Adam Arkin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

114

Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-08-19 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

  • آدام آرکین

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

Hitch
6.6%

Hitch

Feb 11, 2005

The Act
7.6%

The Act

Mar 20, 2019

Sons of Anarchy
8.4%

Sons of Anarchy

Sep 3, 2008

Modern Family
7.9%

Modern Family

Sep 23, 2009

Fargo
8.3%

Fargo

Apr 15, 2014

A Serious Man
6.7%

A Serious Man

Oct 2, 2009

Pig
6.6%

Pig

Jul 16, 2021

Lake Placid
5.9%

Lake Placid

Jul 15, 1999

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Acting

2024
Transplant as Dr. Robinson
2023
The American Buffalo as (voice)
2022
The U.S. and the Holocaust as (voice)
2021
Pig as Darius
2021
Big Shot as Sam
2021
Rebel as Mark Duncan
2019
The Act as Detective
2016
Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls as Self
2015
The Carmichael Show as Grant
2014
How to Get Away with Murder as Wallace Mahoney
2014
10 Cent Pistol as Nir Zir
2014
In Security as Broomhall
2014
Fargo as Hamish Boker
2013
Masters of Sex as Shep Tally
2013
The Bridge as Federal Investigator
2012
The Newsroom as Adam Roth
2012
The Sessions as Josh
2011
Prohibition as Reader (voice)
2011
Just Peck as Michael Peck
2010
Summer Eleven
2010
Tell-Tale as Husband
2010
Justified as Theo Tonin
2009
A Serious Man as Divorce Lawyer
2009
The National Parks: America's Best Idea
2009
Modern Family as Reece
2008
Sons of Anarchy as Ethan Zobelle
2008
The War as Reader (voice)
2007
Life as Ted Earley
2007
Graduation as Dean Deeley
2006
Murder on Pleasant Drive as John Smith
2006
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School as Gabe Difranco
2005
Kids in America as Ed Mumsford
2005
Commander in Chief as Carl Brantley
2005
The Closer as Scott Esposito / Steven Hirschbaum
2005
Hitch as Max
2004
Boston Legal as A.D.A. Douglas Kupfer
2004
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson as Other Voices (voice)
2004
TV Land Moguls
2003
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip as Other Voices (voice)
2002
8 Simple Rules as Ed Gibb
2002
Monk as Dale 'The Whale' Biederbeck
2002
Halloween: Resurrection as Will Brennan (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
Stark Raving Mad as Don Partridge (uncredited)
2002
Baby Bob as Walter Spencer
2002
Roughing It as Henry
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
The West Wing as Dr. Stanley Keyworth
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Julius Adler
1999
A Slight Case of Murder as Detective Fred Stapelli
1999
Lake Placid as Kevin
1998
Thirst as Bob Miller
1998
With Friends Like These as Steve Hersh
1998
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later as Will Brennan
1997
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery as Merriwether Lewis (voice)
1997
Perversions of Science as Paul Danko
1997
Not in This Town as Brian Schnitzer
1997
The Practice as Atty. Albert Ginsberg
1996
The West as Self
1996
The Daily Show as Self
1995
MADtv as Self - Host
1995
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice as Agent Gabriel Valentino
1994
Chicago Hope as Aaron Shutt
1994
Baseball as Various (voice)
1994
Baseball as (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
Law & Order as George Costas
1990
Heat Wave as Art Berman
1990
Northern Exposure as Adam
1989
Julie Brown: The Show as Jeff
1989
Oceano as Candido Amado
1989
Hard Time on Planet Earth as Harry Newcomb
1988
China Beach
1988
Necessary Parties as Mr. Dunfee
1987
A Year in the Life as Jim Eisenberg
1987
Personal Foul
1986
A Year in the Life as Jim Eisenberg
1986
L.A. Law as Richard Kendall
1986
All is Forgiven as Phil Douglas
1986
Tough Cookies
1985
MacGyver as Tony Parisio
1985
The Twilight Zone as (segment "A Matter of Minutes")
1985
The Fourth Wise Man as Joseph
1982
St. Elsewhere
1982
Teachers Only as Michael Dreyfuss
1982
Late Night with David Letterman as Self
1981
Jessica Novak
1981
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash as Charlie
1981
Full Moon High as Tony
1981
Under the Rainbow as Henry Hudson
1979
Knots Landing as Mark Baylor
1979
Sweepstakes
1978
Pearl as Pvt. Billy Zylowski
1977
The Love Boat as Alex Lambert
1977
Busting Loose
1976
Baby Blue Marine as Rupe
1975
All Together Now as Jerry
1975
Barney Miller as Howard Smith
1974
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy as Ken Walters
1974
Harry O
1974
Happy Days
1971
Made For Each Other as Teenage Gig
1969
The Monitors as Boy in Monitors Commercial
1969
People Soup
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
2017
Santa Clarita Diet as Director
2016
Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls as Director
2016
Billions as Director
2015
Sneaky Pete as Director
2015
Secrets and Lies as Director
2014
Extant as Director
2014
Fargo as Director
2013
We Are Men as Director
2013
Masters of Sex as Director
2013
The Blacklist as Director
2013
The Bridge as Director
2013
The Americans as Director
2012
Outlaw Country as Director
2012
The Finder as Director
2011
The Chicago Code as Director
2010
Terriers as Director
2010
Rizzoli & Isles as Director
2010
Justified as Director
2010
The Deep End as Director
2009
Lie to Me as Director
2008
Sons of Anarchy as Director
2007
Life as Director
2007
The Riches as Director
2007
Dirt as Director
2006
Big Day as Director
2005
The Closer as Director
2005
Grey's Anatomy 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

Production

2024
Sugar as Co-Executive Producer
2017
Get Shorty as Executive Producer
2013
The Americans as Producer

Writing

1981
Improper Channels as Writer
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