Bradley Whitford
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Born | Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. | October 10, 1959
Other names | Brad Whitford |
Education | Wesleyan University (BA) Juilliard School (GrDip) |
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Years active | 1985–present |
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Children | 3 |
Bradley Whitford (born October 10, 1959)[1] 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 Minds and 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 Primetime Emmy Award nomination for portraying Magnus Hirschfeld in the same series. Since 2018, Whitford has portrayed Commander Joseph Lawrence in Hulu dystopian drama The Handmaid's Tale, for which he won his third Primetime Emmy Award in 2019.
Early life
[edit]Whitford was born in Madison, Wisconsin,[1] the son of Genevieve Louie (née Smith; 1915–2011)[2] and George Van Norman Whitford (1915–1999).[3][2] Between the ages of three and fourteen, he lived in Wayne, Pennsylvania. His mother, a poet, later resided in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia.[3] He grew up in a Quaker household.[4] Whitford graduated from Madison East High School in 1977.[5] He majored in English and theatre at Wesleyan University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1981,[5] where he was a roommate of producer Paul Schiff. Whitford then studied drama at the Juilliard School, where he was a member of "Group 14".[6]
The NBC series Who Do You Think You Are? explored Whitford's ancestry in an August 2022 episode, including ancestors who fought in a crucial American Civil War battle.[7]
Career
[edit]Whitford first appeared on television in a 1985 episode of The Equalizer, followed by a two-year recurring role on the ABC daytime drama All My Children. His film debut was in the 1986 film Dead as a Doorman. He made his Broadway theatre debut in 1990[8] playing Lt. Jack Ross (followed a few months later in the lead role of Lt. Daniel Kaffee), in the Aaron Sorkin written play A Few Good Men. This was the beginning of a recurring working relationship between Whitford and Sorkin.
Whitford film roles during the 1980s and 1990s included Elisabeth Shue's boyfriend Mike Todwell in Adventures in Babysitting (1987), Roger Latimer in Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987), Jamie Kemp in Presumed Innocent (1990), Charles Phalen in Young Guns II (1990), Dr. Tyler in Awakenings (1990), Al Pacino's brother-in-law Randy Slade in Scent of a Woman (1992), FBI sharpshooter Bobby Lee in A Perfect World (1993), lawyer Jamey Collins in Philadelphia (1993), Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Fink in The Client (1994), antagonist Eric Gordon in Billy Madison (1995), and Lloyd Charney in Bicentennial Man (1999). His television appearances during this time included Guiding Light, NYPD Blue, Ellen, The X-Files, Touched by an Angel, and a guest appearance on ER in the Emmy Award-winning episode "Love's Labor Lost".
Whitford joined the cast of Sorkin's The West Wing as Josh Lyman with the show's premiere in 1999. For his role, he won an Emmy Award in 2001 for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Whitford also wrote two episodes of the series ("Faith Based Initiative" in the sixth season and "Internal Displacement" in the seventh). After The West Wing ended in May 2006, Whitford appeared in Sorkin's later series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip playing the role of Danny Tripp.[9] He appeared in the British drama Burn Up on the BBC in July 2008.
He starred in the play Boeing-Boeing which opened on Broadway on May 4, 2008.[10] He co-starred in the Joss Whedon/Drew Goddard horror film The Cabin in the Woods,[11] filmed in 2009 but not released until April 2012. In 2010, Whitford starred as Dan Stark in the Fox TV comedy The Good Guys opposite Colin Hanks. In 2011, Whitford guest-starred in In Plain Sight on USA Network as a man combatting paranoia. He appeared in the season three finale of The Mentalist as a minion of and decoy for "Red John", the long-sought nemesis of the show's protagonist Patrick Jane. Whitford appeared on Law & Order: Los Angeles as a lawyer. On September 15, 2011, he starred in the one-night-only staged reading of 8, a play that chronicles the trial surrounding California's Proposition 8, written by Dustin Lance Black.[12]
In 2013, Whitford played Pete Harrison in the ABC comedy Trophy Wife, which was canceled after one season, and also that same year played Don DaGradi in the drama film Saving Mr. Banks. In 2014, Whitford appeared in a recurring role as a cross-dressing businessman during the first season of the Amazon Studios series Transparent.[13] He went on to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance.[14] He returned during the series' second season as Magnus Hirschfeld.[15] In February 2014, it was announced that he was cast in Randall Miller's Midnight Rider, a biopic of Gregg Allman.[16] Starting in 2015, Whitford had a recurring role in Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Roger Peralta, father of lead character Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg).[17][18] In 2017, Whitford played Dean Armitage, a father and neurosurgeon, in the racially themed horror film Get Out,[19] and antagonist Arthur Parsons in the political thriller The Post.[20]
In 2018, Whitford played President Gray in the dystopian science fiction film The Darkest Minds, and joined the cast of the web dystopian tragedy The Handmaid's Tale as Commander Joseph Lawrence, guest starring in the final two episodes of the second season.[21] He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 2019 for his performance and became the first person to have won the guest acting Emmy Awards for both comedy and drama.[22] He returned as a series regular for the third season and garnered a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.[23][24] In 2019, Whitford played Rick Stanton in the monster film Godzilla: King of the Monsters,[25] and from 2019 to 2020, he starred in the musical comedy series Perfect Harmony, which ran for one season on NBC.[26]
In August 2023, he portrayed Francis in the Los Angeles production of Peter Pan Goes Wrong.[27]
Personal life
[edit]Whitford married actress Jane Kaczmarek in August 1992.[28] They have three children together.[29][28] In June 2009, the couple announced that they were divorcing after 18 years of marriage,[30] and the divorce was finalized in October 2010.[31]
Whitford began dating his Transparent co-star Amy Landecker in 2015. They announced their engagement in March 2018.[32] Whitford and Landecker eloped on July 17, 2019.[33]
In May 2007, Whitford was honored by Alliance for Justice, a nonprofit organization, as the 2007 Champion of Justice. He was the keynote speaker for Class Day at Princeton University in June 2007.[34] As of 2012, Whitford serves on the Board of Trustees of his alma mater, Wesleyan University.[35]
Political views and activism
[edit]Whitford has been described as having "liberal views".[31] He contributed to The Huffington Post as a columnist.[36] He serves on the Board of Advisors of Let America Vote, an organization founded by former Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander that aims to end voter suppression.[37] He serves on the advisory board of Citizens' Climate Lobby, an international grassroots environmental group founded by Marshall L. Saunders that trains and supports volunteers to build relationships with their elected representatives in order to influence climate policy.[38]
In 2011, Whitford spoke at a protest in his native Madison, Wisconsin, in opposition to Governor Scott Walker's budget repair bill.[39] Prior to the 2012 United States elections, Whitford and Courage Campaign founder, Rick Jacobs, appeared together in a video that elaborated on California's Proposition 30 and Proposition 32;[40] the video encouraged viewers to vote "yes" on the former and "no" on the latter.[41] Leading up to the 2014 Wisconsin gubernatorial election, Whitford visited multiple University of Wisconsin System campuses in support of nominee Mary Burke, who went on to lose against incumbent Governor Scott Walker.[42] Whitford supported Hillary Clinton in the 2016 United States presidential election.[43] He has been a vocal critic of former US president Donald Trump.[44]
In 2019, he co-hosted a fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg alongside actress Gwyneth Paltrow as well as donated to Buttigieg's 2020 presidential campaign.[45] That same year, Whitford appeared in a public service announcement in support of abortion rights alongside other cast members of The Handmaid's Tale.[46] The following year, he appeared as part of a series of "surprise virtual appearances" in support of Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign.[47]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Dead as a Doorman | Terry Reilly | |
1987 | Adventures in Babysitting | Mike Todwell | |
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise | Roger Latimer | ||
1990 | Vital Signs | Dr. Donald Ballentine | |
Presumed Innocent | Jamie Kemp | ||
Young Guns II | Charles Phalen | Credited as Brad Whitford | |
Awakenings | Dr. Tyler | ||
1992 | Scent of a Woman | Randy Slade | |
1993 | RoboCop 3 | Jeffrey Fleck | |
My Life | Paul Ivanovich | ||
A Perfect World | FBI Agent Bobby Lee | ||
Philadelphia | Jamey Collins | ||
1994 | The Client | Assistant District Attorney Thomas Fink | |
Cobb | Process Server | ||
1995 | Billy Madison | Eric Gordon | |
The Desperate Trail | Tommy Donnelly | ||
1996 | My Fellow Americans | Chief of Staff Carl Witnaur | |
Wildly Available | Professor | ||
1997 | Masterminds | Miles Lawrence | Credited as Brad Whitford |
Red Corner | Bob Ghery | ||
The People | Michael Leary | ||
1999 | The Muse | Hal | |
Bicentennial Man | Lloyd Charney | ||
2001 | Kate & Leopold | J.J. Camden | |
2005 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants | Al Lowell | |
Little Manhattan | Adam Burton | ||
2007 | An American Crime | Prosecutor Leroy K. New | |
2008 | Bottle Shock | Professor Saunders | |
2012 | The Cabin in the Woods | Steve Hadley | |
2013 | Savannah | Jack Cay | |
Decoding Annie Parker | Marshall Parker | ||
CBGB | Nicky Gant | ||
Saving Mr. Banks | Don DaGradi | ||
Agent Carter | SSR Agent John Flynn | Short film | |
2015 | I Saw the Light | Fred Rose | [48] |
2016 | Other People | Norman Mulcahey | |
2017 | Get Out | Dean Armitage | |
A Happening of Monumental Proportions | Arthur Schneedy | ||
Megan Leavey | Bob Leavey | ||
Unicorn Store | Gene | ||
Three Christs | Clyde | ||
The Post | Arthur Parsons | ||
2018 | The Darkest Minds | President Gray | |
Destroyer | Dennis DiFranco | ||
2019 | Phil | Michael Fisk | |
Godzilla: King of the Monsters | Dr. Rick Stanton | ||
The Last Full Measure | Carlton Stanton | ||
2020 | Sergio | Paul Bremer | |
The Call of the Wild | Judge Miller | ||
Songbird | William Griffin | ||
2021 | How It Ends | Kenny | |
Not Going Quietly | — | Executive producer | |
Tick, Tick... Boom! | Stephen Sondheim | ||
2022 | Rosaline | Adrian Capulet | |
2023 | I'll Be Right There | Henry |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | The Equalizer | Dillart | Episode: "The Children's Song" |
1985–1987 | All My Children | Jason | 3 episodes |
1986 | C.A.T. Squad | Leon Trepper | Television film |
1987 | The Betty Ford Story | Jack Ford | Television film |
1988 | Guiding Light | Dr. Jones | 2 episodes |
Tales from the Darkside | Tom Dash | Episode: "The Deal" | |
1993 | Black Tie Affair | Dave Brodsky | 5 episodes |
1994 | NYPD Blue | Norman Gardner | 4 episodes |
Ellen | Doug | Episode: "The Fix-Up" | |
The X-Files | Daniel Trepkos | Episode: "Firewalker" | |
Web of Deception | Larry Lake | Television film | |
1995 | ER | Sean O'Brien | 2 episodes |
Nothing But the Truth | Lieutenant Thomas 'Mac' McCarthy | Television film | |
1996 | Touched by an Angel | Steven Thomas Bell | Episode: "Out of the Darkness" |
1997 | Tracey Takes On... | Nik | Episode: "Vegas" |
In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory | Tom LaSalle | Television film | |
Cloned | Rick Weston | Television film | |
High Incident | Deputy Carl Engler | Episode: "Black & Blue" | |
1998 | The Secret Lives of Men | Phil | 13 episodes |
1999–2006 | The West Wing | Josh Lyman | 155 episodes |
1999 | Felicity | Tom Anderson | Episode: "Happy Birthday"; Uncredited[citation needed] |
Behind the Mask | Brian Shushan | Television film; credited as Brad Whitford | |
The Sky's On Fire | John Morgan | Television film | |
2002 | Malcolm in the Middle | Meg's Husband | Episode: "Company Picnic: Part 2" |
Frasier | Stu | Voice, episode: "Kissing Cousin"[49] | |
2005 | Fathers and Sons | Anthony | Television film |
2006–2007 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Danny Tripp | 22 episodes |
2008 | Burn Up | James Mackintosh | 2 episodes |
2009 | Monk | Dean Berry | Episode: "Mr. Monk on Wheels" |
Off Duty | Detective Glenn Falcon | Television film; also producer | |
2010 | The Sarah Silverman Program | Toby Grossnickel | Episode: "Nightmayor" |
The Good Guys | Detective Dan Stark | 20 episodes; also producer | |
Glenn Martin, DDS | 'Gonzo' Gonzales | Voice, episode: "Camp" | |
2011 | In Plain Sight | Adam Wilson / Adam Roston | Episode: "Crazy Like a Witness" |
Law & Order: LA | Attorney Miklin | Episode: "Big Rock Mesa" | |
The Mentalist | Timothy Carter / Red John claimant | 3 episodes; uncredited | |
Have a Little Faith | Mitch Albom | Television film | |
2012 | Parks and Recreation | Councilman Pillner | Episode: "Live Ammo" |
The Asset | Leo Maxiell | Television film | |
2013 | Shameless | Abraham Paige | 2 episodes |
Go On | Huey | Episode: "Ring and a Miss" | |
Lauren | Paul Milgram | Recurring role, 6 episodes | |
Drunk History | William Jennings Bryan | Episode: "Nashville" | |
2013–2014 | Trophy Wife | Pete Harrison | Main role |
2014 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Frank Maddox | Episode: "Reasonable Doubt" |
2014–2019 | Transparent | Marcy / Magnus Hirschfeld | Recurring role, 8 episodes |
2014 | Alpha House | Senator Ned | Episode: "The Retreat" |
2015–2020 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Captain Roger Peralta | 4 episodes |
2015 | Happyish | Jonathan Cooke | 10 episodes |
2016 | All the Way | Hubert Humphrey | Television film |
Better Things | Gary | Episode: "Sam/Pilot" | |
2017, 2019 | Mom | Mitch | 2 episodes |
2017 | Chicago Justice | Albert Forest | Episode: "Fake" |
2017–2019 | Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure | King Trevor | Voice, 3 episodes[49] |
2018–present | The Handmaid's Tale | Commander Joseph Lawrence | Main role |
2019 | Valley of the Boom | James L. Barksdale | Miniseries |
Flack | Calvin Cooper | Episode: "Calvin" | |
2019–2020 | Infinity Train | Agent Sieve | Voice, 5 episodes[49] |
Perfect Harmony | Arthur Cochran | Main role; also executive producer | |
2020 | A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote | Josh Lyman | Recreation of "Hartsfield's Landing" |
American Dad! | Vic Mancuso | Voice, episode: "Yule. Tide. Repeat." | |
2021 | Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous | Mitch | Voice, 5 episodes[49] |
What If...? | Colonel John Flynn | Voice, episode: "What If... Captain Carter Were the First Avenger?"[49] | |
2022 | We Baby Bears | Glen | Voice, episode: "Tooth Fairy Tech" |
Echo 3 | Eric Haas II | 3 episodes | |
2023 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Pence Humphreys | Episode: "King of the Moon" |
2023 | The Wonder Years | Dennis Van Der Kamp | Episode: "Bill's New Friend" |
2024 | Parish | Anton | 4 episodes |
TBA | Death by Lightning | James Blaine | Upcoming miniseries |
Podcasts
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2021 | Batman: The Audio Adventures | Dr. Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow | Voice role | |
2022 | The Big Lie | Michael Wilson | Voice role | [50] |
Awards and nominations
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