Bradley Whitford
- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Bradley Whitford's credits in film, television and theater include work with some of the most noted writers, directors and playwrights in the arts, and constitute a career worthy of a Juilliard-trained actor -- which he is. But stardom is something else altogether, and it remained elusive, at least until 1999 and his appearance on NBC's acclaimed political drama,The West Wing (1999).
Bradley Whitford was born in Madison, Wisconsin, toGenevieve Smith Whitford,a poet and writer, and George Van Norman Whitford. He studied theater and English literature at Wesleyan University and earned a master's degree in theater from the prestigious Juilliard Theater Center. Whitford's first professional performance was in the off-Broadway production of "Curse of the Starving Class," withKathy Bates.He also starred in the Broadway production of "The West Wing" creatorAaron Sorkin's "A Few Good Men." His additional theater credits include "Three Days of Rain" at the Manhattan Theatre Club, "Measure for Measure" at the Lincoln Center, and the title role in "Coriolanus" at the Folger Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C.
Some of Whitford's most memorable performances include roles in such films asThe Muse (1999)withAlbert BrooksandBicentennial Man (1999)withRobin Williams.He has also appeared inScent of a Woman (1992),A Perfect World (1993),Philadelphia (1993),The Client (1994),My Life (1993),Red Corner (1997),Presumed Innocent (1990),andMy Fellow Americans (1996).He also had a prominent supporting part in the horror thrillerGet Out (2017),as a suspicious suburban father.
Bradley Whitford was born in Madison, Wisconsin, toGenevieve Smith Whitford,a poet and writer, and George Van Norman Whitford. He studied theater and English literature at Wesleyan University and earned a master's degree in theater from the prestigious Juilliard Theater Center. Whitford's first professional performance was in the off-Broadway production of "Curse of the Starving Class," withKathy Bates.He also starred in the Broadway production of "The West Wing" creatorAaron Sorkin's "A Few Good Men." His additional theater credits include "Three Days of Rain" at the Manhattan Theatre Club, "Measure for Measure" at the Lincoln Center, and the title role in "Coriolanus" at the Folger Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C.
Some of Whitford's most memorable performances include roles in such films asThe Muse (1999)withAlbert BrooksandBicentennial Man (1999)withRobin Williams.He has also appeared inScent of a Woman (1992),A Perfect World (1993),Philadelphia (1993),The Client (1994),My Life (1993),Red Corner (1997),Presumed Innocent (1990),andMy Fellow Americans (1996).He also had a prominent supporting part in the horror thrillerGet Out (2017),as a suspicious suburban father.