
Dan Bucatinsky
Known for Acting · 70 credits
- Born
- 1965-09-22 (age 60)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Daniel Bucatinsky
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (50)

Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Jeffrey

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

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest

Friends
1994
as Waiter

Chicago Med
2015
as Richard Evans

CSI: Miami
2002
as Oscar Serino

The Good Doctor
2017
as Spence

Frasier
1993
as Jewelry Clerk

Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Man on the cell phone

Scandal
2012
as James Novak

Hacks
2021
as Rob

Chicago Hope
1994
as Politico Man

Mom
2013
as Arthur

Will & Grace
1998
as Neil

Weeds
2005
as Max

Hell's Kitchen
2005
as Self - Restaurant Patron

Elsbeth
2024
as Kidder Hawes

Party of Five
1994
as Check Out Guy

Superstore
2015
as Steve

The Pretender
1996
as Emery

25 Words or Less
2018
as Self

Grace and Frankie
2015
as Arnold

The Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Ramon (voice)

All Rise
2019
as Tim Landy

The Sex Lives of College Girls
2021
as Danny Marawitz

A Million Little Things
2018
as Harrison

In Plain Sight
2008
as Fred Zeitlin

Cybill
1995
as Casting Director / Troy

Pictionary
2022

Will & Grace
2017
as Neil

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

The Comeback
2005
as Billy

How I Met Your Father
2022
as Fred

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020
as Self - Contestant

Web Therapy
2008
as Jerome Sokoloff

Web Therapy
2011
as Jerome Sokoloff

Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self - It Got Better

Dirt
2007
as Dillon Frawley

Celebrity Name Game
2014
as Self

24: Legacy
2017
as Andy Shalowitz

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

Jenny
1997
as Carl

Marry Me
2014
as Kevin Two

Rebel
2021
as Professor Jason Erickson

Dinner at Tiffani's
2015
as Self

MDs
2002
as Kurt

The Baker and the Beauty
2020
as Lewis

That '80s Show
2002
as Rick

Significant Others
1998
M.Y.O.B.
2000
as Reuben
Movies (20)

Air
2023
as Richard

The Post
2017
as Joe Alsop

Second Act
2018
as Arthur Coyle

The Highest Stakes
2026
as Dr. Scott Stevens

Our Little Secret
2024
as Leonard

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
2006
as Self

The Opposite of Sex
1998
as Timothy

The Grotto
2022
as Kip Gorman

Another Midnight Run
1994
as Bellhop

All Over the Guy
2001
as Eli Wyckoff

I Love Your Work
2003
as The Director

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

When Do We Eat?
2006
as High Strung Client

The Sky is Falling
2001
as Lab Technician
She Gets It from Me

Directed by Alan Smithee
2002
as Narrator
So Close
2018
as Christopher

elle/elle
2025
The Best TV Shows That Never Were
2004
as Narrator (voice)
August
About Dan Bucatinsky
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. With 70 credits spanning from 1981 to 2026, Dan Bucatinsky has appeared in 20 films and 50 TV shows.
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Most Popular Dan Bucatinsky Movies
- Air (2023) — as Richard
- The Post (2017) — as Joe Alsop
- Second Act (2018) — as Arthur Coyle
- The Highest Stakes (2026) — as Dr. Scott Stevens
- Our Little Secret (2024) — as Leonard
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