Jay Paulson

American actor

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Jay Paulson

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New York City, U.S.

Occupation(s)| Film, television actor

Jay Paulson is an American actor and poet.[1][2]

## Early life and education[edit]

Paulson was born in New York City,[2] where he lived until 1984, when his father moved the family to Los Angeles.[citation needed]

Paulson graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in History and is a lifetime member of The Actors Studio.[citation needed]

## Career[edit]

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.

## Personal life[edit]

He is married to Courtney Paulson née Kohl. They have two sons: Leland "Lee" Kohl Paulson and Valentine "Val" Kohl Paulson. They live near LAX.[citation needed]

He is a published[citation needed] poet, writing under the name Joseph Paulson.[3][better source needed]

## Filmography[edit]

### Film[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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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  |
2014  | Lucky Bastard | Dave G.  |
2019  | Rust Creek | Lowell Ptitchert  |
2023  | The Brother Side of the Wake | Peter Bog

### Television[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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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[edit]

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.
3. ^ https://sonnetcontest.org/2022-winners-sonnets

## External links[edit]

* Jay Paulson at IMDb

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