Adam Arkin

Adam Arkin

Acting
Born 1956-08-19Brooklyn, 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).

Movies (52)

Hitch
6.6

Hitch

2005Movie6.6
Pig
6.6

Pig

2021Movie6.6
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
6.0

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

1998Movie6.0
A Serious Man
6.7

A Serious Man

2009Movie6.7
Lake Placid
5.9

Lake Placid

1999Movie5.9
Stark Raving Mad
6.1

Stark Raving Mad

2002Movie6.1
The Doctor
6.5

The Doctor

1991Movie6.5
In Security
5.0

In Security

2014Movie5.0
The Sessions
6.9

The Sessions

2012Movie6.9
Hanging Up
5.3

Hanging Up

2000Movie5.3
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
5.9

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

2006Movie5.9
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
5.2

Chu Chu and the Philly Flash

1981Movie5.2
Roughing It
5.5

Roughing It

2002Movie5.5
With Friends Like These
6.5

With Friends Like These

1998Movie6.5
Under the Rainbow
5.1

Under the Rainbow

1981Movie5.1
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
6.3

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

1993Movie6.3
Transplant

Transplant

2024Movie
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
7.2

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

2004Movie7.2
Tell-Tale
4.4

Tell-Tale

2010Movie4.4
Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
2.0

Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls

2016Movie2.0
Murder on Pleasant Drive
6.6

Murder on Pleasant Drive

2006Movie6.6
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
7.7

Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip

2003Movie7.7
Dottie Gets Spanked
6.3

Dottie Gets Spanked

1993Movie6.3
Just Peck
5.3

Just Peck

2011Movie5.3
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
4.0

It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy

1974Movie4.0
Full Moon High
4.4

Full Moon High

1981Movie4.4
Babies

Babies

1990Movie
People Soup
8.0

People Soup

1969Movie8.0
The Fourth Wise Man
7.0

The Fourth Wise Man

1985Movie7.0
Baby Blue Marine
5.2

Baby Blue Marine

1976Movie5.2
Kids in America
5.5

Kids in America

2005Movie5.5
Graduation
5.8

Graduation

2007Movie5.8
Mission
9.0

Mission

2001Movie9.0
Heat Wave
6.8

Heat Wave

1990Movie6.8
The Monitors
4.5

The Monitors

1969Movie4.5
Personal Foul
9.0

Personal Foul

1987Movie9.0
A Slight Case of Murder
6.5

A Slight Case of Murder

1999Movie6.5
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
4.8

In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice

1995Movie4.8
East of A
10.0

East of A

2000Movie10.0
Off Season
4.4

Off Season

2001Movie4.4
A Promise to Keep
8.3

A Promise to Keep

1990Movie8.3
Not in This Town
6.0

Not in This Town

1997Movie6.0
Unmasking the Horror
10.0

Unmasking the Horror

1998Movie10.0
Made For Each Other
5.2

Made For Each Other

1971Movie5.2
10 Cent Pistol
4.5

10 Cent Pistol

2014Movie4.5
Necessary Parties
6.7

Necessary Parties

1988Movie6.7
Dropping Out
3.3

Dropping Out

2000Movie3.3
Thirst
4.8

Thirst

1998Movie4.8
All Together Now
8.0

All Together Now

1975Movie8.0
Moe and Joe

Moe and Joe

1974Movie
Summer Eleven
4.8

Summer Eleven

2010Movie4.8
Julie Brown: The Show

Julie Brown: The Show

1989Movie

TV Shows (68)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999Series8.0
Law & Order
7.3

Law & Order

1990Series7.3
The Daily Show
6.4

The Daily Show

1996Series6.4
Frasier
7.7

Frasier

1993Series7.7
Modern Family
7.9

Modern Family

2009Series7.9
The West Wing
8.3

The West Wing

1999Series8.3
The Closer
7.8

The Closer

2005Series7.8
Monk
7.9

Monk

2002Series7.9
Fargo
8.3

Fargo

2014Series8.3
The Love Boat
6.3

The Love Boat

1977Series6.3
Boston Legal
7.9

Boston Legal

2004Series7.9
Sons of Anarchy
8.4

Sons of Anarchy

2008Series8.4
How to Get Away with Murder
7.8

How to Get Away with Murder

2014Series7.8
Chicago Hope
7.2

Chicago Hope

1994Series7.2
Hawaii Five-O
7.2

Hawaii Five-O

1968Series7.2
MacGyver
7.7

MacGyver

1985Series7.7
Happy Days
7.6

Happy Days

1974Series7.6
L.A. Law
7.1

L.A. Law

1986Series7.1
The Practice
7.6

The Practice

1997Series7.6
Northern Exposure
7.8

Northern Exposure

1990Series7.8
Knots Landing
7.0

Knots Landing

1979Series7.0
Justified
8.0

Justified

2010Series8.0
Late Night with David Letterman
6.1

Late Night with David Letterman

1982Series6.1
St. Elsewhere
5.7

St. Elsewhere

1982Series5.7
Barney Miller
7.3

Barney Miller

1975Series7.3
The Twilight Zone
7.7

The Twilight Zone

1985Series7.7
Poker Face
7.4

Poker Face

2023Series7.4
The Newsroom
8.1

The Newsroom

2012Series8.1
Masters of Sex
7.1

Masters of Sex

2013Series7.1
Picket Fences
7.4

Picket Fences

1992Series7.4
Life
7.6

Life

2007Series7.6
8 Simple Rules
6.8

8 Simple Rules

2002Series6.8
China Beach
7.4

China Beach

1988Series7.4
The Bridge
6.7

The Bridge

2013Series6.7
Commander in Chief
7.5

Commander in Chief

2005Series7.5
Harry O
5.2

Harry O

1974Series5.2
The Act
7.6

The Act

2019Series7.6
Big Shot
7.9

Big Shot

2021Series7.9
The American Revolution
5.9

The American Revolution

2025Series5.9
Baseball
7.5

Baseball

1994Series7.5
The Hidden Room
6.0

The Hidden Room

1991Series6.0
Family Tools
4.9

Family Tools

2013Series4.9
The U.S. and the Holocaust
8.3

The U.S. and the Holocaust

2022Series8.3
The Carmichael Show
7.2

The Carmichael Show

2015Series7.2
$weepstake$

$weepstake$

1979Series
Perversions of Science
6.2

Perversions of Science

1997Series6.2
The National Parks: America's Best Idea
7.9

The National Parks: America's Best Idea

2009Series7.9
Prohibition
7.8

Prohibition

2011Series7.8
A Year in the Life
7.2

A Year in the Life

1987Series7.2
The War
8.1

The War

2007Series8.1
The American Buffalo
7.4

The American Buffalo

2023Series7.4
Teachers Only
6.0

Teachers Only

1982Series6.0
Baby Bob
10.0

Baby Bob

2002Series10.0
Rebel
7.1

Rebel

2021Series7.1
Hard Time on Planet Earth
6.3

Hard Time on Planet Earth

1989Series6.3
Busting Loose
6.3

Busting Loose

1977Series6.3
Pearl
6.0

Pearl

1978Series6.0
The West
8.4

The West

1996Series8.4
All Is Forgiven
6.3

All Is Forgiven

1986Series6.3
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
7.6

Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

1997Series7.6
MADtv
7.1

MADtv

1995Series7.1
A Year in the Life
9.3

A Year in the Life

1986Series9.3
Jessica Novak
7.0

Jessica Novak

1981Series7.0
Oceano
7.0

Oceano

1989Series7.0
Big Wave Dave's
7.0

Big Wave Dave's

1993Series7.0
TV Land Moguls
7.5

TV Land Moguls

2004Series7.5
Tough Cookies
7.0

Tough Cookies

1986Series7.0
Roughing It

Roughing It

2002Series