About Josh Charles
Joshua Aaron Charles 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. Charles was born, raised and educated in Baltimore, he got his first big acting break in a John Waters film, and his family still lives in the city. As a result, Charles is known for his deep ties to Baltimore and he returns frequently for visits. His first film, Hairspray, was set in Baltimore and over three decades later, We Own This City was his only other role to date with ties to the city.
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