Bradley Whitford (born October 10, 1959) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his portrayal of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman in the NBC television political drama
The West Wing (1999–2006), for which he was nominated for three consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards from 2001 to 2003, winning in 2001. The role earned him three consecutive Golden Globe Award nominations. In addition to
The West Wing, Whitford played Danny Tripp in
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, Arthur Parsons in
The Post, Dean Arm...
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