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Bradley Whitford

Oct 10, 1959 (65 years old) in Madison, Wisconsin, USA

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.

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Known For

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Frank Maddox
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The X-Files
Daniel Trepkos
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Shameless
Abraham Paige
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The Handmaid's Tale
Commander Joseph Lawrence
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The Mentalist
Timothy Carter (uncredited)
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Frasier
Stu (voice)
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Malcolm in the Middle
Meg's Husband
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Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Roger Peralta
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The West Wing
Josh Lyman
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Monk
Dean Berry

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