From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Alexander Chaplin born March 20 1971 is an American actor Chaplins most prominent role was that of speechwriter James Hobert on the sitcom Spin City He was born as Alexander Gaberman in New York City As with the rest of the Spin City main cast Chaplin has featured in creator Bill Lawrences subsequent sitcom Scrubs playing a drug addict who tries to trick Elliot into giving him prescription medication in My Moment of UnTruth and later tricks Jordan into giving him money in My Rite of Passage His character later appeared in My Scrubs as a drugs counsellor for the hospital claiming to be reformed Chaplin also appeared in an episode of Law Order Season 14 episode 1 Bodies as pompous yet ethical legalaid attorney Timothy Schwimmer who has to defend a serial killer played by Ritchie Coster Chaplins character ends up on the stand for not disclosing information protected by the attorneyclient privilege given to him by the serial killer As a teen Chaplin attended Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center in upstate New York Description above from the Wikipedia article Alexander Chaplin licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia