Josiah Edward "Jed" Bartlet is a fictional character from the American television serial drama The West Wing created by Aaron Sorkin and portrayed by actor Martin Sheen. The role earned Sheen a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama in 2001, as well as two SAG Awards.
Martin Sheen as President Josiah Bartlet
The West Wing is an American serial political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006. The series is set primarily in the West Wing of the White House, where the Oval Office and offices of presidential senior personnel are located, during the fictitious Democratic administration of President Josiah Bartlet.
Sam Seaborn and Josh Lyman converse in the hallway in one of The West Wing's noted tracking shots.
A 2003 plot twist has House Speaker Glen Allen Walken (John Goodman) become Acting President when Zoey Bartlet is kidnapped.