Bradley Whitford

Bradley Whitford
Whitford in 2006
Born	(1959-10-10) October 10, 1959 (age 57) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Alma mater	Wesleyan University (1981), Juilliard School (1985)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1985–present
Spouse(s)	Jane Kaczmarek (m. 1992; div. 2009)
Children	3

Bradley Whitford (born October 10, 1959) is an actor. He has played White House Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman on the NBC television drama The West Wing, Danny Tripp on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Dan Stark in the Fox police buddy-comedy The Good Guys, Timothy Carter, a character who was believed to be Red John, in the CBS series The Mentalist, antagonist Eric Gordon in the film Billy Madison, and Dean Armitage in the film Get Out.

Whitford was nominated for three consecutive Emmy Awards from 2001 to 2003 for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role on The West Wing, winning the award in 2001. This role has also garnered him three consecutive Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role. He received a second Emmy Award in 2015 for his role in Transparent. Played defense lawyer on Chicago Justice, March 2, 2017 He was an occasional columnist for The Huffington Post, until November 2009.

Whitford was born in Madison, Wisconsin, the son of Genevieve Louie (née Smith) and George Van Norman Whitford. Between the ages of three and fourteen, he lived in Wayne, Pennsylvania. His mother, a poet, resided in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania. His family were Quakers.