Josh Charles

Josh Charles

Birthdate
September 15, 1971 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
September 15, 1971 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Known For
Acting

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.

Josh Charles's LGBTQ+ Titles

Freeheld
Freeheld
Bryan Kelder
Hairspray
Hairspray
Iggy

Acting (63)

2024
Behind The Scenes (Taylor's Version)
2024
The Veil as Max Peterson (6 episodes)
2024
Mothers' Instinct as Damian
2023
Memory as Isaac
2023
The Power as Governor Daniel Dandon (9 episodes)
2022
Facing Suicide as Narrator
2022
We Own This City as Daniel Hersl (6 episodes)
2021
Law & Order: Organized Crime as Vince Baldi (1 episode)
2021
The Eisen Hour as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2020
Away as Matt Logan (10 episodes)
2019
The Loudest Voice as Casey Close (3 episodes)
2019
Framing John DeLorean as Bill Collins
2018
Medal of Honor as Narrator (8 episodes)
2018
Amateur as Coach Gaines
2017
Law & Order True Crime as Dr. Jerome Oziel (3 episodes)
2017
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later as Blake (8 episodes)
2016
The Drowning as Tom Seymour
2016
Match Game as Self - Panelist (1 episode)
2016
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer as Taub
2016
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot as Chris
2015
I Smile Back as Bruce Brooks
2015
Freeheld as Bryan Kelder
2015
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp as Blake (8 episodes)
2015
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Duke Snyder (5 episodes)
2014
Adult Beginners as Phil
2014
Bird People as Gary Newman
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self (1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self (1 episode)
2013
Masters of Sex as Dan Logan (10 episodes)
2011
Curiosity as Self - Narrator (voice) (14 episodes)
2010
Weakness as Bart
2009
After.Life as Tom Peterson
2009
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men as Subject #2
2009
The Good Wife as Will Gardner (107 episodes)
2009
Darwin's Secret Notebooks as Narrator
2008
In Treatment as Jake (8 episodes)
2006
The Ex as Forrest Mead
2006
Six Degrees as Ray Jones (2 episodes)
2006
The Darwin Awards as Paramedic
2005
Four Brothers as Detective Fowler
2004
Seeing Other People as Lou
2003
S.W.A.T. as T.J. McCabe
2002
Our America as Dave Isay
2000
Meeting Daddy as Peter Silverblatt
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Sean Kelley (1 episode)
1999
Muppets from Space as Agent Barker
1998
Sports Night as Dan Rydell (45 episodes)
1997
Little City as Adam
1997
Cyclops, Baby as Brush Brody
1996
Norma Jean & Marilyn as Eddie Jordan
1996
Crossworlds as Joe Talbot
1996
Pie in the Sky as Charlie Dunlap
1996
The Grave as Tyn
1995
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead as Bruce (uncredited)
1995
Coldblooded as Randy
1994
Threesome as Eddy
1993
Cooperstown as Jody
1992
Crossing the Bridge as Mort Golden
1991
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead as Bryan
1990
Murder in Mississippi as Andrew Goodman
1989
Dead Poets Society as Knox Overstreet
1988
Hairspray as Iggy

Directing (1)

2009
The Good Wife • Director (1 episode)
• Director (1 episode)

Crew (1)

2006
The Hottest State • Thanks
• Thanks