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Adam Arkin
AKA: آدام آرکین
Acting
Born: 1956
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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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
The American Revolution
James Parker / Ashbel Green / Andrew Hunter / Enoch Anderson / Timothy Dwight / Robert Morris (voice)
2025 · US
Sugar
Co-Executive Producer, Director
2024 · US
The American Buffalo
(voice)
2023 · US
The Night Agent
Director
2023 · US
Poker Face
Mark Getzler
2023 · US
The U.S. and the Holocaust
Self (voice)
2022 · US
The Offer
Director
2022 · US
Big Shot
Sam
2021 · US
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| The American Revolution | 2025 | James Parker / Ashbel Green / Andrew Hunter / Enoch Anderson / Timothy Dwight / Robert Morris (voice) |
| Sugar | 2024 | Co-Executive Producer, Director |
| The American Buffalo | 2023 | (voice) |
| The Night Agent | 2023 | Director |
| Poker Face | 2023 | Mark Getzler |
| Poker Face | 2023 | Director |
| The U.S. and the Holocaust | 2022 | Self (voice) |
| The Offer | 2022 | Director |
| Big Shot | 2021 | Sam |
| Rebel | 2021 | Mark Duncan |
| The Act | 2019 | Detective |
| The Act | 2019 | Director |
| Succession | 2018 | Director |
| Get Shorty | 2017 | Director, Executive Producer |
| Santa Clarita Diet | 2017 | Director |
| Billions | 2016 | Director |
| The Carmichael Show | 2015 | Grant |
| Sneaky Pete | 2015 | Director |
| Extant | 2014 | Director |
| Fargo | 2014 | Hamish Broker |
| Fargo | 2014 | Director |
| We Are Men | 2013 | Director |
| Masters of Sex | 2013 | Shep Tally |
| Masters of Sex | 2013 | Director |
| The Blacklist | 2013 | Director |
| The Bridge | 2013 | Federal Investigator |
| The Bridge | 2013 | Director |
| Family Tools | 2013 | Mr. Baynor |
| The Americans | 2013 | Director, Producer |
| The Newsroom | 2012 | Adam Roth |
| Prohibition | 2011 | Reader (voice) |
| The Booth at the End | 2011 | Director |
| The Chicago Code | 2011 | Director |
| Terriers | 2010 | Director |
| Rizzoli & Isles | 2010 | Director |
| Justified | 2010 | Theo Tonin |
| Justified | 2010 | Director |
| The National Parks: America's Best Idea | 2009 | Contributor |
| Nurse Jackie | 2009 | Director |
| Sons of Anarchy | 2008 | Ethan Zobelle |
| Sons of Anarchy | 2008 | Director |
| The Riches | 2007 | Director |
| Big Day | 2006 | Director |
| Commander in Chief | 2005 | Carl Brantley |
| The Closer | 2005 | Scott Esposito / Steven Hirschbaum |
| The Closer | 2005 | Director |
| Grey's Anatomy | 2005 | Director |
| Boston Legal | 2004 | A.D.A. Douglas Kupfer |
| Boston Legal | 2004 | Director |
| Monk | 2002 | Dale 'The Whale' Biederbeck |
| Monk | 2002 | Director |
| Baby Bob | 2002 | Walter Spencer |
| The West Wing | 1999 | Stanley Keyworth |
| Ally McBeal | 1997 | Director |
| Perversions of Science | 1997 | Paul Danko |
| The Practice | 1997 | Atty. Albert Ginsberg |
| The Daily Show | 1996 | Self |
| Chicago Hope | 1994 | Aaron Shutt |
| Chicago Hope | 1994 | Director |
| Picket Fences | 1992 | Attorney Robert Biel |
| Law & Order | 1990 | George Costas |
| Northern Exposure | 1990 | Adam |
| Northern Exposure | 1990 | Director |
| Hard Time on Planet Earth | 1989 | Harry Newcomb |
| China Beach | 1988 | Contributor |
| L.A. Law | 1986 | Richard Kendall |
| The Twilight Zone | 1985 | (segment "A Matter of Minutes") |
| St. Elsewhere | 1982 | Doug Zageck |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1982 | Self |
| Knots Landing | 1979 | Mark Baylor |
| The Love Boat | 1977 | Alex Lambert |
| Barney Miller | 1975 | Howard Smith |
| Harry O | 1974 | Contributor |
| Happy Days | 1974 | Contributor |
| Hawaii Five-O | 1968 | Alex Scofield |