Josh Charles

Josh Charles

Known for
Acting
Born
September 15, 1971 (age 55)
Birthplace
Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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

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Filmography

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The 99'ers

The 99'ers

Movie

2026
Best Medicine poster

Best Medicine

TV · as Dr. Martin Best · 20 eps

2025
The American Revolution poster

The American Revolution

TV · as Joseph Warren / John Peters / David Ramsey (voice) · 5 eps

2024
Mothers' Instinct poster

Mothers' Instinct

Movie · as Damian

2024
The Veil poster

The Veil

TV · as Max Peterson · 6 eps

2023
Memory poster

Memory

Movie · as Isaac

2023
The Power poster

The Power

TV · as Governor Daniel Dandon · 9 eps

2022
Facing Suicide poster

Facing Suicide

Movie · as Narrator

2022
We Own This City poster

We Own This City

TV · as Daniel Hersl · 6 eps

2021
The Eisen Hour poster

The Eisen Hour

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2021
Law & Order: Organized Crime poster

Law & Order: Organized Crime

TV · as Vince Baldi · 1 ep

2020
Away poster

Away

TV · as Matt Logan · 10 eps

2019
Framing John DeLorean poster

Framing John DeLorean

Movie · as Bill Collins

2019
The Loudest Voice poster

The Loudest Voice

TV · as Casey Close · 3 eps

2018
Amateur poster

Amateur

Movie · as Coach Gaines

2018
Medal of Honor poster

Medal of Honor

TV · as Narrator · 8 eps

2017
Law & Order True Crime poster

Law & Order True Crime

TV · as Dr. Jerome Oziel · 3 eps

2017
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later poster

Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

TV · as Blake · 8 eps

2017
The Handmaid's Tale poster

The Handmaid's Tale

TV · as Gabriel Wharton · 9 eps

2016
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot poster

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

Movie · as Chris

2016
The Drowning poster

The Drowning

Movie · as Tom Seymour

2016
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer poster

Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer

Movie · as Taub

2016
Match Game poster

Match Game

TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep

2015
I Smile Back poster

I Smile Back

Movie · as Bruce Brooks

2015
Freeheld poster

Freeheld

Movie · as Bryan Kelder

2015
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp poster

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

TV · as Blake · 8 eps

2015
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt poster

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

TV · as Duke Snyder · 5 eps

2014
Bird People poster

Bird People

Movie · as Gary Newman

2014
Adult Beginners poster

Adult Beginners

Movie · as Phil

2014
Dead Poets in NYC poster

Dead Poets in NYC

Movie · as Self

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps

2013
2012 Baltimore Ravens: Super Bowl XLVII Champions poster

2012 Baltimore Ravens: Super Bowl XLVII Champions

Movie · as Narrator

2013
Masters of Sex poster

Masters of Sex

TV · as Dan Logan · 10 eps

2013
Drunk History poster

Drunk History

TV · as Jay Gould · 1 ep

2011
Curiosity poster

Curiosity

TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 14 eps

2010
Weakness poster

Weakness

Movie · as Bart

2009
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men poster

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

Movie · as Subject #2

2009
After.Life poster

After.Life

Movie · as Tom Peterson

2009
Darwin's Secret Notebooks poster

Darwin's Secret Notebooks

Movie · as Narrator

2009
The Good Wife poster

The Good Wife

TV · as Will Gardner · 107 eps

2008
In Treatment poster

In Treatment

TV · as Jake · 8 eps

2007
The Darwin Awards poster

The Darwin Awards

Movie · as Paramedic

2006
The Ex poster

The Ex

Movie · as Forrest Mead

2006
Six Degrees poster

Six Degrees

TV · as Ray Jones · 2 eps

2005
Four Brothers poster

Four Brothers

Movie · as Detective Fowler

2004
Seeing Other People poster

Seeing Other People

Movie · as Lou

2003
S.W.A.T. poster

S.W.A.T.

Movie · as T.J. McCabe

2002
Our America poster

Our America

Movie · as Dave Isay

2000
Meeting Daddy poster

Meeting Daddy

Movie · as Peter Silverblatt

1999
Muppets from Space poster

Muppets from Space

Movie · as Agent Barker

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Sean Kelley · 1 ep

1998
Sports Night poster

Sports Night

TV · as Dan Rydell · 45 eps

1997
Cyclops, Baby poster

Cyclops, Baby

Movie · as Brush Brody

1997
Little City poster

Little City

Movie · as Adam

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
Crossworlds poster

Crossworlds

Movie · as Joe Talbot

1996
Norma Jean & Marilyn poster

Norma Jean & Marilyn

Movie · as Eddie Jordan

1996
Pie in the Sky poster

Pie in the Sky

Movie · as Charlie Dunlap

1996
The Grave poster

The Grave

Movie · as Tyn

1995
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead poster

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

Movie · as Bruce (uncredited)

1995
Coldblooded poster

Coldblooded

Movie · as Randy

1994
Threesome poster

Threesome

Movie · as Eddy

1993
Cooperstown poster

Cooperstown

Movie · as Jody

1992
Crossing the Bridge poster

Crossing the Bridge

Movie · as Mort Golden

1991
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead poster

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

Movie · as Bryan

1990
Murder in Mississippi poster

Murder in Mississippi

Movie · as Andrew Goodman

1989
Dead Poets Society poster

Dead Poets Society

Movie · as Knox Overstreet

1988
Hairspray poster

Hairspray

Movie · as Iggy