Josh Radnor

Biography

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 the theatre, appearing in the Itamar Moses play The Ally at The Public Theatre. Description above from the Wikipedia article Josh Radnor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Grey's Anatomy

Law & Order

Family Guy

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

ER

Late Show with David Letterman

How I Met Your Mother

All Movies (11)

• The Sacrifice2025
• All Happy Families2024 · as Graham Landry
• Three Birthdays2023 · as Rob
• Social Animals2018 · as Paul
• The Seeker2016 · as Father
• The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden2014 · as John Garth (voice)
• Afternoon Delight2013 · as Jeff
• Liberal Arts2012 · as Jesse Fisher
• Happythankyoumoreplease2011 · as Sam
• Not Another Teen Movie2001 · as Tour Guide
• How I Met The Robin— · as Ted Mosby

All TV Shows (26)

• Fleishman Is in Trouble2022 · as Adam Epstein
• Centaurworld2021 · as Durpleton (voice)
• Hunters2020 · as Lonny Flash
• Rise2018 · as Lou Mazzuchelli
• Mercy Street2016 · as Dr. Jed Foster
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
• The Late Late Show with James Corden2015 · as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• Off Camera with Sam Jones2014 · as Self
• The Megan Mullally Show2006 · as Self - Guest
• How I Met Your Mother2005 · as Ted Mosby
• Grey's Anatomy2005 · as Jon
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson2005 · as Self
• Miss Match2003 · as Andrew Gilbert
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• The Court2002
• Six Feet Under2001 · as Will Jaffe
• The Early Show1999 · as Self
• Judging Amy1999 · as Justin Barr
• Family Guy1999 · as Ted Mosby (voice)
• The View1997 · as Self
• ER1994 · as Keith
• Late Show with David Letterman1993 · as Self - Top Ten Presenter
• Law & Order1990 · as Robert Kitson
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• Entertainment Tonight1981 · as Self