Adam Arkin
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Aug 19, 1956 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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).
Known For
| 2025 | The American RevolutionJames Parker / Ashbel Green / Andrew Hunter / Enoch Anderson / Timothy Dwight / Robert Morris (voice) | |
| 2024 | TransplantDr. Robinson | |
| 2023 | The American Buffalo(voice) | |
| 2023 | Poker FaceMark Getzler | |
| 2022 | The U.S. and the Holocaust(voice) | |
| 2021 | PigDarius | |
| 2021 | Big ShotSam | |
| 2021 | RebelMark Duncan | |
| 2019 | The ActDetective | |
| 2016 | Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux FallsSelf | |
| 2015 | The Carmichael ShowGrant | |
| 2014 | In SecurityBroomhall | |
| 2014 | 10 Cent PistolNir Zir | |
| 2014 | How to Get Away with MurderWallace Mahoney | |
| 2014 | FargoHamish Boker | |
| 2014 | FargoHamish Broker | |
| 2013 | The BridgeFederal Investigator | |
| 2013 | Masters of SexShep Tally | |
| 2013 | Family ToolsMr. Baynor | |
| 2012 | The SessionsJosh | |
| 2012 | The NewsroomAdam Roth | |
| 2011 | Just PeckMichael Peck | |
| 2011 | ProhibitionReader (voice) | |
| 2010 | Summer Eleven | |
| 2010 | Tell-TaleHusband | |
| 2010 | JustifiedTheo Tonin | |
| 2009 | A Serious ManDivorce Lawyer | |
| 2009 | The National Parks: America's Best Idea | |
| 2009 | Modern FamilyReece | |
| 2008 | Sons of AnarchyEthan Zobelle | |
| 2007 | GraduationDean Deeley | |
| 2007 | LifeTed Earley | |
| 2007 | The WarReader (voice) | |
| 2006 | Murder on Pleasant DriveJohn Smith | |
| 2006 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm SchoolGabe Difranco | |
| 2005 | HitchMax | |
| 2005 | Kids in AmericaEd Mumsford | |
| 2005 | Commander in ChiefCarl Brantley | |
| 2005 | The CloserScott Esposito / Steven Hirschbaum | |
| 2004 | Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack JohnsonOther Voices (voice) | |
| 2004 | Boston LegalA.D.A. Douglas Kupfer | |
| 2004 | TV Land Moguls | |
| 2003 | Horatio's Drive: America's First Road TripOther Voices (voice) | |
| 2002 | Roughing ItHenry | |
| 2002 | Stark Raving MadDon Partridge (uncredited) | |
| 2002 | MonkDale 'The Whale' Biederbeck | |
| 2002 | 8 Simple RulesEd Gibb | |
| 2002 | Baby BobWalter Spencer | |
| 2001 | MissionVissarion Belinsky (voice) | |
| 2001 | Off SeasonRichard Frangello | |
| 2000 | Hanging UpJoe Marks | |
| 2000 | Dropping OutScott Kayle | |
| 2000 | East of ASylvester | |
| 1999 | A Slight Case of MurderDetective Fred Stapelli | |
| 1999 | Lake PlacidKevin | |
| 1999 | The West WingStanley Keyworth | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDr. Julius Adler | |
| 1998 | Halloween H20: 20 Years LaterWill Brennan | |
| 1998 | ThirstBob Miller | |
| 1998 | With Friends Like TheseSteve Hersh | |
| 1998 | Unmasking the Horror | |
| 1997 | Not in This TownBrian Schnitzer | |
| 1997 | Perversions of SciencePaul Danko | |
| 1997 | The PracticeAtty. Albert Ginsberg | |
| 1997 | Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of DiscoveryMerriwether Lewis (voice) | |
| 1996 | The Daily ShowSelf | |
| 1996 | The WestSelf | |
| 1995 | In the Line of Duty: Hunt for JusticeAgent Gabriel Valentino | |
| 1995 | MADtvSelf - Host | |
| 1994 | Chicago HopeAaron Shutt | |
| 1994 | BaseballVarious (voice) | |
| 1994 | Baseball(voice) | |
| 1993 | Dottie Gets SpankedDick Gordon | |
| 1993 | Wrestling Ernest HemingwayBookstore Manager | |
| 1993 | FrasierTom | |
| 1993 | Big Wave Dave'sMarshall Fisher | |
| 1992 | Picket FencesEdward | |
| 1992 | Picket FencesAttorney Robert Biel | |
| 1991 | The DoctorEli | |
| 1991 | The Hidden Room | |
| 1990 | A Promise to KeepLouis Colt | |
| 1990 | Heat WaveArt Berman | |
| 1990 | BabiesDavid | |
| 1990 | Law & OrderGeorge Costas | |
| 1990 | Northern ExposureAdam | |
| 1989 | Julie Brown: The ShowJeff | |
| 1989 | OceanoCandido Amado | |
| 1989 | Hard Time on Planet EarthHarry Newcomb | |
| 1988 | Necessary PartiesMr. Dunfee | |
| 1988 | China Beach | |
| 1987 | Personal Foul | |
| 1987 | A Year in the LifeJim Eisenberg | |
| 1986 | L.A. LawRichard Kendall | |
| 1986 | Tough Cookies | |
| 1986 | All is ForgivenPhil Douglas | |
| 1986 | A Year in the LifeJim Eisenberg | |
| 1985 | The Fourth Wise ManJoseph | |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone(segment "A Matter of Minutes") | |
| 1985 | MacGyverTony Parisio | |
| 1982 | St. ElsewhereDoug Zageck | |
| 1982 | Late Night with David LettermanSelf | |
| 1982 | Teachers OnlyMichael Dreyfuss | |
| 1981 | Under the RainbowHenry Hudson | |
| 1981 | Full Moon HighTony | |
| 1981 | Chu Chu and the Philly FlashCharlie | |
| 1981 | Jessica Novak | |
| 1979 | Knots LandingMark Baylor | |
| 1979 | $weepstake$Joey | |
| 1978 | PearlPvt. Billy Zylowski | |
| 1977 | The Love BoatAlex Lambert | |
| 1977 | Busting Loose | |
| 1976 | Baby Blue MarineRupe | |
| 1975 | All Together NowJerry | |
| 1975 | Barney MillerHoward Smith | |
| 1974 | It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer GuyKen Walters | |
| 1974 | Happy Days | |
| 1974 | Harry O | |
| 1971 | Made For Each OtherTeenage Gig | |
| 1969 | People Soup | |
| 1969 | The MonitorsBoy in Monitors Commercial | |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-OAlex Scofield |
| 2024 | SugarCo-Executive Producer | |
| 2017 | Get ShortyExecutive Producer | |
| 2013 | The AmericansProducer | |
| - | American HostageExecutive Producer |
| 2024 | SugarDirector | |
| 2023 | The Night AgentDirector | |
| 2023 | Poker FaceDirector | |
| 2022 | The OfferDirector | |
| 2019 | The ActDirector | |
| 2018 | SuccessionDirector | |
| 2017 | Get ShortyDirector | |
| 2017 | Santa Clarita DietDirector | |
| 2016 | Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux FallsDirector | |
| 2016 | BillionsDirector | |
| 2015 | Secrets and LiesDirector | |
| 2015 | Sneaky PeteDirector | |
| 2014 | ExtantDirector | |
| 2014 | FargoDirector | |
| 2013 | The AmericansDirector | |
| 2013 | The BlacklistDirector | |
| 2013 | The BridgeDirector | |
| 2013 | Masters of SexDirector | |
| 2013 | We Are MenDirector | |
| 2012 | Outlaw CountryDirector | |
| 2012 | The FinderDirector | |
| 2011 | The Chicago CodeDirector | |
| 2011 | The Booth at the EndDirector | |
| 2010 | JustifiedDirector | |
| 2010 | TerriersDirector | |
| 2010 | The Deep EndDirector | |
| 2010 | Rizzoli & IslesDirector | |
| 2009 | Lie to MeDirector | |
| 2008 | Sons of AnarchyDirector | |
| 2007 | DirtDirector | |
| 2007 | LifeDirector | |
| 2007 | The RichesDirector | |
| 2006 | Big DayDirector | |
| 2005 | Grey's AnatomyDirector | |
| 2005 | The CloserDirector | |
| 2004 | Boston LegalDirector | |
| 2003 | Pristine BooksDirector | |
| 2002 | MonkDirector | |
| 2001 | My Louisiana SkyDirector | |
| 1997 | Ally McBealDirector | |
| 1994 | Chicago HopeDirector | |
| 1990 | Northern ExposureDirector | |
| - | American HostageDirector |
| 1981 | Improper ChannelsWriter |