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Josh Radnor
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American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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Joshua Thomas Radnor is an American actor, screenwriter, film director, and voice actor. Born in Columbus, Ohio, on July 29, 1974, he began his work period in 2000. He is a member of the Democratic Party and practices Judaism. Radnor speaks and writes in English.
He was educated at Kenyon College and the New York University Tisch School of the Arts. He resides in Los Angeles. His professional fields include acting and film direction.
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Columbus, Ohio, USA
Joshua Thomas Radnor (born July 29, 1974) is an American actor, filmmaker, author, and musician. He is best known for portraying Ted Mosby on the Emmy Award–winning CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014). He made his writing and directorial debut with the 2010 comedy-drama film Happythankyoumoreplease, for which he won the Sundance Film Festival Audience Award and was nominated for the…
Known for
- The Sacrifice2025
- All Happy Families — Graham Landry2024
- Three Birthdays — Rob2023
- Fleishman Is in Trouble — Adam Epstein2022
- Centaurworld — Durpleton (voice)2021
- Hunters — Lonny Flash2020
- Social Animals — Paul2018
- Rise — Lou Mazzuchelli2018
- The Seeker — Father2016
- Mercy Street — Dr. Jed Foster2016
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Columbus
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Judaism
- Image
- Josh Radnor (9448570254).jpg
- Residence
- Los Angeles
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- Josh Radnor
- date of birth
- 1974-07-29
- start of work period
- 2000-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- Joshua Thomas Radnor
- name in native language
- Josh Radnor
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Encyclopedic overview
Joshua Thomas Radnor (born July 29, 1974) is an American actor, filmmaker, author, and musician. He is best known for portraying Ted Mosby on the Emmy Award–winning CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014). He made his writing and directorial debut with the 2010 comedy drama film Happythankyoumoreplease, for which he won the Sundance Film Festival Audience Award and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize.
In 2012, he wrote, directed and starred in his second film, Liberal Arts, which premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. In 2014, Radnor portrayed Isaac in the Broadway play Disgraced, which was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play. He then starred as Dr. Jedediah Foster on the PBS American Civil War drama series Mercy Street, Lou Mazzuchelli in the musical series Rise, and as Lonny Flash in Hunters. In 2024, he returned to theater acting in the Itamar Moses play The Ally at The Public Theater.
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