Adam Arkin
Adam Arkin (born August 19, 1956) is an American actor and director. His father is Oscar Award-winning actor Alan Arkin and his brother is actor Matthew Arkin. He 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
![Sugar](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dNrk52Rt13MxwahLneTZJezM6qD.jpg)
Sugar
![The American Buffalo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ns8F9uzd2dE8J0gDmERedXEpio5.jpg)
The American Buffalo
![The Night Agent](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xjsx6rGEgHl2tUqkimo6Bz2KzVo.jpg)
The Night Agent
![The U.S. and the Holocaust](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/XhE7XKsSkopejjk5pUl228nllo.jpg)
The U.S. and the Holocaust
![The Offer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9fdYX5uc3HZEuYotms3XJ72AbCr.jpg)
The Offer
![Pig](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1InMm4Mbjx8wCKvIy5gglo5i3HN.jpg)
Pig
![Big Shot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yBFqTVoQsFg53ein34BKbn7SU8Z.jpg)
Big Shot
![Rebel](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hyHAr6lk3EW2krnUp5RFkK6ouwB.jpg)
Rebel
![The Act](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vb1sQLC2MqfCPOFqHd8SyVsyDVB.jpg)
The Act
![Succession](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7HW47XbkNQ5fiwQFYGWdw9gs144.jpg)
Succession
![Get Shorty](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ism3TUNdIl5MpQR6E8ApjE89LQy.jpg)
Get Shorty
![Santa Clarita Diet](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5rBjNm2sRubaXKBnU904NInFi7P.jpg)
Santa Clarita Diet
![Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tp2nUMaqFwMj2vyJyf5evAlZDRL.jpg)
Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
![Billions](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bD8I9H67IOOLojcG2INUbhL7vRZ.jpg)
Billions
![The Carmichael Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g0DgyieyTGYrlQvT3xCjItF8TbS.jpg)
The Carmichael Show
![Sneaky Pete](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nNpcea9lLHI4iv8QpOIvHveVnT9.jpg)
Sneaky Pete
![Secrets and Lies](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/y1HaNebKAtwHOSpC3T3NTChoKtJ.jpg)
Secrets and Lies
![How to Get Away with Murder](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bJs8Y6T88NcgksxA8UaVl4YX8p8.jpg)
How to Get Away with Murder
![10 Cent Pistol](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eLxk3fmxtfxRCMavwdxP4R6BRzs.jpg)
10 Cent Pistol
![Extant](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nFwqHXoP1FxFbd8G8dY13y9bfAX.jpg)
Extant
![In Security](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kn8xtTjqTR8CgvLjDAgp5z8Eifj.jpg)
In Security
![Fargo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6U9CPeD8obHzweikFhiLhpc7YBT.jpg)
Fargo
![We Are Men](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iTrqSE0TqsfbnqRX0W9Jb9W9BHp.jpg)
We Are Men
![Masters of Sex](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bC42ksckQpjfck2BZ5McaEDN4pk.jpg)
Masters of Sex
![The Blacklist](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/r935SMphvXppx5bJjbIBNx02fwc.jpg)
The Blacklist
![The Bridge](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dUbzlmMmPxU1aQViVBvTwtZjSM1.jpg)
The Bridge
![The Americans](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/w1UBlxEXhbKe8sp0fxFZh7MqTce.jpg)
The Americans
![Outlaw Country](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zMw94yKYaUxpp7fFqpKNEW2u8ob.jpg)
Outlaw Country
![The Newsroom](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2s6IPLtfw0GiMxlJznb1TkA6KXk.jpg)
The Newsroom
![The Sessions](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/57o1DBc5DfJXVc8wArAblSbZ8sD.jpg)
The Sessions
![The Finder](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iKJ5hTFvX0IScXrxcagYsePTnTd.jpg)
The Finder
![Prohibition](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dhZKY66U37aIJVxA6OsR95efTkI.jpg)
Prohibition
![Just Peck](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hVsbyUuG4U5LJG7srh95ThcEAXP.jpg)
Just Peck
![The Chicago Code](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wVSJ9BcdvFeMbrr5brC7XAhfxQb.jpg)
The Chicago Code
![Terriers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/51T6VEO74kijlt2SDowGiiq0Cti.jpg)
Terriers
![Summer Eleven](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ghPOGpHld1RXkoIfi9kkn7YWNkR.jpg)
Summer Eleven
![Rizzoli & Isles](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qQgTIsI6iWv4jO3kM6tHWVsKIIM.jpg)
Rizzoli & Isles
![Tell-Tale](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9dFNnlqT8AlMMzRwqPgKHJgwWkS.jpg)
Tell-Tale
![Justified](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/co2mZbCuO1Vv86a2VVcBYaBJwmf.jpg)
Justified
![The Deep End](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/t9bZ4iam4HSpO2ngFt0T0cLdp2c.jpg)
The Deep End
![A Serious Man](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5gGxDS8WmrebPlMHexVS8EVehiP.jpg)
A Serious Man
![The National Parks: America's Best Idea](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6RIXsAA5O91qnUha9VqUN9uBfng.jpg)
The National Parks: America's Best Idea
![Modern Family](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/klL4yhwiU8aF4AuF5dCfJA9sRnS.jpg)
Modern Family
![Lie to Me](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rrTeGVXHqppoTUydoWV6bCzZs1W.jpg)
Lie to Me
![Sons of Anarchy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yPLkf4EiCkR0NOvMfmpHMA2zfN3.jpg)
Sons of Anarchy
![The War](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/s2pJDvs6LZdijaiWCdSuLRkDryV.jpg)
The War
![Life](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4zTDeRJxdMqH3Si2fIZjQi44k17.jpg)
Life
![Graduation](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/idw9ugBWMuBYfnzebxfTU7pl54X.jpg)
Graduation
![The Riches](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/c8eyL7xBTVZeeqb9oDEADqHlNc2.jpg)
The Riches
![Dirt](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/JZs8u8XfZJDjv72LUidoXdb9qz.jpg)
Dirt
![Big Day](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/35FmsYvgORNeomdRLigRJdcpF6N.jpg)
Big Day
![Murder on Pleasant Drive](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4HKQ6in4SFkiGwvLPpIALn76Kdp.jpg)
Murder on Pleasant Drive
![Kids in America](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qf5WHidnEkKOQ8hl8l4RuKh0Fxx.jpg)
Kids in America
![Commander in Chief](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2WMS3a43ppLxqDTHyGYmOsqOBbr.jpg)
Commander in Chief
![The Closer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sVE1SSDlXNCBh3sPYkIUTKfxOAk.jpg)
The Closer
![Grey's Anatomy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jcEl8SISNfGdlQFwLzeEtsjDvpw.jpg)
Grey's Anatomy
![Hitch](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/x3W9H3nhGQbWSlyI8Amp2F6Z6cz.jpg)
Hitch
![Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AbuiJg4EF7DWAeeMCKR6VIIj2mU.jpg)
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
![Boston Legal](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eQyJoKFGUTlytx9f2zNjqmMOR82.jpg)
Boston Legal
![Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9A3hG4XsV49t1Cc3QAnBk6bTW5a.jpg)
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
![Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iglGxGhlo2ul2ciXXxDAHg3lv3x.jpg)
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
![Pristine Books](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bdL3wC3aX45dE9yB9iVgPLcPWOw.jpg)
Pristine Books
![8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/81bJijYZedZ4TSm34rYmW9gEDvN.jpg)
8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter
![Monk](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3axGMbUecXXOPSeG47v2i9wK5y5.jpg)
Monk
![Halloween: Resurrection](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1mlKwbNzJCGzqe4i0ZEJtUUL290.jpg)
Halloween: Resurrection
![Stark Raving Mad](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2TipaoIvzQHR50mLWNysBt9SGfS.jpg)
Stark Raving Mad
![Baby Bob](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AhTaPQH5RzlKSA74ruVNAeYnzUG.jpg)
Baby Bob
![Roughing It](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4grlbTHC9DK3PRYlugCjfsk3PyY.jpg)
Roughing It
![Off Season](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/18pWzJAvmW530pMJweoWY6aaWAj.jpg)
Off Season
![My Louisiana Sky](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/px28QFNNINNRH5eYoy8QoGNq1G8.jpg)
My Louisiana Sky
![Mission](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jqQI4NMSB9dzfDsq4petHEFFw9M.jpg)
Mission
![Hanging Up](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lnnFFGhIXi6ZDU3r29eKHKTHdq0.jpg)
Hanging Up
![Dropping Out](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bEgb5KFrUKqHTLEuKebZXmxxmXE.jpg)
Dropping Out
![The West Wing](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yqDWr5NAE7m1IWrygYwLyEB6pN0.jpg)
The West Wing
![Law & Order: Special Victims Unit](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/onmSVwYsPMYtO8OjLdjS8FfRNKb.jpg)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
![A Slight Case of Murder](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8lzixEbonNLJHhKSEWiMKJUVxMs.jpg)
A Slight Case of Murder
![Lake Placid](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pEszakCP8j9E9S0UPLfEa3Cad3O.jpg)
Lake Placid
![Thirst](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/q7U0IwVJr1WxeCW3bTJWfp1FxpQ.jpg)
Thirst
![Halloween H20: 20 Years Later](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lqLXUm3oK59sGJKRH2Zjj2m3iMg.jpg)
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
![Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hjiMdLSUgv6U97hCVKyKX4HxCut.jpg)
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
![Ally McBeal](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/weS8htxS2j0EQ6jorK3WOR1dZpH.jpg)
Ally McBeal
![Perversions of Science](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lA4zvjHMICXl5XDpShfemcNSDNv.jpg)
Perversions of Science
![Not in This Town](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qYtnCEj5iZE9AAgCzvNxQGSCgvl.jpg)
Not in This Town
![The Practice](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7OKZSUIWhjFP0F2s478zTrAYwDB.jpg)
The Practice
![The West](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3QyHP8J67jc54QBC2PiozI3HrHH.jpg)
The West
![The Daily Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ixcfyK7it6FjRM36Te4OdblAq4X.jpg)
The Daily Show
![MADtv](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4tXHrqYbETym7Def99MeXrpPyRA.jpg)
MADtv
![In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/e18mGjg1QBsFkLOYEe7PI1EqQRk.jpg)
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
![Chicago Hope](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/x8ic33t4NurJul1oXmvKwKtWH28.jpg)
Chicago Hope
![Wrestling Ernest Hemingway](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aMWkpitaM33HgDv25RzeMy9ZNFQ.jpg)
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
![Dottie Gets Spanked](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2bzYMppHUTj6UlMxPz7W1TMSDUP.jpg)
Dottie Gets Spanked
![Frasier](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gYAb6GCVEFsU9hzMCG5rxaxoIv3.jpg)
Frasier
![The Doctor](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rExMpi701EIvEGu49FlOS8I0Kag.jpg)
The Doctor
![A Promise to Keep](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zfvHyYn8hRMlK9Gl7Gxz3Fhyzf8.jpg)
A Promise to Keep
![Babies](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kievoPiibHtl9x6KMNolRrJbfLV.jpg)
Babies
![Law & Order](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/m9zTQr4TYS98UFSiA1k0mMfECPe.jpg)
Law & Order
![Heat Wave](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sHFTfYRwEOHqUHl05MJmoWu0Dyx.jpg)
Heat Wave
![Northern Exposure](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4yPQY1PcH7W2j3fTE77xQcoEgbZ.jpg)
Northern Exposure
![Julie Brown: The Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7jjQT6iwS6jJhUsTb6rHJ95xUCC.jpg)
Julie Brown: The Show
![Oceano](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/slfqhmPkysIwqnFFnfN1UVG8N52.jpg)
Oceano
![Hard Time on Planet Earth](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vjT89xJZ8SAAhR0FobciczwBhEw.jpg)
Hard Time on Planet Earth
![China Beach](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hAHjHqh9b31xljMxSc6PBet3a1X.jpg)
China Beach
![Necessary Parties](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mSvWswjhrQ2zZm8AV42O52Hp1zs.jpg)
Necessary Parties
![A Year in the Life](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pSyyb5QxgSFmrgv1cwgn8hYSE0d.jpg)
A Year in the Life
![Personal Foul](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mFkkov388EpBQXVHnwFyi5Kp8sT.jpg)
Personal Foul
![A Year in the Life](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pfJvRAo1lXbxlIqJELcQlpi9yW6.jpg)
A Year in the Life
![L.A. Law](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hs1TBk6KlPBlnb7ybpqgK6IzcCx.jpg)
L.A. Law
![All is Forgiven](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5iUlOQAiiUGvACD8YbyEnseHW7y.jpg)
All is Forgiven
![MacGyver](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7q4u6lXXQR2wcP2FnvH9PpZ7Qir.jpg)
MacGyver
![The Twilight Zone](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5OYHoUEKE3RJMqiHcJ8XA5kB7bw.jpg)
The Twilight Zone
![The Fourth Wise Man](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zYD0CjsTOCxCvbGvEcD3mx1MMbe.jpg)
The Fourth Wise Man
![St. Elsewhere](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mEfcA56iisaOfnK8FsY1sSE2wLu.jpg)
St. Elsewhere
![Teachers Only](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mR0avuqenG7lt7IFtnqkOn6MWjm.jpg)
Teachers Only
![Late Night with David Letterman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kSraSPTeNoiR60ti9amNqLvM3Em.jpg)
Late Night with David Letterman
![Jessica Novak](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5T8QbQtXKyDZSok4MKvpZaA6Ril.jpg)
Jessica Novak
![Chu Chu and the Philly Flash](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/o6yDV6WBHFzWWWrhENgkCLioffP.jpg)
Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
![Full Moon High](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/i81COenmVVnkfyOC3JOR7lXO1jm.jpg)
Full Moon High
![Under the Rainbow](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mCdXzpghn4tPz6hbQcvS2UwOh1C.jpg)
Under the Rainbow
![Improper Channels](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iSnhfcWSPtAXYRqKocHi0CeJitr.jpg)
Improper Channels
![Knots Landing](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rCY6zn2O9gZcvyVrraUp5V7UtzE.jpg)
Knots Landing
![Pearl](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ooyFmXcqO7vb8VLvu0JwPnoJNll.jpg)
Pearl
![The Love Boat](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fnsnazlj2bt3Fuj0pJ7wBPmuMLO.jpg)
The Love Boat
![Baby Blue Marine](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2l0xzqizttza3TgwhkE7gWxFi2a.jpg)
Baby Blue Marine
![Barney Miller](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wfrcuXAlgbPyUenIbCONhICH23h.jpg)
Barney Miller
![It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uai86ZbzwxuF0VzN8n8JizAfNoF.jpg)
It Couldn't Happen to a Nicer Guy
![Harry O](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xqZ2gDR9NOXsPkD9hPB1j8ywsxY.jpg)
Harry O
![Happy Days](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sepIwNPCEhkKvFOQSjXK6tekkjR.jpg)
Happy Days
![Made For Each Other](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fZOylFnEXBCz7uMLODidkUcyPwA.jpg)
Made For Each Other
![The Monitors](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eBvA1H0fWkdVWiGh21Qhehpy8eu.jpg)
The Monitors
![People Soup](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8DCyHh3cZi7p7ED8iZuXpBOWDmu.jpg)
People Soup
![Hawaii Five-O](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6jwEtk9UgHoQCVrqHuRmbgSvwMS.jpg)
Hawaii Five-O