Acting credits
63
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Dan Bucatinsky
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.8
Low visibility
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Movies: 19Series: 51Crew credits: 11
TMDB ID: 87034
IMDb ID: nm0117857
Known for: Acting
Born: September 22, 1965
Age: 60
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1981 - 2025
Years active: 45
Average TMDB rating: 6.84
Wikidata: Q1252051
Also known as
Daniel Bucatinsky
Other jobs
Producer (4)Executive Producer (3)Writer (3)Creator (1)
Biography
Dan Bucatinsky (/ˌbʊkəˈtɪnski/) is an American actor, writer and producer, best known for his role as James Novak in the Shonda Rhimes drama series Scandal, for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 2013. In 2014, Bucatinsky starred on NBC's Marry Me and the revived HBO series The Comeback, which he also executive produced.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Dan Bucatinsky.
1.0
elle/elle
2025 Movie
6.2
Our Little Secret
as Leonard
2024 Movie
7.3
Air
as Richard
2023 Movie
2.0
The Grotto
as Kip Gorman
2022 Movie
5.6
Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
6.3
Second Act
as Arthur Coyle
2018 Movie
6.4
Every Act of Life
as Dr. Jason Pepper (voice)
2018 Movie
7.0
The Post
as Joe Alsop
2017 Movie
6.2
The Other Woman
Executive Producer
2010 Movie
5.1
When Do We Eat?
as High Strung Client
2006 Movie
5.4
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
as Self
2006 Movie
Call Waiting
Producer
2004 Movie
5.3
Picking Up & Dropping Off
Executive Producer
2003 Movie
4.5
I Love Your Work
as The Director
2003 Movie
5.9
Directed by Alan Smithee
as Narrator
2002 Movie
5.7
All Over the Guy
as Eli Wyckoff
2001 Movie
8.0
The Sky is Falling
as Lab Technician
2001 Movie
6.2
The Opposite of Sex
as Timothy
1998 Movie
6.5
Another Midnight Run
as Bellhop
1994 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Dan Bucatinsky.
5.8
Mid-Century Modern
Writer • 1 eps
2025 Series
6.9
Elsbeth
as Kidder Hawes • 1 eps
2024 Series
5.7
Pictionary
3 eps
2022 Series
6.5
How I Met Your Father
as Fred • 2 eps
2022 Series
7.2
The Sex Lives of College Girls
as Danny Marawitz • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.4
Hacks
as Rob • 10 eps
2021 Series
7.2
Rebel
as Professor Jason Erickson • 4 eps
2021 Series
7.3
The Baker and the Beauty
as Lewis • 9 eps
2020 Series
9.8
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
as Self - Contestant • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.4
All Rise
as Tim Landy • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.3
A Million Little Things
as Harrison • 1 eps
2018 Series
5.2
25 Words or Less
as Self • 23 eps
2018 Series
7.5
Will & Grace
as Neil • 1 eps
2017 Series
8.5
The Good Doctor
as Spence • 1 eps
2017 Series
6.2
24: Legacy
as Andy Shalowitz • 12 eps
2017 Series
7.3
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
as Jim Nelson • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.5
Superstore
as Steve • 1 eps
2015 Series
8.3
Chicago Med
as Richard Evans • 2 eps
2015 Series
7.7
Grace and Frankie
as Arnold • 1 eps
2015 Series
Dinner at Tiffani's
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
5.9
Marry Me
as Kevin Two • 14 eps
2014 Series
5.3
Celebrity Name Game
as Self • 2 eps
2014 Series
7.3
Mom
as Arthur • 1 eps
2013 Series
7.2
Scandal
as James Novak • 29 eps
2012 Series