Adam Arkin
Born
August 19, 1956 (68 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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).
Transplant
Dr. Robinson
2024
The American Buffalo
(voice) · (2 episodes)
2023
The U.S. and the Holocaust
(voice) · (3 episodes)
2022
Pig
Darius
2021
Big Shot
Sam · (3 episodes)
2021
Rebel
Mark Duncan · (7 episodes)
2021
The Act
Detective · (1 episode)
2019
Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
Self
2016
The Carmichael Show
Grant · (1 episode)
2015
How to Get Away with Murder
Wallace Mahoney · (4 episodes)
2014
10 Cent Pistol
Nir Zir
2014
In Security
Broomhall
2014
Fargo
Hamish Boker · (1 episode)
2014
Masters of Sex
Shep Tally · (3 episodes)
2013
The Bridge
Federal Investigator · (3 episodes)
2013
The Newsroom
Adam Roth · (1 episode)
2012
The Sessions
Josh
2012
Prohibition
Reader (voice) · (3 episodes)
2011
Just Peck
Michael Peck
2011
Summer Eleven
2010
Tell-Tale
Husband
2010
Justified
Theo Tonin · (3 episodes)
2010
A Serious Man
Divorce Lawyer
2009
The National Parks: America's Best Idea
(6 episodes)
2009
Modern Family
Reece · (1 episode)
2009
Sons of Anarchy
Ethan Zobelle · (11 episodes)
2008
The War
Reader (voice) · (7 episodes)
2008
Life
Ted Earley · (32 episodes)
2007
Graduation
Dean Deeley
2007
Murder on Pleasant Drive
John Smith
2006
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Gabe Difranco
2006
Kids in America
Ed Mumsford
2005
Commander in Chief
Carl Brantley · (2 episodes)
2005
The Closer
Scott Esposito / Steven Hirschbaum · (1 episode)
2005
Hitch
Max
2005
Boston Legal
A.D.A. Douglas Kupfer · (3 episodes)
2004
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Other Voices (voice)
2004
TV Land Moguls
(6 episodes)
2004
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
Other Voices (voice)
2003
8 Simple Rules
Ed Gibb · (10 episodes)
2002
Monk
Dale 'The Whale' Biederbeck · (1 episode)
2002
Halloween: Resurrection
Will Brennan (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
Stark Raving Mad
Don Partridge (uncredited)
2002
Baby Bob
Walter Spencer · (14 episodes)
2002
Roughing It
Henry
2002
Off Season
Richard Frangello
2001
Mission
Vissarion Belinsky (voice)
2001
East of A
Sylvester
2000
Hanging Up
Joe Marks
2000
Dropping Out
Scott Kayle
2000
The West Wing
Dr. Stanley Keyworth · (4 episodes)
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Dr. Julius Adler · (1 episode)
1999
A Slight Case of Murder
Detective Fred Stapelli
1999
Lake Placid
Kevin
1999
Thirst
Bob Miller
1998
With Friends Like These
Steve Hersh
1998
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Will Brennan
1998
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
Merriwether Lewis (voice) · (2 episodes)
1997
Perversions of Science
Paul Danko · (1 episode)
1997
Not in This Town
Brian Schnitzer
1997
The Practice
Atty. Albert Ginsberg · (1 episode)
1997
The West
Self · (9 episodes)
1996
The Daily Show
Self · (1 episode)
1996
MADtv
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1995
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
Agent Gabriel Valentino
1995
Chicago Hope
Aaron Shutt · (141 episodes)
1994
Baseball
Various (voice) · (0 episode)
1994
Baseball
(voice) · (6 episodes)
1994
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
Bookstore Manager
1993
Dottie Gets Spanked
Dick Gordon
1993
Frasier
Tom · (1 episode)
1993
Big Wave Dave's
Marshall Fisher · (6 episodes)
1993
The Doctor
Eli
1991
A Promise to Keep
Louis Colt
1990
Babies
David
1990
Law & Order
George Costas · (1 episode)
1990
Heat Wave
Art Berman
1990
Northern Exposure
Adam · (10 episodes)
1990
Julie Brown: The Show
Jeff
1989
Oceano
Candido Amado · (6 episodes)
1989
Hard Time on Planet Earth
Harry Newcomb · (1 episode)
1989
China Beach
(4 episodes)
1988
Necessary Parties
Mr. Dunfee
1988
A Year in the Life
Jim Eisenberg · (22 episodes)
1987
Personal Foul
1987
A Year in the Life
Jim Eisenberg · (3 episodes)
1986
L.A. Law
Richard Kendall · (2 episodes)
1986
All is Forgiven
Phil Douglas · (1 episode)
1986
Tough Cookies
(8 episodes)
1986
MacGyver
Tony Parisio · (1 episode)
1985
The Twilight Zone
(segment "A Matter of Minutes") · (1 episode)
1985
The Fourth Wise Man
Joseph
1985
St. Elsewhere
(1 episode)
1982
Teachers Only
Michael Dreyfuss · (9 episodes)
1982
Late Night with David Letterman
Self · (1 episode)
1982
Jessica Novak
(1 episode)
1981
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
Charlie
1981
Full Moon High
Tony
1981
Under the Rainbow
Henry Hudson
1981
Knots Landing
Mark Baylor · (6 episodes)
1979
Sweepstakes
(1 episode)
1979
Pearl
Pvt. Billy Zylowski · (3 episodes)
1978
The Love Boat
Alex Lambert · (1 episode)
1977
Busting Loose
(25 episodes)
1977
Baby Blue Marine
Rupe
1976
All Together Now
Jerry
1975
Barney Miller
Howard Smith · (1 episode)
1975
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
Ken Walters
1974
Harry O
(1 episode)
1974
Happy Days
(1 episode)
1974
Made For Each Other
Teenage Gig
1971
The Monitors
Boy in Monitors Commercial
1969
People Soup
1969
Hawaii Five-O
Alex Scofield · (1 episode)
1968