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 · Good Hang with Amy Poehler as
- 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)
- 2020 · Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics as Self
- 2020 · The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation as Ben Wyatt
- 2019 · Between Two Ferns: The Movie as Adam Scott
- 2017 · Little Evil as Gary Bloom
- 2017 · Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later as Ben
- 2017 · I'm Sorry as Dr. Steve Goldberg
- 2017 · Flower as Will Jordan
- 2017 · The Disaster Artist as Adam Scott
- 2015 · Sleeping with Other People as Matthew Sobvechik
- 2015 · The Overnight as Alex
- 2012 · The Greatest Event in Television History as A.J. Simon
- 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 Henry / Hildy
- 2012 · Friends with Kids as Jason Fryman
- 2011 · Our Idiot Brother as Jeremy
- 2011 · NTSF:SD:SUV:: as Van Damm
- 2011 · The Terrys as Narrator (voice)
- 2008 · Corporate Affairs as Jack Hightower
- 2007 · Tell Me You Love Me as Palek
- 2006 · The Return as Kurt
- 2006 · Art School Confidential as Marvin Bushmiller
- 2006 · First Snow as Tom Morelane
- 2002 · Ronnie as Ronnie Schwann
- 1998 · The Lesser Evil as Young George
- 1997 · Payback as Adam Stanfill
- Future · Hokum as Ohm Bauman
- 2002 · Glory Days as Howard Dichotsky
- 1999 · Winding Roads as Brian Calhoun
- 1949 · The Emmy Awards as Self
- Future · The Whisper Man as Tom Kennedy
- 2026 · A Sprinkle of History as Irv Robbins
- 2026 · Strip Law as Lincoln Gumb (voice)
- 2025 · The Monkey as Captain Petey Shelborn
- 2025 · Bianca by Night as Self - Guest (video link)
- 2024 · Madame Web as Ben Parker
- 2024 · Hot Ones Versus as Self
- 2022 · Loot as John Novak
- 2022 · Severance as Mark Scout
- 2021 · Inside Job as Ron Staedtler (voice)
- 2020 · Don't as Himself - Host
- 2020 · Celebrity Escape Room as Self
- 2020 · A Parks and Recreation Special as Ben Wyatt
- 2020 · Duncanville as Nick (voice)
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · The Twilight Zone as Justin Sanderson
- 2018 · Nailed It! as Self - Judge
- 2018 · The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale as Self - Special Guest
- 2017 · Do You Want to See a Dead Body? as
- 2017 · Ghosted as Max Jennifer / Max Allison
- 2017 · Big Mouth as Mr. Dylan Keating (voice)
- 2017 · Fun Mom Dinner as Tom
- 2017 · The F Word as Self
- 2017 · The Most Hated Woman in America as Jack Ferguson
- 2017 · Big Little Lies as Ed Mackenzie
- 2017 · Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special as Adam Scott
- 2016 · The Good Place as Trevor
- 2016 · My Blind Brother as Robbie
- 2016 · The Adult Swim Golf Classic as Adam Scott
- 2016 · Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ as Johnny Dunne
- 2016 · Angie Tribeca as Surgeon
- 2015 · Krampus as Tom Engel
- 2015 · Black Mass as FBI Agent Robert Fitzpatrick
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Hot Tub Time Machine 2 as Adam Yates Stedmeyer Jr.
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · They Came Together as Sound Engineer
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 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 · Bachelorette as Clyde Goddard
- 2012 · All Star Bowling Trick Shots as
- 2011 · The Jonathan Ross Show as Self - Guest
- 2011 · Fight for Your Right Revisited as Cab Driver
- 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 · Passenger Side as Michael
- 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
- 2009 · Trust Me as Josh Burkett
- 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
- 2007 · Knocked Up as Samuel
- 2007 · The Sarah Silverman Program. as Agent Schroeder
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2006 · Who Loves the Sun as Daniel Bloom
- 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 · Off the Lip as David
- 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
- 1998 · Girl as Scott
- 1997 · Dinner and Driving as Larry
- Future · Double Booked as
- 1998 · Hairshirt as Fan at Bar
- Future · The Saviors as Sean Harrison
- 2001 · Seven and a Match as Peter
- 1996 · Star Trek: First Contact as Defiant Con Officer
- 1996 · The Last Days of Frankie the Fly as Race Track Valet
- 1996 · Hellraiser: Bloodline as Jacques
- 1996 · Cityscrapes: Los Angeles as Joe
- 1995 · Murder One as Sidney Schneider
- 1993 · Boy Meets World as Griffin 'Griff' Hawkins
- 1990 · Law & Order as Robbie Howell