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.
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RevenueActing
Primarily2025 A Sprinkle Of History as Irv Robbins
2025 The Whisper Man as Tom Kennedy
2025 Hokum
2025 Double Booked Producer, Director
2025 The Saviors as Sean Harrison Producer
2025 The Monkey as Captain Petey Shelborn
2024 Madame Web as Ben Parker
2023 First Time Female Director as Acting Coach (uncredited)
2022 Severance as Mark Scout Executive Producer, Producer
2020 Celebrity Escape Room as Self
2020 Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics as Self
2020 A Parks and Recreation Special as Ben Wyatt
2020 The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation as Ben Wyatt
2019 Between Two Ferns: The Movie as Adam Scott
2017 Little Evil as Gary
2017 Fun Mom Dinner as Tom Executive Producer
2017 The Most Hated Woman in America as Jack Ferguson
2017 Flower as Will
2017 The Disaster Artist as Adam Scott
2017 Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special as Adam Scott
2016 My Blind Brother as Robbie
2016 Other People Producer
2016 The Adult Swim Golf Classic as Adam Scott
2015 Krampus as Tom Engel
2015 Black Mass as FBI Agent Robert Fitzpatrick
2015 Sleeping with Other People as Matthew Sobvechik
2015 The Overnight as Alex Executive Producer
2015 Hot Tub Time Machine 2 as Adam Jr.
2014 They Came Together as Sound Engineer
2013 Timms Valley as US Marshal Lonny
2013 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty as Ted Hendricks
2013 A.C.O.D. as Carter Executive Producer
2012 The Guilt Trip as Andrew Margolis Jr.
2012 See Girl Run as Jason
2012 Friends with Kids as Jason
2012 Bachelorette as Clyde Goddard
2012 All Star Bowling Trick Shots
2011 The First A.D. Writer, Director
2011 Our Idiot Brother as Jeremy
2011 Fight for Your Right Revisited as Cab Driver
2011 The Terrys as Narrator (voice)
2011 When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren as Movie Executive
2010 Piranha 3D as Novak Radzinsky
2010 Operation: Endgame as Magician
2010 Leap Year as Jeremy
2009 The Vicious Kind as Caleb Sinclaire
2009 Passenger Side as Michael
2009 Lovely, Still as Mike
2009 Parks and Recreation as Ben Wyatt
2008 Step Brothers as Derek
2008 August as Joshua Sterling
2008 The Great Buck Howard as Alan
2008 Corporate Affairs as Jack Hightower
2007 Knocked Up as Samuel
2006 The Return as Kurt
2006 Art School Confidential as Marvin Bushmiller
2006 First Snow as Tom Morelane
2006 Who Loves the Sun as Daniel Bloom
2005 Monster-in-Law as Remy
2005 The Matador as Phil Garrison
2004 The Aviator as Johnny Meyer
2004 Off the Lip as David
2004 Torque as McPherson
2003 Two Days as Stu
2002 High Crimes as Lieutenant Embry
2002 Ronnie as Ronnie Schwann
2001 Seven and a Match as Peter
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 Dinner and Driving as Larry
1996 Star Trek: First Contact as Defiant Con Officer
1996 The Last Days of Frankie the Fly as Race Track Valet
1996 Hellraiser: Bloodline as Jacques
1996 Cityscrapes: Los Angeles as Joe