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Bradley Whitford was born on October 10, 1959 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States and is credited as a television actor, film actor and screenwriter. As of 2026, Bradley Whitford is 66 years old. Schooling on record includes Madison East High School and Wesleyan University. Listed accolades include Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2001, 2002), Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2001) and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (2015).
My Take
What I admire most about Bradley Whitford is how he made fast-talking idealism feel like a personality trait rather than a writing trick. His Josh Lyman on The West Wing remains, for me, the definitive portrait of political ambition tangled up with genuine conviction, and that 2001 Emmy was richly deserved. But his later career interests me even more: the comedy guest Emmy in 2015 proved he could weaponize that same nervous energy for laughs. A Wesleyan-educated Wisconsin kid who reads as both brainy and approachable — that combination is rarer in Hollywood than people think, and Whitford has built a decades-long career on it.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bradley Whitford
- Name (Japanese)
- ブラッドリー・ウィットフォード
- Reading
- ぶらっどりー・うぃっとふぉーど
- Born
- October 10, 1959 (age 66)
- Origin
- Madison, Wisconsin, United States
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / screenwriter / television producer / stage actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Boar
2. Background
- High school
- Madison East High School
- University
- Wesleyan University
Awards & achievements
- 2001 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
- 2002 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
- 2001 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
3. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/bradleywhitford/
- Xhttps://x.com/BradleyWhitford
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley%20Whitford
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q352180
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Bradley Whitford born?
Born October 10, 1959 (age 66).
Where is Bradley Whitford from?
Bradley Whitford is from Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
What does Bradley Whitford do?
Bradley Whitford works as television actor, film actor, screenwriter, television producer, stage actor.
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