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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-08-19 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Adam Arkin

Biography:

Adam Arkin (born August 19, 1956) is an American actor and director. His father is Oscar Award-winning actor Alan Arkin and his brother is actor Matthew Arkin. He is known for playing the role of Aaron Shutt on Chicago Hope. He has been nominated for numerous awards, including a Tony (Best Actor, 1991, I Hate Hamlet) as well as three primetime Emmys, four SAG Awards (Ensemble, Chicago Hope), and a DGA Award (My Louisiana Sky). Beginning in 1990, he had a recurring guest role on Northern Exposure playing the angry, paranoid Adam, for which he received an Emmy nomination. In 2002, Arkin won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Directing in a Children's Special for My Louisiana Sky. Between 2007 and 2009, he co-starred in the drama series Life. In 2009, he portrayed villain Ethan Zobelle, a white separatist gang leader, in Sons of Anarchy, and Principal Ed Gibb in 8 Simple Rules (2003–2005).

Known For

Acting

2024

Transplant as Dr. Robinson

2023

2022

2021

Pig as Darius
Big Shot as Sam
Rebel as Mark Duncan

2019

The Act as Detective

2016

2015

2014

In Security as Broomhall
10 Cent Pistol as Nir Zir
How to Get Away with Murder as Wallace Mahoney
Fargo as Hamish Boker

2013

The Bridge as Federal Investigator
Masters of Sex as Shep Tally

2012

The Sessions as Josh
The Newsroom as Adam Roth

2011

Just Peck as Michael Peck
Prohibition as Reader (voice)

2010

Tell-Tale as Husband
Justified as Theo Tonin

2009

A Serious Man as Divorce Lawyer
Modern Family as Reece

2008

Sons of Anarchy as Ethan Zobelle
The War as Reader (voice)

2007

Graduation as Dean Deeley
Life as Ted Earley

2006

2005

Hitch as Max
Kids in America as Ed Mumsford
Commander in Chief as Carl Brantley
The Closer as Scott Esposito / Steven Hirschbaum

2004

Boston Legal as A.D.A. Douglas Kupfer

2003

2002

Halloween: Resurrection as Will Brennan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Roughing It as Henry
Stark Raving Mad as Don Partridge (uncredited)
Monk as Dale 'The Whale' Biederbeck
8 Simple Rules as Ed Gibb
Baby Bob as Walter Spencer

2001

Mission as Vissarion Belinsky (voice)
Off Season as Richard Frangello

2000

Hanging Up as Joe Marks
Dropping Out as Scott Kayle
East of A as Sylvester

1999

A Slight Case of Murder as Detective Fred Stapelli
Lake Placid as Kevin
The West Wing as Dr. Stanley Keyworth

1998

Thirst as Bob Miller

1997

Not in This Town as Brian Schnitzer
The Practice as Atty. Albert Ginsberg

1996

The West as Self

1995

In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice as Agent Gabriel Valentino
MADtv as Self - Host

1994

Chicago Hope as Aaron Shutt
Baseball as Various (voice)
Baseball as (voice)

1993

Dottie Gets Spanked as Dick Gordon
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway as Bookstore Manager
Frasier as Tom
Big Wave Dave's as Marshall Fisher

1991

The Doctor as Eli

1990

A Promise to Keep as Louis Colt
Heat Wave as Art Berman
Babies as David
Law & Order as George Costas

1989

Oceano as Candido Amado
Hard Time on Planet Earth as Harry Newcomb

1988

Necessary Parties as Mr. Dunfee

1987

A Year in the Life as Jim Eisenberg

1986

L.A. Law as Richard Kendall
All is Forgiven as Phil Douglas
A Year in the Life as Jim Eisenberg

1985

The Twilight Zone as (segment "A Matter of Minutes")
MacGyver as Tony Parisio

1982

Teachers Only as Michael Dreyfuss

1981

Under the Rainbow as Henry Hudson

1979

Knots Landing as Mark Baylor

1978

Pearl as Pvt. Billy Zylowski

1977

The Love Boat as Alex Lambert

1976

1975

Barney Miller as Howard Smith

1974

1971

Made For Each Other as Teenage Gig

1969

The Monitors as Boy in Monitors Commercial

1968

Hawaii Five-O as Alex Scofield

Directing

2024

Sugar as Director

2023

The Night Agent as Director

2022

The Offer as Director

2019

The Act as Director

2018

Succession as Director

2017

Get Shorty as Director
Santa Clarita Diet as Director

2015

Secrets and Lies as Director
Sneaky Pete as Director

2014

Extant as Director
Fargo as Director

2013

The Americans as Director
The Blacklist as Director
The Bridge as Director
Masters of Sex as Director
We Are Men as Director

2012

Outlaw Country as Director
The Finder as Director

2011

The Chicago Code as Director

2010

Justified as Director
Terriers as Director
The Deep End as Director
Rizzoli & Isles as Director

2009

Lie to Me as Director

2008

Sons of Anarchy as Director

2007

Dirt as Director
Life as Director
The Riches as Director

2006

Big Day as Director

2005

Grey's Anatomy as Director
The Closer as Director

2004

Boston Legal as Director

2003

Pristine Books as Director

2002

Monk as Director

2001

My Louisiana Sky as Director

1997

Ally McBeal as Director

1994

Chicago Hope as Director

1990

Northern Exposure as Director

Writing

1981

Production

2024

Sugar as Co-Executive Producer

2017

Get Shorty as Executive Producer

2013

The Americans as Producer