
Alexander Chaplin
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Alexander Chaplin (born March 20, 1971) is an American actor. Chaplin's most prominent role was that of speechwriter James Hobert on the sitcom Spin City. He was born as Alexander Gaberman in New York City. As with the rest of the Spin City main cast, Chaplin has featured in creator Bill Lawrence's subsequent sitcom, Scrubs, playing a drug addict who tries to trick Elliot into giving him prescription medication in "My Moment of Un-Truth" and later tricks Jordan into giving him money in "My Rite of Passage". His character later appeared in "My Scrubs" as a drugs counsellor for the hospital, claiming to be reformed. Chaplin also appeared in an episode of Law & Order (Season 14, episode 1, "Bodies") as pompous yet ethical legal-aid attorney Timothy Schwimmer who has to defend a serial killer (played by Ritchie Coster). Chaplin's character ends up on the stand for not disclosing information, protected by the attorney-client privilege, given to him by the serial killer. As a teen, Chaplin attended Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center in upstate New York. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alexander Chaplin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Cop Dog
as Barry
2008

Alma Mater
2002

The Wedding Weekend
as Ted
2006

Dog Gone Love
as Steven Merritt
2004

The Basketball Diaries
as Bobo
1995

30 Days
as Mike Charles
1999

Syrup
as Paul
2013

The Assistant
as Max
2020

The Report
as Sean Murphy
2019

Wish I Was Here
as Rabbi Rosenberg
2014
First Impressions
as Spinner
1992
Second Chances
as Spinner
1992
Temptations
as Spinner
1992

New York City Serenade
as Terry
2007
TV Appearances

Numb3rs
as Austin Parker
2005

Spin City
as James Hobert
1996

Ugly Betty
as Fabian
2006

FBI
as Neil Jacobs
2018

Homicide: Life on the Street
as Johnny
1993

Silicon Valley
as Venture Capitalist
2014

The New Yorker Presents
as Tim Schwimmer
2016

Scorpion
as Simon
2014

Ray Donovan
as Father Flannery
2013

Law & Order
as Defense Attorney Tim Schwimmer
1990

Elementary
as Davis Potter
2012

Blindspot
as Garret Young
2015