Bradley Whitford (born 10 October 1959) is an actor who is best known for his role as Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman on the NBC television drama The West Wing.

Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Whitford majored in English and Theater at Wesleyan University and then went on to receive a master's degree from The Juilliard School.

Whitford is also popular for his role as the evil businessman Eric Gordon in the 1995 smash comedy Billy Madison. Other supporting movie roles include:Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987),Adventures in Babysitting (1987), Presumed Innocent (1990),Young Guns II (1990), Philadelphia (movie) (1993) and Kate & Leopold (2001). He also was in the Broadway version of A Few Good Men.

On The West Wing, currently in its sixth season, Whitford plays Deputy Chief of Staff Joshua Lyman. For that role, he won an Emmy in 2001 for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

He is currently married to actress Jane Kaczmarek, best known for her role on Malcolm in the Middle.

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• Filmography from IMDb