Josh Radnor : biography
Joshua "Josh" Radnor (born July 29, 1974) is an American director, actor, producer, and writer, best known for portraying the main character Ted Mosby on the popular Emmy Award-winning CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother.
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. He has produced and starred in his second film, entitled Liberal Arts, which premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in January 2012.
Early life
Radnor was born in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Carol Radnor, a high school guidance counselor, and Alan Radnor, a medical malpractice lawyer. He has two sisters, Melanie Radnor and Joanna Radnor Vilensky. He grew up in Bexley, Ohio, a small city nested inside Columbus. He attended Orthodox Jewish day schools (including the Columbus Torah Academy) and was raised in Conservative Judaism. Radnor went to Bexley High School and later Kenyon College, where his school’s theater department presented him with the Paul Newman Award, and he graduated with a B.A. in Drama. Radnor received his Master of Fine Arts degree in acting from New York University’s Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts. Radnor participated in an Israel experience program in Tzfat with Livnot U’Lehibanot in 1997.
Career
in the premiere of the play Finks, written by Joe Gilford and directed by Charlie Stratton for New York Stage and Film. Radnor made his directorial debut with the film happythankyoumoreplease, in which he was also the writer and star.Angelo, Megan (2011-02-27). The New York Times. His second film Liberal Arts, starring himself and Elizabeth Olsen, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2012.
Awards and nominations
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | happythankyoumoreplease | Sundance Film Festival Audience Award | |
2010 | happythankyoumoreplease | Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Award |
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Not Another Teen Movie | Tour guide | |
2004 | Everyday Life | Husband | |
2010 | Happythankyoumoreplease | Sam Wexler | Also writer and director |
2012 | Liberal Arts | Jesse Fisher | Also writer and director |
2013 | Afternoon Delight | Jeff |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Welcome to New York | Doug | Episode: "The Crier" |
2002 | Law & Order | Robert Kitson | Episode: "Access Nation" |
2002 | The Court | Dylan Hirsch | 3 episodes |
2003 | ER | Keith | Episode: "The Advocate" |
2003 | Six Feet Under | Will Jaffe | Episode: "The Trap" |
2003 | Miss Match | Andrew | Episode: "I Got You Babe" |
2005 | Judging Amy | Justin Barr | Episode: "Too Little, Too Late" |
2005–2013 | How I Met Your Mother | Ted Mosby | Lead Role |
2007–2009 | Family Guy | Ted Mosby (voice) | 2 episodes |
Theater
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | The Graduate | Benjamin Braddock | title=Josh Radnor|url=http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=99961|work=Internet Broadway Database|accessdate=11 January 2012}} |
2004 | The Paris Letter | Sam Arlen/Young Sandy | World premiere of the Jon Robin Baitz play |
2011 | She Loves Me | Georg Nowack | Benefit performance at Roundabout Theatre Company |