The West Wing (television)

The West Wing is a popular and widely acclaimed American television serial drama created by Aaron Sorkin for NBC which has aired since 1999 and is currently airing shows from its seventh season in its new time slot, 8pm on Sundays (Eastern and Pacific). The show is set in the White House ? which serves as the residence of the President and his family ? during the fictional Democratic administration of Josiah "Jed" Bartlet. The West Wing of the White House is the location of the President's Oval Office and the offices of most of his senior staff. The show is produced and co-written by John Wells.

Main characters

Note: The following characters are considered "main characters" in that they have appeared as stars in the opening titles for the series. Other important characters are listed in the main article: Characters on The West Wing.

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• President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet — Martin Sheen (Seasons 1 - )
• First Lady Abbey Bartlet — Stockard Channing (Seasons 1 - )
• Claudia Jean "C.J." Cregg — Allison Janney: White House Press Secretary (Seasons 1 - 6); White House Chief of Staff (Seasons 6 - )
• Leo McGarry — John Spencer: White House Chief of Staff (Seasons 1 - 6); Special Counselor to the President (Season 6); Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee (Season 6 - )
• Josh Lyman — Bradley Whitford: Deputy White House Chief of Staff (Seasons 1 - 6); Campaign Manager, Santos / McGarry Campaign (Seasons 6 - )
• Donnatella "Donna" Moss — Janel Moloney: Senior Assistant to Josh Lyman (Seasons 1 - 6); Media Specialist and Campaign Spokesperson, Bob Russell for President Campaign (Season 6)
• Charlie Young — Dulé Hill: Personal Aide to the President (Seasons 1 - 6); Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff (Seasons 6 - )
• Toby Ziegler — Richard Schiff: Director of White House Communications (Seasons 1 - ); has been quoted as saying he will leave the show during the 2005-2006 season
• Sam Seaborn — Rob Lowe: Deputy Communications Director (Seasons 1 - 4); resigned to run for Congress, he was, according to former Executive Producer, successful (Season 1-4)
• Will Bailey — Joshua Malina: Deputy Communications Director (Seasons 4 - 5); Chief of Staff to the Vice President (Seasons 5 - )
• Mandy Hampton — Moira Kelly: Media Consultant (Season 1)
• Kate Harper — Mary McCormack: Deputy National Security Advisor (Seasons 5 - )
• Congressman Matthew Santos (D - TX) — Jimmy Smits: 2006 Democratic Presidential Nominee (Seasons 6 - )
• Senator Arnold Vinick (R - CA) — Alan Alda: 2006 Republican Presidential Nominee (Seasons 6 - )
• Santos/McGarry Staffer Annabeth Schott — Kristin Chenoweth: Formerly Deputy Press Secretary for Media Relations (Season 6- )