Josh Radnor Movies and Career Information

Joshua "Josh" Radnor (born July 29, 1974) is an American actor and director best known for portraying the main character Ted Mosby on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother. In 2001 Radnor was originally cast as the lead in The WB series Off Centre, but the role eventually went to Eddie Kaye Thomas. In 2002 he made his Broadway debut in the stage version of The Graduate, succeeding Jason Biggs, opposite Kathleen Turner and Alicia Silverstone. Since 2005, Radnor has starred in How I Met Your Mother, his biggest role to date. In July 2008, he starred opposite Jennifer Westfeldt 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 (2010). Radnor was born in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Alan Radnor, a medical malpractice lawyer, and Carol Radnor. He grew up in Bexley, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus, where he attended Jewish day schools (including the Columbus Torah Academy) and summer camps. Radnor graduated from Bexley High School and attended Kenyon College, where his school's theater department presented him with the Paul Newman Award, named for one of