Portrait of Adam Scott

Adam Scott

Acting

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.

Born: April 3, 1973

Place of Birth: Santa Cruz, California, USA

Filmography

2026
Strip Law

as Lincoln Gumb (voice)

2025
The Studio

as Adam Scott

2025
The Monkey

as Captain Petey Shelborn

2025
Bianca by Night

as Self - Guest (video link)

2024
Madame Web

as Ben Parker

2024
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
Duncanville

as Nick (voice)

2019
The Twilight Zone

as Justin Sanderson

2018
Nailed It!

as Self - Judge

2018
2017
Ghosted

as Max Jennifer / Max Allison

2017
Big Mouth

as Mr. Dylan Keating (voice)

2017
Little Evil

as Gary Bloom

2017
2017
I'm Sorry

as Dr. Steve Goldberg

2017
The F Word

as Self

2017
Flower

as Will Jordan

2017
The Disaster Artist

as Adam Scott

2017
Big Little Lies

as Ed Mackenzie

2016
2016
2016
2016
Angie Tribeca

as Surgeon

2015
Krampus

as Tom

2015
Black Mass

as FBI Agent Robert Fitzpatrick

2015
Sleeping with Other People

as Matthew Sobvechik

2015
2015
Hot Tub Time Machine 2

as Adam Yates Stedmeyer Jr.

2014
They Came Together

as Sound Engineer

2014
2013
Timms Valley

as US Marshal Lonny

2013
A.C.O.D.

as Carter Spencer

2013
Drunk History

as John Wilkes Booth

2012
The Guilt Trip

as Andrew Margolis Jr.

2012
Comedy Bang! Bang!

as Plumber Pierre

2012
Burning Love

as Damien Assante

2012
Veep

as Tonight Show Host

2012
See Girl Run

as Jason

2012
Friends with Kids

as Jason Fryman

2012
Bachelorette

as Clyde Goddard

2011
The Jonathan Ross Show

as Self - Guest

2011
2011
NTSF:SD:SUV::

as Van Damm

2010
Conan

as Self

2010
Piranha 3D

as Novak Radzinsky

2010
2010
Leap Year

as Jeremy

2009
The Vicious Kind

as Caleb Sinclaire

2009
Passenger Side

as Michael

2009
2009
2009
Party Down

as Henry Pollard

2009
Eastbound & Down

as Pat Anderson

2009
Trust Me

as Josh Burkett

2008
Childrens Hospital

as Lt. D'Ghor Koru

2008
Step Brothers

as Derek Huff

2008
August

as Joshua Sterling

2008
Corporate Affairs

as Jack Hightower

2007
Knocked Up

as Samuel

2007
2006
The Return

as Kurt

2006
2006
Art School Confidential

as Marvin Bushmiller

2006
First Snow

as Tom Morelane

2006
Who Loves the Sun

as Daniel Bloom

2005
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

2002
CSI: Miami

as Danny Cato

2002
High Crimes

as Lieutenant Terrence Embry

2002
Glory Days

as Howard Dichotsky

2002
Ronnie

as Ronnie Schwann

2001
Six Feet Under

as Ben Cooper

2001
1999
Winding Roads

as Brian Calhoun

1998
Girl

as Scott

1998
The Lesser Evil

as Young George

1998
Hairshirt

as Fan at Bar

1997
Payback

as Adam Stanfill

1997
1996
Star Trek: First Contact

as Defiant Con Officer

1996
1996
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

1949
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Hokum

as Ohm Bauman