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Adam Arkin

Adam Arkin

Highest Rated: 97% Pig (2021)

Lowest Rated: 0% Under the Rainbow (1981)

Birthday: Aug 19, 1956

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA

The handsome son of acting legend Alan Arkin, Adam Arkin began his career as a child actor in small TV and film roles, culminating in his starring role in the werewolf comedy "Full Moon High" (1981). He earned an Emmy nomination for his recurring role as the barefoot, possibly feral chef Adam on "Northern Exposure" (CBS, 1990-95) and a 1991 Tony nod in Paul Rudnick's "I Hate Hamlet." He starred on many short-lived series and earned a slew of recurring credits on projects like "China Beach" (ABC, 1988-1991) and "Picket Fences" (CBS, 1992-96), but landed a star-making role as the kind neurosurgeon Dr. Aaron Shutt on David E. Kelley's "Chicago Hope" (CBS, 1994-2000). On the big screen, he played Jamie Lee Curtis' boyfriend in "Halloween H20: 20 Year Later" (1998), Meg Ryan's husband in "Hanging Up" (2000), and a bystander to crocodile attacks at "Lake Placid" (1999). A Daytime Emmy-winning director, Arkin earned acclaim for a guest spot on "Frasier" (NBC, 1993-2004) and recurred on "The West Wing" (NBC, 1999-2006), "8 Simple Rules" (ABC, 2002-05), "Boston Legal" (ABC, 2004-08) and "Sons of Anarchy" (FX, 2008-14). The very employable actor made his pop proud, playing Eva Mendes' editor in "Hitch" (2005) and a divorce lawyer in the Ethan and Joel Coen drama "A Serious Man" (2009). A talented, constant presence across TV and film, Adam Arkin built a lengthy, impressive career outside of his father's considerable professional shadow.

Highest rated movies

97% 84% Pig
91% 80% The Sessions
89% 68% A Serious Man
83% 72% The Doctor
69% 62% Hitch 56% 49% Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
50% 42% With Friends Like These...
43% 30% 10 Cent Pistol

Filmography

Movies

Credit
97% 84% Pig Darius (Character) $3.1M 2021
43% 30% 10 Cent Pistol Nir Zir (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet 28% Armed Response Broomhall (Character) - 2013
91% 80% The Sessions Josh (Character) $6.0M 2012
No Score Yet 25% Tell-Tale Husband (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 62% Summer Eleven Ron (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet 44% Just Peck Michael Peck (Character) - 2009
89% 68% A Serious Man Divorce Lawyer (Character) $9.2M 2009
0% 63% Graduation Dean Deeley (Character) - 2007
No Score Yet 55% Murder on Pleasant Drive John David Smith (Character) - 2006
17% 65% Kids in America Ed Mumsford (Character) $440.2K 2005
22% 62% Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School Gabe DiFranco (Character) $247.1K 2005
69% 62% Hitch Max (Character) $177.6M 2005
No Score Yet 97% Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip Unknown (Character) - 2003
No Score Yet 57% Damaged Care Paul Sheinberg (Character) - 2002
20% 55% Stark Raving Mad Don Partridge (Character) - 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Off Season Richard Frangello (Character) - 2001
No Score Yet 59% My Louisiana Sky Director - 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mission Vissarion Belinsky (Character) - 2001
12% 34% Hanging Up Joe (Character) $36.0M 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet East of A Sylvester (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dropping Out Scott Kayle (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet 67% A Slight Case of Murder Det. Fred Stapelli (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Thirst Bob Miller (Character) - 1998
50% 42% With Friends Like These... Steve Hersh (Character) - 1998
56% 49% Halloween H20: 20 Years Later Will Brennan (Character) $55.0M 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet Not in This Town Brian Schnitzer (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice Agent Gabriel Valentino (Character) - 1995
83% 72% The Doctor Dr. Eli Blumfield (Character) $38.1M 1991
No Score Yet 67% Babies David (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Heat Wave Art Berman (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Promise to Keep Louis Colt (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Personal Foul Jeremy (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet 83% The Fourth Wise Man Joseph (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet 38% Full Moon High Tony (Character) - 1981
0% 48% Under the Rainbow Henry Hudson (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet Chu Chu and the Philly Flash Charlie (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy Ken Walters (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet 40% The Monitors Self - 1969

TV

Credit
81% 79% Sugar Executive Producer,
Director
2024
100% 100% The American Buffalo Self 2023
100% 85% The U.S. and the Holocaust Emmanuel Celler (Voice) 2022
78% 85% Benjamin Franklin Elkanah Watson (Voice) 2022
44% 77% Rebel MarkDuncan (Guest Star),
Executive Producer
2021
68% 68% Tommy Director 2020
No Score Yet 93% Get Shorty Director,
Executive Co-Producer,
Co-Executive Producer
2017-2019
78% 83% Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dr. Julius Adler (Guest Star) 2019
88% 92% The Act Director 2019
95% 88% Succession Director 2018
35% 74% Secrets and Lies Director 2015-2016
84% 85% Masters of Sex Unknown (Guest Star),
Director
2014-2016
88% 92% Longmire Director 2016
87% 92% The Carmichael Show Grant (Guest Star) 2016
85% 90% Modern Family Reece (Guest Star) 2016
28% 66% State of Affairs Unknown (Guest Star) 2015
100% 94% The Roosevelts: An Intimate History Unknown (Voice) 2014
77% 62% Extant Director 2014
81% 88% Nurse Jackie Director 2014
97% 94% Justified Unknown (Guest Star) 2012 2014
4% No Score Yet We Are Men Director 2013
13% No Score Yet Family Tools Mr. Baynor (Guest Star) 2013
96% 94% The Americans Director 2013
No Score Yet 98% The Booth at the End Director 2012
No Score Yet 91% The Newsroom Adam Roth (Guest Star) 2012
83% 84% The Closer Scott Esposito/Steven Hirschbaum (Guest Star),
Director
2009 2011
100% 84% The Chicago Code FBI Division Chief Cuyler (Guest Star),
Director
2011
16% No Score Yet The Deep End Director 2010
87% 90% Sons of Anarchy Ethan Zobelle (Guest Star) 2009
70% 93% Life Ted Earley (Character) 2007-2009
84% 72% Grey's Anatomy Director 2006-2007
86% 91% Boston Legal A.D.A. Douglas Kupfer (Guest Star),
Director
2006-2007
50% No Score Yet Big Day Director 2007
82% No Score Yet Commander in Chief Carl Brantley (Guest Star) 2006
No Score Yet 83% Law & Order Unknown (Guest Star) 1992 2005
58% 48% 8 Simple Rules Unknown (Guest Star),
Director
2004-2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Practice Unknown (Guest Star) 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet Baby Bob Walter Miller (Character) 2002-2003
81% 95% The West Wing Dr. Stanley Keyworth (Guest Star) 2000 2002
89% 87% Monk Dale 'The Whale' Biederbeck (Guest Star),
Director
2002
95% 94% Frasier Tom (Guest Star) 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Chicago Hope Dr. Aaron Shutt (Character),
Director
1994-2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Daily Show Guest 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Perversions of Science Unknown (Character) 1997
82% 92% Picket Fences Unknown (Guest Star) 1996
No Score Yet 91% Northern Exposure Adam (Guest Star),
Director
1993 1995
50% No Score Yet Big Wave Dave's Marshall Fisher (Character) 1993
No Score Yet 68% MacGyver Unknown (Guest Star) 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Year in the Life Jim Eisenberg (Character) 1987-1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tattletales Guest 1977
No Score Yet No Score Yet Harry O Unknown (Guest Star) 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Barney Miller Howard Smith (Guest Star) 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Happy Days Bo (Guest Star) 1975