Adam Scott
Department: 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.
Known For
The Return
2006
Torque
2004
Monster-in-Law
2005
Knocked Up
2007
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly
1996
High Crimes
2002
Two Days
2003
Who Loves the Sun
2006
Hellraiser: Bloodline
1996
Step Brothers
2008
Leap Year
2010
The Matador
2005
Art School Confidential
2006
The Vicious Kind
2009
Cityscrapes: Los Angeles
1996
August
2008
Operation: Endgame
2010
Piranha 3D
2010
Fight for Your Right Revisited
2011
First Snow
2006
The Great Buck Howard
2008
Passenger Side
2009
Corporate Affairs
2008
Friends with Kids
2012
Lovely, Still
2009
The Lesser Evil
1998
Bachelorette
2012
See Girl Run
2012
Seven and a Match
2001
A.C.O.D.
2013
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
2013
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
2011
The Terrys
2011
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
2015
The Guilt Trip
2012
Our Idiot Brother
2011
Madame Web
2024
Black Mass
2015
The Aviator
2004
Payback
1997
They Came Together
2014
Sleeping with Other People
2015
The Overnight
2015
Krampus
2015
First Time Female Director
2023
Timms Valley
2013
Hairshirt
1998
Double Booked
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My Blind Brother
2016
The Adult Swim Golf Classic
2016
Girl
1998
The Most Hated Woman in America
2017
Little Evil
2017
Flower
2017
Fun Mom Dinner
2017
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
2017
The Disaster Artist
2017
Star Trek: First Contact
1996
Winding Roads
1999
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
2019
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
2020
A Parks and Recreation Special
2020
Celebrity Escape Room
2020
Off the Lip
2004
The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation
2020
Dinner and Driving
1997
All Star Bowling Trick Shots
2012
A Sprinkle of History
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The Saviors
2026
The Monkey
2025
Hokum
2026
The Whisper Man
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Ronnie
2002
Six Feet Under
2001
Veronica Mars
2004
CSI: Miami
2002
Boy Meets World
1993
Murder One
1995
Parks and Recreation
2009
Tell Me You Love Me
2007
Trust Me
2009
Party Down
2009
The Soup
2004
Inside Job
2021
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012
Big Mouth
2017
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Burning Love
2012
Big Little Lies
2017
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Ghosted
2017
Childrens Hospital
2008
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Angie Tribeca
2016
The F Word
2017
Duncanville
2020
Eastbound & Down
2009
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Do You Want to See a Dead Body?
2017
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
2017
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018
Hollywood Game Night
2013
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Good Place
2016
Loot
2022
NTSF:SD:SUV::
2011
The Twilight Zone
2019
Bajillion Dollar Propertie$
2016
Veep
2012
Don't
2020
Severance
2022
Law & Order
1990
I'm Sorry
2017
American Dad!
2005
Drunk History
2013
Nailed It!
2018
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
Glory Days
2002
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The Sarah Silverman Program.
2007
The Greatest Event in Television History
2012
The Greatest Event in Television History
2012
The Greatest Event in Television History
2012
The Greatest Event in Television History
2012
Dinner Time Live with David Chang
2024
Conan
2010
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
Bianca by Night
2025
Hot Ones Versus
2024
The One Show
2006
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
The Studio
2025
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023
Strip Law
2026
The Emmy Awards
1949
Party of Five
1994
Talking Bad
2013
Golden Globe Awards
1944