Acting

Adam Arkin

Born 1956-08-19 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA82 series66 films

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).

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Acting

2025The American RevolutionJames Parker / Ashbel Green / Andrew Hunter / Enoch Anderson / Timothy Dwight / Robert Morris (voice)6 ep.
2023The American Buffalo(voice)2 ep.
2022The U.S. and the HolocaustSelf (voice)3 ep.
2021Big ShotSam3 ep.
2021RebelMark Duncan7 ep.
2019The ActDetective1 ep.
2015The Carmichael ShowGrant1 ep.
2014How to Get Away with MurderWallace Mahoney4 ep.
2014FargoHamish Broker4 ep.
2013Masters of SexShep Tally5 ep.
2013The BridgeFederal Investigator3 ep.
2013Family ToolsMr. Baynor1 ep.
2012The NewsroomAdam Roth1 ep.
2011ProhibitionReader (voice)3 ep.
2010JustifiedTheo Tonin7 ep.
2009The National Parks: America's Best Idea6 ep.
2008Sons of AnarchyEthan Zobelle11 ep.
2007LifeTed Earley32 ep.
2007The WarReader (voice)7 ep.
2005Commander in ChiefCarl Brantley2 ep.
2004Boston LegalA.D.A. Douglas Kupfer3 ep.
2004TV Land Moguls6 ep.
20028 Simple RulesEd Gibb10 ep.
2002MonkDale 'The Whale' Biederbeck1 ep.
2002Baby BobWalter Spencer14 ep.
2002Roughing ItHenry2 ep.
1999The West WingStanley Keyworth4 ep.
1997Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of DiscoveryMerriwether Lewis (voice)2 ep.
1997Perversions of SciencePaul Danko1 ep.
1996The WestSelf9 ep.
1994Chicago HopeAaron Shutt141 ep.
1994Baseball(voice)6 ep.
1993Big Wave Dave'sMarshall Fisher6 ep.
1992Picket FencesAttorney Robert Biel3 ep.
1991The Hidden Room1 ep.
1990Northern ExposureAdam10 ep.
1989OceanoCandido Amado6 ep.
1989Hard Time on Planet EarthHarry Newcomb1 ep.
1988China Beach4 ep.
1987A Year in the LifeJim Eisenberg22 ep.
1986A Year in the LifeJim Eisenberg3 ep.
1986All Is ForgivenPhil Douglas1 ep.
1986Tough Cookies8 ep.
1985The Twilight Zone(segment "A Matter of Minutes")1 ep.
1982Teachers OnlyMichael Dreyfuss8 ep.
1982Late Night with David LettermanSelf1 ep.
1981Jessica Novak1 ep.
1979Knots LandingMark Baylor6 ep.
1979$weepstake$Joey1 ep.
1978PearlPvt. Billy Zylowski3 ep.
1977Busting Loose25 ep.
1974Harry O1 ep.
1974Happy Days1 ep.

Behind the camera

2026American HostageDirector, Executive Producer8 ep.
2024SugarCo-Executive Producer, Director8 ep.
2023The Night AgentDirector6 ep.
2023Poker FaceDirector, Executive Producer12 ep.
2022The OfferDirector4 ep.
2019The ActDirector1 ep.
2018SuccessionDirector2 ep.
2017Get ShortyDirector, Executive Producer27 ep.
2017Santa Clarita DietDirector2 ep.
2016BillionsDirector1 ep.
2015Sneaky PeteDirector2 ep.
2015Secrets and LiesDirector2 ep.
2014ExtantDirector1 ep.
2014FargoDirector4 ep.
2013We Are MenDirector1 ep.
2013Masters of SexDirector5 ep.
2013The BlacklistDirector1 ep.
2013The BridgeDirector3 ep.
2013The AmericansDirector, Producer13 ep.
2012The FinderDirector1 ep.
2011The Booth at the EndDirector5 ep.
2011The Chicago CodeDirector1 ep.
2010TerriersDirector2 ep.
2010Rizzoli & IslesDirector1 ep.
2010JustifiedDirector7 ep.
2010The Deep EndDirector1 ep.
2009Nurse JackieDirector1 ep.
2009Lie to MeDirector1 ep.
2008Sons of AnarchyDirector11 ep.
2007LifeDirector32 ep.
2007The RichesDirector1 ep.
2007DirtDirector1 ep.
2006Big DayDirector1 ep.
2005The CloserDirector1 ep.
2005Grey's AnatomyDirector2 ep.
2004Boston LegalDirector3 ep.
2002MonkDirector1 ep.
1997Ally McBealDirector1 ep.
1994Chicago HopeDirector141 ep.
1990Northern ExposureDirector10 ep.

Guest appearances

2025The American RevolutionJames Parker / Ashbel Green / Andrew Hunter / Enoch Anderson / Timothy Dwight / Robert Morris (voice)6 ep.
2025Poker FaceMark Getzler1 ep.
2021Big ShotSam3 ep.
2021RebelMark Duncan7 ep.
2019Law & Order: Special Victims UnitDr. Julius Adler1 ep.
2019The ActDetective1 ep.
2016The Carmichael ShowGrant1 ep.
2016Modern FamilyReece1 ep.
2016How to Get Away with MurderWallace Mahoney4 ep.
2015FargoHamish Boker, Hamish Broker4 ep.
2014The BridgeFederal Investigator3 ep.
2014Masters of SexShep Tally3 ep.
2012JustifiedTheo Tonin3 ep.
2013Family ToolsMr. Baynor1 ep.
2012The NewsroomAdam Roth1 ep.
2011The CloserScott Esposito / Steven Hirschbaum1 ep.
2009Sons of AnarchyEthan Zobelle11 ep.
2006Boston LegalA.D.A. Douglas Kupfer3 ep.
2006Commander in ChiefCarl Brantley2 ep.
20048 Simple RulesEd Gibb10 ep.
2003The PracticeAlbert Ginsberg1 ep.
2000The West WingStanley Keyworth4 ep.
2002MonkDale 'The Whale' Biederbeck1 ep.
2001FrasierTom1 ep.
1999The Daily ShowSelf1 ep.
1997Perversions of SciencePaul Danko1 ep.
1997MADtvSelf - Host1 ep.
1994Picket FencesAttorney Robert Biel, Edward3 ep.
1990Northern ExposureAdam10 ep.
1994Baseball(voice)6 ep.
1992Law & OrderGeorge Costas1 ep.
1992Late Night with David LettermanSelf1 ep.
1991The Hidden Room1 ep.
1991China Beach4 ep.
1989Knots LandingMark Baylor6 ep.
1989MacGyverTony Parisio1 ep.
1989Hard Time on Planet EarthHarry Newcomb1 ep.
1986L.A. LawRichard Kendall2 ep.
1986All Is ForgivenPhil Douglas1 ep.
1986The Twilight Zone(segment "A Matter of Minutes")1 ep.
1985St. ElsewhereDoug Zageck1 ep.
1978The Love BoatAlex Lambert, Jonathan Stevens2 ep.
1981Jessica Novak1 ep.
1979$weepstake$Joey1 ep.
1978PearlPvt. Billy Zylowski3 ep.
1975Hawaii Five-OAlex Scofield1 ep.
1975Barney MillerHoward Smith1 ep.
1975Harry O1 ep.
1975Happy Days1 ep.

Also known as: آدام آرکین