Adam Arkin

Adam Arkin (born August 19, 1956) is an American actor and director. He is best 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). Between 2000-2002 he played the recurring role of Dr. Stanley Keyworth in The West Wing, most notably in Season 2, Episode 10, "Noel". In 2002, Arkin won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Directing in a Children's Special for My Louisiana Sky. He is also one of the three actors to portray Dale "The Whale" Biederbeck on Monk. Between 2007 and 2009, he starred in Life. 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 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). His brother Matthew is also an actor, as was his father, Alan Arkin.

Early life Arkin was born in Brooklyn to actor, director and writer Alan Arkin and his first wife Jeremy Yaffe. Arkin joined his parents singing in the children's music group the Baby Sitters, along with Lee Hays and Doris Willens. He graduated from Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, New York. Arkin is Jewish.

Career

In 1975, Arkin guest-starred in an episode of the award-winning television show Happy Days (season 2, episode 35), and an episode of Barney Miller ("Grand Hotel"). In 1977, he starred as Lenny Markowitz, the central character in the series Busting Loose. 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; and Chicago Hope (CBS, 1994–2000); two Law & Order episodes (as jewelry store owner George Costas in "Self Defense," Season 3 in 1992, and as a district attorney named Charles Graham in "Red Ball," Season 16 in 2005); Picket Fences (Season 2, Episode 13); Frasier (as an obsessive fan of Frasier, for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series); Boston Legal; Baby Bob; Monk; and 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter (2002). In 2007, he starred in the NBC drama Life in the role of Ted Earley. He played a white separatist leader named Ethan Zobelle during the second season of the series Sons of Anarchy. In April 2008, Arkin guest-starred in the web series Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show. In 2011, he appeared in a Season 7 episode of The Closer ("To Serve with Love"), and portrayed mob boss Theo Tonin on Justified as well as an FBI agent in The Chicago Code.

Arkin's film appearances include Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) and Hitch (2005). He also played the part of a divorce lawyer in A Serious Man (2009), directed by Ethan and Joel Coen.

Arkin has also done voice acting. He played a minor role in the radio dramatization of Star Wars as the voice of Fixer. For PBS, he voiced Meriwether Lewis in Ken Burns's The Voyage of the Corps of Discovery (1997). He also provided character voice work for the Emmy-winning series The National Parks: America's Best Idea.

He has performed in Broadway, off-Broadway, and regional theatre productions, including Brooklyn Boy by playwright Donald Margulies in both its South Coast Repertory world premiere and the Broadway production).

In addition, he is known for his directing work, including episodes of Grey's Anatomy, Boston Legal, The Riches, Dirt, Ally McBeal, Sons of Anarchy, The Blacklist, Justified, and Masters of Sex. He won an Emmy for directing the Showtime television film My Louisiana Sky. He also directed three episodes of the 2013 Cold War television drama The Americans, the final episode of the second season (2014) of Masters of Sex, and the final two episodes of the critically acclaimed second season of Fargo (2015), in which he also had a minor role.

He is a co-executive producer of the television series Get Shorty.

Personal life He has a daughter, Molly, with his first wife, Linda. He was married to Phyllis Anne Lyons from 1999 to 2013, and they had one son together. Phyllis filed for divorce in August 2013. He married Michelle Dunker in 2017.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1969 The Monitors Boy in Monitors Commercial People Soup Adam Short subject 1971 Made for Each Other Teenage Guido "Gig" Panimba 1976 Baby Blue Marine Rupe 1981 Under the Rainbow Henry Hudson Chu Chu and the Philly Flash Charlie Full Moon High Tony Walker 1987 Personal Foul Jeremy 1991 The Doctor Dr. Eli Blumfield 1993 Wrestling Ernest Hemingway Bookstore Manager Uncredited 1998 Halloween H20: 20 Years Later Will Brennan With Friends Like These... Steve Hersh 1999 Lake Placid Kevin Uncredited 2000 Dropping Out Scott Kayle Hanging Up Joe Marks East of A Sylvester 2001 Mission Vissarion Belinsky 2002 Stark Raving Mad Don Partridge Uncredited 2005 Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School Gabe Difranco Hitch Max Chloe The Father Short subject Kids in America Ed Mumsford 2007 Graduation Dean Deeley 2009 Just Peck Michael Peck A Serious Man Don Milgram 2010 Tell Tale Husband Short subject 2011 Summer Eleven Ron 2012 The Sessions Josh 2013 In Security Broomhall 2014 10 Cent Pistol Nir Zir 2021 Pig Darius

Television Year Title Director ExecutiveProducer Notes 2012–2014 Justified 5 episodes 2015 Fargo 2 episodes 2017–2019 Get Shorty 7 episodes 2018 Succession 2 episodes 2020 Tommy Episode "Packing Heat" Next Episodes "File #7" and "File #10" 2021 Rebel 2022 The Offer 4 episodes 2023–2026 The Night Agent 6 episodes 2025 Poker Face 2 episodes 2026 American Hostage 4 episodes

Acting roles Year Title Role Notes 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 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 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" 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 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 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" 2019 Santa Clarita Diet Evan Episode: "The Cult of Sheila" The Act Detective Episode: "Bonnie & Clyde" 2020 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dr. Julius Adler Season 21, Episode 8: "We Dream of Machine Elves" 2021 Rebel Mark Duncan Recurring role Big Shot Tim 3 episodes 2022 Benjamin Franklin Elkanah Watson DocumentaryVoice 2025 The American Revolution James Parker (publisher) (Voice) TV Documentary

TV movies Year Title Role 1974 Moe and Joe Ralph It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy Ken Walters 1975 All Together Now Jerry 1979 Tom Edison: The Boy Who Lit Up the World Cole Bogardis 1985 The Fourth Wise Man Joseph 1988 Necessary Parties Mr. Dunfee 1990 Heat Wave Art Berman Babies David A Promise to Keep Louis Colt 1995 In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice Agent Gabriel Valentino 1997 Not in This Town Brian Schnitzer 1999 A Slight Case of Murder Detective Fred Stapelli 2001 Off Season Richard Frangello 2002 Roughing It Henry 1998 Thirst Bob Miller 2006 Murder on Pleasant Drive John David Smith 2010 Who Gets the Parents Gene 2011 Smothered Alan

Awards and nominations Year Title Award/Nomination 1998 Halloween H20: 20 Years Later Nominated—Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor – Horror 2009 A Serious Man Nominated—Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cast 1990–1995 Northern Exposure Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Specialty PlayerNominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series 1994–2000 Chicago Hope Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (1995–98) 2001 Frasier Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series