Actor Joshua Malina’s spouse of almost 28 years, Melissa Merwin, has filed for divorce.
Merwin in legal docs said that ‘irreconcilable differences’ were the cause of her split from The West Wing star, 58, TMZ reported Monday after reviewing docs in the case.
Merwin, a costume designer, had been wed to Malina, a native of New York City, since December of 1996.
She didn’t list a separation date on their split, according to the outlet.
Merwin has requested spousal support from Malina, the outlet reported, noting that the two are parents to children who are legal adults, so no child support was requested.
Actor Joshua Malina’s spouse of almost 28 years, Melissa Merwin, has filed for divorce. They were pictured in LA in 2017
The former couple was pictured at The London West Hollywood in September of 2015
The outlet noted that the filing indicated that Merwin had been ‘seeking to amicably resolve’ the parting ‘with minimal court intervention.’
Malina and Merwin had been romantically-linked since 1996, as they initially crossed paths via Merwin’s sister Jennifer and her ex brother-in-law, actor Timothy Busfield.
Malina has had a number of prominent TV roles over the past three decades.
He played the role of Will Bailey on NBC’s The West Wing from 2002-2006, President Siebert on CBS’s The Big Bang Theory from 2011-2019 and David Rosen on ABC’s Scandal from 2012-2018.
Malina also played the role of Jeremy Goodwin on the ABC series Sports Night from 1998-2000.
In recent years, he has been seen on shows such as Inventing Anna, The Rookie, Shameless, This Is Us and The Good Doctor.
Malina has past had roles on prominent shows such as House, Bones and Grey’s Anatomy, as well as movies such as Bulworth, The American President and A Few Good Men.
According to iMDb, Merwin has past worked in the costume and wardrobe department on films such as Fallen, Bad Girls, Point of No Return, Ruby and The Wizard.
Malina and Merwin were pictured at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in February of 2014
Malina and Merwin pictured at an event in Beverly Hills, California in October of 2015
Malina played the role of Will Bailey on NBC’s The West Wing from 2002-2006
According to Playbill, he is slated to appear on the stage this fall at London’s Marylebone Theatre to star in What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank from Nathan Englander.
The play will run from October 4 until November 23, with Patrick Marber directing, according to the outlet.
Malina will portray the role of Phil in the production, which marks his debut on stage in London. He has past experience on Broadway appearing in productions of A Few Good Men and Leopoldstadt, the outlet reported.
