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Jay Paulson | |
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| Born | New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film, television actor |
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Jay Paulson | |
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| Born | New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film, television actor |
Paulson was born in New York City. [2]
Paulson's first major television role was a regular recurring role as Zoe's boyfriend, Sean, on the comedy Cybill . He appeared in ten episodes of Season 2 and returned for a couple of episodes of Season 3. [1] [2]
Paulson starred in the film Rust Creek and Rolling Kansas . He also appeared in other films, including Go , Can't Hardly Wait , and Imaginary Heroes . [1] [2]
He is known for his work as Don Draper's long lost brother Adam Whitman on the AMC series Mad Men . [1] [2]
He played Chaplain Tappman in George Clooney's remake of Catch-22 . [1] [2]
He is a frequent collaborator of Gerry Fialka and has appeared in his two films, 'The Brother Side of the Wake' and 'The Mother Side of the Wake', both of which were produced by Bruno Kohfield-Galeano.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Academy Boyz | Kirk McCormick | |
| 1998 | Permanent Midnight | Phoenix Punk | |
| 1999 | Go | Loop | |
| 1999 | Total Stranger | Alan | |
| 1999 | Dancing with Agnes | Vern | Short |
| 2002 | Waiting River | Waki | |
| 2003 | Rolling Kansas | Dave Murphy | |
| 2004 | Burning Annie | Sam | |
| 2004 | Imaginary Heroes | Vern | |
| 2004 | Honor Among Thieves | Cash | Short |
| 2005 | Partner(s) | John | |
| 2006 | In Memory of Rusty | James Von Carmen | Short |
| 2007 | Cul de Sac | Stuart | |
| 2009 | The Marc Pease Experience | Gerry | |
| 2011 | Red & Blue Marbles | Ron | |
| 2012 | Black Rock | Derek | |
| 2014 | Lucky Bastard | Dave G. | |
| 2019 | Rust Creek | Lowell Ptitchert | |
| 2023 | The Brother Side of the Wake | Peter Bog |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–96 | Cybill | Sean | Recurring role (seasons 2–3) |
| 1997 | NYPD Blue | Sam DePaul | "Three Girls and a Baby" |
| 1997 | Just Shoot Me! | Kit | "Sweet Charity" |
| 1999 | The Apartment Complex | Bones | TV film |
| 1999 | Anna Says | Donnie | TV series |
| 2000 | Battery Park | Det. Carl Zernial | Main role |
| 2001 | The Invisible Man | Jeffries | "Perchance to Dream" |
| 2001 | Bob Patterson | Les | "Pilot" |
| 2001 | Kristin | Richie | "The Showdown" |
| 2005 | The West Wing | Roger | "King Corn" |
| 2005 | Blue Skies | Matthew | TV film |
| 2006 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Deputy Roger Boone | "Nevada Day: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2007 | Mad Men | Adam Whitman | "5G", "Indian Summer" |
| 2007–08 | October Road | Philip Farmer | Main role |
| 2008 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Leo Finley / Dean James | "A Thousand Days on Earth" |
| 2010 | Happy Town | Eli 'Root Beer' Rogers | Main role |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior | Marcus Lee Graham | "Lonely Hearts" |
| 2011 | Castle | Eddie McUsic | "Law & Murder" |
| 2011 | Identity | Jose Rodriguez | TV film |
| 2012 | Mad Men | Adam Whitman | "The Phantom" |
| 2012 | Bones | Seth Zalinsky | "The But in the Joke" |
| 2013 | Longmire | Cal Weston | "The Great Spirit" |
| 2013 | The Glades | Carl Stewart | "Civil War" |
| 2014 | Major Crimes | Dr. Frank Wilshaw | "Zoo Story" |
| 2014 | Bleach | Alan Barnes | TV film |
| 2015 | Zoo | Leo Butler | "Blame It on Leo" |
| 2015 | The Whispers | Thomas Harcourt | "A Hollow Man", "Broken Child" |
| 2016 | Turn: Washington's Spies | Elias | "Blade on the Feather" |
| 2016 | Lopez | Josh Banks | "George Gets Roasted", "George Goes All In" |
| 2016 | Scorpion | Connor | "Sly and the Family Stone" |
| 2017 | Grimm | Randy Goode | "Blind Love" |
| 2018 | Electric Dreams | Rev. Perine | "Autofac" |
| 2018 | Beyond | Edgar | Recurring role (season 2) |
| 2019 | I Am the Night | Ohls | TV miniseries |
| 2019 | Catch-22 | Chaplain Tappman | Main role (4 episodes) |
| 2020 | The George Lucas Talk Show | Himself | Stu-D2 1138 on the Binary Sunset Sith (Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip marathon) |
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