Josh Radnor

Actor

Josh Radnor

Born July 29, 1974 in Columbus, Ohio, USA10 films

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.

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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 the theatre, appearing in the Itamar Moses play The Ally at The Public Theatre.

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Liberal Arts posterFirst watchLiberal Arts20126.5as Jesse FisherA leading role in one of the best-rated films of their career.Newly single, 35, and uninspired by his job, Jesse Fisher worries that his best days are behind him. But no matter how much he buries his head in a book, life keeps pulling Jesse back.View film

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Filmography

10 films as actor
  1. TBADoom ScrollSeth
  2. 2025The Sacrifice
  3. 2024All Happy FamiliesGraham Landry
  4. 2023Three BirthdaysRob
  5. 2018Social AnimalsPaul
  6. 2016The SeekerFather
  7. 2013Afternoon DelightJeff
  8. 2012Liberal ArtsJesse Fisher
  9. 2011HappythankyoumorepleaseSam
  10. 2001Not Another Teen MovieTour Guide