Paul Adelstein
Biography
Paul Adelstein is an American actor born on April 29, 1969, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is known for his roles in various television series, including Prison Break, Private Practice, Scandal, Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, and I Feel Bad. Adelstein also co-created the dark comedy TV series Imposters, which aired on Bravo. He has appeared in films such as Intolerable Cruelty and Memoirs of a Geisha. With a career spanning multiple genres, Adelstein has accumulated 54 known credits in the acting field.
Career overview
Paul Adelstein is an American actor born on April 29, 1969, in Chicago, Illinois. He has appeared in various television series and films throughout his career. In the television series Prison Break, he played the role of Agent Paul Kellerman. He also portrayed Cooper Freedman, a paediatrician, in the medical drama Private Practice.
In addition to his work in television, Adelstein has had supporting roles in films such as Intolerable Cruelty and Memoirs of a Geisha. He has also appeared in recurring roles on other television series, including Scandal as Leo Bergen and Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce as Jake Novak. Furthermore, he played David Sweetzer on the short-lived NBC comedy I Feel Bad.
Adelstein co-created the dark comedy television series Imposters, which aired on Bravo and consisted of two seasons. He has accumulated a total of 54 known credits in his acting career.
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- Crime 101 (2026) as Mark
- The Audacity (2026) as Dr. Gary Felder
- For Worse (2026) as Chase
- All's Fair (2025) as Matty Goodfader
- We Strangers (2025) as Ed Laich
- Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024) as David Conn
- Agatha All Along (2024) as Jeff Kaplan
- The Menu (2022) as Ted
- The Greatest Beer Run Ever (2022) as Mr. Donohue
- True Story (2021)
- I Feel Bad (2018) as David
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017) as Oscar Lehman
- Imposters (2017) as Shelly Cohen
- Imposters (2017) Writer
- Imposters (2017) Director
- Imposters (2017) Creator
- Get Shorty (2017) as Wes Krupke
- Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk (2017) as Allen
- Chance (2016) as Raymond Blackstone
- Mothers and Daughters (2016) as Peter
- The Phenom (2016) as Scott Borwitz
- Chicago P.D. (2014) as Jason Crawford
- Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce (2014) as Jake
- Return to Zero (2014) as Aaron Royal
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013) as Seamus Murphy
- Scandal (2012) as Leo Bergen
- Happy Sushi (2010) as Guy at Table
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- Land of the Lost (2009) as Astronaut (voice)
- Little Fish, Strange Pond (2009) as Philly
- The Missing Person (2009) as Drexler Hewitt
- Private Practice (2007) as Cooper Freedman
- Private Practice (2007) Director
- Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Dr. Cooper Freedman
- Prison Break (2005) as Paul Kellerman
- American Dad! (2005) as Kevin Brougham (voice)
- Medium (2005) as Craig
- Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) as Lieutenant Hutchins
- Be Cool (2005) as Hy Gordon
- Collateral (2004) as Fed #3
- Century City (2004)
- Las Vegas (2003) as Alex Brooks
- The Lyon's Den (2003)
- Intolerable Cruelty (2003) as Wrigley
- Without a Trace (2002) as Dave Lovitt
- Hack (2002) as Aldo Rossi
- Breaking News (2002) as Julian Kerbis
- Scrubs (2001) as Dr. Stone
- Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2000)
- Bedazzled (2000) as Bob / Roberto / Beach Jock / Sportscaster / Lincoln Aide
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Dr. Neil Alexander
- Turks (1999) as Cliff
- Cupid (1998) as Mike
- My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) as Brunch Guest (uncredited)
- Peoria Babylon (1997)
- ER (1994) as Hank Loman
- ER (1994) as Paul
- The Grifters (1990) as Sailor - Young Paul
- Nobody's Watching as Jeff Tucker