Alexander Chaplin
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Alexander Chaplin, birth name Alexander Gaberman, (born 20 March 1971) is an American actor. Chaplin's most prominent role was that of speechwriter James Hobert on the sitcom Spin City.
As part of the Spin City main cast, Chaplin has also featured in three episodes of creator Bill Lawrence's next sitcom, Scrubs, playing a drug addict who tries to trick Elliot into giving him prescription medication in "My Moment of Un-Truth" and later tricks Jordan into giving him money in "My Rite of Passage". He later appeared in "My Scrubs" as a drugs counsellor for the hospital, claiming he was reformed.
Chaplin also appeared in an episode of Law & Order (Season 14, episode 1, "Bodies") as pompous legal aid attorney Timothy Schwimmer who has to defend a serial killer (played by Ritchie Coaster). Chaplin's character ends up on the stand for not disclosing information given to him by the serial killer.
As a teen, Chaplin attended Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center in upstate New York.
