Actor profile

Dan Bucatinsky

22nd September 1965 New York City, New York, USA Acting

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dan Bucatinsky, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

19 Movies 50 TV Shows 69 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Highest Stakes poster

The Highest Stakes 14th April 2026 as Dr. Scott Stevens

elle/elle poster

elle/elle 11th June 2025

Our Little Secret poster

Our Little Secret 27th November 2024 as Leonard

Air poster

Air 5th April 2023 as Richard

The Grotto poster

The Grotto 7th October 2022 as Kip Gorman

Second Act poster

Second Act 22nd November 2018 as Arthur Coyle

So Close 1st September 2018 as Christopher

Every Act of Life poster

Every Act of Life 23rd April 2018 as Dr. Jason Pepper (voice)

The Post poster

The Post 22nd December 2017 as Joe Alsop

When Do We Eat? poster

When Do We Eat? 7th April 2006 as High Strung Client

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema poster

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema 12th February 2006 as Self

The Best TV Shows That Never Were 16th August 2004 as Narrator (voice)

I Love Your Work poster

I Love Your Work 5th October 2003 as The Director

Directed by Alan Smithee poster

Directed by Alan Smithee 5th February 2002 as Narrator

All Over the Guy poster

All Over the Guy 10th August 2001 as Eli Wyckoff

The Sky is Falling poster

The Sky is Falling 7th June 2001 as Lab Technician

The Opposite of Sex poster

The Opposite of Sex 22nd May 1998 as Timothy

Another Midnight Run poster

Another Midnight Run 5th February 1994 as Bellhop

She Gets It from Me

Elsbeth poster

Elsbeth 29th February 2024 as Kidder Hawes

Pictionary poster

Pictionary 12th September 2022

How I Met Your Father poster

How I Met Your Father 18th January 2022 as Fred

The Sex Lives of College Girls poster

The Sex Lives of College Girls 18th November 2021 as Danny Marawitz

Hacks poster

Hacks 13th May 2021 as Rob

Rebel poster

Rebel 8th April 2021 as Professor Jason Erickson

The Baker and the Beauty poster

The Baker and the Beauty 13th April 2020 as Lewis

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire poster

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire 8th April 2020 as Self - Contestant

All Rise poster

All Rise 23rd September 2019 as Tim Landy

A Million Little Things poster

A Million Little Things 26th September 2018 as Harrison

25 Words or Less poster

25 Words or Less 6th August 2018 as Self

Will & Grace poster

Will & Grace 28th September 2017 as Neil

The Good Doctor poster

The Good Doctor 25th September 2017 as Spence

24: Legacy poster

24: Legacy 5th February 2017 as Andy Shalowitz

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life poster

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life 25th November 2016 as Jim Nelson

Superstore poster

Superstore 30th November 2015 as Steve

Chicago Med poster

Chicago Med 17th November 2015 as Richard Evans

Grace and Frankie poster

Grace and Frankie 8th May 2015 as Arnold

Dinner at Tiffani's poster

Dinner at Tiffani's 25th February 2015 as Self

Marry Me poster

Marry Me 14th October 2014 as Kevin Two

Celebrity Name Game poster

Celebrity Name Game 22nd September 2014 as Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers 25th February 2014 as Self - Guest

Mom poster

Mom 23rd September 2013 as Arthur

Scandal poster

Scandal 5th April 2012 as James Novak

Web Therapy poster

Web Therapy 19th July 2011 as Jerome Sokoloff

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 16th July 2009 as Self - Guest

Web Therapy poster

Web Therapy 22nd September 2008 as Jerome Sokoloff

In Plain Sight poster

In Plain Sight 1st June 2008 as Fred Zeitlin

Dirt poster

Dirt 2nd January 2007 as Dillon Frawley

Weeds poster

Weeds 7th August 2005 as Max

The Comeback poster

The Comeback 5th June 2005 as Billy

Hell's Kitchen poster

Hell's Kitchen 30th May 2005 as Self - Restaurant Patron

Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy 27th March 2005 as Jeffrey

All Grown Up! poster

All Grown Up! 12th April 2003 as TV Doctor / Body Cast Man (voice)

MDs poster

MDs 25th September 2002 as Kurt

CSI: Miami poster

CSI: Miami 23rd September 2002 as Oscar Serino

That '80s Show poster

That '80s Show 23rd January 2002 as Rick

Curb Your Enthusiasm poster

Curb Your Enthusiasm 15th October 2000 as Man on the cell phone

M.Y.O.B. 6th June 2000 as Reuben

Will & Grace poster

Will & Grace 21st September 1998 as Neil

The Wild Thornberrys poster

The Wild Thornberrys 1st September 1998 as Ramon (voice)

Significant Others poster

Significant Others 11th March 1998

Jenny poster

Jenny 28th September 1997 as Carl

The Pretender poster

The Pretender 19th September 1996 as Emery

Cybill poster

Cybill 2nd January 1995 as Troy

Friends poster

Friends 22nd September 1994 as Waiter

Chicago Hope poster

Chicago Hope 18th September 1994 as Politico Man

Party of Five poster

Party of Five 12th September 1994 as Check Out Guy

Frasier poster

Frasier 16th September 1993 as Jewelry Clerk

Entertainment Tonight poster

Entertainment Tonight 15th September 1981 as Self