Adam Arkin

Adam Arkin

Acting
Born Aug 19, 1956
From Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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

Filmography — Acting

Hitch
6.6
2005

Hitch

Max

2000

East of A

Sylvester

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
6.0
1998

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

Will Brennan

A Serious Man
6.7
2009

A Serious Man

Divorce Lawyer

Lake Placid
5.9
1999

Lake Placid

Kevin

Pig
6.6
2021

Pig

Darius

The Sessions
6.9
2012

The Sessions

Josh

Hanging Up
5.2
2000

Hanging Up

Joe Marks

The Doctor
6.5
1991

The Doctor

Eli

In Security
5.0
2014

In Security

Broomhall

Roughing It
4.7
2002

Roughing It

Henry

Off Season
3.2
2001

Off Season

Richard Frangello

Just Peck
5.2
2011

Just Peck

Michael Peck

Full Moon High
4.3
1981

Full Moon High

Tony

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
5.9
2006

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

Gabe Difranco

Heat Wave
6.2
1990

Heat Wave

Art Berman

A Slight Case of Murder
6.3
1999

A Slight Case of Murder

Detective Fred Stapelli

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
6.2
1993

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

Bookstore Manager

Dropping Out
1.7
2000

Dropping Out

Scott Kayle

Stark Raving Mad
6.1
2002

Stark Raving Mad

Don Partridge (uncredited)

The Fourth Wise Man
7.0
1985

The Fourth Wise Man

Joseph

Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
4.6
1981

Chu Chu and the Philly Flash

Charlie

Kids in America
5.4
2005

Kids in America

Ed Mumsford

With Friends Like These
5.0
1998

With Friends Like These

Steve Hersh

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
7.1
2004

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Other Voices (voice)

10 Cent Pistol
4.5
2014

10 Cent Pistol

Nir Zir

Thirst
4.4
1998

Thirst

Bob Miller

Graduation
5.7
2007

Graduation

Dean Deeley

Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
7.4
2003

Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip

Other Voices (voice)

In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
4.0
1995

In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice

Agent Gabriel Valentino

Transplant
2024

Transplant

Dr. Robinson

Under the Rainbow
5.1
1981

Under the Rainbow

Henry Hudson

The Monitors
3.8
1969

The Monitors

Boy in Monitors Commercial

Necessary Parties
6.0
1988

Necessary Parties

Mr. Dunfee

Made For Each Other
4.2
1971

Made For Each Other

Teenage Gig

A Promise to Keep
7.5
1990

A Promise to Keep

Louis Colt

Baby Blue Marine
4.9
1976

Baby Blue Marine

Rupe

Tell-Tale
4.4
2010

Tell-Tale

Husband

Murder on Pleasant Drive
6.3
2006

Murder on Pleasant Drive

John Smith

Dottie Gets Spanked
6.0
1993

Dottie Gets Spanked

Dick Gordon

Mission
2001

Mission

Vissarion Belinsky (voice)

Summer Eleven
4.7
2010

Summer Eleven

Babies
1990

Babies

David

Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
2016

Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls

Self

It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
1.0
1974

It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy

Ken Walters

Not in This Town
2.0
1997

Not in This Town

Brian Schnitzer

All Together Now
1975

All Together Now

Jerry

Personal Foul
1987

Personal Foul

People Soup
6.0
1969

People Soup

Julie Brown: The Show
1989

Julie Brown: The Show

Jeff

Unmasking the Horror
1998

Unmasking the Horror

Filmography — Crew