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Adam Goldberg (born October 25, 1970)[1] is an American actor. Known for his supporting roles in film and television, Goldberg has appeared in films such as Dazed and Confused, Saving Private Ryan, A Beautiful Mind and Zodiac. He has also played leading roles in independent films such as The Hebrew Hammer and 2 Days in Paris. His TV appearances include the shows Law & Order: Criminal Intent, My Name Is Earl, Friends, Joey, Entourage, The Jim Gaffigan Show, The Unusuals and his role as hitman Grady Numbers in the first season of Fargo. From 2021 until 2025 he has starred opposite Queen Latifah on CBS' The Equalizer.
Key Information
Early life
[edit]Goldberg is the son of Donna Gable, a psychologist,[2] and Earl Goldberg, a former owner of Goldberg and Solovy Foods, a wholesale food business.[3][4] His father is Jewish, while his mother is of German, French, Irish,[5] and a "bit of Mexican" descent.[6][7][8][9]
Career
[edit]Film
[edit]Goldberg's first major screen role was in the Billy Crystal film Mr. Saturday Night (1992). His second major screen role was as Mike Newhouse in Richard Linklater's film Dazed and Confused (1993). His career-making role was arguably that of the tough, wise-cracking infantryman Stanley Mellish in Steven Spielberg's 1998 film Saving Private Ryan. While he played lead characters in The Hebrew Hammer, 2 Days in Paris, and (Untitled), Goldberg is mostly known for his character work in film and television.
Notable roles include Jerry, the undead servant to Christopher Walken's Angel Gabriel in the supernatural thriller The Prophecy; Sol in A Beautiful Mind, opposite Russell Crowe; and Denny in Déjà Vu, opposite Denzel Washington. Goldberg has also voice acted in Babe: Pig in the City, Homeward Bound II, and A Monster in Paris.
Goldberg appeared extensively in the Flaming Lips documentary The Fearless Freaks, and had a supporting role in Christmas on Mars, a science fiction film written and directed by Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne. In 1999, he appeared in the Sixpence None The Richer music video "There She Goes".
Goldberg wrote, produced, directed, and edited the features Scotch and Milk, I Love Your Work, and No Way Jose as well as multiple television projects, notably including the philosophical travelogue Running with the Bulls for IFC.
Television
[edit]In 1995, Goldberg appeared in a signature wise-cracking role as delivery boy Leo in the television comedy Double Rush. Goldberg then appeared in a three-episode arc in the second season of Friends (1996) as Chandler's crazy roommate Eddie. He appeared some years later in a nine-episode arc in season two of the Friends spinoff show Joey as Jimmy, Joey Tribbiani's best friend from high school. He also appeared as a main character in the short-lived 2005 Fox series Head Cases.
In 1997, he received an exclusive series development deal with ABC.[10]
Goldberg appeared in the short-lived ensemble cop show The Unusuals, playing a New York City detective with brain cancer who refuses treatment because of his dislike of doctors. His character was stated as being "sarcastic" and Goldberg had been described as "one of the better reasons to watch."[11] He subsequently appeared in the short-lived ensemble cop show NYC 22.
In 2014, portrayed Mr. Numbers, one half of the hit man team in the first season of FX's Fargo. This was the second time working with creator Noah Hawley, who had cast Goldberg in 2009's The Unusuals. He had to learn American Sign Language for the role and began production just a few days after wrapping principal photography on his feature, No Way Jose. While shooting Fargo, Goldberg was also editing his feature and much of it was assembled in his hotel room in Calgary.
Goldberg played the role of Dave Marks, a struggling comedian and Jim Gaffigan's best friend, for two seasons on the TV Land sitcom The Jim Gaffigan Show. He shot the pilot during a week off from production on Fargo.
In 2017, Goldberg joined the cast of NBC's Taken as a regular cast member during the show's second season. He portrayed Kilroy, an accomplished computer hacker.
In 2019, Goldberg had a supporting role in the cast of CBS's God Friended Me as technical entrepreneur, Simon Hayes.
In 2020, Goldberg began production on CBS' The Equalizer, a reboot of the original. He played another hacker, this time opposite Queen Latifah.
Other ventures
[edit]A multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, Goldberg composed and arranged the music to the film I Love Your Work with Steven Drozd of The Flaming Lips as well as scoring his most recent feature, No Way Jose, and IFC's Running with the Bulls. He also provided a song for The Hebrew Hammer soundtrack.
Goldberg released his first album, Eros and Omissions, under the LANDy moniker. It was released on June 23, 2009. Flaming Lips drummer Steven Drozd, with whom Goldberg collaborated on the score for I Love Your Work, performed on the record as well as members of the band The Black Pine. Earlimart's Aaron Espinoza is credited as having done the final mix as well as having engineered many of the more recent songs.[12] Goldberg has since changed his musical moniker to The Goldberg Sisters, under which he has made three albums, the last two of which he played every instrument save for strings (provided by his wife Roxanne Daner and musician Merritt Lear) and horns (provided by his engineer and co-producer Andrew Lynch).
On June 7, 2011, Goldberg assembled a live band to perform The Goldberg Sisters single "Shush" on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.
Goldberg is also a photographer, shooting primarily on film and expired Polaroid. His first book was co-published by Hat and Beard Press and contained a limited vinyl version of The Goldberg Sisters' Home: A Nice Place to Visit. Subsequent exhibitions of photography from the book also included live performances of Goldberg Sisters songs by Goldberg and Lynch, utilizing several loop and effects pedals. An early adopter of the now-defunct Vine app, Goldberg was known for incorporating many analog film elements into his six-second "films." He was hired to do forty films for the French cellular company Orange during the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, during which he made a six-second Vine based on each film entered in competition. He is an avid Instagram user; his account consists of much of his photography while also hosting a cinematic narrative of his family life.
Personal life
[edit]Goldberg has had three children with his wife, artist and designer Roxanne Daner.[13] Their first child together, a son, was stillborn.[14] Their next son was born shortly after, in November 2014.[15][16][17] Goldberg and Daner married on Halloween in 2014. They had another son in September 2018.[18]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Mr. Saturday Night | Eugene Gimbel | |
| 1993 | Dazed and Confused | Mike Newhouse | |
| Son in Law | Indian | ||
| 1995 | Higher Learning | David Isaacs | |
| The Prophecy | Jerry | ||
| 1996 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | Pete | Voice only |
| 1998 | Scotch and Milk | Jim | |
| Some Girl | Freud | ||
| Saving Private Ryan | Pvt. Stanley Mellish | ||
| Babe: Pig in the City | Flealick | Voice only | |
| 1999 | EDtv | John | |
| 2000 | Sunset Strip | Marty Shapiro | |
| 2001 | Waking Life | One of Four Men | |
| All Over the Guy | Brett Miles Sanford | ||
| Fast Sofa | Jack Weis | ||
| According to Spencer | Feldy | ||
| A Beautiful Mind | Sol | ||
| 2002 | The Salton Sea | Kujo | |
| 2003 | The Hebrew Hammer | Mordechai Jefferson Carver | |
| How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | Tony | ||
| 2005 | The Fearless Freaks | Himself | Documentary |
| I Love Your Work | Director and writer only | ||
| 2006 | Man About Town | Phil Balow | |
| Stay Alive | Miller Banks | ||
| Keeping Up with the Steins | Uncredited | ||
| Déjà Vu | Dr. Alexander Denny | ||
| 2007 | 2 Days in Paris | Jack | |
| Zodiac | Duffy Jennings | ||
| Nancy Drew | Arrogant Director Andy | ||
| 2008 | From Within | Roy | |
| Christmas on Mars | Dr. Scott Zero (A Mars Psychiatrist) | ||
| Kate Wakes | Jared | Short | |
| 2009 | (Untitled) | Adrian Jacobs | |
| Landy's BFF | Himself | ||
| 2010 | Miss Nobody | Bill Malloy | |
| Norman | Mr. Angelo | ||
| 2011 | A Monster in Paris | Raoul | Voice only |
| 2012 | Lost Angeles | Deepak | |
| 2015 | No Way Jose | Jose | Also director |
| 2016 | Rebirth | Zack | |
| Between Us | Liam | ||
| 2017 | Once Upon a Time in Venice | Lou the Jew | |
| 2019 | Running with the Devil | The Snitch | |
| 2024 | The Exorcism | Peter |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Designing Women | Student | 1 episode |
| 1995 | Double Rush | Leo | Main cast |
| ER | Joshua Shem | 1 episode | |
| 1996 | NYPD Blue | Reporter Dave Bloom | 1 episode |
| Space: Above and Beyond | Sgt. Louie Fox | 1 episode | |
| Friends | Eddie Menuek | 3 episodes | |
| 1996–1997 | Relativity | Doug Kroll | Main cast |
| 2000 | The Outer Limits | Sid Camden / Chad Warner | 1 episode |
| 2000–2001 | The $treet | Evan Mitchell | Main cast |
| 2001 | Will & Grace | Kevin Wolchek | 1 episode |
| 2004 | Frankenstein | Detective Michael Sloane | TV movie |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Victor Garros | 1 episode |
| Head Cases | Russell Shultz | 2 episodes | |
| 2005–2006 | Joey | James "Jimmy" Costa | 9 episodes |
| 2006 | My Name Is Earl | Philo | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Medium | Bruce Rossiter | 1 episode |
| Entourage | Nick Rubenstein | 4 episodes | |
| 2009 | The Unusuals | Detective Eric Delahoy | Main cast |
| 2009 | Numb3rs | Chris McNall | 1 episode |
| 2011 | White Collar | Jason Lang | 1 episode |
| 2012 | NYC 22 | Ray "Lazarus" Harper | Main role |
| 2013 | Animal Practice | Himself | 1 episode |
| Franklin & Bash | August West | 1 episode | |
| The Anna Nicole Story | Howard K. Stern | TV movie | |
| 2014 | Fargo | Grady Numbers | 5 episodes |
| 2015 | Maron | Jack Ross | 1 episode |
| 2015–2016 | The Jim Gaffigan Show | Dave Marks | Main cast |
| 2017 | Graves | Christopher Sachs | Regular cast; 2 episodes |
| Lore | Peter Stumpp | Episode: "The Beast Within" | |
| 2018 | Taken | Harden Kilroy | Regular cast |
| 2019 | God Friended Me | Simon Hayes | 8 episodes |
| 2021–2025 | The Equalizer | Harry Keshegian | Regular cast[19] |
References
[edit]- ^ Mike Rose, cleveland com (October 25, 2023). "Famous birthdays list for October 25, 2023 includes celebrities Craig Robinson, Ciara". cleveland. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ Patterson, John (September 1, 2007). "Up'n'Adam!". Guardian Unlimited. Archived from the original on September 3, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
- ^ Roth, Mathue (June 18, 2009). "Interview: Adam Goldberg and Landy". Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvFBel3ikhU; stated at 30:10
- ^ Tugend, Tom (August 7, 1998). "The Arts". Jewish Journal. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ Schou, Solvej (January 8, 2013). "The Hebrew Hammer is back! Adam Goldberg talks about the sequel, facing Hitler (and Mel Gibson?)". Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
- ^ Sternbergh, Adam (September 12, 2005). "Adam Goldberg Stars in Head Cases on Fox". New York Magazine. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
- ^ Robert, Daniel (December 12, 2003). "Interviews>Adam Goldberg". SuicideGirls. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
- ^ "Five Fits with: Actor, Musician, and All-Around Creative Adam Goldberg". September 30, 2022.
- ^ "Gone but not forgotten" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. September 29, 1997. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
- ^ Sepinwall, Alan (April 22, 2009). "NJ.com Unusuals Review". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ^ Thill, Scott (June 25, 2009). "Gear Fetish Energizes Landy's Eros and Omissions Space Pop". Wired. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ^ Yours, Roxanne website Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- ^ @TheAdamGoldberg (March 29, 2019). "My first son was stillborn. I've held a dead baby in my hands. It broke my heart. It broke my wife's. That language…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Roxanne Daner (@yoursroxanne) • Instagram photos and videos".
- ^ Webber, Stephanie (2014). "Adam Goldberg Welcomes Baby with Girlfriend Roxanne Daner." Us Weekly, Dec. 27, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- ^ "Fargo's Adam Goldberg is a Father!" Wetpaint Dec. 29, 2014 Archived August 20, 2019, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- ^ "Sonny a Day (@365daysofsonny) • Instagram photos and videos". instagram.com. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (November 11, 2020). "Adam Goldberg Joins Queen Latifah In 'The Equalizer' CBS Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
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[edit]Adam Goldberg
View on GrokipediaEarly life
Family background
Adam Goldberg was born on October 25, 1970, in Santa Monica, California.[10] He is the son of Donna Gable, a clinical psychologist, and Earl Goldberg, the former owner of Goldberg and Solovy Foods, a wholesale food business.[11] Goldberg was raised in Los Angeles.[6] Goldberg's family background reflects a mixed heritage, with his father being Jewish and his mother a non-practicing Catholic.[12][13] His mother's ancestry includes German, French, Irish, and a small amount of Mexican descent.[10][14] The paternal side provided Jewish cultural influences during his upbringing, as Goldberg attended a Jewish day school from kindergarten through sixth grade in Los Angeles.[12] He was also raised in the Jewish faith and participated in Hebrew school.[15] This mixed household shaped his early exposure to diverse cultural elements from both sides of his family.[12]Education
Goldberg grew up in Santa Monica, California, where his family encouraged his creative pursuits from a young age. He attended high school in the area during the late 1980s, actively participating in school theater productions and the drama club, experiences that ignited his passion for acting.[16] At age 14, Goldberg began formal acting training at the Tracy Roberts Institute in Los Angeles. The following year, he transitioned to the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute to deepen his skills, while continuing to engage in school plays and extracurricular drama activities.[17] Following high school graduation, Goldberg did not pursue a traditional higher education in performing arts; instead, he briefly enrolled at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York, for about a year, during which he appeared in campus theater productions including Six Characters in Search of an Author, In Search of Justice, and The Informer. He ultimately left the institution amid personal challenges and shifted toward self-directed learning in acting, honing his craft through persistent auditions and later private coaching with instructor Lynette Katselas upon returning to Los Angeles.[17][16][18]Career
Film roles
Goldberg began his film acting career with a small supporting role as a copy boy in the comedy Mr. Saturday Night (1992), directed by and starring Billy Crystal. This debut marked his entry into feature films following early television guest appearances in the late 1980s and early 1990s.[2] His breakthrough came with the role of Mike Newhouse, a quick-witted high school freshman enduring hazing rituals, in Richard Linklater's coming-of-age ensemble Dazed and Confused (1993).[19] The film's cult status helped establish Goldberg as a reliable supporting player in indie and mainstream projects, showcasing his ability to portray awkward, intellectually sharp characters in group dynamics. Goldberg gained wider recognition for his intense performance as Private Stanley "Fish" Mellish, a Jewish soldier in a squad searching for a paratrooper during World War II, in Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan (1998).[20] His character's poignant death scene, involving a brutal hand-to-hand combat, underscored the film's raw depiction of war's horrors and highlighted Goldberg's skill in conveying vulnerability amid chaos.[21] In the early 2000s, he continued in prominent supporting capacities, including as Sol Nobel, a graduate student colleague to mathematician John Nash, in Ron Howard's biographical drama A Beautiful Mind (2001).[22] Goldberg took the lead as the vigilante Jewish superhero Mordechai Jefferson Carver in the satirical comedy The Hebrew Hammer (2003), a role that allowed him to blend humor with cultural commentary in an indie production. Later in his career, Goldberg appeared in No Way Jose (2015), playing the protagonist Jose Stern, a struggling musician navigating midlife crises. He portrayed the demanding film director Peter in the supernatural thriller The Exorcism (2024), reuniting with A Beautiful Mind co-star Russell Crowe. In the same year, he took on a lead role as The Mayor in the relationship comedy Messy. Throughout his film work, Goldberg has solidified his reputation as a character actor, frequently cast in ensemble pieces as quirky, intense sidekicks or eccentrics who add emotional depth and wit to narratives.[5] His roles often emphasize neuroticism and resilience, contributing to both blockbuster successes and niche cult favorites without pursuing leading-man status.[1]Television roles
Goldberg's early television work featured guest spots in popular procedural dramas, including a 1996 appearance as reporter Dave Bloom in an episode of NYPD Blue.[23] He later guest-starred as Victor Garros in the 2005 episode "View from Up Here" of Law & Order: Criminal Intent.[24] These roles helped establish him as a versatile character actor in serialized television formats. One of his breakthrough TV appearances came in 1996, when he portrayed Eddie Menuek, Chandler Bing's quirky and unstable roommate, in three episodes of the second season of Friends. Goldberg's performance as the eccentric Eddie, who unnervingly recalls past conversations and invades personal space, added memorable comic tension to the ensemble sitcom.[25] He earned recurring recognition for his portrayal of Nicky Rubinstein, a sharp-tongued Hollywood agent, in seasons 3 and 4 (2007–2008) of Entourage.[6] This role showcased Goldberg's ability to blend sarcasm and intensity in the fast-paced world of entertainment industry satire.[1] Goldberg took on lead roles in two short-lived series, first as the volatile attorney Russell Shultz in the 2005 Fox dramedy Head Cases, which aired only three episodes despite pairing him with Chris O'Donnell in an odd-couple legal setup.[26] He later played Dave Marks, a wisecracking comedian and best friend to the titular character, in the TV Land sitcom The Jim Gaffigan Show from 2015 to 2016, contributing to its two-season run with his deadpan humor. In 2014, Goldberg delivered a standout performance as Mr. Numbers, one of the enigmatic hitmen in the first season of the FX anthology series Fargo, earning praise for his chilling depiction of a calculating enforcer alongside Billy Bob Thornton's Lorne Malvo.[27] The role highlighted his knack for understated menace in limited-screen-time arcs. From 2021 to 2025, Goldberg portrayed Harry Keshegian, a gruff yet endearing computer hacker and key ally to Queen Latifah's Robyn McCall, in the CBS reboot of The Equalizer, appearing in all five seasons until the series' conclusion.[28] As the tech-savvy operative who often works remotely from his cluttered van, Keshegian provided comic relief and crucial digital support in the action-drama's vigilante narratives.[29]Directing and screenwriting
Adam Goldberg made his directorial debut with the feature film Scotch and Milk (1998), which he also wrote, starred in, and co-edited at the age of 24.[30] The stylized black-and-white production follows a group of young scenesters navigating relationships and existential dilemmas in a nonlinear narrative blending noir elements with comedy, and it premiered at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival.[31] This early work established Goldberg's interest in introspective, character-driven stories within the independent film scene. Goldberg's first feature as director, I Love Your Work (2003), was a psychological drama that he co-wrote with Giovanni Ribisi and directed, exploring themes of celebrity obsession through the lens of a fading movie star's mental unraveling.[32] Premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival, the film features a cast including Ribisi and Franka Potente and reflects Goldberg's self-consciously cool aesthetic, populated by hip, urban characters in a tense exploration of fame's dark side.[31] He also directed the surreal documentary short Running with the Bulls in 2003 for the Independent Film Channel, co-editing and producing the piece that captures unconventional travel experiences.[30] In 2015, Goldberg wrote, directed, edited, and starred in his third feature, No Way Jose, a quirky independent comedy described as a "coming-of-middle-age" story about a former indie rocker turned children's party performer grappling with turning 40 and a hidden past revealed by his fiancée.[33] The film, distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, showcases Goldberg's shift toward a more naturalistic style compared to his earlier, more ambitious and stylized efforts, emphasizing personal introspection and humorous self-reflection.[33] His directing output has since focused on select independent projects, with no major feature releases identified after 2015 as of 2025.[6] Goldberg's body of work as a director and screenwriter consistently features quirky, personal narratives in the indie comedy-drama vein, often drawing from his own experiences and collaborations.[30]Music and photography
Adam Goldberg has pursued music as a parallel creative endeavor to his acting career, releasing albums under pseudonyms that reflect his eclectic style. Initially recording as LANDy, he debuted with the album Eros and Omissions in 2009, a collection of dream-pop tracks produced with collaborators including members of the band Beachwood Sparks.[34] In 2011, he rebranded as The Goldberg Sisters—a solo project featuring Goldberg alongside the fictional persona of his "bearded twin sister" Celeste—and issued the self-titled debut album, blending indie folk-rock with psychedelic elements influenced by artists such as the Kinks, John Lennon's Mind Games era, the Flaming Lips, and Mercury Rev.[35][9] The album received positive reviews for its moody, multi-textural psych-pop sound but did not achieve significant commercial success.[36] Subsequent releases under The Goldberg Sisters moniker include Stranger's Morning in 2014 and Home: A Nice Place to Visit in 2018, the latter incorporating contributions from Flaming Lips drummer Steven Drozd.[8] These works continued Goldberg's exploration of alternative rock and 1970s folk influences, with themes of introspection and psychedelia, though they remained niche efforts without major label backing or widespread promotion.[37] Goldberg has performed sporadically, including live sessions at Paste Studios in New York in 2018, where he showcased tracks like "It Can Get You Down" and "When or Where or Why," but has not embarked on extensive tours, treating music primarily as a personal outlet rather than a professional pursuit.[38] In 2025, The Goldberg Sisters released the single "Athleisure!" in August and premiered "Our Kind of Love" in November, ahead of their upcoming album When the Ships of My Dreams Return, scheduled for release in February 2026 via Apology Music.[39][40] In addition to music, Goldberg is an accomplished photographer, largely self-taught through studying camera manuals and online resources.[41] He favors analog formats, including 35mm, medium-format, and large-format cameras, with a particular emphasis on instant film stocks like Polaroid and Impossible Project materials, which allow for hazy, abstract images through techniques such as double exposures.[42] His work often captures cinematic scenes of people, landscapes, and everyday moments, shared via platforms like Tumblr and Instagram, where he has built a following of over 17,000.[41] Goldberg has exhibited his photographs in galleries, including a 2019 show featuring 16 large-scale archival prints of instant film shots from Los Angeles, priced between $2,500 and $5,000.[43] A notable intersection of his photography and music came with the 2018 release of Home: A Nice Place to Visit, a hybrid project comprising a vinyl LP and accompanying book that pairs Goldberg's photographs with song lyrics, creating an immersive, hand-held artistic experience.[44] Throughout his acting career, Goldberg has integrated photography into his professional life by taking pictures on film sets, using it as a therapeutic escape and creative diversion during shoots.[41] This hobby has not led to major commercial breakthroughs in the visual arts but underscores his multifaceted approach to self-expression outside scripted narratives.Personal life
Marriage
Adam Goldberg has been married to Roxanne Daner, an actress, visual artist, and designer, since 2014.[45] The couple, who began their relationship in the early 2010s, exchanged vows in a private ceremony that year, opting for discretion away from public attention.[45] Prior to this marriage, Goldberg had no other marriages or widely documented long-term public relationships.[46] Throughout their partnership, Goldberg and Daner have demonstrated strong mutual support for one another's creative pursuits in the entertainment and arts fields, with Daner contributing to projects like the design of Goldberg's photography book while balancing her own professional commitments.[47] The pair maintains a notably low-profile lifestyle, rarely engaging with media on personal matters and focusing instead on their collaborative and individual endeavors behind the scenes.[48] This approach to privacy has allowed them to nurture a stable family life post-marriage without extensive public scrutiny.[49]Children
Adam Goldberg and his wife, Roxanne Daner, have experienced both profound loss and joy in their family life, welcoming three children together. Their first child, a son named Bix, was stillborn in March 2013, four days after his projected due date.[50] Goldberg has publicly described the event as "the most deeply upsetting experience of my life," emphasizing the ineffable pain he and Daner endured and its lasting emotional weight.[50] In interviews, he has called it "horrifying" and his "worst fear," highlighting the couple's resilience as they navigated grief and eventually expanded their family.[51] Following the tragedy, Goldberg and Daner welcomed their second child, a son named Bud, in November 2014.[52] Their third child, another son named Sonny, was born in September 2018.[10] These births marked a period of healing and growth for the family, with Goldberg noting in public discussions the profound sense of relief and gratitude that accompanied their arrivals after the earlier loss.[53] Goldberg and Daner prioritize a private approach to parenting, shielding their children from the Hollywood spotlight to foster a sense of normalcy.[2] They rarely share detailed personal updates or photographs, focusing instead on everyday family experiences away from public scrutiny, which has allowed their sons to grow up with relative anonymity despite their parents' prominence.[54] This deliberate emphasis on privacy underscores their commitment to resilience and stability as parents in the aftermath of hardship.Filmography
Film
Adam Goldberg's film appearances, including acting roles, directing, and writing credits, are listed chronologically below. This includes feature films, short films, and cameos.| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Mr. Saturday Night | Eugene Gimbel | uncredited[6] |
| 1993 | Dazed and Confused | Mike Newhouse | [6] |
| 1993 | Son-in-Law | Indian | [6] |
| 1994 | The Prophecy | Jerry | [6] |
| 1995 | The Low Life | Chad | [6] |
| 1995 | Higher Learning | Student | uncredited[6] |
| 1996 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | Pete | [6] |
| 1998 | Saving Private Ryan | Pvt. Stanley Mellish | [6] |
| 1998 | Scotch and Milk | Jim | director, writer (short film)[6] |
| 1998 | Some Girl | Freud | [6] |
| 1998 | Babe: Pig in the City | Flealick | voice[6] |
| 1998 | The Prophecy II | Jerry | direct-to-video[6] |
| 1999 | The Breaks | Gordon | [6] |
| 2000 | Sunset Strip | Norman | [6] |
| 2001 | According to Spencer | Spencer | [6] |
| 2001 | All Over the Guy | Eli | [6] |
| 2001 | Fast Sofa | Rick | [6] |
| 2001 | A Beautiful Mind | Sol | [6] |
| 2002 | The Salton Sea | Pooh-Bear | [6] |
| 2002 | The Hebrew Hammer | Mordechai Jefferson Carver | [6] |
| 2003 | How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days | Tony | [6] |
| 2003 | I Love Your Work | Sean | director, writer[6] |
| 2006 | Déjà Vu | Denny | [6] |
| 2006 | Stay Alive | Miller Banks | [6] |
| 2006 | Man About Town | Phil Balow | [6] |
| 2007 | Zodiac | Duffy Jennings | [6] |
| 2007 | 2 Days in Paris | Jack | [6] |
| 2007 | Nancy Drew | Andy | [6] |
| 2008 | (Untitled) | Adrian Jacobs | [6] |
| 2008 | The Spirit | Officer Mordecai | [6] |
| 2009 | (500) Days of Summer | McKenzie | [6] |
| 2009 | From Within | Roy | [6] |
| 2010 | Miss Nobody | Ron Butler | [6] |
| 2010 | Norman | Mr. Angelo | [6] |
| 2011 | No Strings Attached | Wallace | [6] |
| 2011 | A Monster in Paris | Raoul | voice[6] |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave | Parker | [6] |
| 2013 | Lovelace | Nat Laurendi | [6] |
| 2013 | The Grand Budapest Hotel | Deputy Kovacs | [6] |
| 2015 | No Way Jose | Jose | director, writer[6] |
| 2016 | Between Us | Joe | [6] |
| 2016 | Rebirth | Brandon | [6] |
| 2017 | Once Upon a Time in Venice | Lou the Jew | [6] |
| 2019 | The Last Laugh | Al | [6] |
| 2019 | Running with the Devil | The Snitch | [6] |
| 2024 | The Exorcism | Peter | [6] |
| 2024 | Messy | — | role undisclosed[6] |
Television
Adam Goldberg began his television career in the mid-1990s with guest and supporting roles before transitioning to more prominent recurring and lead parts in series and miniseries. His credits span a variety of genres, from sitcoms and procedurals to dramas and limited series.[55]| Year(s) | Title | Character | Episodes/Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Double Rush | Leo | Series regular, 13 episodes |
| 1995 | The Single Guy | Guest Star | 1 episode |
| 1996 | Friends | Eddie | Recurring, 3 episodes (Season 3) |
| 1996 | ER | Joshua Shem | Guest, 1 episode |
| 1996 | The Pretender | Tony | Guest, 1 episode |
| 1996–1997 | Relativity | Jake Roth | Recurring |
| 1997 | Over the Top | Guest Star | 1 episode |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | NASA Technician | Miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1999 | The West Wing | Aaron | Guest, 1 episode |
| 2000 | Battery Park | Guest Star | 1 episode |
| 2001 | The $treet | Evan Olson | Series regular, 7 episodes |
| 2002 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Victor | Guest, 1 episode |
| 2004–2011 | Entourage | Nicky Rubinstein | Recurring, 8 episodes |
| 2005 | Head Cases | Russell Shultz | Series regular, 2 episodes (short-lived series) |
| 2005–2006 | Joey | Jimmy Costa | Recurring |
| 2005 | Numb3rs | Agent Grimes | Guest, 1 episode |
| 2006 | Medium | David Morgan | Guest, 1 episode |
| 2006 | My Name Is Earl | Philo | Guest, 1 episode |
| 2007 | Journeyman | Jack Vasser | Series regular, 13 episodes (short-lived series) |
| 2009 | The Unusuals | Detective Eric Delahoy | Series regular, 10 episodes (short-lived series) |
| 2011 | The Office | Rick | Guest, 1 episode |
| 2012 | NYC 22 | Terry McCandless | Series regular, 13 episodes (short-lived series) |
| 2014 | Fargo | Mr. Numbers | Miniseries (Season 1), 5 episodes |
| 2016 | The Jim Gaffigan Show | Dave | Recurring, 12 episodes |
| 2017 | Taken | Hardison | Recurring, 6 episodes |
| 2018 | God Friended Me | Simon Hayes | Recurring, 5 episodes |
| 2021–2025 | The Equalizer | Harry Keshegian | Main cast, 74 episodes (series concluded after Season 5) |