Joshua Aaron "Josh" Charles is an American stage, film and television actor. He is best known for the roles of Dan Rydell on Sports Night, Will Gardner on The Good Wife, and his early work as Knox Overstreet in Dead Poets Society.
Baltimore School for the Arts, University of Kansas
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
Sophie Flack (m. 2013)
Parents
Allen Charles, Laura Charles
Siblings
Jeff Charles
Nicknames
Joshua Aaron Charles , Josh A. Charles , Joshua Charles , Josh , Joshua Aaron "Josh" Charles
Awards
People's Choice Award for Favorite Dramatic TV Actor, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance
Nominations
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or Motion Picture Made for Television, Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor...
Movies
Dead Poets Society, Bird People, I Smile Back, Four Brothers, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, Hairspray, After.Life, S.W.A.T., Adult Beginners, Muppets from Space, Crossing the Bridge, Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, Seeing Other People, Freeheld, Threesome, Murder in...
TV Shows
The Good Wife, In Treatment, Sports Night, A Football Life
Star Sign
Virgo
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Quote
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There's certain things that you can do on cable that you can't do here on network TV, so then you have to think outside the box a little bit.
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I am a lefty, though I bat right-handed... When I was a kid I pitched, played first, outfield and shortstop as well. Now it's mainly softball with some friends.
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What I want out of my career is just to work.
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One of the perks of being an actor is to get to meet athletes that you respect. Especially who played before my time. Brooks Robinson is one of those athletes; they just don't make them any nicer.
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My job is to play many different roles with all sorts of different backgrounds and orientations.
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I'm an everything Baltimore fan.
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One thing I've learned about his business is this whole 'plan thing' - it doesn't work.
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I don't have a grand master plan, but I try to be thoughtful when I can and also silly. It's part of the fun.
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My dad said to me growing up: 'When all is said and done, if you can count all your true friends on one hand, you're a lucky man.'
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I grew up in Baltimore. And yes, I am a big sports fan, especially when it comes to my local teams.
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There's a touch of the gambler in anybody really competitive and somebody that's willing to concede that to succeed, sometimes you need to cut corners and to make bold choices.
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Any time you get to dig deeper into your character, you welcome it, especially on a TV show.
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I never considered a career in broadcasting, not even as a kid.
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I'm kind of new to Twitter. I'm about one year in, so I'm a little late to the party.
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It's fun to play a character who lives on the edge, who is an ethical and moral mess, and is paying the price for some of his actions.
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Fact
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He is of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage on his father's side, and of German, English, and Scottish ancestry on his mother's side.
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Appeared in the US premiere of Neil LaBute's play "The Distance From Here". The cast won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble. [May 2004]
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San Francisco, CA, USA: performed in Caryl Churchill's "A Number" at the ACT Theater. [May 2006]
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Chicago, IL, USA: appeared in the world-premiere of 'Richard Greenberg''s play "The Well-Appointed Room" at the Steppenwolf Theater. [January 2006]
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New York, NY, USA: performed in the world-premiere of 'Adam Bock''s "The Receptionist" at the Manhattan Theater Club. [December 2007]
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