Adam Scott

Acting

Adam Scott

Born April 3, 1973Santa Cruz, California, USA137 credits

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

Hokum

Hokum

Movie

2026

The Saviors

The Saviors

Movie

2026

Strip Law
7.1

Strip Law

TV

2026

The Studio
7.7

The Studio

TV

2025

The Monkey
6.0

The Monkey

Movie

2025

Bianca by Night

Bianca by Night

TV

2025

Filmography

Hokum
2026Hokumas Ohm BaumanMovie
The Saviors
2026The Saviorsas Sean HarrisonMovie
Strip Law
2026Strip Lawas Lincoln Gumb (voice)TV
The Studio
2025The Studioas Adam ScottTV
The Monkey
2025The Monkeyas Captain Petey ShelbornMovie
Bianca by Night
2025Bianca by Nightas Self - Guest (video link)TV
Madame Web
2024Madame Webas Ben ParkerMovie
Hot Ones Versus
2024Hot Ones Versusas SelfTV
Dinner Time Live with David Chang
2024Dinner Time Live with David Changas SelfTV
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023Off Script with The Hollywood Reporteras SelfTV
First Time Female Director
2023First Time Female Directoras Acting Coach (uncredited)Movie
Loot
2022Lootas John NovakTV
Severance
2022Severanceas Mark ScoutTV
Inside Job
2021Inside Jobas Ron Staedtler (voice)TV
Don't
2020Don'tas Himself - HostTV
Celebrity Escape Room
2020Celebrity Escape Roomas SelfMovie
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
2020Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelicsas SelfMovie
A Parks and Recreation Special
2020A Parks and Recreation Specialas Ben WyattMovie
The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation
2020The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreationas Ben WyattMovie
Duncanville
2020Duncanvilleas Nick (voice)TV
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
2019Between Two Ferns: The Movieas Adam ScottMovie
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019The Kelly Clarkson Showas SelfTV
The Twilight Zone
2019The Twilight Zoneas Justin SandersonTV
Nailed It!
2018Nailed It!as Self - JudgeTV
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHaleas Self - Special GuestTV
Do You Want to See a Dead Body?
2017Do You Want to See a Dead Body?TV
Ghosted
2017Ghostedas Max Jennifer / Max AllisonTV
Big Mouth
2017Big Mouthas Mr. Dylan Keating (voice)TV
Little Evil
2017Little Evilas Gary BloomMovie
Fun Mom Dinner
2017Fun Mom Dinneras TomMovie
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
2017Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Lateras BenTV
I'm Sorry
2017I'm Sorryas Dr. Steve GoldbergTV
The F Word
2017The F Wordas SelfTV
Flower
2017Floweras Will JordanMovie
The Most Hated Woman in America
2017The Most Hated Woman in Americaas Jack FergusonMovie
The Disaster Artist
2017The Disaster Artistas Adam ScottMovie
Big Little Lies
2017Big Little Liesas Ed MackenzieTV
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
2017Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Specialas Adam ScottMovie
My Blind Brother
2016My Blind Brotheras RobbieMovie
The Good Place
2016The Good Placeas TrevorTV
The Adult Swim Golf Classic
2016The Adult Swim Golf Classicas Adam ScottMovie
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
2016Bajillion Dollar Propertie$as Johnny DunneTV
Angie Tribeca
2016Angie Tribecaas SurgeonTV
Krampus
2015Krampusas TomMovie
Black Mass
2015Black Massas FBI Agent Robert FitzpatrickMovie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self - GuestTV
Sleeping with Other People
2015Sleeping with Other Peopleas Matthew SobvechikMovie
The Overnight
2015The Overnightas AlexMovie
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
2015Hot Tub Time Machine 2as Adam Yates Stedmeyer Jr.Movie
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actorsas SelfTV
They Came Together
2014They Came Togetheras Sound EngineerMovie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas SelfTV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas SelfTV
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014Off Camera with Sam Jonesas SelfTV
Timms Valley
2013Timms Valleyas US Marshal LonnyMovie
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
2013The Secret Life of Walter Mittyas Ted HendricksMovie
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013@midnight with Chris Hardwickas SelfTV
A.C.O.D.
2013A.C.O.D.as Carter SpencerMovie
Talking Bad
2013Talking Badas SelfTV
Hollywood Game Night
2013Hollywood Game Nightas SelfTV
Drunk History
2013Drunk Historyas John Wilkes BoothTV
The Guilt Trip
2012The Guilt Tripas Andrew Margolis Jr.Movie
The Greatest Event in Television History
2012The Greatest Event in Television Historyas Henry / HildyTV
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012Comedy Bang! Bang!as SelfTV
Burning Love
2012Burning Loveas Damien AssanteTV
Veep
2012Veepas Tonight Show HostTV
See Girl Run
2012See Girl Runas JasonMovie
Friends with Kids
2012Friends with Kidsas Jason FrymanMovie
Bachelorette
2012Bacheloretteas Clyde GoddardMovie
All Star Bowling Trick Shots
2012All Star Bowling Trick ShotsMovie
The First A.D.
2011The First A.D.DirectorMovie
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011The Jonathan Ross Showas Self - GuestTV
Our Idiot Brother
2011Our Idiot Brotheras JeremyMovie
NTSF:SD:SUV::
2011NTSF:SD:SUV::as Van DammTV
Fight for Your Right Revisited
2011Fight for Your Right Revisitedas Cab DriverMovie
T
2011The Terrysas Narrator (voice)Movie
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
2011When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirrenas Movie ExecutiveMovie
Conan
2010Conanas SelfTV
Piranha 3D
2010Piranha 3Das Novak RadzinskyMovie
Operation: Endgame
2010Operation: Endgameas MagicianMovie
Leap Year
2010Leap Yearas JeremyMovie
The Vicious Kind
2009The Vicious Kindas Caleb SinclaireMovie
Passenger Side
2009Passenger Sideas MichaelMovie
Lovely, Still
2009Lovely, Stillas MikeMovie
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - GuestTV
Parks and Recreation
2009Parks and Recreationas Ben WyattTV
Party Down
2009Party Downas Henry PollardTV
Eastbound & Down
2009Eastbound & Downas Pat AndersonTV
Trust Me
2009Trust Meas Josh BurkettTV
Childrens Hospital
2008Childrens Hospitalas Lt. D'Ghor KoruTV
Step Brothers
2008Step Brothersas Derek HuffMovie
August
2008Augustas Joshua SterlingMovie
Corporate Affairs
2008Corporate Affairsas Jack HightowerMovie
The Great Buck Howard
2008The Great Buck Howardas AlanMovie
Tell Me You Love Me
2007Tell Me You Love Meas PalekTV
Knocked Up
2007Knocked Upas SamuelMovie
The Sarah Silverman Program.
2007The Sarah Silverman Program.as Agent SchroederTV
The Return
2006The Returnas KurtMovie
The One Show
2006The One Showas SelfTV
Art School Confidential
2006Art School Confidentialas Marvin BushmillerMovie
First Snow
2006First Snowas Tom MorelaneMovie
Who Loves the Sun
2006Who Loves the Sunas Daniel BloomMovie
Monster-in-Law
2005Monster-in-Lawas RemyMovie
The Matador
2005The Matadoras Phil GarrisonMovie
American Dad!
2005American Dad!as Marshall (voice)TV
The Aviator
2004The Aviatoras Johnny MeyerMovie
Veronica Mars
2004Veronica Marsas Mr. Chuck RooksTV
The Soup
2004The Soupas SelfTV
Off the Lip
2004Off the Lipas DavidMovie
Torque
2004Torqueas Jay McPhersonMovie
Two Days
2003Two Daysas StuMovie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self - GuestTV
CSI: Miami
2002CSI: Miamias Danny CatoTV
High Crimes
2002High Crimesas Lieutenant Terrence EmbryMovie
Glory Days
2002Glory Daysas Howard DichotskyTV
Ronnie
2002Ronnieas Ronnie SchwannMovie
Six Feet Under
2001Six Feet Underas Ben CooperTV
Seven and a Match
2001Seven and a Matchas PeterMovie
Winding Roads
1999Winding Roadsas Brian CalhounMovie
Girl
1998Girlas ScottMovie
The Lesser Evil
1998The Lesser Evilas Young GeorgeMovie
Hairshirt
1998Hairshirtas Fan at BarMovie
Payback
1997Paybackas Adam StanfillMovie
Dinner and Driving
1997Dinner and Drivingas LarryMovie
Star Trek: First Contact
1996Star Trek: First Contactas Defiant Con OfficerMovie
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly
1996The Last Days of Frankie the Flyas Race Track ValetMovie
Hellraiser: Bloodline
1996Hellraiser: Bloodlineas JacquesMovie
Cityscrapes: Los Angeles
1996Cityscrapes: Los Angelesas JoeMovie
Murder One
1995Murder Oneas Sidney SchneiderTV
Party of Five
1994Party of Fiveas Josh MaconTV
Boy Meets World
1993Boy Meets Worldas Griffin 'Griff' HawkinsTV
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Robbie HowellTV
The Emmy Awards
1949The Emmy Awardsas SelfTV
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Nominee / PresenterTV
D
—Double BookedMovie
A
—A Sprinkle of Historyas Irv RobbinsMovie
T
—The Whisper Manas Tom KennedyMovie