to
Adam Arkin for exploring his dark side on
Sons of Anarchy. The subtly skillful actor has turned in quality work on series ranging from
Northern Exposure to
Life, but he's never played a role quite like white separatist Ethan Zobelle. A cigar-shop owner who seems like a clean-cut businessman on the surface, he threatens the FX drama's titular motorcycle gang unless they stop selling weapons to non-whites. In his quietly chilling way, Arkin's even more intimidating than punk-rock musclehead
Henry Rollins as his henchman A.J. Weston, who rapes
Katey Sagal's Gemma in the second season's shocking opener. And with a role in the Coen Brothers' soon-to-be-released
A Serious Man, Arkin's clearly on a serious roll.
Did Arkin creep you out on
SOA?