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Josh Charles

Date of birth: 1971-09-15

Place of birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Joshua Aaron Charles, Джош Чарльз

Josh Charles

Biography

Joshua Aaron Charles is an American film, television, and theater 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 and Bryan from Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead.

Movie Credits

Dead Poets Society
4.2

Dead Poets Society

1989-06-02

At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his

Threesome
3.2

Threesome

1994-04-08

At a sizable public college, high-minded student Eddy is forced to room with the slovenly Stuart, bu

Four Brothers
3.4

Four Brothers

2005-08-11

Four adopted brothers return to their Detroit hometown when their mother is murdered and vow to exac

Seeing Other People
2.9

Seeing Other People

2004-05-07

Ed and Alice are two months shy of getting married when she realizes that she wishes she'd had a mor

S.W.A.T.
3.1

S.W.A.T.

2003-08-08

Hondo Harrelson recruits Jim Street to join an elite unit of the Los Angeles Police Department. Toge

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
2.5

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

2009-09-25

After her boyfriend mysteriously leaves her with little explanation, a doctoral candidate in anthrop

After.Life
3.2

After.Life

2009-11-07

Following a terrible car crash, a woman awakes to find an enigmatic mortician preparing her for buri

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
3.1

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

1991-06-07

Sue Ellen Crandell is a teenager eagerly awaiting her mother's summer-long absence. While the babysi

Crossworlds
2.5

Crossworlds

1996-02-14

College good guy Joe is drawn into a battle to save the world from arch-enemy Ferris. Joe's heirloom

The Darwin Awards
2.8

The Darwin Awards

2007-06-25

After botching the capture of a notorious serial killer, idiosyncratic detective Michael Burrows los

Meeting Daddy
1

Meeting Daddy

2000-06-27

An aspiring writer from New York visits his girlfriend's eccentric family in Georgia.

Weakness
2.3

Weakness

2010-10-24

About a suburban high school teacher who loses his wife and his moorings during a summer break.

Crossing the Bridge
2.8

Crossing the Bridge

1992-09-11

A film about three high school friends who find their happy-go-lucky existence tarnished forever the

Memory
3.5

Memory

2023-12-22

Sylvia is a social worker who leads a simple and structured life: her daughter, her job, her AA meet

Mothers' Instinct
3.4

Mothers' Instinct

2024-01-11

Housewives Alice and Celine are best friends and neighbours who seem to have it all. However, when a

Muppets from Space
3

Muppets from Space

1999-07-14

When Gonzo's breakfast cereal tells him that he's the descendant of aliens from another planet, his

Cyclops, Baby
0

Cyclops, Baby

1997-01-01

The theatrical directorial debut of D.J. Caruso

Norma Jean & Marilyn
3.1

Norma Jean & Marilyn

1996-05-18

This film follows Norma Jean from her simple, ambitious youth to her sex star pinnacle and back down

Murder in Mississippi
3.4

Murder in Mississippi

1990-02-05

In 1964, members of the Ku Klux Klan murdered three Civil Rights workers who had traveled to the Sou

Bird People
3

Bird People

2014-06-04

An overstressed American businessman and a French chambermaid make a connection at an airport hotel

Adult Beginners
2.7

Adult Beginners

2014-09-08

A young, hipster entrepreneur crashes and burns on the eve of his company’s big launch. With his ent

Our America
3.5

Our America

2002-07-28

The true story of two African-American teen radio reporters and their documentary investigation of a

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
3.2

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

1995-12-01

Five different criminals face imminent death after botching a job quite badly.

Facing Suicide
2.5

Facing Suicide

2022-09-13

FACING SUICIDE combines the poignant personal stories of people impacted by suicide with profiles of

I Smile Back
3

I Smile Back

2015-10-23

Laney is an attractive, intelligent suburban wife and devoted mother of two adorable children. She h

Cooperstown
1.4

Cooperstown

1993-01-26

A retired baseball player reflects on the mistakes and problems of the past 35 years when he is over

Freeheld
3.6

Freeheld

2015-10-02

New Jersey car mechanic Stacie Andree and her police detective girlfriend Laurel Hester both battle

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
3.1

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

2016-03-04

In 2002, cable news producer Kim Barker decides to shake up her routine by taking a daring new assig

Pie in the Sky
3.3

Pie in the Sky

1996-02-09

A young man obsessed with traffic patterns attempts to reunite with his first love.

The Grave
2.5

The Grave

1996-01-18

Two prisoners escape with the help of their jailer to search for a treasure that is supposedly burie

Coldblooded
3.1

Coldblooded

1995-09-15

Cosmo, an affectless mob bookie who lives in the basement of a retirement home, is promoted to hitma

The Drowning
2.3

The Drowning

2016-10-08

A psychiatrist faces his past, present and future when he finds himself involved in the treatment of

The Ex
2.6

The Ex

2006-12-01

When his lawyer wife, Sofia, becomes pregnant, chronic underachiever Tom Reilly must take a job at h

Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
2.8

Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer

2016-04-14

A financial schemer finds himself in the middle of an international scandal after he becomes a polit

Little City
1.9

Little City

1997-04-04

Best friends Adam and Kevin have a lot in common. Probably too much! In fact, Kevin is carrying on a

Amateur
3.2

Amateur

2018-04-06

14-year-old basketball phenom Terron Forte has to navigate the under-the-table world of amateur athl

Framing John DeLorean
3

Framing John DeLorean

2019-06-07

A documentary interspersed with acted scenes, this portrait of John DeLorean covers the brilliant bu

Hairspray
3.4

Hairspray

1988-02-26

'Pleasantly plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Col

Darwin's Secret Notebooks
3.8

Darwin's Secret Notebooks

2009-02-10

Along the wild edges of the Earth, against a stunning backdrop of aerial, underwater, and wildlife p