Josh Charles
Josh Charles
Joshua Aaron Charles (born September 15, 1971) is an American film, television, and theater actor. He is 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.
Early life
Joshua Aaron Charles was born on September 15, 1971, the son of Allan Charles, an advertising executive, and Laura Peyton. He is Jewish on his father's side and identifies as Jewish himself. He began his career performing comedy at the age of 9. As a teenager, he spent several summers at Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Center in New York. He attended the Baltimore School for the Arts, where he was a classmate of Jada Pinkett and Tupac Shakur.
Career
Charles's film debut was in John Waters)'s Hairspray) in 1988. The following year, he starred alongside Robin Williams and Ethan Hawke in Dead Poets Society. Other film roles have included Don'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).
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