Adam Arkin on 50 Years of Acting, Directing and Producing on Television, FIlm and Theater

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Adam Arkin is an award-winning actor, director, and producer whose distinguished career has spanned over four decades. As a director and executive producer, Adam’s most recent work is featured in season two of the award-winning Peacock series “Poker Face,” which premiered last month and stars Natasha Lyonne. He also recently directed six episodes of Netflix’s “The Night Agent.”

Adam has also executive produced and directed “Sugar”, “Cruel Intentions,” “Rebel”, and “Get Shorty”. His other directing credits include “Northern Exposure”, “The Offer”, “Succession," “Fargo,” “Billions,” “Justified,” "Sons of Anarchy,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “The Americans" (which he also produced), “Sneaky Pete,” and “Masters of Sex.” He won an Emmy for directing the Showtime film “My Louisiana Sky."

As an actor, his film, tv and theater credits include the Coen Brothers’ Oscar-nominated "A Serious Man”, “Pig”, ”Chicago Hope" (all 141 episodes), ”Life”, "Law and Order," "The Act," "Modern Family," "The West Wing," "Boston Legal," “Monk”, "Brooklyn Boy," "Guys and Dolls," and "I Hate Hamlet.” His work has garnered a plethora of acting and directing award nominations and wins including the Tony’s, Primetime Emmys, Screen Actors Guild, Directors Guild of America, and the Daytime Emmys.

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