
Bradley Whitford is an American actor and producer, born on October 10, 1959, in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. He studied English and theater at Wesleyan University and graduated in 1981. He later studied drama at the Juilliard School. He started his acting career in the 1980s and has been working in Hollywood for more than 30 years. Over the years, Whitford has worked in many films and TV shows of different genres.
Apart from acting, Whitford speaks up for social and political issues. He supports voting rights, climate change action, and social justice, using his voice to raise awareness and inspire people to get involved. For his work in Hollywood, he has received praise from the critics and has won 3 Primetime Emmy Awards and 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards. Let’s take a look at the list of Bradley Whitford’s movies and TV shows.
List of Bradley Whitford’s movies

Over the years, Bradley Whitford has worked in more than 50 films. He made his film debut with the film Dead as a Doorman in 1986, where he played the role of Terry Reilly. One of his best-known roles was in Get Out (2017), where he played Dean Armitage. The film was successful at the box office and Whitford was praised for his performance in the film. He was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award along with the cast of the film. Apart from Get Out, he is also known for his work in films like The Cabin in the Woods (2012), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), The Post (2017), and Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019).
Year | Film Title | Role |
1986 | Dead as a Doorman | Terry Reilly |
1987 | Adventures in Babysitting | Mike Todwell |
1987 | Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise | Roger Latimer |
1990 | Vital Signs | Dr. Donald Ballentine |
1990 | Presumed Innocent | Jamie Kemp |
1990 | Young Guns II | Charles Phalen |
1990 | Awakenings | Dr. Tyler |
1992 | Scent of a Woman | Randy Slade |
1993 | RoboCop 3 | Jeffrey Fleck |
1993 | My Life | Paul Ivanovich |
1993 | A Perfect World | FBI Agent Bobby Lee |
1993 | Philadelphia | Jamey Collins |
1994 | The Client | Assistant District Attorney Thomas Fink |
1994 | Cobb | Process Server |
1995 | Billy Madison | Eric Gordon |
1995 | The Desperate Trail | Tommy Donnelly |
1996 | My Fellow Americans | Chief of Staff Carl Witnaur |
1996 | Wildly Available | Professor |
1997 | Masterminds | Miles Lawrence |
1997 | Red Corner | Bob Ghery |
1997 | The People | Michael Leary |
1999 | The Muse | Hal |
1999 | Bicentennial Man | Lloyd Charney |
2001 | Kate & Leopold | J.J. Camden |
2005 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants | Al Lowell |
2005 | Little Manhattan | Adam Burton |
2007 | An American Crime | Prosecutor Leroy K. New |
2008 | Bottle Shock | Professor Saunders |
2012 | The Cabin in the Woods | Steve Hadley |
2013 | Savannah | Jack Cay |
2013 | Decoding Annie Parker | Marshall Parker |
2013 | CBGB | Nicky Gant |
2013 | Saving Mr. Banks | Don DaGradi |
2013 | Agent Carter | Agent John Flynn |
2015 | I Saw the Light | Fred Rose |
2016 | Other People | Norman Mulcahey |
2017 | Get Out | Dean Armitage |
2017 | A Happening of Monumental Proportions | Arthur Schneedy |
2017 | Megan Leavey | Bob Leavey |
2017 | Unicorn Store | Gene |
2017 | Three Christs | Clyde |
2017 | The Post | Arthur Parsons |
2018 | The Darkest Minds | President Gray |
2018 | Destroyer | Dennis DiFranco |
2019 | Phil | Michael Fisk |
2019 | Godzilla: King of the Monsters | Dr. Rick Stanton |
2019 | The Last Full Measure | Carlton Stanton |
2020 | Sergio | Paul Bremer |
2020 | The Call of the Wild | Judge Miller |
2020 | Songbird | William Griffin |
2021 | How It Ends | Kenny |
2021 | Tick, Tick... Boom! | Stephen Sondheim |
2022 | Rosaline | Adrian Capulet |
2023 | I'll Be Right There | Henry |
2025 | For Worse | Dave |
List of Bradley Whitford’s TV shows

Whitford made his TV debut with a minor appearance in the show The Equalizer in 1985. He got his breakthrough with the hit show The West Wing (1999–2006), where he played the role of Josh Lyman. He received praise from the critics for his performance in the show. He won a Primetime Emmy Award and 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards for his role, along with 3 Golden Globe Awards nominations.
Apart from that, he has been part of TV shows like Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006-2007), The Good Guys (2010), Trophy Wife (2013-2014), Perfect Harmony (2019-2020), etc. In 2015, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for his guest role in the show Transparent. He also made guest appearances in shows like Parks and Recreation (2012), Shameless (2013), Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2015-2020), etc. One of his best-known works is the hit show The Handmaid’s Tale (2018–present), where he plays Commander Joseph Lawrence. For this role, he won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2019.
Year | Show Title | Role |
1985 | The Equalizer | Dillart |
1985–1987 | All My Children | Jason |
1986 | C.A.T. Squad | Leon Trepper |
1987 | The Betty Ford Story | Jack Ford |
1988 | Guiding Light | Dr. Jones |
1988 | Tales from the Darkside | Tom Dash |
1993 | Black Tie Affair | Dave Brodsky |
1994 | NYPD Blue | Norman Gardner |
1994 | Ellen | Doug |
1994 | The X-Files | Daniel Trepkos |
1994 | Web of Deception | Larry Lake |
1995 | ER | Sean O'Brien |
1995 | Nothing But the Truth | Lieutenant Thomas 'Mac' McCarthy |
1996 | Touched by an Angel | Steven Thomas Bell |
1997 | Tracey Takes On... | Nik |
1997 | In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory | Tom LaSalle |
1997 | Cloned | Rick Weston |
1997 | High Incident | Deputy Carl Engler |
1998 | The Secret Lives of Men | Phil |
1999–2006 | The West Wing | Josh Lyman |
1999 | Felicity | Tom Anderson |
1999 | Behind the Mask | Brian Shushan |
1999 | The Sky's On Fire | John Morgan |
2002 | Malcolm in the Middle | Meg's Husband |
2002 | Frasier | Stu |
2005 | Fathers and Sons | Anthony |
2006–2007 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Danny Tripp |
2008 | Burn Up | James Mackintosh |
2009 | Monk | Dean Berry |
2009 | Off Duty | Detective Glenn Falcon |
2010 | The Sarah Silverman Program | Toby Grossnickel |
2010 | The Good Guys | Detective Dan Stark |
2010 | Glenn Martin, DDS | 'Gonzo' Gonzales |
2011 | In Plain Sight | Adam Wilson / Adam Roston |
2011 | Law & Order: LA | Attorney Miklin |
2011 | The Mentalist | Timothy Carter / Red John claimant |
2011 | Have a Little Faith | Mitch Albom |
2012 | Parks and Recreation | Councilman Pillner |
2012 | The Asset | Leo Maxiell |
2013 | Shameless | Abraham Paige |
2013 | Go On | Huey |
2013 | Lauren | Paul Milgram |
2013 | Drunk History | William Jennings Bryan |
2013–2014 | Trophy Wife | Pete Harrison |
2014 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Frank Maddox |
2014–2019 | Transparent | Marcy / Magnus Hirschfeld |
2014 | Alpha House | Senator Ned |
2015–2020 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Captain Roger Peralta |
2015 | Happyish | Jonathan Cooke |
2016 | All the Way | Hubert Humphrey |
2016 | Better Things | Gary |
2017, 2019 | Mom | Mitch |
2017 | Chicago Justice | Albert Forest |
2017–2019 | Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure | King Trevor |
2018–present | The Handmaid's Tale | Commander Joseph Lawrence |
2019 | Valley of the Boom | James L. Barksdale |
2019 | Flack | Calvin Cooper |
2019–2020 | Infinity Train | Agent Sieve |
2019–2020 | Perfect Harmony | Arthur Cochran |
2020 | A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote | Josh Lyman |
2020 | American Dad! | Vic Mancuso |
2021 | Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous | Mitch |
2021 | What If...? | Colonel John Flynn |
2022 | We Baby Bears | Glen |
2022 | Echo 3 | Eric Haas II |
2023 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Pence Humphreys |
2023 | The Wonder Years | Dennis Van Der Kamp |
2024 | Parish | Anton |
2024 | The Madness | Stu Magnusson |
2025 | The Diplomat | Todd Penn |
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