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Also known as Joshua Radnor

American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

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Joshua Thomas Radnor, known professionally as Josh Radnor, is an American actor, screenwriter, film director, and voice actor. Born on July 29, 1974, in Columbus, Ohio, he is a citizen of the United States and a member of the Democratic Party. Radnor resides in Los Angeles and speaks English as his native language. He is Jewish and began his professional work period in 2000.

Radnor was educated at Kenyon College and the New York University Tisch School of the Arts. His fields of work include acting and film direction. As an author, he has published works including *Happythankyoumoreplease* and *Contagiously Good*.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1974
Works
2

Top works

  • Happythankyoumoreplease
  • Contagiously Good

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Film & TV

Acting · 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

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Active from
1974

Member of

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
19,867
Total plays
163,647

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Joshua Thomas "Josh" Radnor (born July 29, 1974) is an American actor, producer, director, and writer, best known for portraying the main character Ted Mosby on the popular Emmy Award-winning CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Josh+Radnor">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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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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