Acting credits
53
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Paul Adelstein
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
3.1
Moderate attention
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Movies: 21Series: 32Crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 17342
IMDb ID: nm0011882
Known for: Acting
Born: April 29, 1969
Age: 57
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1990 - 2026
Years active: 37
Average TMDB rating: 6.82
Wikidata: Q311084
Other jobs
Director (1)Writer (1)
Biography
Paul Adelstein (born April 29, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for the role of Agent Paul Kellerman in the Fox television series Prison Break and his role as paediatrician Cooper Freedman in the ABC medical drama Private Practice. In addition to supporting roles in films such as Intolerable Cruelty and Memoirs of a Geisha, he is also known for his recurring role as Leo Bergen on ABC's Scandal and as Jake Novak in the Bravo television series Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce. He also played David Sweetzer on the short-lived NBC comedy I Feel Bad. Adelstein co-created the dark comedy TV series Imposters, which aired on Bravo and ran for two 10-episode seasons from 2017 and 2018; he is credited as a writer on six episodes. He also played the role of Shelley Cohen on that show.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Paul Adelstein.
For Worse
as Chase
2026 Movie
Crime 101
as Mark
2026 Movie
We Strangers
as Ed Laich
2025 Movie
The Menu
as Ted
2022 Movie
The Greatest Beer Run Ever
as Mr. Donohue
2022 Movie
Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk
as Allen
2017 Movie
The Phenom
as Scott Borwitz
2016 Movie
Mothers and Daughters
as Peter
2016 Movie
Return to Zero
as Aaron Royal
2014 Movie
Happy Sushi
as Guy at Table
2010 Movie
Little Fish, Strange Pond
as Philly
2009 Movie
Land of the Lost
as Astronaut (voice)
2009 Movie
The Missing Person
as Drexler Hewitt
2009 Movie
Memoirs of a Geisha
as Lieutenant Hutchins
2005 Movie
Be Cool
as Hy Gordon
2005 Movie
Collateral
as Fed #3
2004 Movie
Intolerable Cruelty
as Wrigley
2003 Movie
Bedazzled
as Bob / Roberto / Beach Jock / Sportscaster / Lincoln Aide
2000 Movie
My Best Friend's Wedding
as Brunch Guest (uncredited)
1997 Movie
Peoria Babylon
1997 Movie
The Grifters
as Sailor - Young Paul
1990 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Paul Adelstein.
The Audacity
as Dr. Gary Felder • 8 eps
2026 Series
All's Fair
as Matty Goodfader • 1 eps
2025 Series
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
as David Conn • 1 eps
2024 Series
Agatha All Along
as Jeff Kaplan • 2 eps
2024 Series
True Story
7 eps
2021 Series
I Feel Bad
as David • 13 eps
2018 Series
Get Shorty
as Wes Krupke • 1 eps
2017 Series
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
as Oscar Lehman • 1 eps
2017 Series
Imposters
as Shelly Cohen • 4 eps
2017 Series
Chance
as Raymond Blackstone • 10 eps
2016 Series
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
as Jake • 26 eps
2014 Series
Chicago P.D.
as Jason Crawford • 6 eps
2014 Series
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as Seamus Murphy • 3 eps
2013 Series
Scandal
as Leo Bergen • 18 eps
2012 Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
Private Practice
as Cooper Freedman • 111 eps
2007 Series
Prison Break
as Paul Kellerman • 47 eps
2005 Series
Grey's Anatomy
as Dr. Cooper Freedman • 1 eps
2005 Series
American Dad!
as Kevin Brougham (voice) • 1 eps
2005 Series
Medium
as Craig • 1 eps
2005 Series
Century City
1 eps
2004 Series
The Lyon's Den
1 eps
2003 Series
Las Vegas
as Alex Brooks • 1 eps
2003 Series
Hack
as Aldo Rossi • 9 eps
2002 Series