Alexander Chaplin (né Gaberman; born March 20, 1971) is an American actor. Chaplin's most prominent role was that of speechwriter James Hobert on the sitcom Spin City.
As with the rest of the Spin City main cast, Chaplin has featured in creator Bill Lawrence's subsequent sitcom, Scrubs, playing a drug addict who tries to trick Elliot into giving him prescription medication in "My Moment of Un-Truth" and later tricks Jordan into giving him money in "My Rite of Passage". His character later appeared in "My Scrubs" as a drugs counsellor for the hospital, claiming to be reformed.
Personal life Chaplin is the son of a jazz musician and a novelist.Profile, filmreference.com; accessed March 14, 2015. As a teen, Chaplin attended Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center in upstate New York. He and his wife, Daisy, producer Harold Prince's daughter, changed their surnames to Chaplin, his mother-in-law's maiden name.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role1995The Basketball DiariesBobo199930 DaysMike Charles2002Alma MaterWilliam Anderson2003All Grown Up2004Dog Gone LoveSteven Merritt2005Confessions of a Dog2006The Wedding WeekendTed2007New York City SerenadeTerry2008Cop DogBarry2013SyrupPaul2014Wish I Was HereRabbi Rosenburg2019The Report2019The Assistant Max
Television Year Title Role Notes1992ABC Afterschool SpecialsSpinnerEpisode: "Summer Stories: The Mall"1993Homicide: Life on the StreetJohnnyEpisode: "Gone for Goode"1996-2000Spin CityJames HobertMain Cast (100 Episodes)2003Law & OrderTim SchwimmerEpisode: "Bodies"2004-2007ScrubsSam ThompsonRecurring Role (3 Episodes)2007Numb3rsAustin ParkerEpisode: "Democracy"2009The HustlerRefereeEpisode: "Hustle and Throw" Ugly BettyFabianEpisode: "Sisters on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" 2013The Good WifeArthur SchumacherEpisode: "Red Team, Blue Team" Shake It Up!SergeiEpisode: "Clean It Up" Ray DonovanFather FlanneryEpisode: "Bridget" The NeighboursTad HollanderEpisode: "Challoweenukah" 2015Silicon ValleyVenture CapitalistEpisode: "Sand Hill Shuffle" ScorpionSimonEpisode: "Cliffhanger" Madam SecretaryChad SorensonEpisode: "Waiting for Taleju" 2016ElementaryDavis PotterEpisode: "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" 2017Kevin Can WaitStuartEpisode: "Neighborhood Watch" 2017Chicago P.D.Dr. Lewis MacyEpisode: "Monster" 2018Blue BloodsMickey CardozaEpisode: "Close Calls" 2019BlindspotGarret YoungEpisode: "Though this be Madness, Yet there is Method In't" 2022–2024Pretty Little LiarsSteve Bowers6 episodes
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