Josh Charles - wikipedia Josh Charles For the footballer, see Josh Charles ( footballer ). For other people, see Josh Charles ( disambiguation ). Josh Charles Charles at Toronto International Film Festival 2014 Joshua Aaron Charles ( 1971 - 09 - 15 ) September 15, 1971 ( age 46 ) Baltimore, Maryland, United States Occupation Actor Years active 1988 -- present Spouse ( s ) Sophie Flack ( m. 2013 ) Children Joshua Aaron `` Josh '' Charles ( born September 15, 1971 ) 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, which earned him two Primetime Emmy Award nominations ; and his early work as Knox Overstreet in Dead Poets Society. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links Early Life Charles was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Laura ( née Heckscher ), a gossip columnist for The Baltimore Sun newspaper, and Allan Charles, an advertising executive. He began his career performing comedy at the age of nine. As a teenager, he spent several summers at Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Center in New York, and attended the Baltimore School for the Arts. Career Charles 's film debut was in fellow Baltimore native John Waters ' Hairspray in 1988. The following year, he starred alongside Robin Williams and Ethan Hawke in the Oscar - winning Dead Poets Society. Subsequent film roles have included Do n't Tell Mom the Babysitter 's Dead, Threesome, Pie in the Sky, Muppets from Space, S.W.A.T, Four Brothers, After. Life, Crossing the Bridge, and Brief Interviews with Hideous Men. On television, Charles played sports anchor Dan Rydell in Aaron Sorkin 's Emmy Award - winning Sports Night, which ran for two years ( 1998 -- 2000 ) on ABC and earned Charles a Screen Actors Guild nomination. In 2008, Charles played the role of Jake in Season 1 of HBO 's In Treatment. In 2009, he returned to network television in the CBS drama The Good Wife. For his work on the series he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2011 and 2014. In 1986, Charles headlined a production of Jonathan Marc Sherman 's Confrontation. In 2004, he appeared on stage in New York in a revival of Neil LaBute 's The Distance From Here, which received a Drama Desk Award for Best Ensemble Cast. In January 2006 he appeared in the world premiere of Richard Greenberg 's The Well - Appointed Room for the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, and followed this with a run at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, portraying the cloned brothers in Caryl Churchill 's A Number. In 2007, he appeared in Adam Bock 's The Receptionist at the Manhattan Theatre Club. In 2011, Charles was the narrator for NFL Network 's A Football Life 's debut episode on New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick. Personal Life In September 2013, Charles married ballet dancer and author Sophie Flack. On December 9, 2014, Flack gave birth to the couple 's first child. Charles is of Jewish heritage on his father 's side, and has described himself as Jewish. He is a fan of the Baltimore Orioles and Baltimore Ravens. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes Hairspray Iggy Dead Poets Society Knox Overstreet 1991 Do n't Tell Mom the Babysitter 's Dead Bryan Crossing the Bridge Mort Golden Threesome Eddy 1995 Things to Do in Denver When You 're Dead Bruce Uncredited 1995 Coldblooded Randy The Grave Tyn Crossworlds Joe Talbot Pie in the Sky Charlie Dunlap 1997 Cyclops, Baby Brush Brody 1997 Little City Adam 1999 Muppets from Space Agent Barker 2000 Meeting Daddy Peter Silverblatt 2003 S.W.A.T. T.J. McCabe Seeing Other People Lou 2005 Four Brothers Detective Fowler 2006 The Darwin Awards Paramedic 2007 The Ex Forrest Mead 2009 After. Life Tom Peterson 2009 Brief Interviews with Hideous Men Subject No. 2 2014 Bird People Gary Newman 2014 Adult Beginners Phil 2015 I Smile Back Bruce 2015 Freeheld Bryan Kelder 2016 Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Chris 2016 Norman : The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer Taub 2017 The Drowning Tom Seymour Television Year Title Role Notes Murder in Mississippi Andrew Goodman Television movie Cooperstown Jody Television movie Norma Jean & Marilyn Eddie Jordan Television movie 1997 The Underworld Ehrlich Television movie 1998 -- 2000 Sports Night Dan Rydell 45 episodes 2002 Our America Dave Isay Television movie 2005 Stella Jeremy Episode : `` Meeting Girls '' 2007 Six Degrees Ray Jones 4 episodes 2008 In Treatment Jake 8 episodes 2008 Law & Order : Special Victims Unit Sean Kelley Episode : `` Confession '' 2009 -- 2016 The Good Wife Will Gardner 107 episodes 2014 -- 2016 Inside Amy Schumer Various 4 episodes 2015 Masters of Sex Dan Logan 10 episodes 2015 Wet Hot American Summer : First Day of Camp Blake 6 episodes 2016 -- 2017 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Duke Snyder 5 episodes 2016 Drunk History Jay Gould Episode : `` Scoundrels '' 2017 Wet Hot American Summer : Ten Years Later Blake 6 episodes 2017 Law & Order True Crime Dr. Jerome Oziel Upcoming series 2017 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Uncredited Episode : `` Forensic Science '' Awards and nominations Year Association Nominated work Result 2000 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Sports Night Nominated 2000 Viewers for Quality Television Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series Nominated Satellite Awards Best Actor -- Television Series Drama The Good Wife Nominated Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated 2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated 2012 Monte - Carlo Television Festival Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Nominated 2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated 2014 Critics ' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated 2014 Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actor -- Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated 2014 People 's Choice Awards Favorite Dramatic Television Actor Won 2014 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated 2015 Critics ' Choice Television Awards Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series Inside Amy Schumer Nominated References Jump up ^ Sandler, Gilbert ( July 16, 1996 ). `` Baltimore Glimpses : the Hollywood trail ''. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 8, 2013. Josh Charles is the son of Laura and Allen Charles Jump up ^ Josh Charles ( @ MrJoshCharles ) ( October 12, 2012 ). `` My grandpa, Wilbur Heckscher '' ( Tweet ). Retrieved September 8, 2013 -- via Twitter. Jump up ^ Desmon, Stephanie ( February 17, 2008 ). `` Lillian ' Libby ' Charles ''. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved February 13, 2015. her son Allan Charles, founding partner of Trahan Burden Charles... grandson is actor Josh Charles Jump up ^ Forsberg, Chris. `` Belichick documentary set for NFL Network -- New England Patriots Blog -- ESPN Boston ''. Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 11. Jump up ^ Goldstein, Meredith ( October 10, 2011 ). `` A novel life : A former dancer 's new career takes shape -- Boston Globe ''. Boston.com. Retrieved 2013 - 05 - 01. Jump up ^ Webber, Stephanie ( September 7, 2013 ). `` Josh Charles Wedding : Good Wife Star Marries Girlfriend Sophie Flack ! ''. Us Weekly. Retrieved September 8, 2013. Josh Charles... married longtime girlfriend Sophie Flack on Friday, Sept. 6 Jump up ^ Marquina, Sierra ( December 12, 2014 ). `` Josh Charles, Wife Sophie Flack Welcome Their First Child Together -- a Baby Boy ! ''. Us Weekly. Retrieved December 29, 2014. Jump up ^ Feinberg, Scott ( June 21, 2012 ). `` Emmys 2012 : Josh Charles on Falling in Love with ' The Good Wife ' ( Video ) ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013 - 08 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Charles Gets Married ''. Jewz in the Newz. The American Israelite. October 2, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013. External links Josh Charles on Twitter Josh Charles on IMDb Josh Charles at the Internet Off - Broadway Database People Weekly 1989 interview Josh Charles on The Daily Show, April 13, 1999 Rob Neyer interview 2003 People 's Choice Awards for Favorite Dramatic TV Actor Hugh Laurie ( 2010 ) Hugh Laurie ( 2011 ) Nathan Fillion ( 2012 ) Nathan Fillion ( 2013 ) Josh Charles ( 2014 ) Patrick Dempsey ( 2015 ) Taylor Kinney ( 2016 ) Justin Chambers ( 2017 ) VIAF : 61755760 LCCN : no99082521 ISNI : 0000 0001 1445 9179 GND : 1017832390 SUDOC : 169237966 BNF : cb141635785 ( data ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Josh_Charles&oldid=803642329 '' Categories : 1971 births 20th - century American male actors 21st - century American male actors American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors Jewish American male actors Living people Male actors from Baltimore Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from July 2015 Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu Dansk Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Հայերեն Italiano Latina Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Русский Suomi Svenska Türkçe 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 3 October 2017, at 19 : 18. 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Question: who played will gardner on the good wife
Answer: Joshua Aaron "Josh" Charles