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.

Filmography

• 2027A Sprinkle of History — Irv Robbins
• 2027The Saviors — Sean Harrison, Producer
• 2026Hokum — Ohm Bauman
• Strip Law — Lincoln Gumb (voice)
• 2026The Whisper Man — Tom Kennedy
• 2025The Monkey — Captain Petey Shelborn
• The Studio — Adam Scott
• 2024Madame Web — Ben Parker
• 2023First Time Female Director — Acting Coach (uncredited)
• Loot — John Novak
• Severance — Mark Scout, Executive Producer
• Inside Job — Ron Staedtler (voice)
• 2020A Parks and Recreation Special — Ben Wyatt
• Duncanville — Nick (voice)
• 2020The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation — Ben Wyatt
• 2019Between Two Ferns: The Movie — Adam Scott
• The Twilight Zone — Justin Sanderson
• Big Little Lies — Ed Mackenzie
• Big Mouth — Mr. Dylan Keating (voice)
• Do You Want to See a Dead Body?
• 2017Flower — Will Jordan
• 2017Fun Mom Dinner — Tom, Executive Producer
• Ghosted — Max Jennifer / Max Allison, Executive Producer
• I'm Sorry — Dr. Steve Goldberg
• 2017Little Evil — Gary Bloom
• 2017Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special — Adam Scott
• 2017The Disaster Artist — Adam Scott
• 2017The Most Hated Woman in America — Jack Ferguson
• Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later — Ben
• Angie Tribeca — Surgeon
• Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ — Johnny Dunne
• 2016My Blind Brother — Robbie
• 2016Other People — Producer
• 2016The Adult Swim Golf Classic — Adam Scott
• The Good Place — Trevor
• 2015Black Mass — FBI Agent Robert Fitzpatrick
• 2015Hot Tub Time Machine 2 — Adam Yates Stedmeyer Jr.
• 2015Krampus — Tom
• 2015Sleeping with Other People — Matthew Sobvechik
• 2015The Overnight — Alex, Executive Producer
• 2014They Came Together — Sound Engineer
• 2013A.C.O.D. — Carter Spencer, Executive Producer
• Drunk History — John Wilkes Booth
• 2013The Secret Life of Walter Mitty — Ted Hendricks
• 2012All Star Bowling Trick Shots
• 2012Bachelorette — Clyde Goddard
• Burning Love — Damien Assante
• Comedy Bang! Bang! — Self, Plumber Pierre
• 2012Friends with Kids — Jason Fryman
• 2012See Girl Run — Jason
• The Greatest Event in Television History — Henry / Hildy, A.J. Simon, Jonathan Hart, Monroe Ficus, Creator
• 2012The Guilt Trip — Andrew Margolis Jr.
• Veep — Tonight Show Host
• 2011Fight for Your Right Revisited — Cab Driver
• NTSF:SD:SUV:: — Van Damm
• 2011Our Idiot Brother — Jeremy
• 2011The First A.D. — Writer, Director
• 2011The Terrys — Narrator (voice)
• 2011When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren — Movie Executive
• 2010Leap Year — Jeremy
• 2010Operation: Endgame — Magician
• 2010Piranha 3D — Novak Radzinsky
• Eastbound & Down — Pat Anderson
• 2009Lovely, Still — Mike
• Parks and Recreation — Ben Wyatt, Director
• Party Down — Henry Pollard, Producer, Executive Producer
• 2009Passenger Side — Michael
• 2009The Vicious Kind — Caleb Sinclaire
• Trust Me — Josh Burkett
• 2008August — Joshua Sterling
• Childrens Hospital — Lt. D'Ghor Koru
• 2008Corporate Affairs — Jack Hightower
• 2008Step Brothers — Derek Huff
• 2008The Great Buck Howard — Alan
• 2007Knocked Up — Samuel
• Tell Me You Love Me — Palek
• The Sarah Silverman Program — Agent Schroeder
• 2006Art School Confidential — Marvin Bushmiller
• 2006First Snow — Tom Morelane
• 2006The Return — Kurt
• 2006Who Loves the Sun — Daniel Bloom
• American Dad! — Marshall (voice)
• 2005Monster-in-Law — Remy
• 2005The Matador — Phil Garrison
• 2004Off the Lip — David
• 2004The Aviator — Johnny Meyer
• 2004Torque — Jay McPherson
• Veronica Mars — Mr. Chuck Rooks
• 2003Two Days — Stu
• CSI: Miami — Danny Cato
• Glory Days — Howard Dichotsky
• 2002High Crimes — Lieutenant Terrence Embry
• 2002Ronnie — Ronnie Schwann
• 2001Seven and a Match — Peter
• Six Feet Under — Ben Cooper
• 1999Winding Roads — Brian Calhoun
• 1998Girl — Scott
• 1998Hairshirt — Fan at Bar
• 1998The Lesser Evil — Young George
• 1997Dinner and Driving — Larry
• 1997Payback — Adam Stanfill
• 1996Cityscrapes: Los Angeles — Joe
• 1996Hellraiser: Bloodline — Jacques
• 1996Star Trek: First Contact — Defiant Con Officer
• 1996The Last Days of Frankie the Fly — Race Track Valet
• Murder One — Sidney Schneider
• Party of Five — Josh Macon
• Boy Meets World — Griffin 'Griff' Hawkins
• Law & Order — Robbie Howell
• Double Booked — Producer, Director

Appearances as themselves (32)

• Bianca by Night — Self - Guest (video link)
• Good Hang with Amy Poehler — Self - Guest
• Dinner Time Live with David Chang — Self
• Hot Ones Versus — Self
• Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter — Self
• 2020Celebrity Escape Room — Self
• Don't — Himself - Host
• 2020Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics — Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• Nailed It! — Self - Judge
• The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale — Self - Special Guest
• The F Word — Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self, Self - Guest
• Off Camera with Sam Jones — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Guest
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors — Self
• @midnight with Chris Hardwick — Self
• Hollywood Game Night — Self
• Maron — Himself
• Talking Bad — Self
• The Jonathan Ross Show — Self - Guest
• Conan — Self, Self - Guest
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• The One Show — Self
• The Soup — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest, Self - "Mean Tweets"
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• The Daily Show — Self - Guest
• The Emmy Awards — Self
• Golden Globe Awards — Self - Nominee / Presenter
• The George Lucas Talk Show: Live — Self