Adam Scott

Known for: Acting

Born: 1973-04-03 (age 53)

From: 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.

Filmography (140)

MOVIE
The Whisper Man
2026
as Tom Kennedy
MOVIE★ 6.9
Hokum
2026
as Ohm Bauman
MOVIE★ 2.0
The Saviors
2026
as Sean Harrison
TV★ 7.0
Strip Law
2026
as Lincoln Gumb (voice)
TV★ 7.8
The Studio
2025
as Adam Scott
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Monkey
2025
as Captain Petey Shelborn
TV
Bianca by Night
2025
as Self - Guest (video link)
MOVIE★ 5.3
Madame Web
2024
as Ben Parker
TV★ 8.8
Hot Ones Versus
2024
as Self
TV★ 6.8
Dinner Time Live with David Chang
2024
as Self
TV★ 2.9
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023
as Self
MOVIE★ 3.8
First Time Female Director
2023
as Acting Coach (uncredited)
TV★ 6.7
Loot
2022
as John Novak
TV★ 8.4
Severance
2022
as Mark Scout
TV★ 8.1
Inside Job
2021
as Ron Staedtler (voice)
TV★ 6.8
Don't
2020
as Himself - Host
MOVIE★ 6.1
Celebrity Escape Room
2020
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.6
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
2020
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.6
A Parks and Recreation Special
2020
as Ben Wyatt
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation
2020
as Ben Wyatt
TV★ 7.7
Duncanville
2020
as Nick (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.9
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
2019
as Adam Scott
TV★ 6.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
TV★ 6.7
The Twilight Zone
2019
as Justin Sanderson
TV★ 7.1
Nailed It!
2018
as Self - Judge
TV★ 5.9
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018
as Self - Special Guest
TV★ 6.7
Do You Want to See a Dead Body?
2017
TV★ 6.3
Ghosted
2017
as Max Jennifer / Max Allison
TV★ 7.6
Big Mouth
2017
as Mr. Dylan Keating (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.6
Little Evil
2017
as Gary Bloom
MOVIE★ 5.7
Fun Mom Dinner
2017
as Tom
TV★ 6.4
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
2017
as Ben
TV★ 6.8
I'm Sorry
2017
as Dr. Steve Goldberg
TV★ 3.2
The F Word
2017
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.3
Flower
2017
as Will Jordan
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Most Hated Woman in America
2017
as Jack Ferguson
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Disaster Artist
2017
as Adam Scott
TV★ 7.9
Big Little Lies
2017
as Ed Mackenzie
MOVIE★ 6.0
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
2017
as Adam Scott
MOVIE★ 5.8
My Blind Brother
2016
as Robbie
TV★ 8.0
The Good Place
2016
as Trevor
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Adult Swim Golf Classic
2016
as Adam Scott
TV★ 6.0
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
2016
as Johnny Dunne
TV★ 6.4
Angie Tribeca
2016
as Surgeon
MOVIE★ 6.2
Krampus
2015
as Tom
MOVIE★ 6.5
Black Mass
2015
as FBI Agent Robert Fitzpatrick
TV★ 6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 6.3
Sleeping with Other People
2015
as Matthew Sobvechik
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Overnight
2015
as Alex
MOVIE★ 5.2
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
2015
as Adam Yates Stedmeyer Jr.
TV★ 4.2
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.6
They Came Together
2014
as Sound Engineer
TV★ 5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
TV★ 5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
TV★ 5.0
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.2
Timms Valley
2013
as US Marshal Lonny
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
2013
as Ted Hendricks
TV★ 5.2
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.5
A.C.O.D.
2013
as Carter Spencer
TV★ 6.5
Talking Bad
2013
as Self
TV★ 6.5
Hollywood Game Night
2013
as Self
TV★ 6.8
Drunk History
2013
as John Wilkes Booth
TV★ 7.2
Maron
2013
as Himself
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Guilt Trip
2012
as Andrew Margolis Jr.
TV★ 7.3
The Greatest Event in Television History
2012
as Henry / Hildy
TV★ 6.3
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
as Self
TV★ 7.3
Burning Love
2012
as Damien Assante
TV★ 7.5
Veep
2012
as Tonight Show Host
MOVIE★ 5.0
See Girl Run
2012
as Jason
MOVIE★ 6.0
Friends with Kids
2012
as Jason Fryman
MOVIE★ 5.4
Bachelorette
2012
as Clyde Goddard
MOVIE
All Star Bowling Trick Shots
2012
TV★ 5.2
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 6.1
Our Idiot Brother
2011
as Jeremy
TV★ 6.8
NTSF:SD:SUV::
2011
as Van Damm
MOVIE★ 6.6
Fight for Your Right Revisited
2011
as Cab Driver
MOVIE★ 4.9
The Terrys
2011
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.9
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
2011
as Movie Executive
TV★ 7.2
Conan
2010
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.4
Piranha 3D
2010
as Novak Radzinsky
MOVIE★ 5.0
Operation: Endgame
2010
as Magician
MOVIE★ 6.9
Leap Year
2010
as Jeremy
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Vicious Kind
2009
as Caleb Sinclaire
MOVIE★ 5.3
Passenger Side
2009
as Michael
MOVIE★ 6.6
Lovely, Still
2009
as Mike
TV★ 5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
TV★ 8.0
Parks and Recreation
2009
as Ben Wyatt
TV★ 7.5
Party Down
2009
as Henry Pollard
TV★ 7.4
Eastbound & Down
2009
as Pat Anderson
TV★ 6.1
Trust Me
2009
as Josh Burkett
TV★ 6.9
Childrens Hospital
2008
as Lt. D'Ghor Koru
MOVIE★ 6.6
Step Brothers
2008
as Derek Huff
MOVIE★ 5.2
August
2008
as Joshua Sterling
MOVIE★ 3.6
Corporate Affairs
2008
as Jack Hightower
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Great Buck Howard
2008
as Alan
TV★ 6.5
Tell Me You Love Me
2007
as Palek
MOVIE★ 6.3
Knocked Up
2007
as Samuel
TV★ 6.2
The Sarah Silverman Program.
2007
as Agent Schroeder
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Return
2006
as Kurt
TV★ 4.4
The One Show
2006
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.1
Art School Confidential
2006
as Marvin Bushmiller
MOVIE★ 6.1
First Snow
2006
as Tom Morelane
MOVIE★ 5.3
Who Loves the Sun
2006
as Daniel Bloom
MOVIE★ 6.2
Monster-in-Law
2005
as Remy
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Matador
2005
as Phil Garrison
TV★ 7.0
American Dad!
2005
as Marshall (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Aviator
2004
as Johnny Meyer
TV★ 7.8
Veronica Mars
2004
as Mr. Chuck Rooks
TV★ 6.3
The Soup
2004
as Self
MOVIE★ 2.8
Off the Lip
2004
as David
MOVIE★ 5.3
Torque
2004
as Jay McPherson
TV★ 5.5
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.6
Two Days
2003
as Stu
TV★ 5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
TV★ 7.7
CSI: Miami
2002
as Danny Cato
MOVIE★ 6.3
High Crimes
2002
as Lieutenant Terrence Embry
TV★ 7.0
Glory Days
2002
as Howard Dichotsky
MOVIE★ 3.2
Ronnie
2002
as Ronnie Schwann
TV★ 8.1
Six Feet Under
2001
as Ben Cooper
MOVIE★ 6.0
Seven and a Match
2001
as Peter
MOVIE★ 8.0
Winding Roads
1999
as Brian Calhoun
MOVIE★ 5.0
Girl
1998
as Scott
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Lesser Evil
1998
as Young George
MOVIE★ 3.5
Hairshirt
1998
as Fan at Bar
MOVIE★ 6.8
Payback
1997
as Adam Stanfill
MOVIE★ 6.7
Dinner and Driving
1997
as Larry
MOVIE★ 7.3
Star Trek: First Contact
1996
as Defiant Con Officer
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly
1996
as Race Track Valet
TV★ 6.4
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 5.3
Hellraiser: Bloodline
1996
as Jacques
MOVIE★ 5.0
Cityscrapes: Los Angeles
1996
as Joe
TV★ 7.7
Murder One
1995
as Sidney Schneider
TV★ 7.0
Party of Five
1994
as Josh Macon
TV★ 8.3
Boy Meets World
1993
as Griffin 'Griff' Hawkins
TV★ 7.3
Law & Order
1990
as Robbie Howell
TV★ 7.9
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
TV★ 7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Presenter
TV
The George Lucas Talk Show: Live
—
as Self
MOVIE
Double Booked
—
MOVIE
A Sprinkle of History
—
as Irv Robbins