Other names Sandy Chaplin Role Actor Name Alexander Chaplin | Years active 1992–present Occupation Actor Spouse Daisy Prince (m. 1997) | |
Full Name Alexander Gaberman Born March 20, 1971 (age 53) ( 1971-03-20 ) New York City, New York, U.S. Movies and TV shows Spin City, Wish I Was Here, The Basketball Diaries, Cop Dog, Dog Gone Love Similar People Scott Kalvert, Gary David Goldberg, Bill Lawrence, Zach Braff, John Murlowski | ||
Alexander 'Sandy' Chaplin 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.
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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.
Personal life
Chaplin is the son of a jazz musician and a novelist. As a teen, Chaplin attended Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center in upstate New York. He and his wife, Daisy, producer Harold Prince's daughter, changed their surnames to Chaplin, his mother-in-law's professional surname.
Filmography
Actor
2022
Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin (TV Series) as
Steve Bowers / Steve
- Chapter Nine: Dead and Buried (2022) - Steve
- Chapter Ten: Final Girls (2022) - Steve Bowers
- Chapter Seven: Carnival of Souls (2022) - Steve Bowers
- Chapter Six: Scars (2022) - Steve Bowers
- Chapter Five: The Night He Came Home (2022) - Steve Bowers
2021
FBI (TV Series) as
Neil Jacobs
- Trigger Effect (2021) - Neil Jacobs
2019
The Assistant as
Max
2019
Blindspot (TV Series) as
Garret Young
- Though This Be Madness, Yet There Is Method In't (2019) - Garret Young
2019
The Report as
Sean Murphy
2018
Blue Bloods (TV Series) as
Mickey Cardoza
- Close Calls (2018) - Mickey Cardoza
2017
Chicago P.D. (TV Series) as
Dr. Lewis Macy
- Monster (2017) - Dr. Lewis Macy
2017
Kevin Can Wait (TV Series) as
Stuart
- Neighborhood Watch (2017) - Stuart
2016
Elementary (TV Series) as
Davis Potter
- Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing (2016) - Davis Potter
2015
Madam Secretary (TV Series) as
Chad Sorenson
- Waiting for Taleju (2015) - Chad Sorenson
2015
Scorpion (TV Series) as
Simon
- Cliffhanger (2015) - Simon
2015
Silicon Valley (TV Series) as
Venture Capitalist
- Sand Hill Shuffle (2015) - Venture Capitalist
2014
Wish I Was Here as
Rabbi Rosenberg
2013
The Neighbors (TV Series) as
Tad Hollander
- Challoweenukah (2013) - Tad Hollander
2013
Ray Donovan (TV Series) as
Father Flannery
- Bridget (2013) - Father Flannery
2013
Syrup as
Paul
2013
Shake It Up (TV Series) as
Sergei
- Clean It Up (2013) - Sergei
2013
The Good Wife (TV Series) as
Arthur Schumacher
- Red Team, Blue Team (2013) - Arthur Schumacher (uncredited)
2009
Ugly Betty (TV Series) as
Fabian
- Sisters on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (2009) - Fabian
2009
The Hustler (TV Series) as
Referee
- Hustle and Throw (2009) - Referee (as Sandy Chaplin)
2008
Cop Dog as
Barry
2007
New York City Serenade as
Terry
2004
Scrubs (TV Series) as
Sam Thompson / Mr. Thompson
- My Scrubs (2007) - Sam Thompson
- My Rite of Passage (2006) - Sam Thompson
- My Moment of Un-Truth (2004) - Mr. Thompson
2007
Numb3rs (TV Series) as
Austin Parker
- Democracy (2007) - Austin Parker
2006
Shut Up and Sing as
Ted
2005
Confessions of a Dog (TV Movie)
2004
Dog Gone Love as
Steven Merritt
2003
All Grown Up (TV Movie)
2003
Law & Order (TV Series) as
Tim Schwimmer
- Bodies (2003) - Tim Schwimmer
2002
Alma Mater as
William Anderson
1996
Spin City (TV Series) as
James Hobert
- Goodbye: Part 2 (2000) - James Hobert
- Goodbye: Part 1 (2000) - James Hobert
- The Commitments (2000) - James Hobert
- An American Deputy Mayor in Paris (2000) - James Hobert
- Airplane! (2000) - James Hobert
- Don't Get on the Bus (2000) - James Hobert
- About Last Night (2000) - James Hobert
- Uneasy Rider (2000) - James Hobert
- The Pig Whisperer (2000) - James Hobert
- Mike's Best Friend's Boyfriend (2000) - James Hobert
- Suffragette City (2000) - James Hobert
- The Marry Caitlin Moore Show (2000) - James Hobert
- Casino (2000) - James Hobert
- A Tale of Two Sisters (2000) - James Hobert
- My Dinner with Caitlin (1999) - James Hobert
- Mustang Mikey (1999) - James Hobert
- The Doorman Always Rings Twice (1999) - James Hobert
- The Thanksgiving Show (1999) - James Hobert
- How to Bury a Millionaire (1999) - James Hobert
- The Great Debate (1999) - James Hobert
- The Mayor May Not (1999) - James Hobert
- Rebel Without a Chair (1999) - James Hobert
- These Shoes Were Made for Cheatin' (1999) - James Hobert
- All the Mayor's Men (1999) - James Hobert
- James and the Giant Speech (1999) - James Hobert
- Catcher in the Bronx (1999) - James Hobert
- Klumageddon: Part 2 (1999) - James Hobert
- Klumageddon: Part 1 (1999) - James Hobert
- Wall Street (1999) - James Hobert
- The Mayor with Two Brains (1999) - James Hobert
- Carter & Stuart & Bennett & Deirdre (1999) - James Hobert
- The Last Temptation of Mike (1999) - James Hobert
- That's Entertainment (1999) - James Hobert
- Politically Incorrect (1999) - James Hobert
- Back to the Future IV - Judgment Day (1999) - James Hobert
- Dick Clark's Rockin' Make-Out Party '99 (1999) - James Hobert
- Internal Affairs (1999) - James Hobert
- Not in the Line of Fire (1999) - James Hobert
- The Nutty Deputy Mayor (1999) - James Hobert
- Taxi Driver (1999) - James Hobert
- Monkey Business (1998) - James Hobert
- Local Hero (1998) - James Hobert
- Gobble the Wonder Turkey Saves the Day (1998) - James Hobert
- The Kidney's All Right (1998) - James Hobert
- Quest for Fire (1998) - James Hobert
- An Officer and a Gentleman (1998) - James Hobert
- Three Men and a Little Lady (1998) - James Hobert
- It Happened One Night (1998) - James Hobert
- The Deer Hunter (1998) - James Hobert
- Gone with the Wind (1998) - James Hobert
- There's Something About Heidi (1998) - James Hobert
- Dead Dog Talking (1998) - James Hobert
- The Paul Bearer (1998) - James Hobert
- The Lady or the Tiger (1998) - James Hobert
- Single White Male (1998) - James Hobert
- Bye, Bye, Birdie (1998) - James Hobert
- The Pope of Gracie Mansion (1998) - James Hobert
- A River Runs Through Me (1998) - James Hobert
- One Wedding and a Funeral (1998) - James Hobert
- The Marrying Men (1998) - James Hobert
- Deaf Man Walking (1998) - James Hobert
- Gentleman's Agreement (1998) - James Hobert
- The Paul Lassiter Story (1998) - James Hobert
- Same Time Next Year (1998) - James Hobert
- Miracle Near 34th Street (1997) - James Hobert
- They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1997) - James Hobert
- Family Affair: Part 2 (1997) - James Hobert
- Family Affair (1997) - James Hobert
- My Life Is a Soap Opera (1997) - James Hobert
- The Thirty Year Itch (1997) - James Hobert
- Radio Daze (1997) - James Hobert
- In the Heat of the Day (1997) - James Hobert
- The Goodbye Girl (1997) - James Hobert
- Wonder Woman (1997) - James Hobert
- Porn in the U.S.A. (1997) - James Hobert
- Paul Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1997) - James Hobert
- Mayor Over Miami (1997) - James Hobert (as Alexander Gaberman)
- The Mayor Who Came to Dinner (1997) - James Hobert (as Alexander Gaberman)
- Bone Free (1997) - James Hobert (as Alexander Gaberman)
- Hot in the City (1997) - James Hobert (as Alexander Gaberman)
- Deaf Becomes Her (1997) - James Hobert (as Alexander Gaberman)
- Striptease (1997) - James Hobert (as Alexander Gaberman)
- Snowbound (1997) - James Hobert (as Alexander Gaberman)
- An Affair to Remember (1997) - James Hobert (as Alexander Gaberman)
- Kiss Me, Stupid (1997) - James Hobert (as Alexander Gaberman)
- Gabby's Song (1997) - James Hobert (as Alexander Gaberman)
- Starting Over (1997) - James Hobert (as Alexander Gaberman)
- Bye Bye Love (1997) - James Hobert (as Alexander Gaberman)
- Criss Cross (1996) - James Hobert (as Alexander Gaberman)
- Dog Day Afternoon (1996) - James Hobert (as Alexander Gaberman)
- The Competition (1996) - James Hobert (as Alexander Gaberman)
- Meet Tommy Dugan (1996) - James Hobert (as Alexander Gaberman)
- The High and the Mighty (1996) - James Hobert (as Alexander Gaberman)
- Grand Illusion (1996) - James Hobert (as Alexander Gaberman)
- A Star Is Born (1996) - James Hobert (as Alexander Gaberman)
- The Rivals (1996) - James Hobert (as Alexander Gaberman)
- Pride and Prejudice (1996) - James Hobert (as Alexander Gaberman)
- The Apartment (1996) - James Hobert (as Alexander Gaberman)
- The Great Pretender (1996) - James Hobert (as Alexander Gaberman)
- Pilot (1996) - James Hobert (as Alexander Gaberman)
1999
30 Days as
Mike Charles
1995
The Basketball Diaries as
Bobo (as Alexander Gaberman)
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street (TV Series) as
Johnny
- Gone for Goode (1993) - Johnny (as Alexander Gaberman)
1992
ABC Afterschool Specials (TV Series) as
Spinner
- Summer Stories: The Mall - Part 3 (1992) - Spinner (as Sandy Gaberman)
- Summer Stories: The Mall - Part 2 (1992) - Spinner (as Sandy Gaberman)
- Summer Stories: The Mall - Part 1 (1992) - Spinner (as Sandy Gaberman)
Soundtrack
2006
Shut Up and Sing (performer: "Consider Me Gone")
Thanks
2008
The Making of 'Spin City: Season One' (Video documentary short) (special thanks)
Self
2008
The Making of 'Spin City: Season One' (Video documentary short) as
Self
1998
Comics Come Home 4 (TV Movie) as
Self
1998
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Colin Quinn/Alexander Chaplin/Angela Amato (1998) - Self - Guest
1998
The Daily Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Alexander Chaplin (1998) - Self
References
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