Adam Scott

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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

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Ted Hendricks

The Aviator

Johnny Meyer

Knocked Up

Samuel

The Disaster Artist

Adam Scott

Black Mass

FBI Agent Robert Fitzpatrick

Step Brothers

Derek Huff

Severance

Mark Scout

Madame Web

Ben Parker

Full Filmography

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

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