Jay Paulson is an American actor and poet.
Early life and education Paulson was born in New York City.
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.
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.
He is known for his work as Don Draper's long lost brother Adam Whitman on the AMC series Mad Men.
He played Chaplain Tappman in George Clooney's remake of Catch-22.
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 Notes1997Academy BoyzKirk McCormick1998Permanent MidnightPhoenix Punk1999GoLoop1999Total StrangerAlan1999Dancing with AgnesVernShort2002Waiting RiverWaki2003Rolling KansasDave Murphy2004Burning AnnieSam2004Imaginary HeroesVern2004Honor Among ThievesCashShort2005Partner(s)John2006In Memory of RustyJames Von CarmenShort2007Cul de SacStuart2009Gerry2011Red & Blue MarblesRon2012Black RockDerek2013Lucky BastardDave G.2018Rust CreekLowell Pritchert2019The LaundromatPastor Conners2023Killers of the Flower MoonCar Salesman2023Knox Goes AwayDetective Gelfuso
Television Year Title Role Notes1995–96CybillSeanRecurring role (seasons 2–3)1997NYPD BlueSam DePaul"Three Girls and a Baby"1997Just Shoot Me!Kit"Sweet Charity"1999BonesTV film1999Anna SaysDonnieTV series2000Battery ParkDet. Carl ZernialMain role2001Jeffries"Perchance to Dream"2001Bob PattersonLes"Pilot"2001KristinRichie"The Showdown"2005Roger"King Corn"2005Blue SkiesMatthewTV film2006Studio 60 on the Sunset StripDeputy Roger Boone"Nevada Day: Parts 1 & 2"2007Mad MenAdam Whitman"5G", "Indian Summer"2007–08October RoadPhilip FarmerMain role2008CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationLeo Finley / Dean James"A Thousand Days on Earth"2010Happy TownEli 'Root Beer' RogersMain role2011Criminal Minds: Suspect BehaviorMarcus Lee Graham"Lonely Hearts"2011CastleEddie McUsic"Law & Murder"2011IdentityJose RodriguezTV film2012Mad MenAdam Whitman"The Phantom"2012BonesSeth Zalinsky"The But in the Joke"2013LongmireCal Weston"The Great Spirit"2013Carl Stewart"Civil War"2014Major CrimesDr. Frank Wilshaw"Zoo Story"2014BleachAlan BarnesTV film2015ZooLeo Butler"Blame It on Leo"2015Thomas Harcourt"A Hollow Man", "Broken Child"2016Turn: Washington's SpiesElias"Blade on the Feather"2016LopezJosh Banks"George Gets Roasted", "George Goes All In"2016ScorpionConnor"Sly and the Family Stone"2017GrimmRandy Goode"Blind Love"2018Electric DreamsRev. Perine"Autofac"2018BeyondEdgarRecurring role (season 2)2019I Am the NightOhlsTV miniseries2019Catch-22Chaplain TappmanMain role (4 episodes)2020The George Lucas Talk ShowHimselfStu-D2 1138 on the Binary Sunset Sith(Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip marathon)
References
External links
jaypaulson.art