Adam Arkin

Career timeline

1. 1956 · Born

   Born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

2. 1969 · Screen debut

   Hawaii Five-O (TV)

3. 1990 · Directing debut

   Northern Exposure (TV)

4. 1999 · Breakthrough

   Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV)

5. 2013 · First production

   The Americans (TV)

6. 2026 · Latest release

   American Hostage (TV)

Career in numbers

1 1960s

5 1970s

5 1980s

12 1990s

12 2000s

18 2010s

7 2020s

• Drama50
• Crime23
• Comedy20
• Mystery14
• Action & Adventure4
• Sci-Fi & Fantasy4

Highest-rated title Sons of Anarchy 2008 8.4 Most popular title Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999 8.0

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Adam Arkin in our catalogue.

Christopher Lloyd

2 titles together

1. 2023 Poker Face as Mark Getzler 7.4 TV
2. 2021 Pig as Darius 6.6 Movie
3. 2021 Big Shot as Sam 7.9 TV
4. 2019 The Act as Detective 7.6 TV
5. 2014 How to Get Away with Murder as Wallace Mahoney 7.8 TV
6. 2014 Fargo as Hamish Boker 8.3 TV
7. 2013 Masters of Sex as Shep Tally 7.1 TV
8. 2013 The Bridge as Federal Investigator 6.6 TV
9. 2012 The Newsroom as Adam Roth 8.1 TV
10. 2010 Justified as Theo Tonin 8.0 TV
11. 2009 A Serious Man as Divorce Lawyer 6.7 Movie
12. 2009 Modern Family as Reece 7.9 TV
13. 2008 Sons of Anarchy as Ethan Zobelle 8.4 TV
14. 2007 Life as Ted Earley 7.6 TV
15. 2005 The Closer as Scott Esposito / Steven Hirschbaum 7.8 TV
16. 2005 Hitch as Max 6.6 Movie
17. 2004 Boston Legal as A.D.A. Douglas Kupfer 8.0 TV
18. 2002 8 Simple Rules as Ed Gibb 6.8 TV
19. 2002 Monk as Dale 'The Whale' Biederbeck 7.9 TV
20. 1999 The West Wing as Stanley Keyworth 8.3 TV
21. 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Julius Adler 8.0 TV
22. 1999 Lake Placid as Kevin 6.0 Movie
23. 1998 Halloween H20: 20 Years Later as Will Brennan 6.0 Movie
24. 1997 Perversions of Science as Paul Danko TV
25. 1997 The Practice as Albert Ginsberg 7.6 TV
26. 1994 Chicago Hope as Aaron Shutt 7.2 TV
27. 1993 Frasier as Tom 7.7 TV
28. 1992 Picket Fences as Edward 7.4 TV
29. 1990 Law & Order as George Costas 7.3 TV
30. 1990 Northern Exposure as Adam 7.8 TV
31. 1988 China Beach 7.4 TV
32. 1986 L.A. Law as Richard Kendall 7.0 TV
33. 1985 MacGyver as Tony Parisio 7.7 TV
34. 1985 The Twilight Zone as (segment "A Matter of Minutes") 7.7 TV
35. 1982 St. Elsewhere as Doug Zageck 5.7 TV
36. 1979 Knots Landing as Mark Baylor 6.9 TV
37. 1977 The Love Boat as Alex Lambert 6.3 TV
38. 1975 Barney Miller as Howard Smith 7.4 TV
39. 1974 Harry O TV
40. 1974 Happy Days 7.7 TV
41. 1969 Hawaii Five-O as Alex Scofield 7.2 TV

1. 2026 American Hostage 6.8 TV
2. 2024 Sugar 7.2 TV
3. 2023 The Night Agent 7.7 TV
4. 2023 Poker Face 7.4 TV
5. 2022 The Offer 8.0 TV
6. 2019 The Act 7.6 TV
7. 2018 Succession 8.3 TV
8. 2017 Get Shorty 7.1 TV
9. 2017 Santa Clarita Diet 7.4 TV
10. 2016 Billions 7.8 TV
11. 2015 Sneaky Pete 7.5 TV
12. 2015 Secrets and Lies 7.4 TV
13. 2014 Extant 6.3 TV
14. 2014 Fargo 8.3 TV
15. 2013 Masters of Sex 7.1 TV
16. 2013 The Blacklist 7.6 TV
17. 2013 The Bridge 6.6 TV
18. 2013 The Americans 7.9 TV
19. 2012 The Finder 7.1 TV
20. 2010 Rizzoli & Isles 7.9 TV
21. 2010 Justified 8.0 TV
22. 2009 Nurse Jackie 7.1 TV
23. 2009 Lie to Me 7.9 TV
24. 2008 Sons of Anarchy 8.4 TV
25. 2007 Life 7.6 TV
26. 2005 The Closer 7.8 TV
27. 2005 Grey's Anatomy 8.2 TV
28. 2004 Boston Legal 8.0 TV
29. 2002 Monk 7.9 TV
30. 1997 Ally McBeal 6.5 TV
31. 1994 Chicago Hope 7.2 TV
32. 1990 Northern Exposure 7.8 TV

1. 2013 The Americans 7.9 TV

1. 2026 American Hostage 6.8 TV
2. 2023 Poker Face 7.4 TV
3. 2017 Get Shorty 7.1 TV

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