West Wing star to divorce actress

Whitford starred in BBC Two drama Burn Up last year

West Wing actor Bradley Whitford and Malcolm in the Middle actress Jane Kaczmarek are to divorce.

Whitford's publicist, Melissa Kates, confirmed the news about the couple, who were married in 1992 and went on to have three children.

Whitford played Josh Lyman in political drama The West Wing and went on to star in writer Aaron Sorkin's next big project, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.

Kaczmarek is currently starring as a judge in US law drama Raising the Bar.

Theatre run

Whitford has just finished filming horror film The Cabin in the Woods, which is set for release next year.

The movie is written by Buffy the Vampire Slayer writers Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard.

Whitford starred in a Broadway revival of Boeing-Boeing last year.