
Bradley Whitford's credits in film, television and theater include work with some of the most noted writers, directors and playwrights in the arts, and constitute a career worthy of a Juilliard-trained actor -- which he is. But stardom is something else altogether, and it remained elusive, at least until 1999 and his appearance on NBC's acclaimed political drama, The West Wing (1999).Growing up in Wisconsin, Whitford spent his youth at a decidedly slower pace. He went on to study theater and English literature at Wesleyan University and earned a master's degree in theater from the prestigious Juilliard Theater Center. Whitford's first professional performance was in the off-Broadway production of "Curse of the Starving Glass," with Kathy Bates. Ironically, he also starred in the Broadway production of "The West Wing" and in creator Aaron Sorkin's "A Few Good Men." His additional theater credits include "Three Days of Rain" at the Manhattan Theatre Club, "Measure for Measure" at the Lincoln Center, and the title role in "Coriolanus" at the Folger Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C.Some of Whitford's most memorable performances include roles in such films as The Muse (1999) with Albert Brooks and Bicentennial Man (1999) with Robin Williams. He has also appeared in Scent of a Woman (1992), A Perfect World (1993), Philadelphia (1993), The Client (1994), My Life (1993), Red Corner (1997), Presumed Innocent (1990) and My Fellow Americans (1996).Whitford lives in Los Angeles with his wife, actress Jane Kaczmarek (Malcolm in the Middle (2000)) and their children, Frances, George, and Mary. His birthday is October 10.
Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 4 wins & 15 nominations.
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore | Unknown | 2015-01-19 |
Happyish | Jonathan Cooke 10 episodes, 2015 | 2015-04-26 |
Transparent | Marcy / ... | 2014-02-06 |
The Queen Latifah Show | Unknown | 2013 |
Drunk History | Unknown | 2013-07-09 |
Trophy Wife | Pete Harrison 22 episodes, 2013-2014 | 2013-09-24 |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Unknown | 2013-09-17 |
Hollywood Game Night | Unknown | 2013-07-11 |
Go On | Unknown | 2012-08-08 |
Shameless | Unknown | 2011-01-09 |
The Good Guys | Dan Stark 20 episodes, 2010 | 2010-05-19 |
Law & Order: LA | Unknown | 2010-09-29 |
Parks and Recreation | Unknown | 2009-04-09 |
In Plain Sight | Unknown | 2008-06-01 |
The Mentalist | Unknown | 2008-09-23 |
Burn Up | Mack 2 episodes, 2008 | 2008-06-10 |
The Sarah Silverman Program. | Unknown | 2007-02-01 |
Chelsea Lately | Unknown | 2007-07-01 |
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Danny Tripp 22 episodes, 2006-2007 | 2006-09-18 |
The Colbert Report | Unknown | 2005-10-17 |
Real Time with Bill Maher | Unknown | 2003-02-21 |
Monk | Unknown | 2002-07-12 |
Malcolm in the Middle | Unknown | 2000-01-09 |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Unknown | 1999-09-20 |
The West Wing | Josh Lyman 155 episodes, 1999-2006 | 1999-09-22 |
Felicity | Unknown | 1998-09-29 |
The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
The Daily Show | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
Ellen | Unknown | 1994-03-29 |
Touched by an Angel | Unknown | 1994-09-21 |
ER | Unknown | 1994-09-19 |
Frasier | Unknown | 1993-09-16 |
The X-Files | Unknown | 1993-09-10 |
NYPD Blue | Unknown | 1993-09-21 |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
The Equalizer | Unknown | 1985-09-18 |
Tales from the Darkside | Unknown | 1983-10-29 |
Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |