Bradley Whitford (born October 10, 1959) is an American actor best known for his role as Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman on the NBC television drama The West Wing.
One of Whitford's most memorable roles was as the evil businessman Eric Gordon in the 1995 comedy Billy Madison. He made his Broadway theatre debut playing Lt. Daniel Kaffee, succeeding Tom Hulce, in A Few Good Men. Whitford also made a guest appearance on ER in the Emmy award-winning...
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Bradley Whitford (born October 10, 1959) is an American actor best known for his role as Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman on the NBC television drama The West Wing.
One of Whitford's most memorable roles was as the evil businessman Eric Gordon in the 1995 comedy Billy Madison. He made his Broadway theatre debut playing Lt. Daniel Kaffee, succeeding Tom Hulce, in A Few Good Men. Whitford also made a guest appearance on ER in the Emmy award-winning March 1995 episode "Love's Labor Lost".
Whitford joined The West Wing as Josh Lyman with the show's premiere in 1999. For his role, he won an Emmy 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).
Since The West Wing ended in May 2006, Whitford has appeared in West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin's later series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip playing the role of Danny Tripp. He also appeared in the British drama...
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