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Acting

Bradley Whitford

Career: Active from 1986 to 2026, busiest in 2017 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles: 27
top three billing

Average score: 61/100

Highest rated: A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
89/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
2015 · Won · 67th Primetime Emmy Awards
Transparent
Source: Wikidata
Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2002 · Won
The West Wing
Source: Wikidata
Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
2001 · Won · 53rd Primetime Emmy Awards
The West Wing
Source: Wikidata
Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2001 · Won
The West Wing
Source: Wikidata
Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2006 · Nominated
The West Wing
Source: Wikidata
Writers Guild of America Awards · Television: Dramatic Series
2006 · Nominated
The West Wing
Source: Wikidata
Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2005 · Nominated
The West Wing
Source: Wikidata
Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2004 · Nominated
The West Wing
Source: Wikidata
Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2003 · Nominated
The West Wing
Source: Wikidata
Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
2003 · Nominated
The West Wing
Source: Wikidata

Characters

23

The characters Bradley Whitford played, best-known titles first.

Bradley Whitford as Dean Armitage

Bradley Whitford as Commander Lawrence

Bradley Whitford as Eric Gordon

Bradley Whitford as Todd Penn

Bradley Whitford as Josh Lyman

Bradley Whitford as J.J. Camden

Bradley Whitford as Al Lowell

Bradley Whitford as Fleck

Bradley Whitford as Mike Todwell

Bradley Whitford as Charles Phalen

Bradley Whitford as Danny Tripp

Bradley Whitford as Peter Vance

Bradley Whitford as James Blaine

Bradley Whitford as Agent Flynn

Bradley Whitford as Mitch

Bradley Whitford as Patrick Landry

Bradley Whitford as Eric Haas II

Bradley Whitford as Dan Stark

Bradley Whitford as Pete

Bradley Whitford as Jonathan

Bradley Whitford as Arthur Cochran

Bradley Whitford as Henry

Bradley Whitford as Dr. Donald Ballentine

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 111 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Bradley Whitford Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Violence
3.0, average 4.1
Adrenaline
3.9, average 4.8
Scare
1.7, average 2.6
Fantasy
0.9, average 1.7

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 6
Character Study 5
Historical Setting 4
Social Commentary 4
Moral Ambiguity 3
Character-Driven Humor 3
Witty Dialogue 3
Gritty Realism 3
Political Drama 3
Family Drama 3
Dialogue-Driven 3
Coming-of-Age 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

127

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

27 titles · average score 67

Reminders of Him

58

as Patrick Landry

Office Romance

50

as Peter Vance

For Worse

68

as Dave

Death by Lightning

77

TV show · as James Blaine

I'll Be Right There

62

as Henry

The Diplomat

77

TV show · as Todd Penn

SHARE?

62

as #006395873

Rosaline

68

as Adrian Capulet

What If...?

71

TV show · as Colonel Flynn (voice)

Songbird

31

as William Griffin

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote

89

as Josh Lyman

Sergio

56

as Paul Bremer

2010s

39 titles · average score 65

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

56

as Dr. Rick Stanton

Perfect Harmony

62

TV show · as Arthur Cochran

Valley of the Boom

56

TV show · as James L. Barksdale

The Handmaid's Tale

79

TV show · as Joseph Lawrence

Get Out

81

as Dean Armitage

The Post

78

as Arthur Parsons

Other People

73

as Norman Mulcahey

HAPPYish

57

TV show · as Jonathan Cooke

Trophy Wife

70

TV show · as Pete Harrison

Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter

74

as John Flynn

The Cabin in the Woods

70

as Steve Hadley

The Good Guys

70

TV show · as Dan Stark

2000s

16 titles · average score 67

Parks and Recreation

82

TV show · as Councilman Pillner

Burn Up

48

TV show · as Mack

The Mentalist

74

TV show · as Timothy Carter (uncredited)

An American Crime

55

as Prosecutor

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

78

TV show · as Danny Tripp

Little Manhattan

70

as Adam

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

71

as Al Lowell

American Dad!

58

TV show · as Vic Mancuso (voice)

Fathers and Sons

54

as Anthony

Monk

78

TV show · as Dean Berry

Kate & Leopold

55

as J.J. Camden

Malcolm in the Middle

87

TV show · as Meg's Husband

1990s

38 titles · average score 61

The West Wing

81

TV show · as Josh Lyman

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

73

TV show · as Frank Maddox / Pence Humphreys

The Secret Lives of Men

TV show

Felicity

79

TV show · as Tom Anderson (uncredited)

Red Corner

42

as Bob Ghery

Billy Madison

47

as Eric Gordon

The Client

69

as Thomas Fink

My Life

55

as Paul Ivanovich

A Perfect World

76

as Bobby Lee

Black Tie Affair

TV show

The X-Files

74

TV show · as Daniel Trepkos

Scent of a Woman

68

as Randy

1980s

7 titles · average score 56

Adventures in Babysitting

63

as Mike

Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise

34

as Roger

The Betty Ford Story

as Jack Ford

Doorman

as Terry Reilly

C.A.T. Squad

48

as Leon Trepper

The Equalizer

62

TV show · as Dillart

Tales from the Darkside

72

TV show · as Tom Dash