Adam Arkin Biography

Adam Arkin (born August 19, 1957) is an American television, film, and stage actor.

Arkin has appeared in various television series such as "Dave's Wave", Northern Exposure (CBS, 1990-95), where he played the eccentric chef Adam, and Chicago Hope (CBS, 1994-2000), where he played neurosurgeon Aaron Shutt. He appeared in "Law & Order": Red Ball (Season 16, 2005) He was a D.A. named Charles Graham. Other recent television appearances include The West Wing (1999) (as trauma specialist and psychologist Dr. Stanley Keyworth), Frasier, as an obsessive fan of Frasier's, Boston Legal and 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter (2002). He currently appears in the new NBC drama Life. His film appearances include Hitch (2005) and Halloween: H20 (1998). Arkin is also a theatre actor where he has performed in Broadway, Off-Broadway and regional theatre productions, including most recently, both the South Coast Repertory world premiere and Broadway production of Brooklyn Boy by playwright Donald Margulies.

Arkin was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of actor/director/writer Alan Arkin and his wife Jeremy Yaffe. He has been married to the former Phyllis Ann Lyons since 1999. They have one son together. He also has a daughter, Molly, from his former wife, Linda. Arkin is Jewish.