Acting · Santa Cruz, California, USA · Born April 3, 1973
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.
MovieThe Whisper Man
2026
as Tom Kennedy
MovieHokum
2026
as Ohm Bauman
The Saviors
2026
as Sean Harrison
TVStrip Law
2026
as Lincoln Gumb (voice)
TVThe Studio
2025
as Adam Scott
TVGood Hang with Amy Poehler
2025
MovieThe Monkey
2025
as Captain Petey Shelborn
TVBianca by Night
2025
as Self - Guest (video link)
MovieMadame Web
2024
as Ben Parker
TVHot Ones Versus
2024
as Self
TVDinner Time Live with David Chang
2024
as Self
TVOff Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023
as Self
MovieFirst Time Female Director
2023
as Acting Coach (uncredited)
TVLoot
2022
as John Novak
TVSeverance
2022
as Mark Scout
TVInside Job
2021
as Ron Staedtler (voice)
TVDon't
2020
as Himself - Host
MovieCelebrity Escape Room
2020
as Self
MovieHave a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
2020
as Self
MovieA Parks and Recreation Special
2020
as Ben Wyatt
MovieThe Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation
2020
as Ben Wyatt
TVDuncanville
2020
as Nick (voice)
MovieBetween Two Ferns: The Movie
2019
as Adam Scott
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
TVThe Twilight Zone
2019
as Justin Sanderson
TVNailed It!
2018
as Self - Judge
TVThe Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018
as Self - Special Guest
TVDo You Want to See a Dead Body?
2017
TVGhosted
2017
as Max Jennifer / Max Allison
TVBig Mouth
2017
as Mr. Dylan Keating (voice)
MovieLittle Evil
2017
as Gary Bloom
MovieFun Mom Dinner
2017
as Tom
TVWet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
2017
as Ben
TVI'm Sorry
2017
as Dr. Steve Goldberg
TVThe F Word
2017
as Self
MovieFlower
2017
as Will Jordan
MovieThe Most Hated Woman in America
2017
as Jack Ferguson
MovieThe Disaster Artist
2017
as Adam Scott
TVBig Little Lies
2017
as Ed Mackenzie
MovieMichael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
2017
as Adam Scott
MovieMy Blind Brother
2016
as Robbie
TVThe Good Place
2016
as Trevor
MovieThe Adult Swim Golf Classic
2016
as Adam Scott
TVBajillion Dollar Propertie$
2016
as Johnny Dunne
TVAngie Tribeca
2016
as Surgeon
MovieKrampus
2015
as Tom
MovieBlack Mass
2015
as FBI Agent Robert Fitzpatrick
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
MovieSleeping with Other People
2015
as Matthew Sobvechik
MovieThe Overnight
2015
as Alex
MovieHot Tub Time Machine 2
2015
as Adam Yates Stedmeyer Jr.
TVVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
MovieThey Came Together
2014
as Sound Engineer
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
TVOff Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
MovieTimms Valley
2013
as US Marshal Lonny
MovieThe Secret Life of Walter Mitty
2013
as Ted Hendricks
TV@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013
as Self
MovieA.C.O.D.
2013
as Carter Spencer
TVTalking Bad
2013
as Self
TVHollywood Game Night
2013
as Self
TVDrunk History
2013
as John Wilkes Booth
TVMaron
2013
as Himself
MovieThe Guilt Trip
2012
as Andrew Margolis Jr.
TVThe Greatest Event in Television History
2012
as A.J. Simon
TVComedy Bang! Bang!
2012
as Self
TVBurning Love
2012
as Damien Assante
TVVeep
2012
as Tonight Show Host
MovieSee Girl Run
2012
as Jason
MovieFriends with Kids
2012
as Jason Fryman
MovieBachelorette
2012
as Clyde Goddard
MovieAll Star Bowling Trick Shots
2012
TVThe Jonathan Ross Show
2011
as Self - Guest
MovieOur Idiot Brother
2011
as Jeremy
TVNTSF:SD:SUV::
2011
as Van Damm
MovieFight for Your Right Revisited
2011
as Cab Driver
The Terrys
2011
as Narrator (voice)
MovieWhen Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
2011
as Movie Executive
TVConan
2010
as Self
MoviePiranha 3D
2010
as Novak Radzinsky
MovieOperation: Endgame
2010
as Magician
MovieLeap Year
2010
as Jeremy
MovieThe Vicious Kind
2009
as Caleb Sinclaire
MoviePassenger Side
2009
as Michael
MovieLovely, Still
2009
as Mike
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
TVParks and Recreation
2009
as Ben Wyatt
TVParty Down
2009
as Henry Pollard
TVEastbound & Down
2009
as Pat Anderson
TVTrust Me
2009
as Josh Burkett
TVChildrens Hospital
2008
as Lt. D'Ghor Koru
MovieStep Brothers
2008
as Derek Huff
MovieAugust
2008
as Joshua Sterling
MovieCorporate Affairs
2008
as Jack Hightower
MovieThe Great Buck Howard
2008
as Alan
TVTell Me You Love Me
2007
as Palek
MovieKnocked Up
2007
as Samuel
TVThe Sarah Silverman Program.
2007
as Agent Schroeder
MovieThe Return
2006
as Kurt
TVThe One Show
2006
as Self
MovieArt School Confidential
2006
as Marvin Bushmiller
MovieFirst Snow
2006
as Tom Morelane
MovieWho Loves the Sun
2006
as Daniel Bloom
MovieMonster-in-Law
2005
as Remy
MovieThe Matador
2005
as Phil Garrison
TVAmerican Dad!
2005
as Marshall (voice)
MovieThe Aviator
2004
as Johnny Meyer
TVVeronica Mars
2004
as Mr. Chuck Rooks
TVThe Soup
2004
as Self
MovieOff the Lip
2004
as David
MovieTorque
2004
as Jay McPherson
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
MovieTwo Days
2003
as Stu
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
TVCSI: Miami
2002
as Danny Cato
MovieHigh Crimes
2002
as Lieutenant Terrence Embry
TVGlory Days
2002
as Howard Dichotsky
MovieRonnie
2002
as Ronnie Schwann
TVSix Feet Under
2001
as Ben Cooper
MovieSeven and a Match
2001
as Peter
MovieWinding Roads
1999
as Brian Calhoun
MovieGirl
1998
as Scott
MovieThe Lesser Evil
1998
as Young George
MovieHairshirt
1998
as Fan at Bar
MoviePayback
1997
as Adam Stanfill
MovieDinner and Driving
1997
as Larry
MovieStar Trek: First Contact
1996
as Defiant Con Officer
MovieThe Last Days of Frankie the Fly
1996
as Race Track Valet
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
MovieHellraiser: Bloodline
1996
as Jacques
MovieCityscrapes: Los Angeles
1996
as Joe
TVMurder One
1995
as Sidney Schneider
TVParty of Five
1994
as Josh Macon
TVBoy Meets World
1993
as Griffin 'Griff' Hawkins
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Robbie Howell
TVThe Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Presenter
Double Booked
A Sprinkle of History
as Irv Robbins
TVThe George Lucas Talk Show: Live
as Self
