Whatever you do, make sure you want to write more than you want to be a writer. Make sure you want to act more than you want to be an actor. That is what will sustain you.

He appeared in the season three finale of The Mentalist as the long-sought nemesis of Patrick Jane Red John. He also appeared on Law & Order: Los Angeles as a lawyer. Proposition 32 was defeated by a margin of 56 to 44 percent.

Whitford was nominated for three consecutive Emmy Awards from 2001–2003 for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" for his role on The West Wing winning the award in 2001. Bradley Whitford (born October 10 1959) is an American film and television actor. This role has also garnered him three consecutive Golden Globe Award nominations for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role".