"We all look to have transcendent experiences that lift us out of the everyday, and fear is a good one. But, I think it's the same reason why people want to laugh their heads off."
Adam Arkin (born August 19, 1956 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American television, film and stage actor and director. The son of actor Alan Arkin, he has a tendency to pick up awards on a fairly regular basis, such as a Tony, three primetime Emmys, four SAG awards and a DGA award. He's appeared in shows such as Chicago Hope, Monk, Sons of Anarchy, Justified, Masters of Sex and State of Affairs, also serving as a director for many of those shows.
He was married to Linda Sublette and Phyllis Lyons, and is currently married to Michelle Dunker, and has one child with Lyons. His father is actor Alan Arkin and his brothers are actors Matthew Arkin and Anthony Arkin.
As Director
- Chicago Hope
- Boston Legal
- Grey's Anatomy
- The Booth at the End
- The Americans
- Sons of Anarchy
- Justified
- Masters of Sex
Film Roles
- 1969 People Soup as Adam
- 1981 Under the Rainbow as Henry Hudson
- 1991 The Doctor as Dr. Eli Bloomfield
- 1998 Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later as Will Brennan
- 1999 Lake Placid as Kevin
- 2005 Hitch as Max
- 2009 A Serious Man as Divorce Lawyer
Television Roles
- 1975 Barney Miller (episode "Grand Hotel") as Howard
- 1986 The Twilight Zone (1985) as Michael Wright
- 1986-1987 L.A. Law as Richard Kendall
- 1990-1995 Northern Exposure as Adam
- 1994-2000 Chicago Hope as Dr. Aaron Shutt
- 2001 Frasier as Tom
- 2002 Monk as Dale 'The Whale' Biederbeck
- 2000-2002 The West Wing as Dr. Stanley Keyworth
- 2004-2005 8 Simple Rules as Principal Ed Gibb
- 2006 Boston Legal as A.D.A. Douglas Kupfer
- 2007-2009 Life as Ted Earley
- 2009 Sons of Anarchy as Ethan Zobelle
- 2012-2014 Justified as Theo Tonin
- 2014 Masters of Sex as Shep Tally
- 2005 State of Affairs as Victor Gantry
Radio Roles
- 1981 Star Wars (radio adaptation) as Fixer
