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...
Known For
Complete Filmography
A Sprinkle of History
2025
as Irv Robbins
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
2025
as Captain Petey Shelborn
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
2024
as Ben Parker
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
2023
as Acting Coach (uncredited)
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
2020
as Self
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
2020
as Self
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
2020
as Ben Wyatt
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
2020
as Ben Wyatt
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
2019
as Adam Scott
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
2017
as Gary
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
2017
as Tom
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
2017
Executive Producer
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
2017
as Jack Ferguson
The true story of Madalyn Murray O'Hair -- iconoclast, opportunist, and outspoken atheist -- from her controversial rise to her untimely demise.

Flower
2017
as Will
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
2017
as Adam Scott
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
2017
as Adam Scott
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
2016
as Robbie
Love for the same woman causes conflict between an over-achieving blind athlete and the brother who made him that way.

Other People
2016
Producer
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
2016
as Adam Scott
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
2015
as Tom Engel
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
2015
as FBI Agent Robert Fitzpatrick
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
2015
as Matthew Sobvechik
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
2015
as Alex
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
2015
Executive Producer
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
2015
as Adam Jr.
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
2014
as Sound Engineer
A small business owner is about to lose her shop to a major corporate development.
Timms Valley
2013
as US Marshal Lonny
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
2013
as Ted Hendricks
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.
2013
as Carter
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.
2013
Executive Producer
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
2012
as Andrew Margolis Jr.
An inventor and his mom hit the road together so he can sell his latest invention.

See Girl Run
2012
as Jason
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
2012
as Jason
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
2012
as Clyde Goddard
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
2012

The First A.D.
2011
Writer, Director
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
2011
as Jeremy
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
2011
as Cab Driver
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)
The Terrys is a short film by Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim.

When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
2011
as Movie Executive
The remake of 'When Harry Met Sally' that everyone has been waiting for is finally here.

Piranha 3D
2010
as Novak Radzinsky
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
2010
as Magician
A battle ensues among two government spy teams in an underground facility after their boss is assassinated.

Leap Year
2010
as Jeremy
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
2009
as Caleb Sinclaire
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
2009
as Michael
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
2009
as Mike
A holiday fable that tells the story of an elderly man discovering love for the first time.

Step Brothers
2008
as Derek
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
2008
as Joshua Sterling
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
2008
as Alan
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
2008
as Jack Hightower
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
2007
as Samuel
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
2006
as Kurt
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
2006
as Marvin Bushmiller
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
2006
as Tom Morelane
A psychic's ominous reading sends a man into a tailspin.

Who Loves the Sun
2006
as Daniel Bloom
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
2005
as Remy
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
2005
as Phil Garrison
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
2004
as Johnny Meyer
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
2004
as David
A young woman's life falls apart while filming a surfing documentary.

Torque
2004
as McPherson
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
2003
as Stu
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
2002
as Lieutenant Embry
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
2002
as Ronnie Schwann
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
2001
as Peter
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
1999
as Brian Calhoun
Three women encounter the toughest time of their lives.

Girl
1998
as Scott
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
1998
as Young George
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
1998
as Fan at Bar
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
1997
as Adam Stanfill
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
1997
as Larry
A newly married couple faces problems in the form of siblings, friends and exes.

Star Trek: First Contact
1996
as Defiant Con Officer
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
1996
as Race Track Valet
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
1996
as Jacques
Three generations of the same family deal with the consequences of unleashing the forces of hell.

Cityscrapes: Los Angeles
1996
as Joe
"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
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
A suburban couple whose life spirals out of control when they rent their garage to mysterious tenants.
Hokum
N/A
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
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
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
A suburban couple whose life spirals out of control when they rent their garage to mysterious tenants.