Jay Paulson

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Jay Paulson
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New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s) Film, television actor

Jay Paulson is an American actor and poet. [1] [2]

Early life and education

Paulson was born in New York City, [2] where he lived until 1984, when his father moved the family to Los Angeles.[ citation needed ]

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Paulson graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in History and is a lifetime member of The Actors Studio.[ citation needed ]

Career

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.

Personal life

He is married to Courtney Paulson née Kohl. They have two sons: Leland "Lee" Kohl Paulson and Valentine "Val" Kohl Paulson. They live near LAX.[ citation needed ]

He is a published[ citation needed ] poet, writing under the name Joseph Paulson. [3] [ better source needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997Academy BoyzKirk McCormick
1998 Permanent Midnight Phoenix Punk
1999 Go Loop
1999Total StrangerAlan
1999Dancing with AgnesVernShort
2002Waiting RiverWaki
2003 Rolling Kansas Dave Murphy
2004 Burning Annie Sam
2004 Imaginary Heroes Vern
2004Honor Among ThievesCashShort
2005Partner(s)John
2006In Memory of RustyJames Von CarmenShort
2007Cul de SacStuart
2009 The Marc Pease Experience Gerry
2011Red & Blue MarblesRon
2012Black RockDerek
2014 Lucky Bastard Dave G.
2019 Rust Creek Lowell Ptitchert
2023The Brother Side of the WakePeter Bog

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995–96 Cybill SeanRecurring 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 BonesTV film
1999Anna SaysDonnieTV series
2000 Battery Park Det. Carl ZernialMain 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"
2005Blue SkiesMatthewTV 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 FarmerMain role
2008 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Leo Finley / Dean James"A Thousand Days on Earth"
2010 Happy Town Eli 'Root Beer' RogersMain role
2011 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior Marcus Lee Graham"Lonely Hearts"
2011 Castle Eddie McUsic"Law & Murder"
2011IdentityJose RodriguezTV 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"
2014BleachAlan BarnesTV 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 EdgarRecurring role (season 2)
2019 I Am the Night OhlsTV miniseries
2019 Catch-22 Chaplain TappmanMain role (4 episodes)
2020 The George Lucas Talk Show HimselfStu-D2 1138 on the Binary Sunset Sith

(Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip marathon)

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