Adam Scott
Photoplayd Industry Rating
Not enough rated films yet to compute a weighted score.
Roles are weighted by involvement: director 1.0, screenwriter 0.7, lead 0.8, supporting 0.4, crew 0.1.
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.
Known for
Credits
The Whisper Man (2026)
as Tom Kennedy
The Monkey (2025)
as Captain Petey Shelborn
Hokum (2026)
as Ohm Bauman
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
as Ted Hendricks
Madame Web (2024)
as Ben Parker
The Aviator (2004)
as Johnny Meyer
Black Mass (2015)
as FBI Agent Robert Fitzpatrick
Step Brothers (2008)
as Derek Huff
High Crimes (2002)
as Lieutenant Terrence Embry
The Guilt Trip (2012)
as Andrew Margolis Jr.
Knocked Up (2007)
as Samuel
The Disaster Artist (2017)
as Adam Scott
Piranha 3D (2010)
as Novak Radzinsky
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
as Defiant Con Officer
Leap Year (2010)
as Jeremy
Monster-in-Law (2005)
as Remy
Torque (2004)
as Jay McPherson
They Came Together (2014)
as Sound Engineer
Krampus (2015)
as Tom
Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)
as Jacques
Sleeping with Other People (2015)
as Matthew Sobvechik
Art School Confidential (2006)
as Marvin Bushmiller
Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015)
as Adam Yates Stedmeyer Jr.
The Great Buck Howard (2008)
as Alan
Friends with Kids (2012)
as Jason Fryman
Our Idiot Brother (2011)
as Jeremy
Bachelorette (2012)
as Clyde Goddard
Fun Mom Dinner (2017)
as Tom
Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019)
as Adam Scott
The Overnight (2015)
as Alex
A.C.O.D. (2013)
as Carter Spencer
Little Evil (2017)
as Gary Bloom
The Most Hated Woman in America (2017)
as Jack Ferguson
The Matador (2005)
as Phil Garrison
Operation: Endgame (2010)
as Magician
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics (2020)
as Self
Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special (2017)
as Adam Scott
The Return (2006)
as Kurt
First Snow (2006)
as Tom Morelane
A Parks and Recreation Special (2020)
as Ben Wyatt
First Time Female Director (2023)
as Acting Coach (uncredited)
Flower (2017)
as Will Jordan
The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation (2020)
as Ben Wyatt
Fight for Your Right Revisited (2011)
as Cab Driver
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly (1996)
as Race Track Valet
Lovely, Still (2009)
as Mike
Who Loves the Sun (2006)
as Daniel Bloom
My Blind Brother (2016)
as Robbie
August (2008)
as Joshua Sterling
Celebrity Escape Room (2020)
as Self
The Saviors (2027)
as Sean Harrison
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren (2011)
as Movie Executive
Hairshirt (1998)
as Fan at Bar
The Lesser Evil (1998)
as Young George
The Vicious Kind (2009)
as Caleb Sinclaire
Seven and a Match (2001)
as Peter
A Sprinkle of History (2027)
as Irv Robbins
Girl (1998)
as Scott
See Girl Run (2012)
as Jason
All Star Bowling Trick Shots (2012)
Actor
The Adult Swim Golf Classic (2016)
as Adam Scott
Dinner and Driving (1997)
as Larry
Cityscrapes: Los Angeles (1996)
as Joe
Two Days (2003)
as Stu
Off the Lip (2004)
as David
Passenger Side (2009)
as Michael
Payback (1997)
as Adam Stanfill
Winding Roads (1999)
as Brian Calhoun
Corporate Affairs (2008)
as Jack Hightower
Double Booked (—)
Actor
The Terrys (2011)
as Narrator (voice)
Ronnie (2002)
as Ronnie Schwann