Bradley Whitford
Acting • Born 1959-10-10
Biography
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.
Filmography
151 credits
Bicentennial Man
Movie • 1999
Lloyd
The Client
Movie • 1994
Thomas Fink
Awakenings
Movie • 1990
Dr. Tyler
Billy Madison
Movie • 1995
Eric Gordon
RoboCop 3
Movie • 1993
Fleck
Presumed Innocent
Movie • 1990
Jamie Kemp
Kate & Leopold
Movie • 2001
J.J. Camden
The Cabin in the Woods
Movie • 2012
Steve Hadley
Masterminds
Movie • 1997
Miles Lawrence
Red Corner
Movie • 1997
Bob Ghery
Scent of a Woman
Movie • 1992
Randy
Young Guns II
Movie • 1990
Charles Phalen
SHARE?
Movie • 2023
#006395873
A Perfect World
Movie • 1993
Bobby Lee
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Movie • 2005
Al Lowell
An American Crime
Movie • 2007
Prosecutor
Philadelphia
Movie • 1993
Jamey Collins
Bottle Shock
Movie • 2008
Professor Saunders
My Life
Movie • 1993
Paul Ivanovich
Adventures in Babysitting
Movie • 1987
Mike Todwell
The Muse
Movie • 1999
Hal
I'll Be Right There
Movie • 2024
Henry
Little Manhattan
Movie • 2005
Adam
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
Movie • 1987
Roger
The Desperate Trail
Movie • 1994
Tommy Donnelly
My Fellow Americans
Movie • 1996
Carl Witnaur
Fathers and Sons
Movie • 2005
Anthony
Countdown: The Sky's on Fire
Movie • 1999
John Morgan, KTML News
Have a Little Faith
Movie • 2011
Mitch
Saving Mr. Banks
Movie • 2013
Don DaGradi
CBGB
Movie • 2013
Nicky Grant
Don't Touch My Hair
Movie
Savannah
Movie • 2013
Jack Cay
Decoding Annie Parker
Movie • 2014
Marshall
Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter
Movie • 2013
John Flynn
Doorman
Movie • 1986
Terry Reilly
Cloned
Movie • 1997
Rick Weston
The Betty Ford Story
Movie • 1987
Jack Ford
C.A.T. Squad
Movie • 1986
Leon Trepper
Nothing But the Truth
Movie • 1995
'Mack' McCarthy
I Saw the Light
Movie • 2016
Fred Rose
All the Way
Movie • 2016
Hubert Humphrey
Behind the Mask
Movie • 1999
Brian Shushan
The Asset
Movie • 2012
Leo Maxiell
Unveiling the Horror of Get Out
Movie • 2017
Self
Wildly Available
Movie • 1996
Professor
Other People
Movie • 2016
Norman Mulcahey
Three Christs
Movie • 2017
Clyde
Get Out
Movie • 2017
Dean Armitage
Megan Leavey
Movie • 2017
Bob
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
Movie • 2017
Mr. Schneedy
Unicorn Store
Movie • 2017
Gene
The Last Full Measure
Movie • 2020
Carlton Stanton
Vital Signs
Movie • 1990
Dr. Donald Ballentine
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Movie • 2019
Dr. Rick Stanton
The Post
Movie • 2017
Arthur Parsons
Destroyer
Movie • 2018
DiFranco
The Darkest Minds
Movie • 2018
President Gray
Phil
Movie • 2019
Michael Fisk
Sergio
Movie • 2020
Paul Bremer
tick, tick... BOOM!
Movie • 2021
Stephen Sondheim
The Call of the Wild
Movie • 2020
Judge Miller
Transparent: Musicale Finale
Movie • 2019
Magnus
Web of Deception
Movie • 1994
Larry Lake
In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory
Movie • 1997
Tom LaSalle (credited as Brad Whitford)
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
Movie • 2020
Josh Lyman
Songbird
Movie • 2020
William Griffin
How It Ends
Movie • 2021
Kenny
Rosaline
Movie • 2022
Adrian Capulet
The Spittin' Image
Movie
Godzilla: King of The Monsters- The Antarctic Base
Movie • 2019
For Worse
Movie • 2026
Dave
Office Romance
Movie
Peter Vance
Reminders of Him
Movie • 2026
Patrick Landry
FruitHead
Movie • 2025
Richard
Cobb
Movie • 1994
Process Server
Tales from the Darkside
TV • 1984
Tom Dash
Ellen
TV • 1994
Doug
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
Touched by an Angel
TV • 1994
Steve Bell
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
TV • 2006
Danny Tripp
Monk
TV • 2002
Dean Berry
Malcolm in the Middle
TV • 2000
Meg's Husband
Tracey Takes On...
TV • 1996
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
TV • 2016
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Self
The X-Files
TV • 1993
Daniel Trepkos
The Equalizer
TV • 1985
Dillart
The Colbert Report
TV • 2005
Self
MADtv
TV • 1995
Self
ER
TV • 1994
Sean O'Brien
Burn Up
TV • 2008
Mack
Banzai
TV • 2001
High Incident
TV • 1996
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
The Secret Lives of Men
TV • 1998
Black Tie Affair
TV • 1993
The Good Guys
TV • 2010
Dan Stark
Trophy Wife
TV • 2013
Pete Harrison
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
What If...?
TV • 2021
Colonel Flynn (voice)
The West Wing
TV • 1999
Josh Lyman
HAPPYish
TV • 2015
Jonathan Cooke
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV • 2005
Self
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Frank Maddox
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
Frasier
TV • 1993
Stu (voice)
Law & Order: LA
TV • 2010
Attorney Miklin
Transparent
TV • 2014
Magnus
Transparent
TV • 2014
Macy
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV • 2003
Self
The U.S. and the Holocaust
TV • 2022
(voice)
Valley of the Boom
TV • 2019
James L. Barksdale
Go On
TV • 2012
Hughie
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
TV • 2013
Roger Peralta
Mom
TV • 2013
Mitch
Chicago Justice
TV • 2017
Albert Forest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
We Baby Bears
TV • 2022
Glen (voice)
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV • 2010
Self
NYPD Blue
TV • 1993
Norman Gardner
Parish
TV • 2024
Anton Valmont
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Flack
TV • 2019
Calvin Cooper
The Wonder Years
TV • 2021
Alan Van Der Kamp
Perfect Harmony
TV • 2019
Arthur Cochran
Felicity
TV • 1998
Tom Anderson (uncredited)
A Capitol Fourth
TV • 1980
Self
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Pence Humphreys
Parks and Recreation
TV • 2009
Councilman Pillner
Death by Lightning
TV • 2025
James Blaine
Drunk History
TV • 2013
William Jennings Bryan
Human Discoveries
TV • 2019
Leader Elk (voice)
Shameless
TV • 2011
Abraham Paige
Alpha House
TV • 2013
Senator (Ned)
The Sarah Silverman Program.
TV • 2007
Toby Grossnickel
Infinity Train
TV • 2019
Agent Sieve (voice)
The Mentalist
TV • 2008
Timothy Carter (uncredited)
The Megan Mullally Show
TV • 2006
Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee
The Madness
TV • 2024
Stu Magnusson
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
#1 Happy Family USA
TV • 2025
Principal (voice)
The Handmaid's Tale
TV • 2017
Joseph Lawrence
In Plain Sight
TV • 2008
Adam Wilson / Adam Roston
The Diplomat
TV • 2023
Todd Penn
Transparent
TV • 2014
Magnus Hirschfeld
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
The Colbert Report
TV • 2005
Self (uncredited)