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Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Cruel Intentions (2024)
Guest starring as Dean Sheffield
- Episode 1x01: Alpha (Nov 21, 2024) [Uncredited]
Big Shot (2021)
Guest starring as Sam
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Marvyn's Playbook (Jun 18, 2021)
- Episode 1x07: Kalm Korn (May 28, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Apr 16, 2021)
Rebel (2021)
Guest starring as Mark Duncan
(7 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: 36 Hours (Jun 10, 2021)
- Episode 1x09: Trial Day (Jun 10, 2021)
- Episode 1x06: Just Because You're Paranoid (May 20, 2021)
- Episode 1x05: Heart Burned (May 13, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: The Right Thing (May 6, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: Patient X (Apr 15, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Apr 8, 2021)
Santa Clarita Diet (2017)
Guest starring as Evan
- Episode 3x10: The Cult of Sheila (Mar 29, 2019) [Uncredited]
State of Affairs (2014)
Guest starring as Victor Gantry
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Deadcheck (Feb 16, 2015)
- Episode 1x12: Here and Now (Feb 9, 2015)
How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
Guest starring as Wallace Mahoney
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2x15: Anna Mae (Mar 17, 2016)
- Episode 2x14: There's My Baby (Mar 10, 2016)
- Episode 2x13: Something Bad Happened (Mar 3, 2016)
- Episode 2x12: It's a Trap (Feb 25, 2016)
Fargo (2014)
Guest starring as Hamish Broker
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: Palindrome (Dec 14, 2015) [Co-Star]
- Episode 2x07: Did You Do This? No, You Did It! (Nov 23, 2015) [Co-Star]
- Episode 2x01: Waiting for Dutch (Oct 12, 2015) [Co-Star]
Masters of Sex (2013)
Guest starring as Shep Tally
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x12: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Sep 28, 2014)
- Episode 2x11: One for the Money, Two for the Show (Sep 21, 2014)
- Episode 2x10: Below the Belt (Sep 14, 2014)
The Bridge (2013)
Guest starring as Elliott Adler
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x13: Jubilex (Oct 1, 2014)
- Episode 2x12: Quetzalcoatl (Sep 24, 2014)
- Episode 2x11: Beholder (Sep 17, 2014)
The Newsroom (2012)
Guest starring as Adam Roth
- Episode 1x09: The Blackout, Part 2: Mock Debate (Aug 19, 2012)
The Chicago Code (2011)
Guest starring as FBI Division Chief Cuyler
- Episode 1x07: Black Hand and the Shotgun Man (Mar 21, 2011)
Guest starring as Special Agent Cuyler
- Episode 1x13: Mike Royko's Revenge (May 23, 2011)
Justified (2010)
Guest starring as Theo Tonin
(3 episodes)
- Episode 5x05: Shot All to Hell (Feb 4, 2014)
- Episode 3x13: Slaughterhouse (Apr 10, 2012)
- Episode 3x11: Measures (Mar 27, 2012)
Sons of Anarchy (2008)
Guest starring as Ethan Zobelle
(11 episodes)
- Episode 2x13: Na Trioblóidi (Dec 1, 2009) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x12: The Culling (Nov 24, 2009) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x11: Service (Nov 17, 2009) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x09: Fa Guan (Nov 3, 2009) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x08: Potlatch (Oct 27, 2009) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x06: Falx Cerebri (Oct 13, 2009) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x05: Smite (Oct 6, 2009) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x04: Eureka (Sep 29, 2009) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x03: Fix (Sep 22, 2009) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x02: Small Tears (Sep 15, 2009) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x01: Albification (Sep 8, 2009) [Special Guest Star]
Life (2007)
Starring as Ted Earley
(31 episodes)
- Episode 2x21: One (Apr 8, 2009)
- Episode 2x20: Initiative 38 (Apr 1, 2009)
- Episode 2x19: 5 Quarts (Mar 25, 2009)
- Episode 2x18: 3 Women (Mar 18, 2009)
- Episode 2x17: Shelf Life (Mar 11, 2009)
- Episode 2x16: Hit Me Baby (Feb 25, 2009)
- Episode 2x15: I Heart Mom (Feb 18, 2009)
- Episode 2x14: Mirror Ball (Feb 11, 2009)
- Episode 2x13: Re-Entry (Feb 4, 2009)
- Episode 2x12: Trapdoor (Dec 17, 2008)
- Episode 2x11: Canyon Flowers (Dec 10, 2008)
- Episode 2x10: Evil... and his Brother Ziggy (Dec 3, 2008)
- Episode 2x09: Badge Bunny (Nov 19, 2008)
- Episode 2x08: Black Friday (Nov 12, 2008)
- Episode 2x07: Jackpot (Nov 5, 2008)
- Episode 2x06: Did You Feel That? (Oct 24, 2008)
- Episode 2x05: Crushed (Oct 17, 2008)
- Episode 2x04: Not for Nothing (Oct 10, 2008)
- Episode 2x03: The Business of Miracles (Oct 6, 2008)
- Episode 2x02: Everything ... All the Time (Oct 3, 2008)
- Episode 2x01: Find Your Happy Place (Sep 29, 2008)
- Episode 1x11: Fill it Up (Dec 5, 2007)
- Episode 1x10: Dig a Hole (Dec 3, 2007)
- Episode 1x09: Serious Control Issues (Nov 28, 2007)
- Episode 1x08: Farthingale (Nov 14, 2007)
- Episode 1x07: A Civil War (Nov 7, 2007)
- Episode 1x06: Powerless (Oct 31, 2007)
- Episode 1x04: What They Saw (Oct 17, 2007)
- Episode 1x03: Let Her Go (Oct 10, 2007)
- Episode 1x02: Tear Asunder (Oct 3, 2007)
- Episode 1x01: Merit Badge (Sep 26, 2007)
Boston Legal (2004)
Guest starring as Assistant D.A. Douglas Kupfer
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x24: Deep End of the Poole (May 2, 2006)
- Episode 2x22: Ivan the Incorrigible (Apr 18, 2006)
- Episode 2x16: Live Big (Feb 21, 2006)
8 Simple Rules (2002)
Guest starring as Principal Ed Gibb
(11 episodes)
- Episode 3x24: Ditch Day (Apr 15, 2005)
- Episode 3x23: Sleepover (Apr 8, 2005)
- Episode 3x14: C.J.'s Temptation (Jan 7, 2005)
- Episode 3x13: The Sub (Jan 7, 2005)
- Episode 3x09: Thanksgiving Guest (Nov 26, 2004)
- Episode 3x08: Secrets (Nov 12, 2004)
- Episode 3x03: School Nurse (Oct 8, 2004)
- Episode 3x01: First Day of School (Sep 24, 2004)
- Episode 2x24: Finale Part Deux (May 18, 2004) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x23: Finale Part Un (May 18, 2004) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x22: The Principal (May 11, 2004) [Special Guest Star]
Monk (2002)
Guest starring as Dale Biederbeck
- Episode 1x03: Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale (Jul 26, 2002) [Special Guest Star]
Baby Bob (2002)
Starring as Walter Spencer
(14 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: Let's Go To The Videotape ()
- Episode 2x07: You Don't Know Jack ()
- Episode 2x06: Vegas Baby ()
- Episode 2x05: Footloose, Infancy Free ()
- Episode 2x04: Boys Will Be Girls ()
- Episode 2x03: Reality Bites (Jun 20, 2003)
- Episode 2x02: Don't Pass Me By (Jun 13, 2003)
- Episode 2x01: Rush Lim-Bob (Jun 6, 2003)
- Episode 1x06: Talking Babies Say the Darndest Things (Apr 22, 2002)
- Episode 1x05: House of the Rising Son (Apr 15, 2002)
- Episode 1x04: The Other Side (Apr 8, 2002)
- Episode 1x03: The Tell-Tale Art (Apr 1, 2002)
- Episode 1x02: Mommy & Me (Mar 25, 2002)
- Episode 1x01: First Words (Mar 18, 2002)
The West Wing (1999)
Guest starring as Dr. Stanley Keyworth
(4 episodes)
- Episode 4x11: Holy Night (Dec 11, 2002) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x21: Posse Comitatus (May 22, 2002) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 3x13: Night Five (Feb 6, 2002) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 2x10: Noël (Dec 20, 2000) [Special Guest Star]
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Guest starring as Dr Julius Adler
- Episode 21x08: We Dream of Machine Elves (Nov 14, 2019)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (1999)
Guest starring as Adam Arkin
- Episode 1999-07-12: Adam Arkin (Jul 12, 1999)
The Practice (1997)
Guest starring as Attorney Albert Ginsberg
- Episode 8x02: The Chosen (1) (Oct 5, 2003)
The West (1996)
Guest starring as Adam Arkin
- Episode 1x03: The Speck of the Future (1848-1856) (Sep 17, 1996)
The Daily Show with Craig Kilborn (1996)
Guest starring as Adam Arkin
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1998-08-06: Adam Arkin (Aug 6, 1998)
- Episode 1997-10-29: Adam Arkin (Oct 29, 1997)
Chicago Hope (1994)
Starring as Dr. Aaron Shutt
(5 episodes)
- Episode 6x15: Painful Cuts (Feb 17, 2000)
- Episode 5x05: One Hundred and One Damnations (Oct 28, 1998)
- Episode 3x18: Growing Pains (Mar 10, 1997)
- Episode 2x10: The Ethics of Hope (Nov 27, 1995)
- Episode 1x18: Informed Consent (Mar 13, 1995)
Frasier (1993)
Guest starring as Tom
- Episode 9x08: The Two Hundredth (Nov 13, 2001) [Special Guest Star]
The Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Guest starring as Adam Arkin
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1998-07-27: Jenny McCarthy, Adam Arkin, Tori Amos (Jul 27, 1998)
- Episode 1997-10-01: Cameron Diaz, Adam Arkin, Veniamin (Oct 1, 1997)
- Episode 1997-03-04: Robin Quivers, Adam Arkin, James (Mar 4, 1997)
Northern Exposure (1990)
Guest starring as Adam
(10 episodes)
- Episode 6x15: The Quest (Feb 8, 1995)
- Episode 5x16: Northern Hospitality (Feb 28, 1994)
- Episode 5x14: A Bolt from the Blue (Jan 24, 1994)
- Episode 4x21: The Big Feast (Mar 22, 1993)
- Episode 3x22: Our Wedding (May 11, 1992)
- Episode 3x18: My Mother, My Sister (Mar 16, 1992)
- Episode 3x11: Dateline: Cicely (Jan 6, 1992)
- Episode 3x07: Roots (Nov 11, 1991)
- Episode 3x01: The Bumpy Road to Love (Sep 23, 1991)
- Episode 1x08: Aurora Borealis- A Fairy Tale for Big People (Aug 30, 1990)
A Year in the Life (1987)
Starring as Jim Eisenberg
(22 episodes)
- Episode 1x22: Love Mother (Apr 13, 1988)
- Episode 1x21: Peter Creek Road (Apr 6, 1988)
- Episode 1x20: The Politics of Being (Mar 23, 1988)
- Episode 1x19: Glory Days (Mar 16, 1988)
- Episode 1x18: Common Ground (Mar 9, 1988)
- Episode 1x17: Fathers and Other Strangers (Feb 17, 1988)
- Episode 1x16: The Go-Between (Feb 10, 1988)
- Episode 1x15: Goodbye to All That (Feb 3, 1988)
- Episode 1x14: At the Last Moment, Enormous Changes (Jan 20, 1988)
- Episode 1x13: Sometimes It's Hard to Remember (Jan 13, 1988)
- Episode 1x12: The Little Disturbance of Man (Jan 6, 1988)
- Episode 1x11: While Someone Else is Eating or Opening a Window (Dec 23, 1987)
- Episode 1x10: So Much Water So Close to Home (Dec 16, 1987)
- Episode 1x09: I Think You Know Something I Don't Know (Dec 2, 1987)
- Episode 1x08: In Dreams Begin Responsibilities (Nov 18, 1987)
- Episode 1x07: Acts of Faith (Nov 11, 1987)
- Episode 1x06: EM7, Raiders Minus 3 and a Half for a Nickel (Nov 4, 1987)
- Episode 1x05: Dixie Chicken (Oct 28, 1987)
- Episode 1x04: What Do People Do All Day? (Oct 21, 1987)
- Episode 1x03: What Do You Think Love Is? (Sep 30, 1987)
- Episode 1x02: Things You Should Know Before and After (Sep 23, 1987)
- Episode 1x01: Don't I Know You from Somewhere? (Sep 16, 1987)
L.A. Law (1986)
Guest starring as Richard Kendall
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x19: The Grace of Wrath (Feb 26, 1987)
- Episode 1x04: The Princess and the Wiener King (Oct 17, 1986)
Tough Cookies (1986)
Starring as Danny Polchek
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: Temper Fidelis (Apr 23, 1986)
- Episode 1x05: The Stoolie (Apr 9, 1986)
- Episode 1x04: The Unfantasy (Apr 2, 1986)
- Episode 1x02: Grudge Match (Mar 12, 1986)
- Episode 1x01: Ships in the Night (Mar 5, 1986)
The Twilight Zone (1985)
Guest starring as Michael Wright
- Episode 1x38: A Matter of Minutes (Jan 24, 1986)
The Love Boat (1977)
Guest starring as Alex Lambert
- Episode 2x11: Heads or Tails / The Little People / Mona of the Movies (Nov 25, 1978)
Guest starring as Jonathan Stevens
- Episode 6x17: Salvaged Romance / Our Son, The Lawyer / Gopher's Daisy (Jan 29, 1983)
The Hollywood Squares (1966)
Guest starring as Panelist
- Episode 11x44: February 7-11, 1977 (DT) (Feb 7, 1977)
Crew Credits
Sugar (2024)
Show crew as Co-Executive Producer
- Episode 1x01: Olivia (Apr 5, 2024)
Episode crew as Director
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x07: The Friends You Keep (May 10, 2024)
- Episode 1x04: Starry-Eyed (Apr 19, 2024)
- Episode 1x03: Shibuya Crossing (Apr 12, 2024)
The Night Agent (2023)
Episode crew as Director
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2x04: Desperate Measures (Jan 23, 2025)
- Episode 2x03: Government Property (Jan 23, 2025)
- Episode 1x08: Redux (Mar 23, 2023)
- Episode 1x07: Best Served Cold (Mar 23, 2023)
Poker Face (2023)
Show crew as Executive Producer
- Episode 2x01: The Game Is a Foot (May 8, 2025)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x07: One Last Job (Jun 5, 2025)
- Episode 2x06: Sloppy Joseph (May 29, 2025)
The Offer (2022)
Episode crew as Director
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: Brains and Balls (Jun 16, 2022)
- Episode 1x09: It's Who We Are (Jun 9, 2022)
- Episode 1x04: The Right Shade of Yellow (May 5, 2022)
- Episode 1x03: Fade In (Apr 28, 2022)
Rebel (2021)
Show crew as Executive Producer
Episode crew as Director
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: Trial Day (Jun 10, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: The Right Thing (May 6, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: Patient X (Apr 15, 2021)
Succession (2018)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: I Went to Market (Jul 1, 2018)
- Episode 1x04: Sad Sack Wasp Trap (Jun 24, 2018)
Get Shorty (2017)
Show crew as Co-Executive Producer
Episode crew as Director
(13 episodes)
- Episode 3x07: Should Not Throw Stones (Nov 17, 2019)
- Episode 3x06: Tomorrow They Light Me on Fire (Nov 10, 2019)
- Episode 3x02: Dark Roast, Oat Milk, Two Splendas (Oct 13, 2019)
- Episode 3x01: What to Do When You Land (Oct 6, 2019)
- Episode 2x10: Pickle (Oct 7, 2018)
- Episode 2x09: Safe Space (Sep 30, 2018)
- Episode 2x06: Unlimited (Limited) (Sep 9, 2018)
- Episode 2x05: Fifteen to Thirty Minutes (Depending on Weight) (Sep 2, 2018)
- Episode 2x02: Pest Control (Aug 12, 2018)
- Episode 2x01: And What Have We Learned? (Aug 12, 2018)
- Episode 1x10: Blue Pages (Oct 8, 2017)
- Episode 1x09: Turnaround (Oct 1, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: The Yips (Aug 20, 2017)
Santa Clarita Diet (2017)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x08: Forever! (Mar 29, 2019)
- Episode 2x04: The Queen of England (Mar 23, 2018)
Sneaky Pete (2015)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x01: The Sinister Hotel Room Mystery (Mar 9, 2018)
- Episode 1x06: Coyote Is Always Hungry (Jan 12, 2017)
Secrets and Lies (2015)
Episode crew as Director
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: The Truth (Dec 4, 2016)
- Episode 2x01: The Fall (Sep 25, 2016)
- Episode 1x05: The Jacket (Mar 22, 2015)
Fargo (2014)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: Palindrome (Dec 14, 2015)
- Episode 2x09: The Castle (Dec 7, 2015)
Masters of Sex (2013)
Episode crew as Director
(5 episodes)
- Episode 4x03: The Pleasure Protocol (Sep 25, 2016)
- Episode 3x07: Monkey Business (Aug 23, 2015)
- Episode 3x05: Matters of Gravity (Aug 9, 2015)
- Episode 2x12: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Sep 28, 2014)
- Episode 2x10: Below the Belt (Sep 14, 2014)
The Americans (2013)
Episode crew as Director
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: The Colonel (May 1, 2013)
- Episode 1x10: Only You (Apr 10, 2013)
- Episode 1x02: The Clock (Feb 6, 2013)
Terriers (2010)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x12: Quid Pro Quo (Nov 24, 2010)
- Episode 1x09: Pimp Daddy (Nov 3, 2010)
The Booth at the End (2010)
Episode crew as Director
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2x05: Nothing More, Nothing Less (Sep 3, 2012)
- Episode 2x04: The Rules of the Game (Aug 27, 2012)
- Episode 2x03: It's Not Supposed to Be Easy (Aug 20, 2012)
- Episode 2x02: A New Reality (Aug 13, 2012)
- Episode 2x01: There Are Consequences (Aug 6, 2012)
Justified (2010)
Episode crew as Director
(10 episodes)
- Episode 6x13: The Promise (Apr 14, 2015)
- Episode 6x10: Trust (Mar 24, 2015)
- Episode 6x04: The Trash and the Snake (Feb 10, 2015)
- Episode 5x13: Restitution (Apr 8, 2014)
- Episode 5x05: Shot All to Hell (Feb 4, 2014)
- Episode 3x05: Thick as Mud (Feb 14, 2012)
- Episode 2x12: Reckoning (Apr 27, 2011)
- Episode 2x01: The Moonshine War (Feb 9, 2011)
- Episode 1x13: Bulletville (Jun 8, 2010)
- Episode 1x04: Long in the Tooth (Apr 6, 2010)
Sons of Anarchy (2008)
Episode crew as Director
(4 episodes)
- Episode 6x06: Salvage (Oct 15, 2013)
- Episode 5x06: Small World (Oct 16, 2012)
- Episode 5x03: Laying Pipe (Sep 25, 2012)
- Episode 3x11: Bainne (Nov 16, 2010)
Life (2007)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x17: Shelf Life (Mar 11, 2009)
- Episode 2x10: Evil... and his Brother Ziggy (Dec 3, 2008)
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x17: Some Kind of Miracle (Feb 22, 2007)
- Episode 3x03: Sometimes a Fantasy (Oct 5, 2006)
Chicago Hope (1994)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x04: Liver Let Die (Oct 7, 1996)
- Episode 2x14: Right to Life (Jan 22, 1996)