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Paul Adelstein
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| Paul Adelstein | |
| Born | April 29, 1969 (age 37) Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Notable roles | Paul Kellerman in Prison Break |
Paul Adelstein (born April 29, 1969) is an American television and film actor, who currently plays the role of Agent Paul Kellerman in the television series, Prison Break.
Adelstein was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1969. Prior to his professional acting career, Adelstein attended Bowdoin College where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude with a degree in English.[1] He began his career in theatre, working with New Crime Productions, a company founded by John Cusack, and later with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
Making his film debut in 1990 in The Grifters, which starred John Cusack, Adelstein's next film appearance was in a 1997 movie called Peoria Babylon, which starred Ann Cusack. He then went on to appear in several television series which include Cupid, ER, Without a Trace and Scrubs. In 2003, he portrayed a character (Steven Kellerman) in the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode, "Mercy", whose last name was the same as a character he later played on Prison Break.
Adelstein's wife is actress Liza Weil, who plays Paris Geller on Gilmore Girls. The two married in November 2006. Adelstein is also lead singer and guitarist of a band called Doris.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Scrubs | Dr. Stone | Television episode (5x21) |
| 2006 | Nobody's Watching | Jeff Tucker | Television series |
| 2005-present | Prison Break | Paul Kellerman | Television series |
| 2005 | Be Cool | Hy Gordon | |
| 2005 | Memoirs of a Geisha | Lieutenant Hutchins | |
| 2005 | Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | Murro | Television episode (3x02) |
| 2005 | Medium | Craig | Television episode (1x14) |
| 2004 | Las Vegas | Alex Brooks | Television episode (2x11) |
| 2004 | Collateral | Fed #3 | |
| 2004 | Bandwagon | Joe Rice | |
| 2004 | Lawrence Melm | ||
| 2003 | Without a Trace | Dave | Television episode (2x05) |
| 2003 | The Lyon's Den | Snyder | Television episode (1x09) |
| 2003 | Intolerable Cruelty | Wrigley | |
| 2003 | Partners and Crime | Television movie | |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Steven Kellerman | Television episode (4x14) |
| 2002-2003 | Hack | Sergeant Aldo Rossi | Television episodes (1x13, 1x14, 1x20, 2x04, 2x10) |
| 2002 | Breaking News | Julian Kerbis | Television series |
| 2002 | ER | Television episode (8x17) | |
| 2002 | R.U.S./H. | Tom Epstein | Television movie |
| 2000 | Bedazzled | Bob/Roberto/Beach Jock/Sportscaster | |
| 1999 | ER | Hank Loman | Television episode (6x09) |
| 1999 | Turks | Officer Cliff Fowler | Television series |
| 1998-1999 | Cupid | Mike | Television episodes (1x06, 1x07, 1x09, 1x11, 1x14) |
| 1997 | Peoria Babylon | Brad Kessler | |
| 1990 | The Grifters | Sailor - Young Paul |
- ^ Meet the cast - Paul Adelstein. Yahoo!7. Retrieved on January 14, 2006.