The television series The West Wing is a political drama series which was originally broadcast on NBC.
During its seven seasons the ensemble cast of stars, recurring stars, and guest stars earned 157 acting nominations (often competing in the same category against other members of the cast) across a variety of award-granting organizations, earning 30 awards. Many actors noted for work in sitcoms appeared in dramatic roles on The West Wing, including John Goodman, Alan Alda, John Larroquette, Christopher Lloyd, Ed O'Neill, Matthew Perry, Patricia Richardson, Lily Tomlin, Wayne Wilderson, and Daniel von Bargen.
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Sam Seaborn | Rob Lowe | Main | Does not appear | R | Main | ||||
Mandy Hampton | Moira Kelly | Main | Does not appear | ||||||
C. J. Cregg | Allison Janney | Main | |||||||
Toby Ziegler | Richard Schiff | Main | |||||||
Leo McGarry | John Spencer | Main | Does not appear | ||||||
Sterling K. Brown | Does not appear | Main | |||||||
Josh Lyman | Bradley Whitford | Main | |||||||
Josiah Bartlet | Martin Sheen | Main | |||||||
Charlie Young | Dulé Hill | Main | |||||||
Donna Moss | Janel Moloney | R | Main | ||||||
Abbey Bartlet | Stockard Channing | Recurring | Main | Does not appear | |||||
Will Bailey | Joshua Malina | Does not appear | Main | Does not appear | |||||
Kate Harper | Mary McCormack | R | Main | Does not appear | |||||
Matt Santos | Jimmy Smits | Does not appear | Main | Does not appear | |||||
Arnold Vinick | Alan Alda | Does not appear | Main | Does not appear | |||||
Annabeth Schott | Kristin Chenoweth | Does not appear | R | Main | Does not appear |
Character | Actor | Titles |
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Josiah "Jed" Bartlet | Martin Sheen | President of the United States (season 1–7) Former Governor of New Hampshire Former U. S. Representative from New Hampshire Nobel laureate in Economics |
Joshua "Josh" Lyman | Bradley Whitford | White House Deputy Chief of Staff (season 1–6) Campaign Manager for Santos–McGarry Campaign (Seasons 6–7) White House Chief of Staff (season 7) |
Leo Thomas McGarry | John Spencer | White House Chief of Staff (Seasons 1–6) Special Counselor to the President (season 6) Democratic vice-presidential nominee (season 6–7) Vice President–elect of the United States (season 7) Former Secretary of Labor Vietnam War veteran |
Claudia Jean "C.J." Cregg | Allison Janney | White House Press Secretary (Seasons 1–6) White House Chief of Staff (Seasons 6–7) |
Charles "Charlie" Young | Dulé Hill | Personal Aide to the President (Seasons 1–6) Deputy Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff (Seasons 6–7) |
Donnatella "Donna" Moss | Janel Moloney | Senior Assistant to White House Deputy Chief of Staff (Seasons 1–6) Media Specialist and Campaign Spokesperson for Bob Russell (season 6) Deputy Press Secretary for Santos–McGarry Campaign (season 7) Chief of Staff to the First Lady (season 7) |
Tobias Zachary "Toby" Ziegler | Richard Schiff | White House Communications Director (Seasons 1–7) |
Samuel Norman "Sam" Seaborn | Rob Lowe | White House Deputy Communications Director (Seasons 1–4) Candidate for California 47th congressional district (season 4) White House Deputy Chief of Staff (season 7) |
William "Will" Bailey | Joshua Malina | White House Deputy Communications Director (Seasons 4–5) Chief of Staff to Vice-president Bob Russell (Seasons 5–7) White House Communications Director (season 7) Congressman from the Oregon 4th congressional district (season 7) |
Annabeth Schott | Kristin Chenoweth | Deputy Press Secretary for Media Relations (season 6) Campaign Staffer for Santos–McGarry Campaign (season 7) Press Secretary to the First Lady (season 7) |
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