Adam Arkin

Acting

Adam Arkin

Born August 19, 1956Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA148 credits

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).

Known For

Filmography

The American Revolution
2025The American Revolution
as James Parker / Ashbel Green / Andrew Hunter / Enoch Anderson / Timothy Dwight / Robert Morris (voice)TV
Transplant
2024Transplant
as Dr. RobinsonMovie
Sugar
2024Sugar
DirectorTV
Poker Face
2023Poker Face
as Mark GetzlerTV
The Offer
2022The Offer
DirectorTV
Pig
2021Pig
as DariusMovie
Big Shot
2021Big Shot
as SamTV
Rebel
2021Rebel
as Mark DuncanTV
The Act
2019The Act
as DetectiveTV
Succession
2018Succession
DirectorTV
Get Shorty
2017Get Shorty
Executive ProducerTV
Billions
2016Billions
DirectorTV
Sneaky Pete
2015Sneaky Pete
DirectorTV
10 Cent Pistol
201410 Cent Pistol
as Nir ZirMovie
Extant
2014Extant
DirectorTV
In Security
2014In Security
as BroomhallMovie
Fargo
2014Fargo
as Hamish BokerTV
We Are Men
2013We Are Men
DirectorTV
Masters of Sex
2013Masters of Sex
as Shep TallyTV
The Bridge
2013The Bridge
as Federal InvestigatorTV
Family Tools
2013Family Tools
as Mr. BaynorTV
Outlaw Country
2012Outlaw Country
DirectorMovie
The Newsroom
2012The Newsroom
as Adam RothTV
The Sessions
2012The Sessions
as JoshMovie
The Finder
2012The Finder
DirectorTV
Prohibition
2011Prohibition
as Reader (voice)TV
Just Peck
2011Just Peck
as Michael PeckMovie
Terriers
2010Terriers
DirectorTV
Tell-Tale
2010Tell-Tale
as HusbandMovie
Justified
2010Justified
as Theo ToninTV
A Serious Man
2009A Serious Man
as Divorce LawyerMovie
Lie to Me
2009Lie to Me
DirectorTV
Sons of Anarchy
2008Sons of Anarchy
as Ethan ZobelleTV
Life
2007Life
as Ted EarleyTV
The War
2007The War
as Reader (voice)TV
Graduation
2007Graduation
as Dean DeeleyMovie
The Riches
2007The Riches
DirectorTV
Dirt
2007Dirt
DirectorTV
Big Day
2006Big Day
DirectorTV
Kids in America
2005Kids in America
as Ed MumsfordMovie
Commander in Chief
2005Commander in Chief
as Carl BrantleyTV
The Closer
2005The Closer
as Scott Esposito / Steven HirschbaumTV
Hitch
2005Hitch
as MaxMovie
Boston Legal
2004Boston Legal
as A.D.A. Douglas KupferTV
Pristine Books
2003Pristine Books
DirectorMovie
8 Simple Rules
20028 Simple Rules
as Ed GibbTV
Monk
2002Monk
as Dale 'The Whale' BiederbeckTV
Stark Raving Mad
2002Stark Raving Mad
as Don Partridge (uncredited)Movie
Baby Bob
2002Baby Bob
as Walter SpencerTV
Roughing It
2002Roughing It
as HenryMovie
Off Season
2001Off Season
as Richard FrangelloMovie
Mission
2001Mission
as Vissarion Belinsky (voice)Movie
E
2000East of A
as SylvesterMovie
Hanging Up
2000Hanging Up
as Joe MarksMovie
Dropping Out
2000Dropping Out
as Scott KayleMovie
The West Wing
1999The West Wing
as Stanley KeyworthTV
A Slight Case of Murder
1999A Slight Case of Murder
as Detective Fred StapelliMovie
Lake Placid
1999Lake Placid
as KevinMovie
Thirst
1998Thirst
as Bob MillerMovie
With Friends Like These
1998With Friends Like These
as Steve HershMovie
Ally McBeal
1997Ally McBeal
DirectorTV
Not in This Town
1997Not in This Town
as Brian SchnitzerMovie
The Practice
1997The Practice
as Atty. Albert GinsbergTV
The West
1996The West
as SelfTV
MADtv
1995MADtv
as Self - HostTV
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
1995In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
as Agent Gabriel ValentinoMovie
Chicago Hope
1994Chicago Hope
as Aaron ShuttTV
Baseball
1994Baseball
as Various (voice)TV
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
1993Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
as Bookstore ManagerMovie
Dottie Gets Spanked
1993Dottie Gets Spanked
as Dick GordonMovie
Frasier
1993Frasier
as TomTV
B
1993Big Wave Dave's
as Marshall FisherTV
The Doctor
1991The Doctor
as EliMovie
A Promise to Keep
1990A Promise to Keep
as Louis ColtMovie
Babies
1990Babies
as DavidMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Order
as George CostasTV
Heat Wave
1990Heat Wave
as Art BermanMovie
Oceano
1989Oceano
as Candido AmadoTV
Necessary Parties
1988Necessary Parties
as Mr. DunfeeMovie
A Year in the Life
1987A Year in the Life
as Jim EisenbergTV
A Year in the Life
1986A Year in the Life
as Jim EisenbergTV
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Law
as Richard KendallTV
All is Forgiven
1986All is Forgiven
as Phil DouglasTV
MacGyver
1985MacGyver
as Tony ParisioTV
The Twilight Zone
1985The Twilight Zone
as (segment "A Matter of Minutes")TV
St. Elsewhere
1982St. Elsewhere
as Doug ZageckTV
Teachers Only
1982Teachers Only
as Michael DreyfussTV
Full Moon High
1981Full Moon High
as TonyMovie
Under the Rainbow
1981Under the Rainbow
as Henry HudsonMovie
Knots Landing
1979Knots Landing
as Mark BaylorTV
Pearl
1978Pearl
as Pvt. Billy ZylowskiTV
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boat
as Alex LambertTV
Barney Miller
1975Barney Miller
as Howard SmithTV
Made For Each Other
1971Made For Each Other
as Teenage GigMovie
The Monitors
1969The Monitors
as Boy in Monitors CommercialMovie
Hawaii Five-O
1968Hawaii Five-O
as Alex ScofieldTV