Adam Scott
Acting1973Santa Cruz, California, USA
Biography
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
Acting History
Future
A Sprinkle of History
as Irv Robbins
2026
Hokum
as Ohm Bauman
Golden Globe Awards
TVas Self - Nominee / Presenter• 1 eps
Strip Law
TVas Lincoln Gumb (voice)
2025
The Monkey
as Captain Petey Shelborn
The One Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
The Studio
TVas Adam Scott• 1 eps
The Jonathan Ross Show
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
TVas Self• 1 eps
Hot Ones Versus
TVas Self• 1 eps
2024
Madame Web
as Ben Parker
Dinner Time Live with David Chang
TVas Self
2023
First Time Female Director
as Acting Coach (uncredited)
Party Down
TVExecutive Producer• 6 eps
2022
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TVas Self• 2 eps
Inside Job
TVas Ron Staedtler (voice)• 5 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TVas Self• 2 eps
Loot
TVas John Novak• 9 eps
Severance
TVas Mark Scout• 19 eps
Severance
TVExecutive Producer
Severance
TVProducer
2021
Big Mouth
TVas Mr. Dylan Keating (voice)• 1 eps
Duncanville
TVas Nick (voice)• 1 eps
2020
Nailed It!
TVas Self - Judge• 1 eps
2019
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
as Adam Scott
The Twilight Zone
TVas Justin Sanderson• 1 eps
2018
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
TVas Self - Special Guest• 1 eps
2017
Fun Mom Dinner
as Tom
The Disaster Artist
as Adam Scott
Flower
as Will Jordan
Little Evil
as Gary Bloom
The Most Hated Woman in America
as Jack Ferguson
I'm Sorry
TVas Dr. Steve Goldberg
Ghosted
TVas Max Jennifer / Max Allison• 16 eps
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
TVas Ben• 8 eps
Veep
TVas Tonight Show Host• 1 eps
Big Little Lies
TVas Ed Mackenzie• 14 eps
Fun Mom Dinner
Executive Producer
Ghosted
TVExecutive Producer• 16 eps
2016
My Blind Brother
as Robbie
Angie Tribeca
TVas Surgeon• 1 eps
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TVas Self• 1 eps
The Good Place
TVas Trevor• 5 eps
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
TVas Johnny Dunne
Other People
Producer
2015
Sleeping with Other People
as Matthew Sobvechik
The Overnight
as Alex
Krampus
as Tom
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
as Adam Yates Stedmeyer Jr.
Black Mass
as FBI Agent Robert Fitzpatrick
The Soup
TVas Self• 1 eps
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TVas Plumber Pierre / Self• 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TVas Self - Guest
The Overnight
Executive Producer
2014
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
TVas Self• 1 eps
Hollywood Game Night
TVas Self• 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TVas Self
Parks and Recreation
TVDirector• 1 eps
2013
A.C.O.D.
as Carter Spencer
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
as Ted Hendricks
Drunk History
TVas John Wilkes Booth• 1 eps
A.C.O.D.
Executive Producer
2012
Friends with Kids
as Jason Fryman
The Guilt Trip
as Andrew Margolis Jr.
Bachelorette
as Clyde Goddard
See Girl Run
as Jason
The Greatest Event in Television History
TVas A.J. Simon / Monroe Ficus / Henry / Hildy / Jonathan Hart
Burning Love
TVas Damien Assante
2011
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
as Movie Executive
Fight for Your Right Revisited
as Cab Driver
Our Idiot Brother
as Jeremy
NTSF:SD:SUV::
TVas Van Damm• 1 eps
The First A.D.
Writer
The First A.D.
Director
2010
Leap Year
as Jeremy
Operation: Endgame
as Magician
Piranha 3D
as Novak Radzinsky
Parks and Recreation
TVas Ben Wyatt• 94 eps
The Sarah Silverman Program.
TVas Agent Schroeder• 1 eps
Childrens Hospital
TVas Lt. D'Ghor Koru• 1 eps
American Dad!
TVas Marshall (voice)• 1 eps
Conan
TVas Self
Party Down
TVProducer• 10 eps
2009
The Vicious Kind
as Caleb Sinclaire
Lovely, Still
as Mike
Eastbound & Down
TVas Pat Anderson• 2 eps
Party Down
TVas Henry Pollard• 26 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TVas Self - Guest
2008
The Great Buck Howard
as Alan
Corporate Affairs
as Jack Hightower
August
as Joshua Sterling
Step Brothers
as Derek Huff
2007
Knocked Up
as Samuel
Tell Me You Love Me
TVas Palek• 10 eps
2006
First Snow
as Tom Morelane
The Return
as Kurt
Art School Confidential
as Marvin Bushmiller
Law & Order
TVas Robbie Howell• 1 eps
2005
2004
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TVas Self - Guest
2002
High Crimes
as Lieutenant Terrence Embry
Six Feet Under
TVas Ben Cooper• 2 eps
Glory Days
TVas Howard Dichotsky
1998
1996
Hellraiser: Bloodline
as Jacques
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly
as Race Track Valet
Star Trek: First Contact
as Defiant Con Officer
1995
Murder One
TVas Sidney Schneider• 6 eps
1994
Boy Meets World
TVas Griffin 'Griff' Hawkins• 4 eps