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Then: Martin Sheen

From Apocalypse Now to Wall Street, Martin Sheen was one America's most well-known actors before he signed on to play President Josiah Edward "Jed" Bartlet on The West Wing—for which he was nominated for six Emmys.

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Now: Martin Sheen

Sheen followed up the successful series by returning to an illustrious film career—starring in the Oscar-winning film The Departed. In 2015 he joined the hit Netflix series, Grace and Frankie.

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Then: Allison Janney

Allison Janney rose to prominency as a leading actress on The West Wing, playing White House Press Secretary C.J. Cregg throughout the show's seven seasons.

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Now: Allison Janney

The actress has built an illustrious career, appearing in films like The Help, Juno, and The Girl on the Train. In 2018, Allison took home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Tonya Harding's mother in I, Tonya. She also has to Emmys for her role on CBS' Mom.

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Then: Bradley Whitford

His role as Deputy Chief of Staff, Josh Lyman, in The West Wing turned Bradley Whitford into a household name and earned him three Emmy nominations.

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Now: Bradley Whitford

Whitford is currently starring on Perfect Harmony and has appeared in notable projects like, Get Out and The Handmaid's Tale.

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Then: Richard Schiff

Throughout most of the show's seven seasons, Richard Schiff's character, Toby Ziegler, held the role of the White House Communications Director. The actor made his directorial debut in one of the series' episodes and also took home an Emmy for his acclaimed role.

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Now: Richard Schiff

Since 2017, Schiff has had a leading role on the ABC's medical drama, The Good Doctor. He also has a reoccurring part on HBO's Ballers.

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Then: Janel Moloney

Janel Moloney's character Donna Moss started out as a reccurring character in the first season, but the actress became a full-time cast member by season 2. She played the senior assistant to Josh Lyman (Bradley Whitford).

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Now: Janel Moloney

Since her stint on The West Wing, Maloney has held guest spots on various popular TV shows, from The Blacklist to The Good Wife, and was a cast member on The Leftovers.

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Then: Dulé Hill

Dulé Hill landed his first major role on television playing the young and ambitious personal aide to President Bartlet, Charlie Young.

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Now: Dulé Hill

The actor spent twelve years as one of the leading actors on the TV show Pysch and is now on HBO's Ballers—working with former costar Richard Schiff.

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Then: Rob Lowe

Rob Lowe made a huge career comeback by joining the The West Wing cast in season 1 as Sam Seaborn, the Deputy White House Communications Director.

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Now: Rob Lowe

The actor left the hit TV show before its final season to pursue other acting opportunities. Since his drama days, Lowe pivoted into comedy with Parks and Recreation. In 2019, he starred in the new show Wild Bill and then starred in the spin-off 9-1-1:Lone Star.

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Then: Stockard Channing

You probably recognize the former pink lady, Stockard Channing, from her iconic role as Betty Rizzo in the movie Grease. Channing also starred as First Lady Abbey Bartlet throughout the show's seven season run.

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Now: Stockard Channing

At 75, Channing is still busy. She played Veronica Loy on The Good Wife and has starred in a string of television movies.

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Then: John Spencer

Every The West Wing fan was familiar with the shrewd bluntness of the President's Chief of Staff, Leo McGarry. John Spencer (whose breakout role was in the 1990 film Presumed Innocent) played the President's right hand man.

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2005: John Spencer

Spencer played the role of McGarry until he died of a heart attack in 2005—a year before the show ended. At the time of his death, the show was in mid-production of its seventh season and McGarry was running for Vice President of the Democratic party. The actor received an Emmy nomination every year since the first season in 1999 and won for best supporting actor in 2002.

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Then: Joshua Malina

Joshua Malina's character, William Bailey, shuffled around the offices of the The West Wing quite a bit, holding positions in the office of Communications, the Vice President, and eventually serving as a Congressman representing Oregon. Malina joined the cast in season 4 as a replacement for Rob Lowe's character.

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Now: Joshua Malina

Malina joined another political drama, ABC's hit series Scandal, in 2012 as Attorney General David Rosen. He also played President (of the California Institute of Technology) Siebert on and off on The Big Bang Theory.

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