Josh Charles
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.
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Acting History
2026
Best Medicine as Dr. Martin Best
2025The American Revolution as Joseph Warren (voice) / John Peters (voice) / David Ramsey (voice)
2025The American Revolution as voice
2024The Veil as Max Peterson
2024Mothers' Instinct as Damian
2023Memory as Isaac
2023The Power as Governor Daniel Dandon
2022Facing Suicide as Narrator
2022We Own This City as Daniel Hersl
2021Law & Order: Organized Crime as Vince Baldi
2021The Eisen Hour as Self - Guest
2020Away as Matt Logan
2019The Loudest Voice as Casey Close
2019Framing John DeLorean as Bill Collins
2018Medal of Honor as Narrator
2018Amateur as Coach Gaines
2017Law & Order True Crime as Dr. Jerome Oziel
2017Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later as Blake
2017The Handmaid's Tale as Gabriel Wharton
2016The Drowning as Tom Seymour
2016Match Game as Self - Panelist
2016Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer as Taub
2016Whiskey Tango Foxtrot as Chris
2015I Smile Back as Bruce Brooks
2015Freeheld as Bryan Kelder
2015Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp as Blake
2015Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Duke Snyder
2014Adult Beginners as Phil
2014Bird People as Gary Newman
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2013Masters of Sex as Dan Logan
2013Drunk History as Jay Gould
2011Curiosity as Self - Narrator (voice)
2010Weakness as Bart
2009After.Life as Tom Peterson
2009Brief Interviews with Hideous Men as Subject #2
2009The Good Wife as Will Gardner
2009Darwin's Secret Notebooks as Narrator
2008In Treatment as Jake
2007The Darwin Awards as Paramedic
2006The Ex as Forrest Mead
2006Six Degrees as Ray Jones
2005Four Brothers as Detective Fowler
2004Seeing Other People as Lou
2003S.W.A.T. as T.J. McCabe
2002Our America as Dave Isay
2000Meeting Daddy as Peter Silverblatt
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Sean Kelley
1999Muppets from Space as Agent Barker
1998Sports Night as Dan Rydell
1997Little City as Adam
1997Cyclops, Baby as Brush Brody
1996Norma Jean & Marilyn as Eddie Jordan
1996Crossworlds as Joe Talbot
1996Pie in the Sky as Charlie Dunlap
1996The Grave as Tyn
1995Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead as Bruce (uncredited)
1995Coldblooded as Randy
1994Threesome as Eddy
1993Cooperstown as Jody
1992Crossing the Bridge as Mort Golden
1991Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead as Bryan
1990Murder in Mississippi as Andrew Goodman
1989Dead Poets Society as Knox Overstreet
1988Hairspray as Iggy