Acting

Adam Scott

1973-04-03 · Santa Cruz, California, USA

Adam Paul 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.

Movies & TV shows

80 credits

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 · Self - Guest

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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009 · Self - Guest

Not in this catalog

Law & Order

1990 · Robbie Howell

Not in this catalog

American Dad!

2005 · Marshall (voice)

Not in this catalog

The Daily Show

1996 · Self - Guest

Not in this catalog

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 · Self

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Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 · Self - Guest

Not in this catalog

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019 · Self

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015 · Self - Guest

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MOVIE

The Whisper Man

2026 · Tom Kennedy

CSI: Miami

2002 · Danny Cato

Not in this catalog

Conan

2010 · Self

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Conan

2010 · Self - Guest

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Golden Globe Awards

1944 · Self - Nominee / Presenter

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 · Self - Guest

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 · Self - "Mean Tweets"

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Parks and Recreation

2009 · Ben Wyatt

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Six Feet Under

2001 · Ben Cooper

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@midnight with Chris Hardwick

2013 · Self

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Severance

2022 · Mark Scout

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Veronica Mars

2004 · Mr. Chuck Rooks

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Party of Five

1994 · Josh Macon

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Big Mouth

2017 · Mr. Dylan Keating (voice)

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The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003 · Self

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The One Show

2006 · Self

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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014 · Self

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Childrens Hospital

2008 · Lt. D'Ghor Koru

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Boy Meets World

1993 · Griffin 'Griff' Hawkins

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Veep

2012 · Tonight Show Host

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The Good Place

2016 · Trevor

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Hokum

2026 · Ohm Bauman

The Soup

2004 · Self

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Party Down

2009 · Henry Pollard

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The Jonathan Ross Show

2011 · Self - Guest

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Comedy Bang! Bang!

2012 · Self

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Comedy Bang! Bang!

2012 · Plumber Pierre

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The Studio

2025 · Adam Scott

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Loot

2022 · John Novak

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Off Camera with Sam Jones

2014 · Self

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Angie Tribeca

2016 · Surgeon

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Hot Ones Versus

2024 · Self

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Drunk History

2013 · John Wilkes Booth

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Eastbound & Down

2009 · Pat Anderson

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Murder One

1995 · Sidney Schneider

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Inside Job

2021 · Ron Staedtler (voice)

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Big Little Lies

2017 · Ed Mackenzie

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The Twilight Zone

2019 · Justin Sanderson

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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

2013 · Ted Hendricks

MOVIE

The Monkey

2025 · Captain Petey Shelborn

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Good Hang with Amy Poehler

2025 · Self - Guest

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Strip Law

2026 · Lincoln Gumb (voice)

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Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

2023 · Self

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The Sarah Silverman Program

2007 · Agent Schroeder

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MOVIE

Madame Web

2024 · Ben Parker

MOVIE

The Aviator

2004 · Johnny Meyer

Burning Love

2012 · Damien Assante

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Duncanville

2020 · Nick (voice)

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Hollywood Game Night

2013 · Self

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Dinner Time Live with David Chang

2024 · Self

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The George Lucas Talk Show: Live

— · Self

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Star Trek: First Contact

1996 · Defiant Con Officer

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Knocked Up

2007 · Samuel

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Black Mass

2015 · FBI Agent Robert Fitzpatrick

NTSF:SD:SUV::

2011 · Van Damm

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Piranha 3D

2010 · Novak Radzinsky

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Ghosted

2017 · Max Jennifer / Max Allison

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Maron

2013 · Himself

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MOVIE

Step Brothers

2008 · Derek Huff

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Nailed It!

2018 · Self - Judge

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Bajillion Dollar Propertie$

2016 · Johnny Dunne

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MOVIE

The Disaster Artist

2017 · Adam Scott

Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

2017 · Ben

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Krampus

2015 · Tom

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Tell Me You Love Me

2007 · Palek

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High Crimes

2002 · Lieutenant Terrence Embry

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Monster-in-Law

2005 · Remy

MOVIE

Leap Year

2010 · Jeremy

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MOVIE

Torque

2004 · Jay McPherson

The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

2018 · Self - Special Guest

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Hot Tub Time Machine 2

2015 · Adam Yates Stedmeyer Jr.

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