Portrait of Adam Arkin

Adam Arkin

Acting

Biography

Adam Arkin (born August 19, 1956) is an American actor and director. His father was the Oscar-winning actor Alan Arkin and his brother is the actor Matthew Arkin. Adam Arkin 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).

Born: August 19, 1956

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Filmography

2024
Transplant

as Dr. Robinson

2023
2023
Poker Face

as Mark Getzler

2021
Pig

as Darius

2021
Big Shot

as Sam

2021
Rebel

as Mark Duncan

2019
The Act

as Detective

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

2013
Family Tools

as Mr. Baynor

2012
The Newsroom

as Adam Roth

2012
2011
Prohibition

as Reader (voice)

2011
Just Peck

as Michael Peck

2010
Tell-Tale

as Husband

2010
Justified

as Theo Tonin

2009
A Serious Man

as Divorce Lawyer

2009
2008
Sons of Anarchy

as Ethan Zobelle

2007
Life

as Ted Earley

2007
The War

as Reader (voice)

2007
Graduation

as Dean Deeley

2006
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

2002
8 Simple Rules

as Ed Gibb

2002
Monk

as Dale 'The Whale' Biederbeck

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
Hanging Up

as Joe Marks

2000
Dropping Out

as Scott Kayle

1999
The West Wing

as Stanley Keyworth

1999
1999
A Slight Case of Murder

as Detective Fred Stapelli

1999
Lake Placid

as Kevin

1998
Thirst

as Bob Miller

1998
1997
1997
Not in This Town

as Brian Schnitzer

1997
The Practice

as Atty. Albert Ginsberg

1996
The West

as Self

1996
1995
MADtv

as Self - Host

1995
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice

as Agent Gabriel Valentino

1994
Baseball

as Various (voice)

1994
Baseball

as (voice)

1994
Chicago Hope

as Aaron Shutt

1993
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

as Bookstore Manager

1993
Dottie Gets Spanked

as Dick Gordon

1993
Frasier

as Tom

1991
1990
A Promise to Keep

as Louis Colt

1990
Babies

as David

1990
Law & Order

as George Costas

1990
Heat Wave

as Art Berman

1989
Oceano

as Candido Amado

1989
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
MacGyver

as Tony Parisio

1985
The Twilight Zone

as (segment "A Matter of Minutes")

1985
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