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Josh Charles

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
69

Gender
Male

Birthday
September 15, 1971 (54 years old)

Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Josh Charles

Biography

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

Acting

2026Best Medicineas Dr. Martin Best
2025The American Revolutionas Joseph Warren / John Peters / David Ramsey (voice)
2024The Veilas Max Peterson
2024Mothers' Instinctas Damian
2023Memoryas Isaac
2023The Poweras Governor Daniel Dandon
2022Facing Suicideas Narrator
2022We Own This Cityas Daniel Hersl
2021Law & Order: Organized Crimeas Vince Baldi
2021The Eisen Houras Self - Guest
2020Awayas Matt Logan
2019The Loudest Voiceas Casey Close
2019Framing John DeLoreanas Bill Collins
2018Medal of Honoras Narrator
2018Amateuras Coach Gaines
2017Law & Order True Crimeas Dr. Jerome Oziel
2017Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Lateras Blake
2017The Handmaid's Taleas Gabriel Wharton
2016The Drowningas Tom Seymour
2016Match Gameas Self - Panelist
2016Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixeras Taub
2016Whiskey Tango Foxtrotas Chris
2015I Smile Backas Bruce Brooks
2015Freeheldas Bryan Kelder
2015Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Campas Blake
2015Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidtas Duke Snyder
2014Adult Beginnersas Phil
2014Bird Peopleas Gary Newman
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas Self
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas Self - Guest
2013Masters of Sexas Dan Logan
2013Drunk Historyas Jay Gould
20132012 Baltimore Ravens: Super Bowl XLVII Championsas Narrator
2011Curiosityas Self - Narrator (voice)
2010Weaknessas Bart
2009After.Lifeas Tom Peterson
2009Brief Interviews with Hideous Menas Subject #2
2009The Good Wifeas Will Gardner
2009Darwin's Secret Notebooksas Narrator
2008In Treatmentas Jake
2007The Darwin Awardsas Paramedic
2006The Exas Forrest Mead
2006Six Degreesas Ray Jones
2005Four Brothersas Detective Fowler
2004Seeing Other Peopleas Lou
2003S.W.A.T.as T.J. McCabe
2002Our Americaas Dave Isay
2000Meeting Daddyas Peter Silverblatt
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Sean Kelley
1999Muppets from Spaceas Agent Barker
1998Sports Nightas Dan Rydell
1997The Viewas Self
1997Little Cityas Adam
1997Cyclops, Babyas Brush Brody
1996Norma Jean & Marilynas Eddie Jordan
1996Crossworldsas Joe Talbot
1996Pie in the Skyas Charlie Dunlap
1996The Graveas Tyn
1995Things to Do in Denver When You're Deadas Bruce (uncredited)
1995Coldbloodedas Randy
1994Threesomeas Eddy
1993Cooperstownas Jody
1992Crossing the Bridgeas Mort Golden
1991Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Deadas Bryan
1990Murder in Mississippias Andrew Goodman
1989Dead Poets Societyas Knox Overstreet
1988Hairsprayas Iggy
The 99'ersas

Production

2026Best Medicine...Producer
2009The Good Wife...Director
2007The Hottest State...Thanks