Elisabeth Moss Explains Why She Picked Josh Charles to Play Commander Wharton in Final ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Season

Elisabeth Moss is opening up about casting Josh Charles in the new role of Commander Wharton for the final season of The Handmaid’s Tale . The Emmy-winning actress joined Josh and co-stars Bradley Whitford and Ann Dowd for a SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations event on Tuesday night (April 8) in New York City. In a new interview, Elisabeth explained why she knew Josh was the perfect person for the role.

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“[Commander Wharton] is the worst person in Gilead in a way, and you need a really good actor to handle that,” she told TheWrap . “I also know him personally from working with him on The Veil and I knew he would really fit within the family ..

. So when this character came up, I was like, ‘Yes, what about Josh Charles?’ We talked for a couple of hours about the character, him and I, and really talked through what he could be and and thank God he said yes.” Wharton is the father-in-law of Max Minghella ‘s character Nick and a high-ranking official in Gilead.

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