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Adam Arkin

Adam Arkin

1956-08-19 / 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).

Appearances

St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere (1982)
Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
Perversions of Science
Perversions of Science (1997)
L.A. Law
L.A. Law (1986)
The Daily Show
The Daily Show (1996)
The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
Monk
Monk (2002)
China Beach
China Beach (1988)
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1985)
Barney Miller
Barney Miller (1975)
Life
Life (2007)
Happy Days
Happy Days (1974)
Frasier
Frasier (1993)
MacGyver
MacGyver (1985)
Knots Landing
Knots Landing (1979)
The Practice
The Practice (1997)
8 Simple Rules
8 Simple Rules (2002)
Late Night with David Letterman
Late Night with David Letterman (1982)
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope (1994)
Boston Legal
Boston Legal (2004)
Big Wave Dave's
Big Wave Dave's (1993)
Big Shot
Big Shot (2021)
Harry O
Harry O (1974)
Baby Bob
Baby Bob (2002)
Jessica Novak
Jessica Novak (1981)
A Year in the Life
A Year in the Life (1987)
TV Land Moguls
TV Land Moguls (2004)
Tough Cookies
Tough Cookies (1986)
Busting Loose
Busting Loose (1977)
The West
The West (1996)
Teachers Only
Teachers Only (1982)
All is Forgiven
All is Forgiven (1986)
The National Parks: America's Best Idea
The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)
The Bridge
The Bridge (2013)
The West Wing
The West Wing (1999)
Sons of Anarchy
Sons of Anarchy (2008)
Northern Exposure
Northern Exposure (1990)
How to Get Away with Murder
How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
Modern Family
Modern Family (2009)
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1997)
Fargo
Fargo (2014)
Oceano
Oceano (1989)
The War
The War (2007)
The Carmichael Show
The Carmichael Show (2015)
A Year in the Life
A Year in the Life (1986)
The U.S. and the Holocaust
The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022)
Baseball
Baseball (1994)
The American Buffalo
The American Buffalo (2023)
Justified
Justified (2010)
Masters of Sex
Masters of Sex (2013)
Hard Time on Planet Earth
Hard Time on Planet Earth (1989)
Rebel
Rebel (2021)
MADtv
MADtv (1995)
Commander in Chief
Commander in Chief (2005)
The Newsroom
The Newsroom (2012)
Prohibition
Prohibition (2011)
Pearl
Pearl (1978)
The Act
The Act (2019)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
The Closer
The Closer (2005)
Poker Face
Poker Face (2023)
$weepstake$
$weepstake$ (1979)
Family Tools
Family Tools (2013)
The American Revolution
The American Revolution (2025)
Picket Fences
Picket Fences (1992)