Adam Arkin | |
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 Arkin in 1999 | |
| Born | (1956-08-19)August 19, 1956 (age 68) New York City, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1969–present |
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| Children | 2 |
| Parent | Alan Arkin (father) |
| Relatives | Matthew Arkin (brother) David I. Arkin (paternal grandfather) |
Adam Arkin (born August 19, 1956)[1] is an American actor and director. He is best known for playing the role of Aaron Shutt onChicago Hope. He has been nominated for numerous awards, including aTony (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). In 2002, Arkin won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Directing in a Children's Special forMy Louisiana Sky. He is also one of the three actors to portrayDale "The Whale" Biederbeck onMonk. Between 2007 and 2009, he starred inLife. Beginning in 1990, he had a recurring guest role onNorthern Exposure playing the angry, paranoid Adam, for which he received an Emmy nomination. In 2009, he portrayed villainEthan Zobelle, a white separatist gang leader, inSons of Anarchy and Principal Ed Gibb in8 Simple Rules (2003–2005). His brotherMatthew is also an actor, as was his father,Alan Arkin.
Arkin was born inBrooklyn, New York City, to actor, director and writerAlan Arkin and his first wife Jeremy Yaffe.[2] Arkin joined his parents singing in the children's music groupthe Baby Sitters, along withLee Hays andDoris Willens.[3][4] He graduated fromHorace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, New York. Arkin isJewish.[5]
In 1975, Arkin guest-starred in an episode of the award-winning television showHappy Days (episode 35, season 2), and an episode ofBarney Miller ("Grand Hotel"). In 1977, he starred as Lenny Markowitz, the central character in the seriesBusting Loose.[6] He has since appeared in numerous television series, including:A Year in the Life (1988);The Twilight Zone (1986);Northern Exposure (CBS, 1990–1995), in which he played the mercurial barefooted chef Adam; andChicago Hope (CBS, 1994–2000); twoLaw & Order episodes (as jewelry store owner George Costas in "Self Defense," Season 3, 1992, and as a district attorney named Charles Graham in "Red Ball," Season 16, 2005);Picket Fences (Season 2, Episode 13);The West Wing (1999) (as trauma specialist and psychiatrist Dr.Stanley Keyworth);Frasier (as an obsessive fan of Frasier, for which he was nominated for aPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series);Boston Legal;Baby Bob;Monk; and8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter (2002). In 2007, he starred in the NBC dramaLife in the role of Ted Earley. He played a white separatist leader named Ethan Zobelle during the second season of the seriesSons of Anarchy. In April 2008, Arkin guest-starred in the web seriesGorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show.[7] In 2011, he appeared in a Season 7 episode ofThe Closer ("To Serve with Love"), and portrayed mob boss Theo Tonin onJustified as well as an FBI agent inThe Chicago Code.
Arkin's film appearances includeHalloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) andHitch (2005). He also played the part of a divorce lawyer inA Serious Man (2009), directed byEthan and Joel Coen.[8]
Arkin has also done voice acting. He played a minor role in the radio dramatization ofStar Wars as the voice of Fixer. For PBS, he voicedMeriwether Lewis inKen Burns'sThe Voyage of the Corps of Discovery (1997). He also provided character voice work for the Emmy-winning seriesThe National Parks: America's Best Idea.
He has performed in Broadway,off-Broadway, and regional theatre productions, includingBrooklyn Boy by playwrightDonald Margulies in both itsSouth Coast Repertory world premiere and the Broadway production).[9]
In addition, he is known for his directing work, including episodes ofGrey's Anatomy,Boston Legal,The Riches,Dirt,Ally McBeal,Sons of Anarchy,The Blacklist,Justified, andMasters of Sex. He won anEmmy for directing the Showtime television filmMy Louisiana Sky. He also directed three episodes of the 2013 Cold War television dramaThe Americans, the final episode of the second season (2014) ofMasters of Sex,[10] and the final two episodes of the critically acclaimed second season ofFargo (2015), in which he also had a minor role.
He is a co-executive producer of the television seriesGet Shorty.[11]
He has a daughter, Molly, with his first wife, Linda.[12] He was married to Phyllis Anne Lyons from 1999 to 2013, and they had one son together. Phyllis filed for divorce in August 2013.[13][14] He married Michelle Dunker in 2017.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1969 | The Monitors | Boy in Monitors Commercial | |
| People Soup | Adam | Short film | |
| 1971 | Made for Each Other | Teenage Guido "Gig" Panimba | |
| 1974 | Moe and Joe | Ralph | Television film |
| It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy | Ken Walters | ||
| 1975 | All Together Now | Jerry | |
| 1976 | Baby Blue Marine | Rupe | |
| 1979 | Tom Edison: The Boy Who Lit Up the World | Cole Bogardis | Television film |
| 1981 | Under the Rainbow | Henry Hudson | |
| Chu Chu and the Philly Flash | Charlie | ||
| Full Moon High | Tony Walker | ||
| 1985 | The Fourth Wise Man | Joseph | Television film |
| 1987 | Personal Foul | Jeremy | |
| 1988 | Necessary Parties | Mr. Dunfee | Television film |
| 1990 | Heat Wave | Art Berman | |
| Babies | David | ||
| A Promise to Keep | Louis Colt | ||
| 1991 | The Doctor | Dr. Eli Blumfield | |
| 1993 | Wrestling Ernest Hemingway | Bookstore Manager | Uncredited |
| 1995 | In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice | Agent Gabriel Valentino | Television film |
| 1997 | Not in This Town | Brian Schnitzer | |
| 1998 | Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | Will Brennan | Nominated—Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor – Horror |
| With Friends Like These... | Steve Hersh | ||
| Thirst | Bob Miller | Television film | |
| 1999 | Lake Placid | Kevin | Uncredited |
| A Slight Case of Murder | Detective Fred Stapelli | Television film | |
| 2000 | Dropping Out | Scott Kayle | |
| Hanging Up | Joe Marks | ||
| East of A | Sylvester | ||
| 2001 | Mission | Vissarion Belinsky | |
| 2001 | Off Season | Richard Frangello | Television film |
| 2002 | Roughing It | Henry | |
| Stark Raving Mad | Don Partridge | Uncredited | |
| 2005 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School | Gabe Difranco | |
| Hitch | Max | ||
| Chloe | The Father | Short film | |
| Kids in America | Ed Mumsford | ||
| 2006 | Murder on Pleasant Drive | John David Smith | Television film |
| 2007 | Graduation | Dean Deeley | |
| 2009 | Just Peck | Michael Peck | |
| A Serious Man | Don Milgram | Nominated—Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast | |
| 2010 | Tell Tale | Husband | Short film |
| Who Gets the Parents | Gene | Television film | |
| 2011 | Summer Eleven | Ron | |
| Smothered | Alan | Television film | |
| 2012 | The Sessions | Josh | |
| 2013 | In Security | Broomhall | |
| 2014 | 10 Cent Pistol | Nir Zir | |
| 2021 | Pig | Darius |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1975 | Happy Days | Bo | Episode: "Fonzie Joins the Band" |
| We'll Get By | Richard | Episode: "Family Portrait" | |
| Barney Miller | Howard Smith | Episode: "Grand Hotel" | |
| Harry O | Eric Kershaw | Episode: "Portrait of a Murder" | |
| Hawaii Five-O | Alex Scofield | Episode: "A Touch of Guilt" | |
| 1976 | Visions | Bernie Heller | Episode: "The Great Cherub Knitwear Strike" |
| 1977 | Busting Loose | Lenny Markowitz | 21 episodes |
| 1978 | The Love Boat | Alex Lambert | Episode: "Heads or Tails" |
| Captain Kangaroo | Genie of the Banana | Episode: "10 January 1978" | |
| Pearl | Pvt. Billy Zylowski | 3 episodes | |
| 1979 | $weepstake$ | Joey | Episode: "Lynn and Grover and Joey" |
| 1982 | Teachers Only | Michael Dreyfuss | 8 episodes |
| The Love Boat | Jonathan Stevens | Episode: "Salvaged Romance" | |
| 1985 | St. Elsewhere | Doug Zageck | Episode: "Fathers and Sons" |
| 1986–87 | L.A. Law | Richard Kendall | 2 episodes |
| 1986 | The Twilight Zone | Michael Wright | Episode: "A Matter of Minutes" |
| All Is Forgiven | Phil Douglas | Episode: "Past Perfect" | |
| Tough Cookies | Danny Polchek | 6 episodes | |
| 1986 | A Year in the Life | Jim Eisenberg | 3 episodes |
| 1987–88 | A Year in the Life | Jim Eisenberg | 22 episodes |
| 1989 | Hard Time on Planet Earth | Harry Newcomb | Episode: "Losing Control" |
| MacGyver | Tony Parisio | Episode: "The Invisible Killer" | |
| 1989–1990 | Knots Landing | Mark Baylor | 6 episodes |
| 1990–1995 | Northern Exposure | Adam | 10 episodes Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Specialty Player Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series |
| 1991 | China Beach | Joe Arneburg | 3 episodes |
| Nurses | Peter Teller | Episode: "Love, Death, and the Whole Damn Thing" | |
| The Hidden Room | Episode: "Dream of the Wolf" | ||
| 1992 | Law & Order | George Costas | Episode: "Self Defense" |
| 1993 | Tribeca | Bob | Episode: "Stepping Back" |
| Big Wave Dave's | Marshall Fisher | 6 episodes | |
| 1994 | Picket Fences | Attorney Robert Biel | 2 episodes |
| 1994–2000 | Chicago Hope | Dr. Aaron Shutt | 138 episodes Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series(1995–98) |
| 1996 | Picket Fences | Edward | Episode: "The Z Files" |
| 1997 | MADTv | Host | Episode: "2.19" |
| 1997 | Perversions of Science | Paul Danko | Episode: "Dream of Doom" |
| 2000–2002 | The West Wing | Dr. Stanley Keyworth | 4 episodes |
| 2001 | The Chris Isaak Show | Jimmy Vane | Episode: "Hurricane" |
| Frasier | Tom | Episode: "The Two Hundredth" Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | |
| 2002 | Monk | Dale 'The Whale' Biederbeck | Episode: "Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale" |
| 2002–2003 | Baby Bob | Walter Spencer | 14 episodes |
| 2003 | The Practice | Atty. Albert Ginsberg | Episode: "The Chosen" |
| 2004–2005 | 8 Simple Rules | Principal Ed Gibb | 12 episodes |
| 2005 | Law & Order | Charlie Graham | Episode: "Red Ball" |
| 2006 | Commander in Chief | Carl Brantley | 2 episodes |
| Boston Legal | A.D.A. Douglas Kupfer | 3 episodes | |
| 2007–2009 | Life | Ted Earley | 32 episodes |
| 2009 | Sons of Anarchy | Ethan Zobelle | 11 episodes (season 2) |
| 2011 | The Chicago Code | FBI Division Chief Cuyler | 2 episodes |
| The Closer | Steven Hirschbaum | Episode: "To Serve With Love" | |
| 2012 | The Newsroom | Adam Roth | Episode: "The Blackout, Part 2: Mock Debate" |
| 2012–2014 | Justified | Theo Tonin | 3 episodes; also director (5 episodes) |
| 2013 | Family Tools | Mr. Baynor | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2014 | Masters of Sex | Shep Tally | 3 episodes |
| The Bridge | Federal Investigator | 3 episodes | |
| 2015 | State of Affairs | Victor Gantry | 6 episodes |
| Fargo | Hamish Broker | 3 episodes; also director (2 episodes) | |
| 2016 | How to Get Away with Murder | Wallace Mahoney | 4 episodes |
| Modern Family | Reece | Episode: "Man Shouldn't Lie" | |
| The Carmichael Show | Grant | Episode: "Maxine's Dad" | |
| 2017–2019 | Get Shorty | Co-Executive Producer/director | 7 episodes |
| 2019 | Santa Clarita Diet | Evan | Episode: "The Cult of Sheila" |
| The Act | Detective | Episode: "Bonnie & Clyde" | |
| 2020 | Tommy | — | director; Episode: 10 "Packing Heat" |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr. Julius Adler | Season 21, Episode 8: We Dream of Machine Elves | |
| neXt | — | director; Episodes: "file #7"/"file #10" | |
| 2021 | Rebel | Mark Duncan | Recurring role and also executive producer |
| Big Shot | Tim | 3 episodes | |
| 2022 | Benjamin Franklin | Elkanah Watson | Documentary Voice |
| The Offer | — | director; 4 episodes | |
| 2023 | The Night Agent | — | director; 4 episodes |
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