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name: "Matthew Arkin"
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born: "21 March 1960"
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average_fi1m_score: 76
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-20T06:13:26.695700+00:00"
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# Matthew Arkin

Actor. Born 21 March 1960 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Born:** 21 March 1960, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1978–2004
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 82 (1), 1990s 68 (1), 2000s 77 (1)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, Drama 2, Fantasy 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $327m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Arkin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2098149, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0035079/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/164003

## Biography

Matthew Arkin is an American actor. He was born on 21 March 1960 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of actor Alan Arkin and the brother of actor Adam Arkin. He appeared as a child in the short film *People Soup* (1969), directed by his father.

Arkin graduated from Wesleyan University and earned a law degree from Fordham University School of Law. After practising law for several years he returned to acting. His film credits include *An Unmarried Woman* (1978), *Liar Liar* (1997), *Death to Smoochy* (2002) and *City Island* (2009). Television appearances encompass multiple episodes of *Law & Order* and its spin-offs, *Criminal Minds*, *NCIS*, *Hawaii Five-0* and *Veronica Mars* (2014).

On stage he originated the role of Gabe in Donald Margulies’s *Dinner with Friends* (Drama Desk Award nomination) and appeared in Broadway productions including *The Sunshine Boys* (1997) and *Laughter on the 23rd Floor*. He has also worked as an acting instructor and is the author of the novel *In the Country of the Blind*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, matthewarkin.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Rescue Me* (2004), Fi1m 77, as Dr. Thompkins — [page](https://film.one/tv/rescue-me.md)
- *Liar Liar* (1997), Fi1m 68, as Colleague in Elevator — [page](https://film.one/film/liar-liar.md)
- *An Unmarried Woman* (1978), Fi1m 82, as Phil — [page](https://film.one/film/an-unmarried-woman.md)

## Complete filmography (44)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Sugar* (2024), series, as Rabbi
- *Get Shorty* (2017), series, as Clive Bernhardt
- *Bull* (2016), series, as Forensic Specialist Richards
- *Spaceman* (2016), as Marv Scott
- *Aquarius* (2015), series, as Detective Blumenthal
- *Veronica Mars* (2014), as Doctor
- *The Orphan Killer* (2011), as Bob - Orderly
- *Switched at Birth* (2011), series, as Mr. Reynolds
- *Harry's Law* (2011), series, as Mr. Gray
- *National Lampoon's Snatched* (2011), as Dr. Weller
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), series, as Michael Pope
- *City Island* (2009), as Actor #6
- *The Flying Scissors* (2009), as Alan Pope
- *Margot at the Wedding* (2007), as Alan
- *Raising Flagg* (2006), as Eldon Purdy
- *Criminal Minds* (2005), series, as Roger Foster
- *Bittersweet Place* (2005), as Rabbi Rick
- *Medium* (2005), series, as Doctor Chapman
- *Rescue Me* (2004), series, as Dr. Thompkins — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/rescue-me.md)
- *Second Best* (2004), as Gerald
- *NCIS* (2003), series, as Graham Novak
- *Death to Smoochy* (2002), as Save The Rhino Man
- *Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (2001), series, as Ben Gergis
- *The Education of Max Bickford* (2001), series, as Chris Calhoun
- *100 Centre Street* (2001), series, as Paul Bernard
- *The $treet* (2000), series, as Clive Whitney
- *Ed* (2000), series, as Customer
- *Third Watch* (1999), series, as Doctor
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Mark Daniels' Brother & Attorney, Barry Carlisle
- *L.A. Heat* (1999), series, as Chuck Lauren
- *The Curse* (1999), as Lloyd
- *Liar Liar* (1997), as Colleague in Elevator — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/liar-liar.md)
- *The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest* (1996), series, as Petrov / Sentry #1 (voice)
- *North* (1994), as Reporter
- *Street Corner Kids* (1994), as Henry Monroe
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Dr. Feldman, Mr. Mills, Philip Vine, Harry Kozsky, Corey Kaufman — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *American Experience* (1988), series, as Alexander Bickel (voice)
- *Chu Chu and the Philly Flash* (1981), as Passerby
- *An Unmarried Woman* (1978), as Phil — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/an-unmarried-woman.md)
- *The Defection of Simas Kudirka* (1978), as Petras
- *Kojak* (1973), series, as Tony Curtin — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md)
- *All My Children* (1970), series, as Dr. Norton
- *The Monitors* (1969), as Man in Monitors Commercial
- *People Soup* (1969), Actor

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