Adam Arkin

Personal Info

Known For Actor

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

Actor

2024
Transplant

as Dr. Robinson

2023
2021
Pig

as Darius

2021
Big Shot

as Sam

2021
Rebel

as Mark Duncan

2019
The Act

as Detective

2015
2014
10 Cent Pistol

as Nir Zir

2014
In Security

as Broomhall

2014
How to Get Away with Murder

as Wallace Mahoney

2014
Fargo

as Hamish Boker

2013
Masters of Sex

as Shep Tally

2013
The Bridge

as Federal Investigator

2012
The Sessions

as Josh

2012
The Newsroom

as Adam Roth

2011
Just Peck

as Michael Peck

2011
Prohibition

as Reader (voice)

2010
Tell-Tale

as Husband

2010
Justified

as Theo Tonin

2009
A Serious Man

as Divorce Lawyer

2009
Modern Family

as Reece

2008
Sons of Anarchy

as Ethan Zobelle

2008
The War

as Reader

2007
Graduation

as Dean Deeley

2007
Life

as Ted Earley

2006
2005
Kids in America

as Ed Mumsford

2005
Hitch

as Max

2005
Commander in Chief

as Carl Brantley

2005
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)

2002
Stark Raving Mad

as Don Partridge (uncredited)

2002
Roughing It

as Henry

2002
Monk

as Dale 'The Whale' Biederbeck

2002
Baby Bob

as Walter Spencer

2001
Off Season

as Richard Frangello

2001
Mission

as Vissarion Belinsky (voice)

2000
East of A

as Sylvester

2000
Hanging Up

as Joe Marks

2000
Dropping Out

as Scott Kayle

1999
A Slight Case of Murder

as Detective Fred Stapelli

1999
Lake Placid

as Kevin

1999
The West Wing

as Dr. Stanley Keyworth

1999
1998
Thirst

as Bob Miller

1998
1998
1997
Not in This Town

as Brian Schnitzer

1997
1997
The Practice

as Atty. Albert Ginsberg

1996
The West

as Self

1996
1995
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice

as Agent Gabriel Valentino

1995
MADtv

as Self - Host

1994
Chicago Hope

as Aaron Shutt

1994
Baseball

as Various (voice)

1993
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

as Bookstore Manager

1993
Dottie Gets Spanked

as Dick Gordon

1993
Frasier

as Tom

1993
Big Wave Dave's

as Marshall Fisher

1991
The Doctor

as Eli

1990
A Promise to Keep

as Louis Colt

1990
Babies

as David

1990
Heat Wave

as Art Berman

1990
Law & Order

as George Costas

1990
1989
Oceano

as Candido Amado

1989
Hard Time on Planet Earth

as Harry Newcomb

1988
Necessary Parties

as Mr. Dunfee

1987
A Year in the Life

as Jim Eisenberg

1986
A Year in the Life

as Jim Eisenberg

1986
L.A. Law

as Richard Kendall

1986
All is Forgiven

as Phil Douglas

1985
1985
MacGyver

as Tony Parisio

1982
Teachers Only

as Michael Dreyfuss

1981
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
1975
Barney Miller

as Howard Smith

1971
Made For Each Other

as Teenage Gig

1969
The Monitors

as Boy in Monitors Commercial

1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Alex Scofield

Director

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

2017
Santa Clarita Diet

as Director

2016
Billions

as Director

2015
Secrets and Lies

as Director

2015
Sneaky Pete

as Director

2014
Extant

as Director

2014
Fargo

as Director

2013
The Americans

as Director

2013
The Blacklist

as Director

2013
The Bridge

as Director

2013
Masters of Sex

as Director

2013
We Are Men

as Director

2012
Outlaw Country

as Director

2012
The Finder

as Director

2011
The Chicago Code

as Director

2010
Justified

as Director

2010
Terriers

as Director

2010
The Deep End

as Director

2010
Rizzoli & Isles

as Director

2009
Lie to Me

as Director

2008
Sons of Anarchy

as Director

2007
Dirt

as Director

2007
Life

as Director

2007
The Riches

as Director

2006
Big Day

as Director

2005
Grey's Anatomy

as Director

2005
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

Producer

2024
Sugar

as Co-Executive Producer

2017
Get Shorty

as Executive Producer

2013
The Americans

as Producer

Writer

1981