Josh Charles

Josh Charles

52 · Born: Sep 15, 1971

Known For

Dead Poets Society Dead Poets Society
Four Brothers Four Brothers
S.W.A.T. S.W.A.T.
Sports Night Sports Night

Personal Details

Official Socials
Born Sep 15, 1971 Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Parents
  • Laura (Heckscher)
  • Allan Charles

Biography

Josh Charles is an American stage, film and television actor. He is best known for the roles of Daniel "Dan" Rydell on "Sports Night" and as Will Gardner on "The Good Wife".

Career

2024
Mothers' Instinct
Mothers' Instinct
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The Veil
The Veil as Max
2023
Memory
Memory as Isaac
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The Power
The Power as Governor Daniel Dandon
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2022
We Own This City
We Own This City as Daniel Hersl
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2020
Away
Away as Matt Logan
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2019
Framing John DeLorean
Framing John DeLorean as Bill Collins
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The Loudest Voice
The Loudest Voice as Casey Close
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2018
Amateur
Amateur as Coach Gaines
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Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor as Narrator
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2017
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later as Blake
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2016
The Drowning
The Drowning as Tom Seymour
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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot as Chris
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Norman
Norman as Taub
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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Duke Snyder
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2015
I Smile Back
I Smile Back as Bruce Brooks
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Freeheld
Freeheld as Bryan Kelder
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Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp as Blake
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Masters of Sex
Masters of Sex as Dan Logan
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2014
Adult Beginners
Adult Beginners as Phil
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Bird People
Bird People as Gary Newman
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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2010
Weakness
Weakness as Bart
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2009
After.Life
After.Life as Tom Peterson
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Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men as Subject #2
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Darwin's Secret Notebooks
Darwin's Secret Notebooks as Narrator
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The Good Wife
The Good Wife as Will Gardner
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2008
In Treatment
In Treatment as Jake
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2006
The Darwin Awards
The Darwin Awards as Paramedic
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2005
Four Brothers
Four Brothers as Detective Fowler
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2004
Seeing Other People
Seeing Other People as Lou
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2003
S.W.A.T.
S.W.A.T. as T.J. McCabe
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2002
Our America
Our America as Dave Isay
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2000
Meeting Daddy
Meeting Daddy as Peter Silverblatt
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1998
Sports Night
Sports Night as Dan Rydell
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1997
Little City
Little City as Adam
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1996
Norma Jean & Marilyn
Norma Jean & Marilyn as Eddie Jordan
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Pie in the Sky
Pie in the Sky as Charlie Dunlap
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The Grave
The Grave as Tyn
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Crossworlds
Crossworlds as Joe Talbot
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1995
Coldblooded
Coldblooded as Randy
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1994
Threesome
Threesome as Eddy
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1993
Cooperstown
Cooperstown as Jody
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1992
Crossing the Bridge
Crossing the Bridge as Mort Golden
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1991
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead as Bryan
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1990
Murder in Mississippi
Murder in Mississippi as Andrew Goodman
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1989
Dead Poets Society
Dead Poets Society as Knox Overstreet
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2012
Curiosity
Curiosity
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