Adam Scott
April 3, 1973 (52 years old) in Santa Cruz, California, USA
Adam Scott (born April 3, 1973) is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, director and podcaster. He is best known for his roles as Ben Wyatt in the NBC comedy Parks and Recreation, Henry Pollard in the Starz comedy series Party Down, Palek in the HBO drama Tell Me You Love Me and Derek Huff in the 2008 film Step Brothers. He has appeared in the Adult Swim comedy Childrens Hospital. He was also on the show NTSF:SD:SUV::, and the annual Adult Swim special The Greatest Event in Television History, which he also created and produced. Scott is the co-host and co-creator of the Earwolf podcast U Talkin' U2 To Me? with Scott Aukerman.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · The Studio as Adam Scott
- 2025 · The Monkey as Captain Petey Shelborn
- 2024 · Madame Web as Ben Parker
- 2024 · Hot Ones Versus as Self
- 2024 · Dinner Time Live with David Chang as Self
- 2023 · Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2023 · First Time Female Director as Acting Coach (uncredited)
- 2022 · Loot as John Novak
- 2022 · Severance as Mark Scout
- 2021 · Inside Job as Ron Staedtler (voice)
- 2020 · Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics as Self
- 2020 · A Parks and Recreation Special as Ben Wyatt
- 2020 · Duncanville as Nick (voice)
- 2019 · Between Two Ferns: The Movie as Adam Scott
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · The Twilight Zone as Justin Sanderson
- 2018 · Nailed It! as Self - Judge
- 2017 · Ghosted as Max Jennifer / Max Allison
- 2017 · Big Mouth as Mr. Dylan Keating (voice)
- 2017 · Little Evil as Gary Bloom
- 2017 · Fun Mom Dinner as Tom
- 2017 · Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later as Ben
- 2017 · I'm Sorry as Dr. Steve Goldberg
- 2017 · The Most Hated Woman in America as Jack Ferguson
- 2017 · Flower as Will Jordan
- 2017 · Big Little Lies as Ed Mackenzie
- 2016 · The Good Place as Trevor
- 2016 · Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ as Johnny Dunne
- 2016 · Angie Tribeca as Surgeon
- 2015 · Krampus as Tom
- 2015 · Black Mass as FBI Agent Robert Fitzpatrick
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Sleeping with Other People as Matthew Sobvechik
- 2015 · The Overnight as Alex
- 2015 · Hot Tub Time Machine 2 as Adam Yates Stedmeyer Jr.
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- 2013 · Timms Valley as US Marshal Lonny
- 2013 · The Secret Life of Walter Mitty as Ted Hendricks
- 2013 · @midnight with Chris Hardwick as Self
- 2013 · A.C.O.D. as Carter Spencer
- 2013 · Hollywood Game Night as Self
- 2013 · Drunk History as John Wilkes Booth
- 2012 · The Guilt Trip as Andrew Margolis Jr.
- 2012 · Comedy Bang! Bang! as Self
- 2012 · Comedy Bang! Bang! as Plumber Pierre
- 2012 · Burning Love as Damien Assante
- 2012 · Veep as Tonight Show Host
- 2012 · See Girl Run as Jason
- 2012 · Friends with Kids as Jason Fryman
- 2012 · Bachelorette as Clyde Goddard
- 2011 · The Jonathan Ross Show as Self - Guest
- 2011 · Our Idiot Brother as Jeremy
- 2011 · NTSF:SD:SUV:: as Van Damm
- 2011 · The Terrys as Narrator (voice)
- 2011 · When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren as Movie Executive
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · Piranha 3D as Novak Radzinsky
- 2010 · Operation: Endgame as Magician
- 2010 · Leap Year as Jeremy
- 2009 · The Vicious Kind as Caleb Sinclaire
- 2009 · Lovely, Still as Mike
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Parks and Recreation as Ben Wyatt
- 2009 · Party Down as Henry Pollard
- 2009 · Eastbound & Down as Pat Anderson
- 2008 · Childrens Hospital as Lt. D'Ghor Koru
- 2008 · Step Brothers as Derek Huff
- 2008 · August as Joshua Sterling
- 2008 · The Great Buck Howard as Alan
- 2008 · Corporate Affairs as Jack Hightower
- 2007 · Tell Me You Love Me as Palek
- 2007 · Knocked Up as Samuel
- 2007 · The Sarah Silverman Program. as Agent Schroeder
- 2006 · The Return as Kurt
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2006 · Art School Confidential as Marvin Bushmiller
- 2006 · First Snow as Tom Morelane
- 2005 · Monster-in-Law as Remy
- 2005 · The Matador as Phil Garrison
- 2005 · American Dad! as Marshall (voice)
- 2004 · The Aviator as Johnny Meyer
- 2004 · Veronica Mars as Mr. Chuck Rooks
- 2004 · The Soup as Self
- 2004 · Torque as Jay McPherson
- 2003 · Two Days as Stu
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2002 · CSI: Miami as Danny Cato
- 2002 · High Crimes as Lieutenant Terrence Embry
- 2001 · Six Feet Under as Ben Cooper
- 1999 · Winding Roads as Brian Calhoun
- 1998 · Girl as Scott
- 1998 · The Lesser Evil as Young George
- 1996 · Hellraiser: Bloodline as Jacques
- 1995 · Murder One as Sidney Schneider
- 1994 · Party of Five as Josh Macon
- 1993 · Boy Meets World as Griffin 'Griff' Hawkins
- Future · Hokum as Ohm Bauman
- 1997 · Payback as Adam Stanfill
- 1996 · Star Trek: First Contact as Defiant Con Officer
- Future · Double Booked as
- 2017 · The Disaster Artist as Adam Scott
- Future · The Whisper Man as Tom Kennedy
- 2026 · Strip Law as Lincoln Gumb (voice)
- 2025 · Bianca by Night as Self - Guest (video link)
- 2020 · Don't as Himself - Host
- 2020 · Celebrity Escape Room as Self
- 2020 · The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation as Ben Wyatt
- 2018 · The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale as Self - Special Guest
- 2017 · Do You Want to See a Dead Body? as
- 2017 · The F Word as Self
- 2017 · Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special as Adam Scott
- 2016 · My Blind Brother as Robbie
- 2016 · The Adult Swim Golf Classic as Adam Scott
- 2014 · They Came Together as Sound Engineer
- 2012 · The Greatest Event in Television History as Henry / Hildy
- 2012 · The Greatest Event in Television History as Jonathan Hart
- 2012 · The Greatest Event in Television History as Monroe Ficus
- 2012 · The Greatest Event in Television History as A.J. Simon
- 2012 · All Star Bowling Trick Shots as
- 2011 · Fight for Your Right Revisited as Cab Driver
- 2009 · Passenger Side as Michael
- 2009 · Trust Me as Josh Burkett
- 2006 · Who Loves the Sun as Daniel Bloom
- 2004 · Off the Lip as David
- 2002 · Glory Days as Howard Dichotsky
- 2002 · Ronnie as Ronnie Schwann
- 2001 · Seven and a Match as Peter
- 1998 · Hairshirt as Fan at Bar
- 1997 · Dinner and Driving as Larry
- 1996 · The Last Days of Frankie the Fly as Race Track Valet
- 1949 · The Emmy Awards as Self
- Future · A Sprinkle of History as Irv Robbins
- 1996 · Cityscrapes: Los Angeles as Joe
- 1990 · Law & Order as Robbie Howell
- Future · The Saviors as Sean Harrison