Josh Charles
Acting1971Baltimore, 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
Acting History
2026
Best Medicine
TVas Dr. Martin Best• 11 eps
Best Medicine
TVProducer
2025
The Handmaid's Tale
TVas Gabriel Wharton• 9 eps
The American Revolution
TVas Joseph Warren / John Peters / David Ramsey (voice)• 3 eps
2024
Mothers' Instinct
as Damian
The Veil
TVas Max Peterson• 6 eps
2022
Facing Suicide
as Narrator
We Own This City
TVas Daniel Hersl• 6 eps
2021
Law & Order: Organized Crime
TVas Vince Baldi• 1 eps
The Eisen Hour
TVas Self - Guest
2020
Away
TVas Matt Logan• 10 eps
2019
Framing John DeLorean
as Bill Collins
The Loudest Voice
TVas Casey Close
2018
Amateur
as Coach Gaines
Medal of Honor
TVas Narrator
2017
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
TVas Blake• 8 eps
Law & Order True Crime
TVas Dr. Jerome Oziel
2016
The Drowning
as Tom Seymour
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
as Chris
Match Game
TVas Self - Panelist• 1 eps
Drunk History
TVas Jay Gould• 1 eps
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
TVas Duke Snyder• 5 eps
2015
Freeheld
as Bryan Kelder
I Smile Back
as Bruce Brooks
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
TVas Blake• 8 eps
Masters of Sex
TVas Dan Logan• 10 eps
2014
Bird People
as Gary Newman
Adult Beginners
as Phil
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TVas Self / Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TVas Self
2013
2011
Curiosity
TVas Self - Narrator (voice)
2010
Weakness
as Bart
2009
Darwin's Secret Notebooks
as Narrator
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
as Subject #2
After.Life
as Tom Peterson
The Good Wife
TVas Will Gardner• 107 eps
The Good Wife
TVDirector
2008
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas Sean Kelley• 1 eps
In Treatment
TVas Jake• 8 eps
2007
The Darwin Awards
as Paramedic
The Hottest State
Thanks
2006
The Ex
as Forrest Mead
Six Degrees
TVas Ray Jones
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
Muppets from Space
as Agent Barker
1998
Sports Night
TVas Dan Rydell• 45 eps
1997
Cyclops, Baby
as Brush Brody
Little City
as Adam
1996
The Grave
as Tyn
Crossworlds
as Joe Talbot
Pie in the Sky
as Charlie Dunlap
Norma Jean & Marilyn
as Eddie Jordan
1995
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
as Bruce (uncredited)
Coldblooded
as Randy
1994
Threesome
as Eddy
1993
Cooperstown
as Jody
1992
Crossing the Bridge
as Mort Golden
1991
1990
Murder in Mississippi
as Andrew Goodman
1989
Dead Poets Society
as Knox Overstreet
1988
Hairspray
as Iggy