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
- 2026 · Hokum as Ohm Bauman
- 2026 · Strip Law as Lincoln Gumb (voice)
- 2025 · The Studio as Adam Scott
- 2025 · The Monkey as Captain Petey Shelborn
- 2020 · Celebrity Escape Room as Self
- 2019 · Between Two Ferns: The Movie as Adam Scott
- 2017 · Do You Want to See a Dead Body? as
- 2017 · Little Evil as Gary Bloom
- 2017 · Fun Mom Dinner as Tom
- 2017 · I'm Sorry as Dr. Steve Goldberg
- 2017 · The F Word as Self
- 2017 · Flower as Will Jordan
- 2015 · Sleeping with Other People as Matthew Sobvechik
- 2015 · Hot Tub Time Machine 2 as Adam Yates Stedmeyer Jr.
- 2013 · Timms Valley as US Marshal Lonny
- 2013 · Talking Bad as Self
- 2012 · The Guilt Trip as Andrew Margolis Jr.
- 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 · Burning Love as Damien Assante
- 2012 · Friends with Kids as Jason Fryman
- 2012 · Bachelorette as Clyde Goddard
- 2011 · Our Idiot Brother as Jeremy
- 2010 · Operation: Endgame as Magician
- 2009 · The Vicious Kind as Caleb Sinclaire
- 2009 · Lovely, Still as Mike
- 2009 · Trust Me as Josh Burkett
- 2008 · August as Joshua Sterling
- 2008 · Corporate Affairs as Jack Hightower
- 2002 · High Crimes as Lieutenant Terrence Embry
- 2002 · Glory Days as Howard Dichotsky
- 1998 · Girl as Scott
- 1996 · Cityscrapes: Los Angeles as Joe
- 1949 · The Emmy Awards as Self
- Future · A Sprinkle of History as Irv Robbins
- 2025 · Bianca by Night as Self - Guest (video link)
- 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 · Don't as Himself - Host
- 2020 · Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics as Self
- 2020 · The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation as Ben Wyatt
- 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 · Ghosted as Max Jennifer / Max Allison
- 2017 · Big Mouth as Mr. Dylan Keating (voice)
- 2017 · Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later as Ben
- 2017 · The Most Hated Woman in America as Jack Ferguson
- 2017 · The Disaster Artist as Adam Scott
- 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
- 2015 · Black Mass as FBI Agent Robert Fitzpatrick
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · The Overnight as Alex
- 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 · 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 · Comedy Bang! Bang! as Self
- 2012 · Comedy Bang! Bang! as Plumber Pierre
- 2012 · Veep as Tonight Show Host
- 2012 · See Girl Run as Jason
- 2012 · All Star Bowling Trick Shots as
- 2011 · The Jonathan Ross Show as Self - Guest
- 2011 · NTSF:SD:SUV:: as Van Damm
- 2011 · Fight for Your Right Revisited as Cab Driver
- 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 · Leap Year as Jeremy
- 2009 · Passenger Side as Michael
- 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 · The Great Buck Howard as Alan
- 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 · First Snow as Tom Morelane
- 2006 · Art School Confidential as Marvin Bushmiller
- 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 - Guest
- 2002 · CSI: Miami as Danny Cato
- 2002 · Ronnie as Ronnie Schwann
- 2001 · Six Feet Under as Ben Cooper
- 2001 · Seven and a Match as Peter
- 1999 · Winding Roads as Brian Calhoun
- 1998 · The Lesser Evil as Young George
- 1998 · Hairshirt as Fan at Bar
- 1997 · Payback as Adam Stanfill
- 1997 · Dinner and Driving as Larry
- 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
- 1995 · Murder One as Sidney Schneider
- 1994 · Party of Five as Josh Macon
- 1993 · Boy Meets World as Griffin 'Griff' Hawkins
- 1990 · Law & Order as Robbie Howell
- Future · The Whisper Man as Tom Kennedy
- Future · Double Booked as
- Future · The Saviors as Sean Harrison




