Born in Balitimore, Maryland, Josh Charles spent summers at Stagedoor Manor Theater Camp in New York, and attended the Baltimore School for the Arts. His 1988 film debut was the role of Iggy in Hairspray, followed in 1989 with the role of Knox Overstreet in Dead Poets Society.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
The Veil (2024)
Starring as Max Peterson
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: The Cottage (May 28, 2024)
- Episode 1x05: Grandfather's House (May 21, 2024)
- Episode 1x04: Declassified (May 14, 2024)
- Episode 1x03: The Asset (May 7, 2024)
- Episode 1x02: Crossing the Bridge (Apr 30, 2024)
- Episode 1x01: The Camp (Apr 30, 2024)
The Power (2023)
Guest starring as Daniel Dandon
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: The Shape of Power (May 12, 2023) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x08: Just a Girl (May 5, 2023) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x06: Sparklefingers (Apr 21, 2023) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x05: Scarlet Minnow (Apr 14, 2023) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x03: A New Organ (Mar 31, 2023) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x02: The World is on Fu*king Fire (Mar 31, 2023) [Special Guest Star]
Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021)
Guest starring as Vince Baldi
- Episode 1x08: Forget It, Jake; It's Chinatown (Jun 3, 2021) [Special Guest Star]
Away (2020)
Starring as Matt Logan
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Home (Sep 4, 2020)
- Episode 1x09: Spektr (Sep 4, 2020)
- Episode 1x08: Vital Signs (Sep 4, 2020)
- Episode 1x07: Goodnight Mars (Sep 4, 2020)
- Episode 1x06: A Little Faith (Sep 4, 2020)
- Episode 1x05: Space Dogs (Sep 4, 2020)
- Episode 1x04: Excellent Chariots (Sep 4, 2020)
- Episode 1x03: Half the Sky (Sep 4, 2020)
- Episode 1x02: Negative Return (Sep 4, 2020)
- Episode 1x01: Go (Sep 4, 2020)
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later (2017)
Guest starring as Blake
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: End Summer Night's Dream (Aug 4, 2017)
- Episode 1x07: Dance (Aug 4, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: Rain (Aug 4, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: King of Camp (Aug 4, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: Lunch (Aug 4, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: Tigerclaw (Aug 4, 2017)
Match Game (2016)
Guest starring as Josh Charles
- Episode 1x04: Cheryl Hines, Ike Barinholtz, Jack McBrayer, Josh Charles, Leah Remini, Leslie Jones (Jul 17, 2016)
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp (2015)
Guest starring as Blake
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Day is Done (Jul 31, 2015)
- Episode 1x07: Staff Party (Jul 31, 2015)
- Episode 1x06: Electro/City (Jul 31, 2015)
- Episode 1x04: Auditions (Jul 31, 2015)
- Episode 1x03: Activities (Jul 31, 2015)
- Episode 1x01: Campers Arrive (Jul 31, 2015)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Guest starring as Josh Charles
- Episode 2015-08-04: Gordon Ramsay, Josh Charles, Matilda Ramsay & Milky Chance (Aug 4, 2015)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015)
Guest starring as Duke Snyder
(5 episodes)
- Episode 3x10: Kimmy Pulls Off a Heist! (May 19, 2017)
- Episode 3x06: Kimmy Is a Feminist! (May 19, 2017)
- Episode 3x05: Kimmy Steps on a Crack! (May 19, 2017)
- Episode 3x03: Kimmy Can't Help You! (May 19, 2017)
- Episode 2x13: Kimmy Finds Her Mom! (Apr 15, 2016)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Josh Charles
- Episode 2014-09-11: Harry Connick Jr., Josh Charles, Nick Jonas (Sep 11, 2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Josh Charles
(6 episodes)
- Episode 2024-05-07: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Luis Miranda, Josh Charles, Fontaines D.C. (May 7, 2024)
- Episode 2022-05-27: Josh Charles, Bashir Salahuddin, OneRepublic (May 27, 2022)
- Episode 2020-09-09: Kevin Hart, Josh Charles, CHIKA (Sep 9, 2020)
- Episode 2019-06-13: Sienna Miller, Josh Charles, Ryan Tedder, OneRepublic (Jun 13, 2019)
- Episode 2017-05-19: Katy Perry, Josh Charles, Al Madrigal (May 19, 2017)
- Episode 2014-07-23: Robin Wright, Josh Charles, Weezer (Jul 23, 2014)
Masters of Sex (2013)
Guest starring as Dan Logan
(8 episodes)
- Episode 3x12: Full Ten Count (Sep 27, 2015)
- Episode 3x11: Party of Four (Sep 20, 2015)
- Episode 3x10: Through a Glass, Darkly (Sep 13, 2015)
- Episode 3x09: High Anxiety (Sep 6, 2015)
- Episode 3x08: Surrogates (Aug 30, 2015)
- Episode 3x07: Monkey Business (Aug 23, 2015)
- Episode 3x05: Matters of Gravity (Aug 9, 2015)
- Episode 3x04: Undue Influence (Aug 2, 2015)
Drunk History (2013)
Guest starring as Jay Gould
- Episode 4x05: Scoundrels (Oct 25, 2016)
Guest starring as Alfred Kinsey
- Episode 5x04: Sex (Feb 13, 2018)
Curiosity (2011)
Starring as Narrator
(13 episodes)
- Episode 2x13: Monster Squid: The Giant is Real (Jan 27, 2013)
- Episode 2x12: Sun Storm (Dec 30, 2012)
- Episode 2x11: X-Ray: Yellowstone (Dec 23, 2012)
- Episode 2x10: What Destroyed the Hindenburg? (Dec 16, 2012)
- Episode 2x09: Volcano Time Bomb (Dec 9, 2012)
- Episode 2x08: Mankind Rising (Nov 25, 2012)
- Episode 2x07: Megastorm (Nov 18, 2012)
- Episode 2x06: Sex in America (Nov 11, 2012)
- Episode 2x05: Battlefield Cell (Nov 4, 2012)
- Episode 2x04: Brainwashed (Oct 28, 2012)
- Episode 2x03: I Was Mummified (Oct 21, 2012)
- Episode 2x02: The Devil's Triangle (Oct 14, 2012)
- Episode 2x01: Plane Crash (Oct 7, 2012)
The Good Wife (2009)
Starring as Will Gardner
(95 episodes)
- Episode 5x15: Dramatics, Your Honor (Mar 23, 2014)
- Episode 5x14: A Few Words (Mar 16, 2014)
- Episode 5x13: Parallel Construction, Bitches (Mar 9, 2014)
- Episode 5x12: We, the Juries (Jan 12, 2014)
- Episode 5x11: Goliath and David (Jan 5, 2014)
- Episode 5x10: The Decision Tree (Dec 1, 2013)
- Episode 5x09: Whack-a-Mole (Nov 24, 2013)
- Episode 5x08: The Next Month (Nov 17, 2013)
- Episode 5x07: The Next Week (Nov 10, 2013)
- Episode 5x06: The Next Day (Nov 3, 2013)
- Episode 5x05: Hitting the Fan (Oct 27, 2013)
- Episode 4x21: A More Perfect Union (Apr 21, 2013)
- Episode 4x20: Rape: A Modern Perspective (Apr 14, 2013)
- Episode 4x19: The Wheels of Justice (Mar 31, 2013)
- Episode 4x18: Death of a Client (Mar 24, 2013)
- Episode 4x17: Invitation to an Inquest (Mar 17, 2013)
- Episode 4x16: Runnin' with the Devil (Mar 10, 2013)
- Episode 4x15: Going for the Gold (Mar 3, 2013)
- Episode 4x14: Red Team/Blue Team (Feb 17, 2013)
- Episode 4x13: The Seven Day Rule (Jan 27, 2013)
- Episode 4x12: Je Ne Sais What? (Jan 13, 2013)
- Episode 4x11: Boom De Yah Da (Jan 6, 2013)
- Episode 4x10: Battle of the Proxies (Dec 2, 2012)
- Episode 4x09: A Defense of Marriage (Nov 25, 2012)
- Episode 4x08: Here Comes the Judge (Nov 18, 2012)
- Episode 4x07: Anatomy of a Joke (Nov 11, 2012)
- Episode 4x06: The Art of War (Nov 4, 2012)
- Episode 4x04: Don't Haze Me, Bro (Oct 21, 2012)
- Episode 4x03: Two Girls, One Code (Oct 14, 2012)
- Episode 4x02: And the Law Won (Oct 7, 2012)
- Episode 4x01: I Fought the Law (Sep 30, 2012)
- Episode 3x22: The Dream Team (Apr 29, 2012)
- Episode 3x20: Pants on Fire (Apr 15, 2012)
- Episode 3x19: Blue Ribbon Panel (Mar 25, 2012)
- Episode 3x18: Gloves Come Off (Mar 18, 2012)
- Episode 3x17: Long Way Home (Mar 11, 2012)
- Episode 3x16: After the Fall (Mar 4, 2012)
- Episode 3x15: Live from Damascus (Feb 19, 2012)
- Episode 3x14: Another Ham Sandwich (Jan 29, 2012)
- Episode 3x13: Bitcoin for Dummies (Jan 15, 2012)
- Episode 3x12: Alienation of Affection (Jan 8, 2012)
- Episode 3x11: What Went Wrong (Dec 11, 2011)
- Episode 3x10: Parenting Made Easy (Dec 4, 2011)
- Episode 3x09: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (Nov 20, 2011)
- Episode 3x08: Here Comes Santa (Nov 13, 2011)
- Episode 3x07: Executive Order 13224 (Nov 6, 2011)
- Episode 3x06: Affairs of State (Oct 30, 2011)
- Episode 3x05: Marthas and Caitlins (Oct 23, 2011)
- Episode 3x04: Feeding the Rat (Oct 16, 2011)
- Episode 3x03: Get a Room (Oct 9, 2011)
- Episode 3x02: The Death Zone (Oct 2, 2011)
- Episode 3x01: A New Day (Sep 25, 2011)
- Episode 2x23: Closing Arguments (May 17, 2011)
- Episode 2x22: Getting Off (May 10, 2011)
- Episode 2x21: In Sickness (May 3, 2011)
- Episode 2x20: Foreign Affairs (Apr 12, 2011)
- Episode 2x19: Wrongful Termination (Apr 5, 2011)
- Episode 2x18: Killer Song (Mar 29, 2011)
- Episode 2x14: Net Worth (Feb 15, 2011)
- Episode 2x13: Real Deal (Feb 8, 2011)
- Episode 2x12: Silly Season (Feb 1, 2011)
- Episode 2x11: Two Courts (Jan 18, 2011)
- Episode 2x10: Breaking Up (Jan 11, 2011)
- Episode 2x09: Nine Hours (Dec 14, 2010)
- Episode 2x08: On Tap (Nov 23, 2010)
- Episode 2x07: Bad Girls (Nov 16, 2010)
- Episode 2x06: Poisoned Pill (Nov 9, 2010)
- Episode 2x05: VIP Treatment (Oct 26, 2010)
- Episode 2x04: Cleaning House (Oct 19, 2010)
- Episode 2x03: Breaking Fast (Oct 12, 2010)
- Episode 2x02: Double Jeopardy (Oct 5, 2010)
- Episode 2x01: Taking Control (Sep 28, 2010)
- Episode 1x23: Running (May 25, 2010)
- Episode 1x22: Hybristophilia (May 18, 2010)
- Episode 1x21: Unplugged (May 11, 2010)
- Episode 1x20: Mock (May 4, 2010)
- Episode 1x19: Boom (Apr 27, 2010)
- Episode 1x18: Doubt (Apr 6, 2010)
- Episode 1x17: Heart (Mar 16, 2010)
- Episode 1x16: Fleas (Mar 9, 2010)
- Episode 1x15: Bang (Mar 2, 2010)
- Episode 1x14: Hi (Feb 9, 2010)
- Episode 1x13: Bad (Feb 2, 2010)
- Episode 1x12: Painkiller (Jan 12, 2010)
- Episode 1x11: Infamy (Jan 5, 2010)
- Episode 1x10: Lifeguard (Dec 15, 2009)
- Episode 1x09: Threesome (Nov 24, 2009)
- Episode 1x08: Unprepared (Nov 17, 2009)
- Episode 1x07: Unorthodox (Nov 10, 2009)
- Episode 1x06: Conjugal (Nov 3, 2009)
- Episode 1x05: Crash (Oct 20, 2009)
- Episode 1x04: Fixed (Oct 13, 2009)
- Episode 1x03: Home (Oct 6, 2009)
- Episode 1x02: Stripped (Sep 29, 2009)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 22, 2009)
Guest starring as Will Gardner
- Episode 7x22: End (May 8, 2016) [Special Guest Star]
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Guest starring as Sean Kelley
- Episode 10x02: Confession (Sep 30, 2008) [Special Guest Star]
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (1999)
Guest starring as Josh Charles
- Episode 1999-04-13: Josh Charles (Apr 13, 1999)
Sports Night (1998)
Starring as Daniel "Dan" Rydell
(45 episodes)
- Episode 2x22: Quo Vadimus (2) (May 16, 2000)
- Episode 2x21: La Forza Del Destino (1) (May 9, 2000)
- Episode 2x20: Bells And A Siren (Apr 4, 2000)
- Episode 2x19: April is the Cruelest Month (Mar 28, 2000)
- Episode 2x18: Draft Day: Part II - The Fall of Ryan O'Brian (Mar 21, 2000)
- Episode 2x17: Draft Day: Part I - It Can't Rain at Indian Wells (Mar 14, 2000)
- Episode 2x16: The Local Weather (Mar 7, 2000)
- Episode 2x15: Celebrities (Feb 29, 2000)
- Episode 2x14: And the Crowd Goes Wild (Feb 8, 2000)
- Episode 2x13: Dana Get Your Gun (Feb 1, 2000)
- Episode 2x12: The Sweet Smell of Air (Jan 25, 2000)
- Episode 2x11: The Cut Man Cometh (Jan 18, 2000)
- Episode 2x10: The Giants Win the Pennant, the Giants Win the Pennant (Jan 11, 2000)
- Episode 2x09: A Girl Named Pixley (Dec 28, 1999)
- Episode 2x08: The Reunion (Dec 21, 1999)
- Episode 2x07: Kyle Whitaker's Got Two Sacks (Dec 14, 1999)
- Episode 2x06: Shane (Dec 7, 1999)
- Episode 2x05: Kafelnikov (Nov 2, 1999)
- Episode 2x04: Louise Revisited (Oct 26, 1999)
- Episode 2x03: Cliff Gardner (Oct 19, 1999)
- Episode 2x02: When Something Wicked This Way Comes (Oct 12, 1999)
- Episode 2x01: Special Powers (Oct 5, 1999)
- Episode 1x23: What Kind of Day Has it Been (May 4, 1999)
- Episode 1x22: Napoleon's Battle Plan (Apr 27, 1999)
- Episode 1x21: Ten Wickets (Apr 13, 1999)
- Episode 1x20: Ordnance Tactics (Apr 6, 1999)
- Episode 1x19: Eli's Coming (Mar 30, 1999)
- Episode 1x18: The Sword of Orion (Mar 23, 1999)
- Episode 1x17: How Are Things in Glocca Morra? (Mar 9, 1999)
- Episode 1x16: Sally (Feb 23, 1999)
- Episode 1x15: Dana and the Deep Blue Sea (Feb 9, 1999)
- Episode 1x14: Rebecca (Jan 26, 1999)
- Episode 1x13: Small Town (Jan 12, 1999)
- Episode 1x12: Smoky (Jan 5, 1999)
- Episode 1x11: The Six Southern Gentlemen of Tennessee (Dec 15, 1998)
- Episode 1x10: Shoe Money Tonight (Dec 8, 1998)
- Episode 1x09: The Quality of Mercy at 29K (Dec 1, 1998)
- Episode 1x08: Thespis (Nov 17, 1998)
- Episode 1x07: Dear Louise (Nov 10, 1998)
- Episode 1x06: The Head Coach, Dinner and the Morning Mail (Oct 27, 1998)
- Episode 1x05: Mary Pat Shelby (Oct 20, 1998)
- Episode 1x04: Intellectual Property (Oct 13, 1998)
- Episode 1x03: The Hungry and the Hunted (Oct 6, 1998)
- Episode 1x02: The Apology (Sep 29, 1998)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 22, 1998)
Crew Credits
The Good Wife (2009)
Episode crew as Director
(3 episodes)
- Episode 5x19: Tying the Knot (Apr 27, 2014)
- Episode 5x08: The Next Month (Nov 17, 2013)
- Episode 4x06: The Art of War (Nov 4, 2012)