Actor Josh Charles became famous after working in the TV series "The Good Wife" and "Sports Night". The artist's artistic career started in 1988. He is currently active in film and television.
Josh was born in Baltimore in 1971 on September 15th. The father of the future artist, Alan, worked in the advertising field, his mother Laura worked in the local newspaper "Baltimore Sun" as a columnist.
Carier start
The child dreamed of an artistic career since childhood. The film debut took place at nine. Josh got a small role in the comedy series. During the summer holidays, the boy studied in New York at the Center for the Arts.
Since 1988, Josh has been filming as a professional actor. He starred in the musical comedy Hairspray with Gene Waters. He got the character Iggy. The picture was nominated for the Svndders festival. The premiere was greeted with enthusiasm by the audience and warmly received by the critics.
In 1990, Charles starred with Young in Murder in the Mississippi. The dramatic and criminal story told about the events that influenced the fate of civil activists. The tape was nominated for Emmy and Golden Globe awards.
Josh's next hero was Knox Overstreet in Weir's Oscar-winning Dead Poets Society. The aspiring performer had a chance to work with Robin Williams, Ethan Hawke and Robert Sean Leonard.
The shy protagonist finds himself in school, where his older brother studied. He meets his brother's roommate Neal, who is under the control of an overbearing parent. The new literature teacher advises both students to go against the status quo. Each of the teenagers chooses their own option.
Notable works
The film was released in 1991. She won the Cesar, Oscar for Best Screenplay. For three more statuettes the ribbon was nominated as a Golden Globe. In the film's piggy bank there are a couple of British Film Academy figurines.
At the same time, Charles played one of the key characters, Brian, in the family comedy "Don't tell your mother that the nanny is dead." In the story, five children are left with a nanny.
A good-natured old woman who at first glance adored babies, after the departure of adults, she instantly transforms. The nanny turns out to be such a vicious shrew that her pupils are horrified.
However, his own anger did not go to the benefit of the fury. The children were freed after the sudden death of the torturer. Covering up the tracks has become a new problem. And after that it turned out that all the funds left to him had disappeared. Children have to survive on their own.
The audience liked the comedy. After filming, Charles has become a very popular and sought-after performer. His name was remembered by many famous directors. He worked on The Bridge in 1992, Three in 1994, Treasure and Cold Blooded in 1995.
The series "The Good Wife" became a landmark for the artist's biography. In the dramatic detective story, he got the key role. At the same time, Charles tried his hand at directing. He directed some scenes and episodes. The premiere of the multi-part project took place in early autumn 2009. It was shown on CBS until the end of spring 2016.
Recognition and awards
The authors of the idea were Robert M. Michelle King. The main characters, along with Josh, were played by Julianne Margulis, Matt Zukri, Christian Baranski. In the course of the action in the personal life of the main character in the film, Alicia Florrick collapses after the news that her husband was at the center of a scandal.
He ends up in custody. Alicia returns to quitting her job at a law firm. She has to rebuild her life on the fragments left from her.
Josh played the role of the heroine's friend Will Gardner. He is also Florrick's boss at her office. True, he is only one of three owners, but dreams of becoming the only one. He loves Alicia. The series ran for up to seven seasons.
The multi-part project has been nominated for the most prestigious film awards a considerable number of times. He won the Golden Globe, Emmy, Actors Guild Award. The main female artists were also awarded with Emmy.
In 1995, Charles played the role of Randy in the comedy-thriller project Cold Blooded with Jason Priestley. The tape tells the story of a boy who was hired to be a killer as an apprentice. Time passes, and the guy realizes that the craft does not attract him at all. However, it is already problematic for him to leave.
From 1998 to 2000, Charles starred in the TV series Sports Night. The project talked about the employees of the entertainment program of the sports television channel. The project lasted two seasons, it was nominated for an Emmy, Golden Globe and Actors Guild Award.
Private life
In 2005, Josh was offered the character of Detective Fuller in Blood for Blood. The tape tells about three men looking for the killer of their adoptive mother. The picture was nominated for the Breakthrough of the Year award. In 2018, the artist took part in the work on "The Amateur" with Ryan Ku.
The plot of the sports drama is based on the story of a black guy dreaming of a basketball career. Charles got the role of coach. More than once the artist was nominated for the most prestigious awards in the cinema world.
He was nominated for Golden Globe, Emmy, Actors Guild Award. However, he has not yet received a single award. The artist's personal life was also successful. He is happy in the family, raising two children.
The performer's wife is a ballet actress from New York Sofia Flock. They became spouses in the fall of 2013. At the end of 2014, their first child, a son, appeared. At the end of the summer of 2018, he got a sister.
When he has free time, Josh prefers to watch the broadcasts of basketball and football matches. He is a fan of the teams from his hometown of Baltimore.
