Josh Charles
Acting·September 15, 1971 — 54 years old·Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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
Dead Poets Society
1989·8.3
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999·8.0
The Handmaid's Tale
2017·8.2
S.W.A.T.
2003·6.2
Four Brothers
2005·6.8
After.Life
2009·6.3
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
2016·6.3
Mothers' Instinct
2024·6.8
Freeheld
2015·7.2
The Good Wife
2009·7.6
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015·7.1
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
1991·6.2
Filmography · 69
—The 99'ers2026Best MedicineTVDr. Martin Best · Producer2025The American RevolutionTVJoseph Warren / John Peters / David Ramsey (voice)2024The VeilTVMax Peterson2024Mothers' InstinctDamian2023MemoryIsaac2023The PowerTVGovernor Daniel Dandon2022Facing SuicideNarrator2022We Own This CityTVDaniel Hersl2021Law & Order: Organized CrimeTVVince Baldi2021The Eisen HourTVSelf - Guest2020AwayTVMatt Logan2019The Loudest VoiceTVCasey Close2019Framing John DeLoreanBill Collins2018Medal of HonorTVNarrator2018AmateurCoach Gaines2017Law & Order True CrimeTVDr. Jerome Oziel2017Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years LaterTVBlake2017The Handmaid's TaleTVGabriel Wharton2016The DrowningTom Seymour2016Match GameTVSelf - Panelist2016Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York FixerTaub2016Whiskey Tango FoxtrotChris2015I Smile BackBruce Brooks2015FreeheldBryan Kelder2015Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of CampTVBlake2015Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtTVDuke Snyder2014Adult BeginnersPhil2014Bird PeopleGary Newman2014Late Night with Seth MeyersTVSelf2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonTVSelf · Self - Guest2013Masters of SexTVDan Logan2013Drunk HistoryTVJay Gould20132012 Baltimore Ravens: Super Bowl XLVII ChampionsNarrator2011CuriosityTVSelf - Narrator (voice)2010WeaknessBart2009After.LifeTom Peterson2009Brief Interviews with Hideous MenSubject #22009The Good WifeTVWill Gardner · Director2009Darwin's Secret NotebooksNarrator2008In TreatmentTVJake2007The Hottest StateThanks2007The Darwin AwardsParamedic2006The ExForrest Mead2006Six DegreesTVRay Jones2005Four BrothersDetective Fowler2004Seeing Other PeopleLou2003S.W.A.T.T.J. McCabe2002Our AmericaDave Isay2000Meeting DaddyPeter Silverblatt1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitTVSean Kelley1999Muppets from SpaceAgent Barker1998Sports NightTVDan Rydell1997The ViewTVSelf1997Little CityAdam1997Cyclops, BabyBrush Brody1996Norma Jean & MarilynEddie Jordan1996CrossworldsJoe Talbot1996Pie in the SkyCharlie Dunlap1996The GraveTyn1995Things to Do in Denver When You're DeadBruce (uncredited)1995ColdbloodedRandy1994ThreesomeEddy1993CooperstownJody1992Crossing the BridgeMort Golden1991Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's DeadBryan1990Murder in MississippiAndrew Goodman1989Dead Poets SocietyKnox Overstreet1988HairsprayIggy