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{{short description|American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1974)}}
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| caption = Radnor at the 2013 [[Comic-Con]]
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| birth_name = Joshua Radnor
| birth_name = Joshua Thomas Radnor
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| birth_place = [[Columbus, Ohio]]
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| residence = [[Los Angeles, California]]
* musician}}
| years_active = 2000–present
| education = [[Kenyon College]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])}}<br>[[New York University]] {{small|([[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]])}}
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'''Joshua Radnor''' (born July 29, 1974) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying [[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.
'''Joshua Thomas<ref>{{cite web| url=https://twitter.com/JoshRadnor/status/279099977245016064|date=Dec 12, 2012| title=Josh Radnor on Twitter}}</ref> Radnor''' (born July 29, 1974)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/2014072920161/horoscopes-josh-radnor-star-signs/ |title=Happy birthday, Josh Radnor: See his star sign and read your horoscope |date=July 29, 2014 |work=[[Hello! (magazine)|Hello!]] |access-date=February 21, 2020}}</ref> 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 (film)|Liberal Arts]]'', which premiered at the [[2012 Sundance Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2012 Sundance Film Festival |url=http://filmguide.sundance.org/film/120029/liberal_arts}}</ref> In 2014, Radnor portrayed Isaac in the Broadway play ''[[Disgraced]]'', which earned a [[Tony Award for Best Play]] nomination. He then starred as Dr. Jedediah Foster on the PBS [[American Civil War]] drama series ''[[Mercy Street (TV series)|Mercy Street]]''. He is set to star in the upcoming musical series ''[[Rise (TV series)|Rise]]''.
In 2012, he wrote, directed and starred in his second film, ''[[Liberal Arts (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 (TV series)|Mercy Street]]'', Lou Mazzuchelli in the musical series ''[[Rise (U.S. TV series)|Rise]]'', and as Lonny Flash in [[Hunters (2020 TV series)|''Hunters'']]. In 2024, he returned to theater acting in the [[Itamar Moses]] play ''[[The Ally (play)|The Ally]]'' at [[The Public Theater]].


==Early life==
==Early life and education==
Radnor was born in [[Columbus, Ohio]], to a Jewish family, the son of Carol Radnor ({{née|Hirsch}}), a high school counselor, and Alan Radnor, a medical malpractice lawyer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2010/06/30/bexley-natives-to-premiere-award/23228876007/| title=Bexley natives to premiere award-winning film at Drexel|date=June 30, 2010|publisher=ThisWeek Community News|access-date=February 28, 2022}}</ref> Radnor has two sisters.<ref>{{cite news|first=Vered|last=Weiss|date=January 5, 2015|title=Josh Radnor May Go on the Road after 'Disgraced' Closes on Broadway|url=https://jewishbusinessnews.com/2015/01/05/josh-radnor-may-go-on-the-road-after-disgraced-closes-on-broadway/|access-date=February 21, 2020|work=[[Jewish Business News]]}}</ref>
Radnor was born in [[Columbus, Ohio]], the son of Carol Radnor (née Hirsch), a high school guidance counselor, and Alan Radnor, a medical malpractice lawyer. Radnor has two sisters, Melanie Radnor and Joanna Radnor Vilensky. He grew up in [[Bexley, Ohio]], a small city near Columbus. Radnor attended Orthodox [[Jewish day school]]s (including the [[Columbus Torah Academy]]) and was raised in [[Conservative Judaism]].<ref name="Jewish Daily Forward">{{cite web |last=Spence |first=Rebecca |title=Radnor: Not Your Average TV Star |publisher=The Jewish Daily Forward |date=March 12, 2008 |url=http://www.forward.com/articles/12901/ |accessdate=March 13, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.forward.com/the-arty-semite/162698/josh-radnor-on-talmud-and-liberal-arts/ |title=Josh Radnor on Talmud and 'Liberal Arts' |publisher=Forward.com |date=September 13, 2012 |accessdate=November 14, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thejc.com/arts/arts-interviews/84692/josh-radnor-heart-versus-head-its-a-big-theme-my-life |title=Josh Radnor: Heart versus head - 'its a big theme of my life' |publisher=The Jewish Chronicle |date=October 4, 2012 |accessdate=November 14, 2012}}</ref> Radnor went to [[Bexley High School]], and later [[Kenyon College]], where his school's theater department presented him with the [[Paul Newman]] Award and during which he spent a semester (Spring 1995) training at the [[Eugene O'Neill Theater Center|National Theater Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center]] in [[Waterford, Connecticut]]. He graduated from Kenyon with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in drama in 1996.<ref name=CBS>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/how_i_met_your_mother/bio/josh_radnor/bio.php |title=Josh Radnor: How I Met Your Mother on CBS |publisher=CBS.com |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080403060133/http://www.cbs.com/primetime/how_i_met_your_mother/bio/josh_radnor/bio.php |archivedate=2008-04-03 |df= }}</ref> Radnor received his [[Master of Fine Arts]] degree in acting from [[New York University]]'s [[Tisch School of the Arts#Graduate Acting Program|Graduate Acting Program]] at the [[Tisch School of the Arts]] in 1999.<ref name=CBS/><ref>{{cite web |title=NYU Graduate Acting Alumni |url=http://gradacting.tisch.nyu.edu/object/ga_alumbios.html |accessdate=December 1, 2011}}</ref> Radnor participated in an Israel experience program in [[Tzfat]] with [[Livnot U'Lehibanot]] in 1997.<ref name="Jewish Daily Forward"/>

He grew up in [[Bexley, Ohio]], a suburb of Columbus, and was raised in [[Conservative Judaism]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thelantern.com/2013/09/met-mother-star-josh-radnor-gets-intimate-ohio-state-students/|title=Josh Radnor: 'I love being from Columbus'|work=[[The Lantern]]|date=September 25, 2013|first=Halie|last=Williams|access-date=February 21, 2020}}</ref> He attended the Orthodox [[Jewish day school]] [[Columbus Torah Academy]] before going to [[Bexley High School]]<ref name="Jewish Daily Forward">{{cite web |last=Spence |first=Rebecca |title=Radnor: Not Your Average TV Star |publisher=[[The Forward]] |date=March 12, 2008 |url=http://www.forward.com/articles/12901/ |access-date=March 13, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://blogs.forward.com/the-arty-semite/162698/josh-radnor-on-talmud-and-liberal-arts/ |title=Josh Radnor on Talmud and 'Liberal Arts' |work=[[The Forward]]|date=September 13, 2012 |access-date=November 14, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thejc.com/arts/arts-interviews/84692/josh-radnor-heart-versus-head-its-a-big-theme-my-life |title=Josh Radnor: Heart vs Head - 'it's a big theme of my life'|work=[[The Jewish Chronicle]]|date=October 4, 2012 |access-date=November 14, 2012}}</ref> and then [[Kenyon College]], where his school's theater department presented him with the [[Paul Newman]] Award and during which he spent a semester (Spring 1995) training at the [[Eugene O'Neill Theater Center|National Theater Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center]] in [[Waterford, Connecticut]]. He graduated from Kenyon with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in drama in 1996.<ref name=CBS>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbs.com/primetime/how_i_met_your_mother/bio/josh_radnor/bio.php |title=Josh Radnor: How I Met Your Mother on CBS |publisher=[[CBS]]|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080403060133/http://www.cbs.com/primetime/how_i_met_your_mother/bio/josh_radnor/bio.php |archive-date=April 3, 2008}}</ref> 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]] in 1999.<ref name=CBS/><ref>{{cite web |title=NYU Graduate Acting Alumni |url=http://gradacting.tisch.nyu.edu/object/ga_alumbios.html |access-date=December 1, 2011 |archive-date=May 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120530061847/http://gradacting.tisch.nyu.edu/object/ga_alumbios.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Radnor participated in an Israel experience program in [[Tzfat]] with [[Livnot U'Lehibanot]] in 1997.<ref name="Jewish Daily Forward"/>


==Career==
==Career==
[[File:Josh Radnor and Ben Lee.jpg|thumb|Radnor and Ben Lee performing]]
[[File:Josh Radnor and Ben Lee.jpg|thumb|Radnor and Ben Lee performing]]
Radnor was cast as the lead in [[The WB]] series ''[[Off Centre]]''. However, the role was re-cast with [[Eddie Kaye Thomas]] before the first episode aired.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/josh-radnor/person/6249/trivia.html |title=Josh Radnor Biography |publisher=TV.com |accessdate=September 19, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080217125108/http://www.tv.com/josh-radnor/person/6249/trivia.html |archivedate=February 17, 2008 |df= }}</ref> In 2002, he made his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in the stage version of ''[[The Graduate]]'', succeeding [[Jason Biggs]], opposite [[Kathleen Turner]] and [[Alicia Silverstone]]. In 2004, Radnor starred in ''The Paris Letter'' alongside his future ''How I Met Your Mother'' co-star, [[Neil Patrick Harris]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Theater Review: The Paris Letter |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/16/theater/reviews/16kirk.html |publisher=[[The New York Times]] |date=December 16, 2004}}</ref> From 2005 to 2014, Radnor starred in ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', his biggest role to date.
Radnor was cast as the lead in [[The WB]] series ''[[Off Centre]]''. However, the role was re-cast with [[Eddie Kaye Thomas]] before the first episode aired.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/josh-radnor/person/6249/trivia.html |title=Josh Radnor Biography |work=[[TV.com]] |access-date=September 19, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080217125108/http://www.tv.com/josh-radnor/person/6249/trivia.html |archive-date=February 17, 2008 |publisher=[[CNET Networks, Inc.]]}}</ref> In 2002, he made his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in the stage version of ''[[The Graduate]]'', succeeding [[Jason Biggs]], opposite [[Kathleen Turner]] and [[Alicia Silverstone]]. In 2004, Radnor starred in ''The Paris Letter'' alongside his future ''How I Met Your Mother'' co-star [[Neil Patrick Harris]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Theater Review: The Paris Letter |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/16/theater/reviews/16kirk.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=December 16, 2004 |access-date=February 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622015612/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/16/theater/reviews/16kirk.html |archive-date=June 22, 2013 |first=Charles |last=Isherwood |author-link=Charles Isherwood |page=5 }}</ref> From 2005 to 2014, Radnor starred as [[Ted Mosby]] in the [[CBS]] [[sitcom]] ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', his biggest role to date. The series ran for nine seasons and revolved around friends living in [[New York City]] and finding love. He acted alongside [[Cobie Smulders]], [[Neil Patrick Harris]], [[Jason Segel]], and [[Alyson Hannigan]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.businessinsider.com/how-i-met-your-mother-cast-then-and-now-photos|title= THEN AND NOW: The cast of 'How I Met Your Mother' 17 years later|website= [[Business Insider]]|accessdate= February 11, 2024}}</ref>


In July 2008, he starred opposite [[Jennifer Westfeldt]] in the premiere of the play ''Finks'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Cotter |first=James |date=July 26, 2008 |publisher=Times Herald |url=http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20080726/ |title=article |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202114146/http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20080726%2F |archivedate=February 2, 2009 |df= }}</ref> written by Joe Gilford and directed by Charlie Stratton for New York Stage and Film. Radnor made his directorial debut with the film ''[[Happythankyoumoreplease]]'', where he was both the writer and star of the 2010 comedy-drama.<ref>{{cite web |last=Angelo |first=Megan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/27/movies/27radnor.html?ref=television&pagewanted=all |title=How I Met Your City, the Real One |publisher=[[The New York Times']] |date=February 27, 2011}}</ref>
In July 2008, he starred opposite [[Jennifer Westfeldt]] in the premiere of the play ''Finks'',<ref>{{cite web |last=Cotter |first=James |date=July 26, 2008 |publisher=Times Herald |url=http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20080726/ |title=article |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202114146/http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20080726%2F |archive-date=February 2, 2009}}</ref> written by Joe Gilford and directed by Charlie Stratton for New York Stage and Film. Radnor made his directorial debut with the film ''[[Happythankyoumoreplease]]'', where he was both the writer and star of the 2010 comedy-drama.<ref>{{cite news |last=Angelo |first=Megan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/27/movies/27radnor.html |title=How I Met Your City, the Real One |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=February 27, 2011 |access-date=February 12, 2019 |page=12}}</ref>
His second directorial effort, ''[[Liberal Arts (film)|Liberal Arts]]'', starring himself and [[Elizabeth Olsen]], premiered at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] on January 22, 2012.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Kit| first=Borys |title=Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen Teaming for Indie 'Liberal Arts' |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/josh-radnor-elizabeth-olsen-teaming-170621 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=April 23, 2011 |date=March 23, 2011}}</ref> Radnor appeared in the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production of ''[[Disgraced]]'', which opened October 23, 2014, at the [[Lyceum Theatre (Broadway)|Lyceum Theatre]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Sobel |first=Jon |title=Josh Radnor to Appear in Pulitzer Winner 'Disgraced' on Broadway This Fall |url=http://www.classicalite.com/articles/8965/20140610/josh-radnor-pulitzer-winner-disgraced-broadway.htm |work=Classicalite.com |date=June 10, 2014 |access-date=February 12, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.playbill.com/production/disgraced-lyceum-theatre-vault-0000014067 |title='Disgraced' Broadway |magazine=[[Playbill]] |access-date=July 23, 2016 |publisher=Brightspot}}</ref> He is set to direct the sci-fi thriller film ''The Leaves''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=McNary |first=Dave |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/josh-radnor-the-leaves-how-i-met-your-mother-1201800533/ |title='How I Met Your Mother' Star Josh Radnor Directing Sci-Fi Drama 'The Leaves' |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=June 21, 2016 |access-date=February 12, 2019 }}</ref> From 2016 to 2017 he played Dr. Jedediah Foster in the historical medical drama ''[[Mercy Street (TV series)|Mercy Street]]'' on [[PBS]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/josh-radnor-gary-cole-and-the-mercy-street-cast-on-bringing-the-brutal-truths-of-the-civil-war-to-pbs-36618/|title= Josh Radnor, Gary Cole and the ‘Mercy Street’ Cast On Bringing The Brutal Truths of The Civil War to PBS|website= [[IndieWire]]|accessdate= February 11, 2024}}</ref>


In October 2016, Radnor also confirmed he is in a band, [[Radnor and Lee]], with Australian musician [[Ben Lee]]. Radnor and Lee had known each other for "twelve or thirteen years after meeting on the set of ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''" eventually writing songs together.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/zmgzg8/ben-lee-and-ted-from-how-i-met-your-mother-have-a-band-for-some-reason|title=Ben Lee and Ted from 'How I Met Your Mother' Have a Band, Unfortunately|last=D'Souza|first=Shaad|date=April 4, 2018|website=Vice}}</ref> Their debut album, ''Radnor & Lee'' was released on November 10, 2017,<ref>{{cite journal |last=Murphy |first=Sam |url=http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/josh-radnor-from-how-i-met-your-mother-and-ben-lee-continue-bromance-with-new-song/ |title=Josh Radnor From 'How I Met Your Mother' And Ben Lee Continue Bromance With New Song |journal=[[Music Feeds]] |date=August 19, 2017 |access-date=February 12, 2019}}</ref> "receiving widespread praise across the board, and cementing the duo as an accomplished pair of artists," stated [[Rolling Stone]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/radnor-and-lee-golden-state-interview-14489/|title = Radnor & Lee on Their New Album, and Making Music While in Quarantine|date = July 21, 2020}}</ref> On February 19, 2020, [[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] announced [[Radnor and Lee]]'s sophomore album, ''Golden State'', out on Flower Moon Records, and premiered the first single "Outside In."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2020/02/radnor-and-lee-tackle-age-and-wisdom-on-new-album-golden-state|title = Radnor and Lee Announced Sophomore Album "Golden State"|date = February 19, 2020}}</ref> American Songwriter later premiered the video for the album's 2nd single, "Simple Harmony." Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the album's release date was pushed back to June 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/radnor-and-lee-simple-harmony-video-premiere/|title = Radnor & Lee Ache for Pre-Quarantine Life with New Video, "Simple Harmony"|date = May 14, 2020}}</ref> Radnor's debut solo EP, ''One More Then I'll Let You Go,'' was released on April 16, 2021, on Flower Moon Records. [[Rolling Stone]] premiered the first single, "The High Road," March 10, 2021, calling it a "gently lilting ballad about the breakdown of a friendship on which he sings... which features deep textures of piano, acoustic guitar, organ, and snapping fingers."<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/how-i-met-your-mother-josh-radnor-previews-new-ep-with-introspective-the-high-road-1138292/|title = 'How I Met Your Mother' Star Josh Radnor Previews New EP with Introspective 'The High Road'| magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date = March 10, 2021}}</ref> The EP's 2nd single, "You Feel New," premiered on March 31, 2021, with features in [[Rolling Stone]], [[NPR]], [[American Songwriter]] and [[Paste (magazine)|Paste Magazine]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/how-i-met-your-mother-josh-radnor-new-song-you-feel-new-1149615/|title = 'How I Met Your Mother' Star Josh Radnor Drops 'You Feel New'| magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date = March 31, 2021}}</ref>
His second directorial effort, ''[[Liberal Arts (film)|Liberal Arts]]'', starring himself and [[Elizabeth Olsen]], premiered at the [[Sundance Film Festival]] on January 22, 2012.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kit| first=Borys |title=Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen Teaming for Indie 'Liberal Arts' (Exclusive) |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/josh-radnor-elizabeth-olsen-teaming-170621 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |accessdate=April 23, 2011 |date=March 23, 2011}}</ref> Radnor appeared in the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production of ''[[Disgraced]]'', which opened October 23, 2014 at the [[Lyceum Theatre (Broadway)|Lyceum Theatre]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Sobel |first=Jon |title=Josh Radnor to Appear in Pulitzer Winner 'Disgraced' on Broadway This Fall |url=http://www.classicalite.com/articles/8965/20140610/josh-radnor-pulitzer-winner-disgraced-broadway.htm, |publisher=Classicalite.com |date=June 10, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/production/disgraced-lyceum-theatre-vault-0000014067# |title='Disgraced' Broadway |publisher=[[Playbill]] |accessdate=July 23, 2016}}</ref>


From 2020 to 2023 he starred as Lonny Flash [[Amazon Prime Video|Amazon Prime]] series, ''[[Hunters (2020 TV series)|Hunters]]'' acting alongside [[Logan Lerman]] and [[Al Pacino]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://collider.com/hunters-season-2-josh-radnor-interview/|title= Josh Radnor on 'Hunters' Season 2, His Favorite Fight Scene, and the Team Dynamic|website= Collider|accessdate= February 11, 2023}}</ref> He voiced Durpleton in the [[Netflix]] animated series ''[[Centaurworld]]'' (2021). He took a recurring role as Adam one of the protagonists friends, in the [[FX on Hulu]] limited series ''[[Fleishman Is in Trouble (miniseries)|Fleishman Is in Trouble]]'' (2022). He acted alongside [[Jesse Eisenberg]], [[Lizzy Caplan]], and [[Adam Brody]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2022/04/josh-radnor-fx-limited-series-fleishman-is-in-trouble-1235013140/|title= Josh Radnor Joins FX Limited Series ‘Fleishman Is In Trouble’|website= [[Deadline Hollywood]]|accessdate= February 11, 2024}}</ref> The series went on to receive a nomination for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/2023-emmy-nominations-list-1235666521/|title= Emmys 2023: The Complete Nominations List|website= Variety|accessdate= February 11, 2024}}</ref> In 2024 Radnor returned to theatre starring in the [[Itamar Moses]] play ''[[The Ally (play)|The Ally]]'' directed by [[Lila Neugebauer]] at [[The Public Theatre]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/the-ally-sets-full-off-broadway-cast|title= 'The Ally' sets full Off-Broadway cast|website= New York Theatre Guide|accessdate= February 11, 2024}}</ref>
In October 2016, Radnor also confirmed he is in a band, Radnor and Lee, with Australian musician [[Ben Lee]]. Their debut album, ''Radnor & Lee'' has been released on 10th november 2017.<ref>{{cite web |last=Murphy |first=Sam |url=http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/josh-radnor-from-how-i-met-your-mother-and-ben-lee-continue-bromance-with-new-song/ |title=Josh Radnor From 'How I Met Your Mother' And Ben Lee Continue Bromance With New Song |publisher=[[Music Feeds]] |date=August 19, 2017}}</ref> He is set to direct the sci-fi thriller film ''The Leaves''.<ref>{{cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/josh-radnor-the-leaves-how-i-met-your-mother-1201800533/ |title='How I Met Your Mother' Star Josh Radnor Directing Sci-Fi Drama 'The Leaves' |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=June 21, 2016}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
In 2008, Radnor told the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', "I do [[Transcendental Meditation technique|Transcendental Meditation]], and part of the reason I chose my house is that I thought it would be a great place to meditate."<ref name=lat2008>{{cite web |last=Sachs |first=Mark |title=Plenty of spots to meet |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2008/nov/28/entertainment/et-faveweekend28 |publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] |accessdate=April 24, 2014}}</ref>
In 2008, Radnor told the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', "I do [[Transcendental Meditation technique|Transcendental Meditation]], and part of the reason I chose my house is that I thought it would be a great place to meditate."<ref name=lat2008>{{cite news |last=Sachs |first=Mark |title=Plenty of spots to meet |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-nov-28-et-faveweekend28-story.html |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=April 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305230422/http://articles.latimes.com/2008/nov/28/entertainment/et-faveweekend28 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |url-status=live |date=November 28, 2008}}</ref>


Radnor is an avid [[Cloud Cult]] fan. He collaborated with the band to make the film ''The Seeker'' in 2016. Radnor explained, "What's true for me about a lot of music, but especially true for Cloud Cult's music, is that it stirs up the thing that's already in you and calls it out. If this film is able to do that, I'll sleep well at night."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/04/cloud-cult-made-a-gorgeous-one-hour-movie-with-jos.html |title=Cloud Cult Made a Gorgeous One-Hour Movie with Josh Radnor |work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |date=April 2016 |access-date=January 22, 2017 |first=Josh |last=Jackson}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.starpulse.com/interview-how-i-met-josh-radnor-1847878772.html |title=Interview: 'How I Met Josh Radnor'|date=January 15, 2009 |access-date=February 12, 2019 |work=StarPulse |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831044039/http://www.starpulse.com/interview-how-i-met-josh-radnor-1847878772.html|archive-date=August 31, 2017}}</ref>
Radnor is an outspoken opponent of [[pornography]]. In a 2016 interview, he said, "I'm not a porn addict, though I believe the addiction is real. I didn't grow up in any kind of repressive, super religious environment. I never felt I was in danger of eternal damnation or anything... I do believe porn is a huge problem that has to be confronted. The battle, though, is ultimately an internal one. Each person has to decide for themselves whether to have this thing in their lives or not. I value love and connection and friendship and community. I want to encourage more creativity, joy, and peace in my life. Porn is opposed to all of that. I stand strong with anyone choosing to get porn out of their lives."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fightthenewdrug.org/porn-kills-love-qa-actor-josh-radnor/ |title=Porn Kills Love Q&A: Filmmaker/Actor Josh Radnor |publisher=Fightthenewdrug.org |date= |accessdate=September 16, 2016}}</ref>


Radnor married clinical psychologist Jordana J. Jacobs on January 6, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/19/style/josh-radnor-wedding.html |title=A Psychedelic Trip Leads to a ‘Cosmic and Divine’ Celebration of Love |website=The New York Times |first=Katherine |last=Rosman |date=January 19, 2024 |access-date=January 19, 2024}}</ref>
Radnor is an avid [[Cloud Cult]] fan. He collaborated with the band to make the film ''The Seeker'' in 2016. Radnor explained, "What's true for me about a lot of music, but especially true for Cloud Cult's music, is that it stirs up the thing that's already in you and calls it out. If this film is able to do that, I'll sleep well at night."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/04/cloud-cult-made-a-gorgeous-one-hour-movie-with-jos.html |title=» Cloud Cult Made a Gorgeous One-Hour Movie with Josh Radnor |publisher=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |date=April 2016 |accessdate=January 22, 2017}}</ref>

Radnor is a registered [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]].<ref>http://www.starpulse.com/interview-how-i-met-josh-radnor-1847878772.html</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
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| ''[[Liberal Arts (film)|Liberal Arts]]''
| Jesse Fisher
| Jesse Fisher
| Also director and writer
| Also director, writer and producer
|-
|-
| 2013
| 2013
| ''[[Afternoon Delight (film)|Afternoon Delight]]
| ''[[Afternoon Delight (film)|Afternoon Delight]]''
| Jeff Boyardee
| Jeff Boyardee
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| ''The Seeker''
| Father
| Father
|Also executive producer
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Social Animals (2018 comedy film)|Social Animals]]''
| Paul
|
|-
| 2023
| ''Three Birthdays''
| Rob
|
|-
|-
| 2017
| 2024
| ''[[All Happy Families (2024 film)|All Happy Families]]''
| ''F*cking People''
| Graham Landry
|
|
| In post-production
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| Doug
| Doug
| Episode: "The Crier"
| Episode: "The Crier"
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Off Centre (TV series)|Off Centre]]''
| Mike Platt
| Unaired pilot
|-
|-
| 2002
| 2002
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| Episode: "Too Little, Too Late"
|-
|-
| 2005–14
| 2005–2014
| ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''
| ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''
| [[Ted Mosby]]
| [[Ted Mosby]]
| 208 episodes
| Main role (208 episodes)
|-
|-
| 2007, 2009
| 2007–09
| ''[[Family Guy]]''
| ''[[Family Guy]]''
| Ted Mosby (voice)
| Ted Mosby (voice)
| Episodes: "[[No Chris Left Behind]]"<br>"[[Peter's Progress]]"
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Malviviendo]]''
| Himself/cameo
| Episode: "La cosa está muy negra"
|-
|-
| 2016–17
| 2016–17
| ''[[Mercy Street (TV series)|Mercy Street]]''
| ''[[Mercy Street (TV series)|Mercy Street]]''
| Dr. Jedediah Foster<!-- not the Massachusetts judge—do not link -->
| Dr. Jedediah Foster<!-- not the Massachusetts judge—do not link -->
| 12 episodes
| Main role (12 episodes)
|-
|-
| 2018
| 2018
| ''[[Rise (TV series)|Rise]]''
| ''[[Rise (U.S. TV series)|Rise]]''
| Lou Mazzuchelli
| Lou Mazzuchelli
| Main role (10 episodes)
| Upcoming series
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''
| John
| Episode: "Momma Knows Best"
|-
| 2020–23
| ''[[Hunters (2020 TV series)|Hunters]]''
| Lonny Flash
| Main role (18 episodes)
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Centaurworld]]''
| Durpleton (voice)
| Main role (18 episodes)
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Fleishman Is in Trouble (miniseries)|Fleishman Is in Trouble]]''
| Adam
| Recurring
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| 2016 || "Let Me Be Your Girl" || [[Rachael Yamagata]] || Director<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/home/4403446-155/allison-janney-clowns-around-in-rachael |title=Allison Janney clowns around in Rachael Yamagata's new video |author=Nicole Evatt |publisher=The Salt Lake Tribune |date=October 10, 2016 |accessdate=October 12, 2016}}</ref>
| 2016 || "Let Me Be Your Girl" || [[Rachael Yamagata]] || Director<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/home/4403446-155/allison-janney-clowns-around-in-rachael |title=Allison Janney clowns around in Rachael Yamagata's new video |first=Nicole|last= Evatt |publisher=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]] |date=October 10, 2016 |access-date=October 12, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2017 || "Be Like the Being" || [[Radnor and Lee]] || Director
|-
| 2021 || "Afternoon" || Cinders || Director
|}
|}


===Stage===
===Theatre===
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! Role
! Location
! Location
! class=unsortable|Ref.
|-
|-
| 2002
| 2002
| ''[[The Graduate]]''
| ''[[The Graduate]]''
| Benjamin Braddock
| Benjamin Braddock
| [[Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre|Plymouth Theatre]], Broadway
| [[Plymouth Theatre]]<ref name=ibdbcredits>{{cite web|title=Josh Radnor|url=http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=99961|work=[[Internet Broadway Database]]|accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref>
| <ref name=ibdbcredits>{{cite web|title=Josh Radnor|url=http://ibdb.com/person.php?id=99961|work=[[Internet Broadway Database]]|access-date=January 11, 2012}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2004
| 2004
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| Sam Arlen / Young Sandy
| [[Kirk Douglas Theater]]
| [[Kirk Douglas Theater]]
|
|-
|-
| 2011
| 2011
| ''[[She Loves Me]]''
| ''[[She Loves Me]]''
| Georg Nowack
| Georg Nowack
| [[Roundabout Theatre Company]]<ref name=ibdbcredits />
| [[Stephen Sondheim Theatre]], Broadway
| <ref name=ibdbcredits />
|-
|-
| 2014–2015
| 2014–2015
| ''[[Disgraced]]''
| ''[[Disgraced]]''
| Isaac
| Isaac
| [[Lyceum Theatre (Broadway)|Lyceum Theatre]]
| [[Lyceum Theatre (Broadway)|Lyceum Theatre]], Broadway
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.playbill.com/production/disgraced-lyceum-theatre-vault-0000014067|title= Disgraced (Broadway, Lyceum Theatre)|website= Playbill|accessdate= February 11, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2016
|2016
|''The Babylon Line''
|''The Babylon Line''
|Aaron Port
|Aaron Port
|Lincoln Center
|[[Lincoln Center Theatre]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.lct.org/shows/babylon-line/|title= The Babylon Line|website= [[Lincoln Center]]|accessdate= February 11, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|2018
|''[[Little Shop of Horrors (musical)|Little Shop of Horrors]]''
|Seymour Krelborn
|[[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts|Kennedy Center]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url= https://playbill.com/article/megan-hilty-and-josh-radnor-star-in-kennedy-center-little-shop-of-horrors-beginning-october-24|title= Megan Hilty and Josh Radnor Star in Kennedy Center Little Shop of Horrors Beginning October 24|website= Playbill|accessdate= February 11, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|2024
|''[[The Ally (play)|The Ally]]''
|Asaf
|[[The Public Theatre]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://playbill.com/article/see-whos-joining-josh-radnor-in-the-ally-at-the-public|title= See Who's Joining Josh Radnor in The Ally at The Public|website= Playbill|accessdate= February 11, 2024}}</ref>
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|}
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! Year
! Year
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! Award
! Project
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! Result
! class=unsortable|Ref.
|-
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| 2010
| rowspan="2" |2010
| rowspan="2"| ''[[Happythankyoumoreplease]]''
| rowspan=2|[[Sundance Film Festival]]
| [[Sundance Film Festival|Sundance Film Festival Audience Award]]
| [[Sundance Film Festival|Audience Award]]
| rowspan="3"| ''[[Happythankyoumoreplease]]''
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|-
|-
| [[Sundance Film Festival|Grand Jury Award]]
| 2010
| [[Sundance Film Festival|Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Award]]
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2011
| [[Georgia Film Critics Association]]
| Breakthrough Award
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.georgiafilmcritics.org/p/2011-awards.html|title= 2011 Georgia Film Critics Association|website= GeorgiaFilmCritics|accessdate= February 11, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=4|2013
| rowspan=4|[[Midwest Independent Film Festival]]
| Best Feature
| rowspan=4|''[[Liberal Arts (film)|Liberal Arts]]''
| {{won}}
| rowspan=4|<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.midwestfilm.com/bma|title= best of the midwest awards throughout the years|website= [[Midwest Film Festival]]|accessdate= February 11, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| Best Director
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Actor
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Screenplay
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2014
| [[People's Choice Awards]]
| Favorite TV Bromance <small> (with [[Jason Segel]] and [[Neil Patrick Harris]])</small>
| ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://ew.com/article/2014/01/08/peoples-choice-awards-winners-list/|title= People's Choice Awards 2014: The winners list|website= [[Entertainment Weekly]]|accessdate= February 11, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2024 || [[Lucille Lortel Awards]] || Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play || ''[[The Ally (play)|The Ally]]'' || {{pending}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://playbill.com/article/wet-brain-leads-2024-lucille-lortel-award-nominations-read-the-complete-list|title= Wet Brain Leads 2024 Lucille Lortel Award Nominations; Read the Complete List|website= Playbill|accessdate= April 27, 2024}}</ref>
|}
|}

==Discography==
===[[Radnor and Lee]]===
* ''Radnor and Lee'' (2017, Gold Village Entertainment)
* ''Golden State'' (2020, Flower Moon Records)

===Solo===
* ''One More Then I'll Let You Go'' (2021, Flower Moon Records)
* ''Eulogy, Vol. 1'' (2023, Optimal Grip)
* ''Eulogy, Vol. II'' (2024, Optimal Grip)

===Additional appearances===
* Paty Cantú & Josh Radnor – "Mirame" (2020, Universal Music Mexico)


==References==
==References==
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Josh Radnor
Radnor at the 2013 Comic-Con Convention
Born
Joshua Thomas Radnor

(1974-07-29) July 29, 1974 (age 50)
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
EducationKenyon College (BA)
New York University (MFA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • filmmaker
  • musician
Years active2000–present
Spouse
Jordana Jacobs
​
(m. 2024)​

Joshua Thomas[1] Radnor (born July 29, 1974)[2] 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.

Early life and education

[edit]

Radnor was born in Columbus, Ohio, to a Jewish family, the son of Carol Radnor (née Hirsch), a high school counselor, and Alan Radnor, a medical malpractice lawyer.[3] Radnor has two sisters.[4]

He grew up in Bexley, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus, and was raised in Conservative Judaism.[5] He attended the Orthodox Jewish day school Columbus Torah Academy before going to Bexley High School[6][7][8] and then Kenyon College, where his school's theater department presented him with the Paul Newman Award and during which he spent a semester (Spring 1995) training at the National Theater Institute at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Connecticut. He graduated from Kenyon with a Bachelor of Arts in drama in 1996.[9] 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 in 1999.[9][10] Radnor participated in an Israel experience program in Tzfat with Livnot U'Lehibanot in 1997.[6]

Career

[edit]
Radnor and Ben Lee performing

Radnor was cast as the lead in The WB series Off Centre. However, the role was re-cast with Eddie Kaye Thomas before the first episode aired.[11] In 2002, he made his Broadway debut in the stage version of The Graduate, succeeding Jason Biggs, opposite Kathleen Turner and Alicia Silverstone. In 2004, Radnor starred in The Paris Letter alongside his future How I Met Your Mother co-star Neil Patrick Harris.[12] From 2005 to 2014, Radnor starred as Ted Mosby in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, his biggest role to date. The series ran for nine seasons and revolved around friends living in New York City and finding love. He acted alongside Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris, Jason Segel, and Alyson Hannigan.[13]

In July 2008, he starred opposite Jennifer Westfeldt in the premiere of the play Finks,[14] written by Joe Gilford and directed by Charlie Stratton for New York Stage and Film. Radnor made his directorial debut with the film Happythankyoumoreplease, where he was both the writer and star of the 2010 comedy-drama.[15] His second directorial effort, Liberal Arts, starring himself and Elizabeth Olsen, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2012.[16] Radnor appeared in the Broadway production of Disgraced, which opened October 23, 2014, at the Lyceum Theatre.[17][18] He is set to direct the sci-fi thriller film The Leaves.[19] From 2016 to 2017 he played Dr. Jedediah Foster in the historical medical drama Mercy Street on PBS.[20]

In October 2016, Radnor also confirmed he is in a band, Radnor and Lee, with Australian musician Ben Lee. Radnor and Lee had known each other for "twelve or thirteen years after meeting on the set of How I Met Your Mother" eventually writing songs together.[21] Their debut album, Radnor & Lee was released on November 10, 2017,[22] "receiving widespread praise across the board, and cementing the duo as an accomplished pair of artists," stated Rolling Stone.[23] On February 19, 2020, Spin announced Radnor and Lee's sophomore album, Golden State, out on Flower Moon Records, and premiered the first single "Outside In."[24] American Songwriter later premiered the video for the album's 2nd single, "Simple Harmony." Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the album's release date was pushed back to June 2020.[25] Radnor's debut solo EP, One More Then I'll Let You Go, was released on April 16, 2021, on Flower Moon Records. Rolling Stone premiered the first single, "The High Road," March 10, 2021, calling it a "gently lilting ballad about the breakdown of a friendship on which he sings... which features deep textures of piano, acoustic guitar, organ, and snapping fingers."[26] The EP's 2nd single, "You Feel New," premiered on March 31, 2021, with features in Rolling Stone, NPR, American Songwriter and Paste Magazine.[27]

From 2020 to 2023 he starred as Lonny Flash Amazon Prime series, Hunters acting alongside Logan Lerman and Al Pacino.[28] He voiced Durpleton in the Netflix animated series Centaurworld (2021). He took a recurring role as Adam one of the protagonists friends, in the FX on Hulu limited series Fleishman Is in Trouble (2022). He acted alongside Jesse Eisenberg, Lizzy Caplan, and Adam Brody.[29] The series went on to receive a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series.[30] In 2024 Radnor returned to theatre starring in the Itamar Moses play The Ally directed by Lila Neugebauer at The Public Theatre.[31]

Personal life

[edit]

In 2008, Radnor told the Los Angeles Times, "I do Transcendental Meditation, and part of the reason I chose my house is that I thought it would be a great place to meditate."[32]

Radnor is an avid Cloud Cult fan. He collaborated with the band to make the film The Seeker in 2016. Radnor explained, "What's true for me about a lot of music, but especially true for Cloud Cult's music, is that it stirs up the thing that's already in you and calls it out. If this film is able to do that, I'll sleep well at night."[33][34]

Radnor married clinical psychologist Jordana J. Jacobs on January 6, 2024.[35]

Filmography

[edit]
Key
† Denotes productions that have not yet been released

Film

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
2001 Not Another Teen Movie Tour Guide
2008 The Negotiating Table WGA Negotiator Short film
2010 Happythankyoumoreplease Sam Wexler Also director and writer
2012 Liberal Arts Jesse Fisher Also director, writer and producer
2013 Afternoon Delight Jeff Boyardee
2013 The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden John Garth (voice) Documentary
2016 The Seeker Father Also executive producer
2018 Social Animals Paul
2023 Three Birthdays Rob
2024 All Happy Families Graham Landry

Television

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
2000 Welcome to New York Doug Episode: "The Crier"
2001 Off Centre Mike Platt Unaired pilot
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 Gilbert Episode: "I Got You Babe"
2005 Judging Amy Justin Barr Episode: "Too Little, Too Late"
2005–14 How I Met Your Mother Ted Mosby Main role (208 episodes)
2007, 2009 Family Guy Ted Mosby (voice) Episodes: "No Chris Left Behind"
"Peter's Progress"
2013 Malviviendo Himself/cameo Episode: "La cosa está muy negra"
2016–17 Mercy Street Dr. Jedediah Foster Main role (12 episodes)
2018 Rise Lou Mazzuchelli Main role (10 episodes)
2018 Grey's Anatomy John Episode: "Momma Knows Best"
2020–23 Hunters Lonny Flash Main role (18 episodes)
2021 Centaurworld Durpleton (voice) Main role (18 episodes)
2022 Fleishman Is in Trouble Adam Recurring

Music videos

[edit]
Year Title Artist Notes
2016 "Let Me Be Your Girl" Rachael Yamagata Director[36]
2017 "Be Like the Being" Radnor and Lee Director
2021 "Afternoon" Cinders Director

Theatre

[edit]
Year Title Role Location Ref.
2002 The Graduate Benjamin Braddock Plymouth Theatre, Broadway [37]
2004 The Paris Letter Sam Arlen / Young Sandy Kirk Douglas Theater
2011 She Loves Me Georg Nowack Stephen Sondheim Theatre, Broadway [37]
2014–2015 Disgraced Isaac Lyceum Theatre, Broadway [38]
2016 The Babylon Line Aaron Port Lincoln Center Theatre [39]
2018 Little Shop of Horrors Seymour Krelborn Kennedy Center [40]
2024 The Ally Asaf The Public Theatre [41]

Awards and nominations

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Year Association Category Project Result Ref.
2010 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award Happythankyoumoreplease Won
Grand Jury Award Nominated
2011 Georgia Film Critics Association Breakthrough Award Nominated [42]
2013 Midwest Independent Film Festival Best Feature Liberal Arts Won [43]
Best Director Won
Best Actor Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
2014 People's Choice Awards Favorite TV Bromance (with Jason Segel and Neil Patrick Harris) How I Met Your Mother Nominated [44]
2024 Lucille Lortel Awards Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play The Ally Pending [45]

Discography

[edit]

Radnor and Lee

[edit]
  • Radnor and Lee (2017, Gold Village Entertainment)
  • Golden State (2020, Flower Moon Records)

Solo

[edit]
  • One More Then I'll Let You Go (2021, Flower Moon Records)
  • Eulogy, Vol. 1 (2023, Optimal Grip)
  • Eulogy, Vol. II (2024, Optimal Grip)

Additional appearances

[edit]
  • Paty Cantú & Josh Radnor – "Mirame" (2020, Universal Music Mexico)

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Josh Radnor on Twitter". December 12, 2012.
  2. ^ "Happy birthday, Josh Radnor: See his star sign and read your horoscope". Hello!. July 29, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Bexley natives to premiere award-winning film at Drexel". ThisWeek Community News. June 30, 2010. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  4. ^ Weiss, Vered (January 5, 2015). "Josh Radnor May Go on the Road after 'Disgraced' Closes on Broadway". Jewish Business News. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  5. ^ Williams, Halie (September 25, 2013). "Josh Radnor: 'I love being from Columbus'". The Lantern. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Spence, Rebecca (March 12, 2008). "Radnor: Not Your Average TV Star". The Forward. Retrieved March 13, 2008.
  7. ^ "Josh Radnor on Talmud and 'Liberal Arts'". The Forward. September 13, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  8. ^ "Josh Radnor: Heart vs Head - 'it's a big theme of my life'". The Jewish Chronicle. October 4, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
  9. ^ a b "Josh Radnor: How I Met Your Mother on CBS". CBS. Archived from the original on April 3, 2008.
  10. ^ "NYU Graduate Acting Alumni". Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
  11. ^ "Josh Radnor Biography". TV.com. CNET Networks, Inc. Archived from the original on February 17, 2008. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
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