Whitford has been slated to play Stephen Sondheim in Tick, Tick…
Despite rarely having the same luck as a series regular for many of his post-West Wing TV projects (most recently Perfect Harmony, which was cancelled after 13 episodes), the actor’s popularity in film has seen a pretty notable spike lately, especially since his scene-stealing turns in Jordan Peele’s Get Out and Godzilla: King of the Monsters.
Boom Lin-Manuel Miranda’s directorial debut based on Rent writer Jonathan Larson’s autobiographical stage musical.
He may be four Emmys short of Alison Janney’s personal record (one of which he received for playing Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman), but Bradley Whitford is just as busy.