Bradley Whitford
Bradley Whitford (born October 10, 1959 in Madison , Wisconsin ) is an American film actor and screenwriter . He played the lead role of Josh Lyman in The West Wing from 1999 to 2006 .
Life
Whitford, who grew up in a modest home, attended after 1977, Madison East High School was completed, the Wesleyan University in Middletown , Connecticut , where he Theater Studies and English literature studied.
Upon graduation, in 1981, Whitford attended the prestigious Juilliard School and received his diploma. Shortly thereafter, in 1985, he made his film debut in an episode of the television series The Equalizer . Since then, Whitford has often shown skill in the selection of his films, some of which are still very well known today.
Between 1999 and 2006 he was one of the leading actors in the political series The West Wing - In the center of power in front of the camera, and received, among other things, three Golden Globe and three Emmy nominations . Whitford won an Emmy in 2001. He also wrote the scripts for two episodes of The West Wing .
In 2015 Whitford received an Emmy Award for Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in the television series Transparent . He won another Emmy in 2019 for the guest role of Commander Joseph Lawrence in the series The Handmaid's Tale - The Maid's Report .
Since August 15, 1992 he was married to the film actress Jane Kaczmarek , who plays the role of Lois for Malcolm in the middle . The marriage resulted in three children. On June 19, 2009, Whitford and Kaczmarek filed for divorce.
He has been contributing to The Huffington Post since 2005 .
Filmography (selection)
Movies
- 1987: The Night of Adventure (Adventures in Babysitting)
- 1987: The Super idiot (Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise)
- 1990: For Lack of Evidence (Presumed Innocent)
- 1992: The Scent of a Woman
- 1993: RoboCop 3
- 1993: Perfect World (A Perfect World)
- 1993: My life for you (My Life)
- 1993: Philadelphia (Philadelphia)
- 1994: The client (The Client)
- 1995: Billy Madison (Billy Madison)
- 1996: Wilde Nights - Passion without taboos (Wildly Available)
- 1997: Red Corner - Labyrinth with no way out (Red Corner)
- 1997: Masterminds - The Duel (Masterminds)
- 1997: Cloned Babies at All Costs
- 1999: The Bicentennial Man
- 2001: Kate & Leopold (Kate & Leopold)
- 2005: One for 4 (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants)
- 2005: Little Manhattan
- 2007: An American Crime
- 2008: Bottle Shock
- 2011: Have a Little Faith
- 2012: The Cabin in the Woods
- 2013: Decoding Annie Parker
- 2013: Marvel One-Shot : Agent Carter (short film)
- 2013: Savannah
- 2013: CBGB
- 2013: Saving Mr. Banks
- 2015: I Saw the Light
- 2016: Other People
- 2016: The Long Way ( All the Way , TV movie)
- 2017: Get Out
- 2017: Three Christs
- 2017: The Publisher (The Post)
- 2017: Unicorn Store
- 2017: Sergeant Rex - Not Without My Dog ( Megan Leavey )
- 2018: The Darkest Minds - The survivors (The Darkest Minds)
- 2018: Destroyer
- 2019: Godzilla II: King of the Monsters
- 2020: Call of the Wild (The Call of the Wild)
TV Shows
- 1994: New York Cops - NYPD Blue (NYPD Blue)
- 1994: The X Files - The FBI's Creepy Cases
- 1995: Emergency Room - The Emergency Room (ER)
- 1996: Touched by an Angel (Touched by an Angel)
- 2002: Malcolm in the Middle ( Malcolm in the Middle , 2 episodes)
- 2002: Frasier
- 1999–2006: The West Wing - In the center of power (The West Wing)
- 2006–2007: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
- 2009: Monk (episode 7x11)
- 2010: The Good Guys (20 episodes)
- 2010: The Sarah Silverman Program.
- 2011: Law & Order: LA (episode 1x16)
- 2011: The Mentalist (2 episodes)
- 2013: Trophy Wife (22 episodes)
- 2014: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (episode 15x22)
- 2015: Happyish (10 episodes)
- 2015-2017: Brooklyn Nine-Nine (3 episodes)
- since 2018: The Handmaid's Tale - Der Report der Magd (The Handmaid's Tale)
Awards
- six Emmy nominations, including three awards
- three Golden Globe nominations
- a Satellite Award nomination
- six SAG nominations, one of which was awarded
- a WGA nomination
Web links
- Bradley Whitford in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 67th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners. In: www.emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, accessed September 29, 2015 .
- ↑ People.com : Bradley Whitford and Jane Kaczmarek File for Divorce (June 19, 2009)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Whitford, Bradley |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Burroughs, Dallas Frederick (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film actor and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 10, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Madison , Wisconsin , United States |