Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

69

Gender

Male

Birthday

1971-09-15 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Also Known As

Joshua Aaron Charles

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.

Known For

Dead Poets Society

Dead Poets Society

Memory

Memory

Freeheld

Freeheld

Darwin's Secret Notebooks

Darwin's Secret Notebooks

Acting

Dead Poets Society

1989

Dead Poets Society

as

Knox Overstreet

Threesome

1994

Threesome

as

Eddy

Four Brothers

2005

Four Brothers

as

Detective Fowler

Seeing Other People

2004

Seeing Other People

as

Lou

S.W.A.T.

2003

S.W.A.T.

as

T.J. McCabe

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

2009

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

as

Subject #2

After.Life

2009

After.Life

as

Tom Peterson

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

1991

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

as

Bryan

Crossworlds

1996

Crossworlds

as

Joe Talbot

The Darwin Awards

2007

The Darwin Awards

as

Paramedic

Meeting Daddy

2000

Meeting Daddy

as

Peter Silverblatt

Weakness

2010

Weakness

as

Bart

Crossing the Bridge

1992

Crossing the Bridge

as

Mort Golden

Memory

2023

Memory

as

Isaac

Mothers' Instinct

2024

Mothers' Instinct

as

Damian

Muppets from Space

1999

Muppets from Space

as

Agent Barker

Cyclops, Baby

1997

Cyclops, Baby

as

Brush Brody

Norma Jean & Marilyn

1996

Norma Jean & Marilyn

as

Eddie Jordan

Murder in Mississippi

1990

Murder in Mississippi

as

Andrew Goodman

Bird People

2014

Bird People

as

Gary Newman

Adult Beginners

2014

Adult Beginners

as

Phil

Our America

2002

Our America

as

Dave Isay

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

1995

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

as

Bruce (uncredited)

Facing Suicide

2022

Facing Suicide

as

Narrator

I Smile Back

2015

I Smile Back

as

Bruce Brooks

Cooperstown

1993

Cooperstown

as

Jody

Freeheld

2015

Freeheld

as

Bryan Kelder

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

2016

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

as

Chris

Pie in the Sky

1996

Pie in the Sky

as

Charlie Dunlap

The Grave

1996

The Grave

as

Tyn

Coldblooded

1995

Coldblooded

as

Randy

The Drowning

2016

The Drowning

as

Tom Seymour

The Ex

2006

The Ex

as

Forrest Mead

Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer

2016

Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer

as

Taub

Little City

1997

Little City

as

Adam

Amateur

2018

Amateur

as

Coach Gaines

Framing John DeLorean

2019

Framing John DeLorean

as

Bill Collins

Hairspray

1988

Hairspray

as

Iggy

Darwin's Secret Notebooks

2009

Darwin's Secret Notebooks

as

Narrator

The Eisen Hour

The Eisen Hour

as

Self - Guest

We Own This City

We Own This City

as

Daniel Hersl

Law & Order: Organized Crime

Law & Order: Organized Crime

as

Vince Baldi

Medal of Honor

Medal of Honor

as

Narrator

Six Degrees

Six Degrees

as

Ray Jones

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

as

Will Gardner

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as

Sean Kelley

Sports Night

Sports Night

as

Dan Rydell

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp

as

Blake

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as

Self

Curiosity

Curiosity

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

In Treatment

In Treatment

as

Jake

Law & Order True Crime

Law & Order True Crime

as

Dr. Jerome Oziel

Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

as

Blake

Match Game

Match Game

as

Self - Panelist

Masters of Sex

Masters of Sex

as

Dan Logan

The Veil

The Veil

as

Max Peterson

Away

Away

as

Matt Logan

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as

Self

The Power

The Power

as

Governor Daniel Dandon

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

as

Duke Snyder

The Loudest Voice

The Loudest Voice

as

Casey Close

Best Medicine

Best Medicine

as

Dr. Martin Best

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale

as

Gabriel Wharton

Drunk History

Drunk History

as

Jay Gould

The American Revolution

The American Revolution

as

Joseph Warren / John Peters / David Ramsey (voice)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as

Self - Guest

Production

Best Medicine

Best Medicine

as

Crew

The Hottest State

2007

The Hottest State

as

Directing

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

as