uncredited)1
TV Show2006The Megan Mullally ShowSelf - Guest1
TV Show1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee3
TV Show2024The MadnessStu Magnusson8
TV Show2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf1
TV Show2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf1
TV Show2025#1 Happy Family USAPrincipal (voice)1
TV Show2017The Handmaid's TaleJoseph Lawrence35
TV Show2008In Plain SightAdam Wilson / Adam Roston1
TV Show2023The DiplomatTodd Penn3
TV Show2014TransparentMagnus Hirschfeld2
TV Show1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest2
TV Show2005The Colbert ReportSelf (uncredited)1

Crew

Media
Movie2021Not Going QuietlyExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2026For WorseProducerProduction
TV Show2006Studio 60 on the Sunset StripDirectorDirecting
TV Show1999The West WingWriterWriting
TV Show2010The Good GuysProducerProduction
TV Show2019Perfect HarmonyExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2017The Handmaid's TaleDirectorDirecting