Adam Scott

Adam Scott

1973-04-03 Santa Cruz, California, USA 80 Credits

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 Hist...

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A Sprinkle of History

2025

as Irv Robbins

Acting

Amazon’s A Sprinkle of History is a dark comedy crime thriller biopic that dives into the gritty, unexpected origins of the American sprinkle and dine...

The Monkey

The Monkey

2025

as Captain Petey Shelborn

6.0
Acting

When twin brothers find a mysterious wind-up monkey, a series of outrageous deaths tear their family apart. Twenty-five years later, the monkey begins...

Madame Web

Madame Web

2024

as Ben Parker

5.3
Acting

Forced to confront revelations about her past, paramedic Cassandra Webb forges a relationship with three young women destined for powerful futures...i...

First Time Female Director

First Time Female Director

2023

as Acting Coach (uncredited)

3.8
Acting

Writer Sam is thrust into the role of director at a local theater after her predecessor gets fired. Barely making it through each rehearsal, Sam strug...

Celebrity Escape Room

Celebrity Escape Room

2020

as Self

5.9
Acting

Jack Black is the master of ceremonies, leading Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Adam Scott, and Ben Stiller through a laugh-filled escape room adventure a...

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

2020

as Self

6.7
Acting

Celebrities recall their most mind-bending trips via animations, reenactments and more in this comedic documentary exploring the story of psychedelics...

A Parks and Recreation Special

A Parks and Recreation Special

2020

as Ben Wyatt

7.6
Acting

Pawnee's most dedicated civil servant, Leslie Knope, is determined to stay connected to her friends in a time of social distancing.

The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation

The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation

2020

as Ben Wyatt

8.0
Acting

As a lead-in to the highly anticipated special that brings back one of the most admired comedies in TV history, NBC and The Paley Center for Media col...

Between Two Ferns: The Movie

Between Two Ferns: The Movie

2019

as Adam Scott

5.9
Acting

Galifianakis dreamed of becoming a star. But when Will Ferrell discovered his public access TV show, 'Between Two Ferns' and uploaded it to Funny or D...

Little Evil

Little Evil

2017

as Gary

5.6
Acting

Gary, who has just married Samantha, the woman of his dreams, discovers that her six-year-old son may be the Antichrist.

Fun Mom Dinner

Fun Mom Dinner

2017

as Tom

5.8
Acting

Four women, whose kids attend the same preschool class, get together for a "fun mom dinner". When the night takes an unexpected turn, these unlikely n...

Fun Mom Dinner

Fun Mom Dinner

2017

Executive Producer

5.8
Producing

Four women, whose kids attend the same preschool class, get together for a "fun mom dinner". When the night takes an unexpected turn, these unlikely n...

The Most Hated Woman in America

The Most Hated Woman in America

2017

as Jack Ferguson

6.2
Acting

The true story of Madalyn Murray O'Hair -- iconoclast, opportunist, and outspoken atheist -- from her controversial rise to her untimely demise.

Flower

Flower

2017

as Will

6.4
Acting

Rebellious, quick-witted Erica Vandross is a 17-year-old firecracker living with her single mom, Laurie, and her mom's new boyfriend, Bob, in L.A.'s S...

The Disaster Artist

The Disaster Artist

2017

as Adam Scott

7.1
Acting

An aspiring actor in Hollywood meets an enigmatic stranger by the name of Tommy Wiseau, the meeting leads the actor down a path nobody could have pred...

Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special

Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special

2017

as Adam Scott

6.2
Acting

After Santa tells Michael Bolton that he needs 75,000 new babies by Christmas to meet toy supply, he hosts a sexy telethon to get the world to start m...

My Blind Brother

My Blind Brother

2016

as Robbie

5.9
Acting

Love for the same woman causes conflict between an over-achieving blind athlete and the brother who made him that way.

Other People

Other People

2016

Producer

6.3
Producing

David, a struggling comedy writer fresh off from breaking up with his boyfriend, moves from New York City to Sacramento to help his sick mother. Livin...

The Adult Swim Golf Classic

The Adult Swim Golf Classic

2016

as Adam Scott

6.0
Acting

Professional golf champions John Daly and Adam Scott (as portrayed by professional actors Jon Daly and Adam Scott) go head to head in this televised c...

Krampus

Krampus

2015

as Tom Engel

6.2
Acting

When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Little does he know, this lack o...

Black Mass

Black Mass

2015

as FBI Agent Robert Fitzpatrick

6.5
Acting

The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an F...

Sleeping with Other People

Sleeping with Other People

2015

as Matthew Sobvechik

6.3
Acting

Can two serial cheaters get a second chance at love? After a one-night stand in college, New Yorkers Lainey and Jake meet by chance twelve years later...

The Overnight

The Overnight

2015

as Alex

6.0
Acting

Alex, Emily, and their son, RJ, are new to Los Angeles. A chance meeting at the park introduces them to the mysterious Kurt, Charlotte, and Max. A fam...

The Overnight

The Overnight

2015

Executive Producer

6.0
Producing

Alex, Emily, and their son, RJ, are new to Los Angeles. A chance meeting at the park introduces them to the mysterious Kurt, Charlotte, and Max. A fam...

Hot Tub Time Machine 2

Hot Tub Time Machine 2

2015

as Adam Jr.

5.2
Acting

After their first adventure with the Hot Tub Time Machine, Lou and Nick are living very well off their ill-gotten gains, while Jacob still cannot rely...

They Came Together

They Came Together

2014

as Sound Engineer

5.6
Acting

A small business owner is about to lose her shop to a major corporate development.

Timms Valley

2013

as US Marshal Lonny

6.2
Acting

A scripted comedy set in the fictional town of Timms Valley, Wisconsin, where the lives and livelihoods of its citizens are intertwined with the fate ...

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

2013

as Ted Hendricks

7.2
Acting

A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing.

A.C.O.D.

A.C.O.D.

2013

as Carter

5.5
Acting

A grown man is still caught in the crossfire of his parents' 15 year divorce. He discovers he was unknowingly part of a study on divorced children and...

A.C.O.D.

A.C.O.D.

2013

Executive Producer

5.5
Producing

A grown man is still caught in the crossfire of his parents' 15 year divorce. He discovers he was unknowingly part of a study on divorced children and...

The Guilt Trip

The Guilt Trip

2012

as Andrew Margolis Jr.

5.6
Acting

An inventor and his mom hit the road together so he can sell his latest invention.

See Girl Run

See Girl Run

2012

as Jason

4.9
Acting

What happens when a 30-something woman allows life's "what ifs" to overwhelm her appreciation for what life actually is. Disregarding her current obli...

Friends with Kids

Friends with Kids

2012

as Jason

6.0
Acting

In the wake of their friends' marriages and eventual offspring, longtime pals Julie and Jason decide to have a child together without becoming a coupl...

Bachelorette

Bachelorette

2012

as Clyde Goddard

5.4
Acting

Three friends are asked to be bridesmaids at a wedding of a woman they used to ridicule back in high school.

All Star Bowling Trick Shots

All Star Bowling Trick Shots

2012

Acting
The First A.D.

The First A.D.

2011

Writer, Director

Writing Directing

Adam Scott presents this behind-the-scenes look at the world's worst first assistant director, with Ken Marino and Mark Duplass.

Our Idiot Brother

Our Idiot Brother

2011

as Jeremy

6.2
Acting

Everybody has one—the sibling who is always just a little bit behind the curve when it comes to getting his life together. For sisters Liz, Miranda an...

Fight for Your Right Revisited

Fight for Your Right Revisited

2011

as Cab Driver

6.6
Acting

Fight for Your Right Revisited stars Danny McBride, Seth Rogen, and Elijah Wood as the "young" Beastie Boys from the past and Jack Black, John C. Reil...

The Terrys

2011

as Narrator (voice)

5.5
Acting

The Terrys is a short film by Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim.

When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren

When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren

2011

as Movie Executive

6.9
Acting

The remake of 'When Harry Met Sally' that everyone has been waiting for is finally here.

Piranha 3D

Piranha 3D

2010

as Novak Radzinsky

5.4
Acting

Each year the population of sleepy Lake Victoria, Arizona explodes from 5,000 to 50,000 residents for the annual Spring Break celebration. But then, a...

Operation: Endgame

Operation: Endgame

2010

as Magician

4.9
Acting

A battle ensues among two government spy teams in an underground facility after their boss is assassinated.

Leap Year

Leap Year

2010

as Jeremy

6.9
Acting

When yet another anniversary passes without a marriage proposal from her boyfriend, Anna decides to take action. Aware of a Celtic tradition that allo...

The Vicious Kind

The Vicious Kind

2009

as Caleb Sinclaire

6.3
Acting

A man tries to warn his brother away from the new girlfriend he brings home during Thanksgiving, but ends up becoming infatuated with her in the proce...

Passenger Side

Passenger Side

2009

as Michael

5.4
Acting

Two brothers spend the day driving around Los Angeles county looking for the meaning of their lives, or cheap street drugs, depending on who you happe...

Lovely, Still

Lovely, Still

2009

as Mike

6.6
Acting

A holiday fable that tells the story of an elderly man discovering love for the first time.

Step Brothers

Step Brothers

2008

as Derek

6.6
Acting

Brennan Huff and Dale Doback might be grown men. But that doesn't stop them from living at home and turning into jealous, competitive stepbrothers whe...

August

August

2008

as Joshua Sterling

5.2
Acting

Two brothers, ambitious dot-com entrepreneurs, attempt to keep their company afloat as the stock market begins to collapse in August 2001, one month p...

The Great Buck Howard

The Great Buck Howard

2008

as Alan

6.0
Acting

When a law school dropout answers an advertisement to be a personal assistant he unknowingly signs on to work for a belligerent has-been magician stru...

Corporate Affairs

Corporate Affairs

2008

as Jack Hightower

3.2
Acting

A family man recent promoted to middle management at work immerses himself in a world of questionable personal and professional ethics by a colleague.

Knocked Up

Knocked Up

2007

as Samuel

6.3
Acting

A slacker and a career-driven woman accidentally conceive a child after a one-night stand. As they try to make the relationship work, they must naviga...

The Return

The Return

2006

as Kurt

6.0
Acting

Joanna Mills has a successful career but feels her personal life is spinning out of control. She has few friends, an estranged father, and a crazy ex-...

Art School Confidential

Art School Confidential

2006

as Marvin Bushmiller

6.1
Acting

Starting from childhood attempts at illustration, the protagonist pursues his true obsession to art school. But as he learns how the art world really ...

First Snow

First Snow

2006

as Tom Morelane

6.1
Acting

A psychic's ominous reading sends a man into a tailspin.

Who Loves the Sun

Who Loves the Sun

2006

as Daniel Bloom

5.4
Acting

A man (Lukas Haas) encounters a childhood friend (Adam Scott) who had an affair with his wife (Molly Parker) five years earlier.

Monster-in-Law

Monster-in-Law

2005

as Remy

6.2
Acting

Office temp Charlotte Cantilini thinks she's found Mr. Right when she starts dating gorgeous surgeon Dr. Kevin Fields. But there's a problem standing ...

The Matador

The Matador

2005

as Phil Garrison

6.3
Acting

The life of Danny Wright, a salesman forever on the road, veers into dangerous and surreal territory when he wanders into a Mexican bar and meets a my...

The Aviator

The Aviator

2004

as Johnny Meyer

7.2
Acting

A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer ...

Off the Lip

Off the Lip

2004

as David

1.3
Acting

A young woman's life falls apart while filming a surfing documentary.

Torque

Torque

2004

as McPherson

5.3
Acting

Biker Cary Ford is framed by an old rival and biker gang leader for the murder of another gang member who happens to be the brother of Trey, leader of...

Two Days

Two Days

2003

as Stu

5.7
Acting

Paul Miller has struggled as an actor in Hollywood for years, and now he's had enough. But not just of show business-of life. In two days, he's going ...

High Crimes

High Crimes

2002

as Lieutenant Embry

6.4
Acting

A female attorney learns that her husband is really a marine officer awol for fifteen years and accused of murdering fifteen civilians in El Salvador....

Ronnie

Ronnie

2002

as Ronnie Schwann

1.3
Acting

Ronnie Schwann is a 20-something with a comfortable life in a guesthouse behind his mother's home. The two share cigarettes, drugs and too much TV. Du...

Seven and a Match

Seven and a Match

2001

as Peter

6.1
Acting

Seven college friends re-unite in the house where they used to spend summers. Some things have changed, some have stayed the same.

Winding Roads

Winding Roads

1999

as Brian Calhoun

Acting

Three women encounter the toughest time of their lives.

Girl

Girl

1998

as Scott

4.9
Acting

Andrea Marr is a bright, straight-A, mature, 18-year-old high school senior on the verge of womanhood who decides to abandon her sheltered, boring lif...

The Lesser Evil

The Lesser Evil

1998

as Young George

5.8
Acting

Four best friends reunite in a remote cabin for the first time in two decades. They are not there to reminisce about the good old days, but rather, to...

Hairshirt

Hairshirt

1998

as Fan at Bar

3.3
Acting

A self-obsessed man runs through one woman after another in this screwball comedy. One of his rejected former lovers decides to take it upon herself t...

Payback

Payback

1997

as Adam Stanfill

6.7
Acting

Kathryn runs a restaurant but one night she calls the police after she sees a suspicious man waiting in his car. However Kathryn sees one of the three...

Dinner and Driving

Dinner and Driving

1997

as Larry

6.5
Acting

A newly married couple faces problems in the form of siblings, friends and exes.

Star Trek: First Contact

Star Trek: First Contact

1996

as Defiant Con Officer

7.3
Acting

The Borg, a relentless race of cyborgs, are on a direct course for Earth. Violating orders to stay away from the battle, Captain Picard and the crew o...

The Last Days of Frankie the Fly

The Last Days of Frankie the Fly

1996

as Race Track Valet

5.9
Acting

Dreaming of ascending the underworld ladder and gaining revenge on his sadistic boss, Sal, a Mafia flunky, Frankie, tries to take a step in the right ...

Hellraiser: Bloodline

Hellraiser: Bloodline

1996

as Jacques

5.3
Acting

Three generations of the same family deal with the consequences of unleashing the forces of hell.

Cityscrapes: Los Angeles

Cityscrapes: Los Angeles

1996

as Joe

3.5
Acting

"CITYSCRAPES" takes you on a 24-hour voyeuristic journey through the bedrooms, bathrooms, bars, cars, clubs, restaurants and back alleys of the lives ...

Double Booked

N/A

Acting

A self-help writer and his pregnant wife plan a getaway at a remote cabin, but find another couple already there. As a blizzard traps them together, a...

The Saviors

N/A

as Sean Harrison

Acting

A suburban couple whose life spirals out of control when they rent their garage to mysterious tenants.

Hokum

N/A

Acting

A horror novelist visits a remote Irish inn to spread his parents’ ashes, unaware the place is rumoured to be haunted by a witch.

The Whisper Man

N/A

as Tom Kennedy

Acting

When his 8-year-old son is abducted, a widowed crime writer looks to his estranged father, a retired former police detective, for help, only to discov...

Double Booked

N/A

Producer, Director

Producing Directing

A self-help writer and his pregnant wife plan a getaway at a remote cabin, but find another couple already there. As a blizzard traps them together, a...

The Saviors

N/A

Producer

Producing

A suburban couple whose life spirals out of control when they rent their garage to mysterious tenants.