Jay Paulson

Jay Paulson
Born
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]

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.

Filmography

Film

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
2013 Lucky Bastard Dave G.
2018 Rust Creek Lowell Pritchert
2019 The Laundromat Pastor Conners
2023 Killers of the Flower Moon Car Salesman
2023 Knox Goes Away Detective Gelfuso

Television

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)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Jay Paulson". BFI. Archived from the original on July 5, 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Jay Paulson". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
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