Person
Josh Charles
Acting · Born 1971-09-15 · 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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sean Kelley
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Good Wife
Will Gardner
The Handmaid's Tale
Gabriel Wharton
The View
Self
In Treatment
Jake
Dead Poets Society
Knox Overstreet
Law & Order: Organized Crime
Vince Baldi
Masters of Sex
Dan Logan
Filmography
- 2026Best MedicineDr. Martin Best
- 2025The American RevolutionJoseph Warren / John Peters / David Ramsey (voice)
- 2024The VeilMax Peterson
- 2024Mothers' InstinctDamian
- 2023MemoryIsaac
- 2023The PowerGovernor Daniel Dandon
- 2022Facing SuicideNarrator
- 2022We Own This CityDaniel Hersl
- 2021Law & Order: Organized CrimeVince Baldi
- 2021The Eisen HourSelf - Guest
- 2020AwayMatt Logan
- 2019The Loudest VoiceCasey Close
- 2019Framing John DeLoreanBill Collins
- 2018Medal of HonorNarrator
- 2018AmateurCoach Gaines
- 2017Law & Order True CrimeDr. Jerome Oziel
- 2017Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years LaterBlake
- 2017The Handmaid's TaleGabriel Wharton
- 2016The DrowningTom Seymour
- 2016Match GameSelf - Panelist
- 2016Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York FixerTaub
- 2016Whiskey Tango FoxtrotChris
- 2015I Smile BackBruce Brooks
- 2015FreeheldBryan Kelder
- 2015Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of CampBlake
- 2015Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtDuke Snyder
- 2014Adult BeginnersPhil
- 2014Bird PeopleGary Newman
- 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf
- 2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf
- 2013Masters of SexDan Logan
- 2013Drunk HistoryJay Gould
- 20132012 Baltimore Ravens: Super Bowl XLVII ChampionsNarrator
- 2011CuriositySelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2010WeaknessBart
- 2009After.LifeTom Peterson
- 2009Brief Interviews with Hideous MenSubject #2
- 2009The Good WifeWill Gardner
- 2009Darwin's Secret NotebooksNarrator
- 2008In TreatmentJake
- 2007The Hottest StateThanks
- 2007The Darwin AwardsParamedic
- 2006The ExForrest Mead
- 2006Six DegreesRay Jones
- 2005Four BrothersDetective Fowler
- 2004Seeing Other PeopleLou
- 2003S.W.A.T.T.J. McCabe
- 2002Our AmericaDave Isay
- 2000Meeting DaddyPeter Silverblatt
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSean Kelley
- 1999Muppets from SpaceAgent Barker
- 1998Sports NightDan Rydell
- 1997The ViewSelf
- 1997Little CityAdam
- 1997Cyclops, BabyBrush Brody
- 1996Norma Jean & MarilynEddie Jordan
- 1996CrossworldsJoe Talbot
- 1996Pie in the SkyCharlie Dunlap
- 1996The GraveTyn
- 1995Things to Do in Denver When You're DeadBruce (uncredited)
- 1995ColdbloodedRandy
- 1994ThreesomeEddy
- 1993CooperstownJody
- 1992Crossing the BridgeMort Golden
- 1991Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's DeadBryan
- 1990Murder in MississippiAndrew Goodman
- 1989Dead Poets SocietyKnox Overstreet
- 1988HairsprayIggy
- —The 99'ers
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