Josh Charles
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.
Born: September 15, 1971
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Known For
Dead Poets Society
At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.
The Handmaid's Tale
Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
Law & Order: Organized Crime
The detectives of the Organized Crime Control Bureau work to dismantle New York City's most vicious and violent illegal enterprises.
In Treatment
Set within the highly charged confines of individual psychotherapy sessions and centering around Dr. Paul Weston, a psychotherapist who exhibits an insightful, reserved demeanor while treating his patients—but displays a crippling insecurity while counseled by his own therapist.
The Good Wife
Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail.
Darwin's Secret Notebooks
Along the wild edges of the Earth, against a stunning backdrop of aerial, underwater, and wildlife photography, evolutionary biologist Armand Leroi leads us on an unforgettable journey retracing the adventure- and uncovering the evidence-that inspired Darwin's revolutionary work, On The Origin of Species.
The Loudest Voice
The rise and fall of Fox News founder Roger Ailes, focusing primarily on the past decade in which Ailes arguably became the Republican Party’s de facto leader, while flashing back to defining events in his life.
Sports Night
The offbeat cast and crew of a sports news show deal with professional, personal, and ethical challenges while functioning in a pressure-cooker work environment.
Freeheld
New Jersey car mechanic Stacie Andree and her police detective girlfriend Laurel Hester both battle to secure Hester's pension benefits after she was diagnosed with a terminal illness.
Filmography
as Dr. Martin Best
as Joseph Warren / John Peters / David Ramsey (voice)
as Max Peterson
as Damian
as Isaac
as Governor Daniel Dandon
as Narrator
as Daniel Hersl
as Vince Baldi
as Self - Guest
as Matt Logan
as Casey Close
as Bill Collins
as Narrator
as Coach Gaines
as Dr. Jerome Oziel
as Gabriel Wharton
as Tom Seymour
as Self - Panelist
as Chris
as Bruce Brooks
as Bryan Kelder
as Duke Snyder
as Phil
as Gary Newman
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Dan Logan
as Jay Gould
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Bart
as Tom Peterson
as Subject #2
as Will Gardner
as Narrator
as Jake
as Paramedic
as Forrest Mead
as Ray Jones
as Detective Fowler
as Lou
as T.J. McCabe
as Dave Isay
as Peter Silverblatt
as Sean Kelley
as Agent Barker
as Dan Rydell
as Adam
as Brush Brody
as Eddie Jordan
as Joe Talbot
as Charlie Dunlap
as Tyn
as Bruce (uncredited)
as Randy
as Eddy
as Jody
as Mort Golden
as Andrew Goodman
as Knox Overstreet
as Iggy