<Tr> <Th> Relatives </Th> <Td> Sarah Gardner (sister) Audrey Gardner (sister) </Td> </Tr> <P> Will Gardner is a character of CBS television series The Good Wife and was portrayed by Josh Charles for the first five seasons of the show's run . For his performance, Charles received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations as well as a Golden Globe nomination . </P> <P> An old friend of Alicia's, in the pilot he helped her get a job with the firm and is constantly trying to avoid appearing as if he favors her . This is complicated by the fact that the two have feelings for each other . Will and Alicia have an affair beginning at the end of season two . In season three they break up when Alicia's daughter goes missing, and Alicia decides she needs to focus more on her children . He is seen as very much of a ladies' man throughout the series and had various love affairs and girlfriends . Will generally had a good working relationship with Diane Lockhart, his co-managing partner at the firm, and the two demonstrate a shrewd ability to guide their business, even through difficult times . Will plays in a regular pick - up basketball game with other attorneys and judges, and has friendships with the players that are eventually scrutinized . During season three, Will is suspended from practicing law for six months as punishment stemming from an old bribery scandal but returns to the firm in season four . In season five after much planning, Alicia and Cary leave Lockhart & Gardner to start their own firm; Will takes this betrayal personally . In episode 15 of the fifth season, he is shot and killed in the courtroom by his client Jeffrey Grant (played by Hunter Parrish). </P> <P> Following his death, he appeared in dream sequences in episodes "Minds Eye" and the series finale, "End". </P>

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