Paul Adelstein

Paul Adelstein

Acting • Born 1969-04-29

Acting2Chicago, Illinois, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Adelstein, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

54 credits
Bedazzled

Bedazzled

Movie • 2000

Bob / Roberto / Beach Jock / Sportscaster / Lincoln Aide

Be Cool

Be Cool

Movie • 2005

Hy Gordon

The Menu

The Menu

Movie • 2022

Ted

Intolerable Cruelty

Intolerable Cruelty

Movie • 2003

Wrigley

The Grifters

The Grifters

Movie • 1990

Sailor - Young Paul

Little Fish, Strange Pond

Little Fish, Strange Pond

Movie • 2009

Philly

My Best Friend's Wedding

My Best Friend's Wedding

Movie • 1997

Brunch Guest (uncredited)

Return to Zero

Return to Zero

Movie • 2014

Aaron Royal

The Greatest Beer Run Ever

The Greatest Beer Run Ever

Movie • 2022

Mr. Donohue

We Strangers

We Strangers

Movie • 2025

Ed Laich

The Phenom

The Phenom

Movie • 2016

Scott Borwitz

Mothers and Daughters

Mothers and Daughters

Movie • 2016

Peter

The Missing Person

The Missing Person

Movie • 2009

Drexler Hewitt

Peoria Babylon

Peoria Babylon

Movie • 1997

Happy Sushi

Happy Sushi

Movie • 2010

Guy at Table

Collateral

Collateral

Movie • 2004

Fed #3

Memoirs of a Geisha

Memoirs of a Geisha

Movie • 2005

Lieutenant Hutchins

Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk

Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk

Movie • 2017

Allen

Land of the Lost

Land of the Lost

Movie • 2009

Astronaut (voice)

Crime 101

Crime 101

Movie • 2026

Mark

For Worse

For Worse

Movie • 2026

Chase

Medium

Medium

TV • 2005

Craig

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

TV • 2005

Dr. Cooper Freedman

American Dad!

American Dad!

TV • 2005

Kevin Brougham (voice)

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

TV • 2000

Prison Break

Prison Break

TV • 2005

Paul Kellerman

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

TV • 2003

Alex Brooks

Without a Trace

Without a Trace

TV • 2002

Dave Lovitt

Private Practice

Private Practice

TV • 2007

Cooper Freedman

Cupid

Cupid

TV • 1998

Mike

The Lyon's Den

The Lyon's Den

TV • 2003

ER

ER

TV • 1994

Hank Loman

Turks

Turks

TV • 1999

Cliff

Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce

Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce

TV • 2014

Jake

True Story

True Story

TV • 2021

Chicago P.D.

Chicago P.D.

TV • 2014

Jason Crawford

Nobody's Watching

Nobody's Watching

TV

Jeff Tucker

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV • 1999

Dr. Neil Alexander

Scandal

Scandal

TV • 2012

Leo Bergen

I Feel Bad

I Feel Bad

TV • 2018

David

Get Shorty

Get Shorty

TV • 2017

Wes Krupke

Imposters

Imposters

TV • 2017

Shelly Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV • 2009

Self - Guest

ER

ER

TV • 1994

Paul

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

TV • 2013

Seamus Murphy

Chance

Chance

TV • 2016

Raymond Blackstone

Breaking News

Breaking News

TV • 2002

Julian Kerbis

Hack

Hack

TV • 2002

Aldo Rossi

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

TV • 2024

David Conn

Agatha All Along

Agatha All Along

TV • 2024

Jeff Kaplan

The Audacity

The Audacity

TV • 2026

Dr. Gary Felder

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

TV • 2017

Oscar Lehman

All's Fair

All's Fair

TV • 2025

Matty Goodfader

Scrubs

Scrubs

TV • 2001

Dr. Stone