Adam Scott
{{short description|American actor (born 1973)}}
{{other uses}}
{{Use mdy dates|date = February 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Adam Scott
| image = AdamScott.jpg
| caption = Scott in 2023
| birth_name = Adam Paul Scott
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|04|03}}
| birth_place = Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
| alma_mater = American Academy of Dramatic Arts
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1994–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Naomi Sablan Scott|2005}}
| children = 2
}}
Adam Paul Scott (born April 3, 1973) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Ben Wyatt in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation (2010–2015), for which he was twice nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award, as well as Mark Scout in the Apple TV+ thriller series Severance (since 2022), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
Scott has also appeared in the films The Aviator (2004) and Step Brothers (2008), as well as the Starz sitcom Party Down (2009–2010; 2023), the HBO drama series Big Little Lies (2017–2019), and the NBC comedy series The Good Place (2016–2018).
Early life and education
Adam Paul Scott{{cite news |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/adam-scott/138177/|title=Adam Scott Biography|work=TV Guide|access-date=September 17, 2019}} was born on April 3, 1973,{{Cite web |last=Mike Rose |first=cleveland com |date=2024-04-03 |title=Famous birthdays list for today, April 3, 2024 includes celebrities Cobie Smulders, Paris Jackson |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2024/04/famous-birthdays-list-for-today-april-3-2024-includes-celebrities-cobie-smulders-paris-jackson.html |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=cleveland |language=en}} son of Dougald Scott.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/adam-scott/bio/138177|title=Adam Scott|work=TVGuide.com|access-date=14 February 2015|archive-date=30 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630202042/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/adam-scott/bio/138177|url-status=dead}} His parents, who were both teachers,{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2008-07-22-adam-scott_N.htm|title=When somebody needs a brother, here's Adam Scott|last=Keck|first=William|date=2008-07-22|website=USA Today |access-date=2011-03-02 |archive-date=2012-05-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504013540/http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2008-07-22-adam-scott_N.htm|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |url=http://video.gq.com/watch/adam-scott-goes-undercover-on-reddit-instagram-and-twitter|title=Adam Scott Goes Undercover on Reddit, Instagram, and Twitter|website=GQ Videos |language=en |access-date=2018-04-07 |archive-date=2018-06-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627194015/https://video.gq.com/watch/adam-scott-goes-undercover-on-reddit-instagram-and-twitter|url-status=dead}} divorced when he was a child. His father is of Scottish descent, while his mother was of half Italian (Sicilian) and half Irish descent.{{cite web|url=http://www.bonappetit.com/columns/my-morning-routine/article/adam-scott-mmr|title=Adam Scott Parties Down With Quinoa, Eats a Pan of Rice Krispie Treats|work=bonappetit.com|access-date=1 January 2017|archive-date=24 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024163951/http://www.bonappetit.com/columns/my-morning-routine/article/adam-scott-mmr|url-status=dead}} He has two older siblings, Shannon and David.
He graduated from Harbor High School{{cite web |url=http://www.harboralumni.com/News.html |title=Harbor Alumni Hall of Achievement |date=2011-02-26 |access-date=2014-01-13 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115025016/http://www.harboralumni.com/News.html |archive-date=2014-01-15 }} and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles, California.{{cite web |url=http://www.aada.org/alumni/alumni_news_200911.html |title=American Academy of Dramatic Arts Alumni News |publisher=Aada.org |access-date=2012-01-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213222118/http://www.aada.org/alumni/alumni_news_200911.html |archive-date=2012-02-13 }}
Career
= Film =
File:AdamScottTIFFSept2011.jpg
Scott has appeared in several feature films, including Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), The Lesser Evil (1998), High Crimes (2002), The Aviator (2004), Torque (2004), Monster-in-Law (2005), The Matador (2005), Knocked Up (2007), Step Brothers (2008), The Vicious Kind (2009), Piranha 3D (2010),{{cite web |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/37106/adam-scott-talks-piranha-3d-its-all-about-boobs-and-blood-hallelujah |title=Adam Scott Talks Piranha 3D – It's All About Boobs and Blood! Hallelujah! |publisher=Dreadcentral.com |access-date=2012-01-16 |archive-date=2011-07-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710165937/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/37106/adam-scott-talks-piranha-3d-its-all-about-boobs-and-blood-hallelujah |url-status=dead }} Friends with Kids (2012), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013), and Krampus (2015).
Scott attributes his pivot from dramatic to comedic roles to landing the part of Derek Huff in Step Brothers (2008), as he learned comedic improvisation from his co-stars, Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, and Kathryn Hahn.{{Cite web |date=2010-04-21 |title=Adam Scott |url=https://www.avclub.com/adam-scott-1798219866 |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303204821/https://www.avclub.com/adam-scott-1798219866 |url-status=dead }}
He played antagonist Ted Hendricks, Walter Mitty's boss, in the 2013 Ben Stiller remake of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. His other major studio comedies include Hot Tub Time Machine 2 and the Christmas comedy-horror film Krampus, both in 2015.
Scott has appeared in and produced numerous independent films. He starred as Caleb Sinclaire in the 2010 film The Vicious Kind, for which Scott was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor. The film itself received positive reviews, and he won two individual awards at two separate film festivals. He starred in two films by Matt Bissonette, Who Loves the Sun (2006) and Passenger Side (2009), released on DVD on October 26, 2010. He appeared in the films Our Idiot Brother (2011) with Paul Rudd{{cite web|url=http://social.entertainment.msn.com/movies/blogs/the-hitlist-blogpost.aspx?post=76f21cd8-028f-4139-a58f-c48a793c5c56|title=Adam Scott and 'Our Idiot Brother'|website=MSN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319011439/http://social.entertainment.msn.com/movies/blogs/the-hitlist-blogpost.aspx?post=76f21cd8-028f-4139-a58f-c48a793c5c56|archive-date=2012-03-19|url-status=dead}} and Leslye Headland's Bachelorette (2012). He had lead roles in Friends with Kids (2012){{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003W2XOU6|title=Passenger Side on Amazon.com|website=Amazon|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028160610/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003W2XOU6|archive-date=2010-10-28|url-status=dead}} and A.C.O.D. (2013).{{cite web|url=http://inthemixxshow.com/2870/fall-season-2013-episode-3-3|title=Fall Season 2013: Episode 3 - In the Mixx|work=In the Mixx|access-date=14 February 2015|archive-date=25 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225082152/http://inthemixxshow.com/2870/fall-season-2013-episode-3-3|url-status=dead}}
In 2015, he executive produced and starred in the comedy film The Overnight.{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/adam-scott-david-koechner-join-legendarys-horror-comedy-krampus-exclusive/|title=Adam Scott, David Koechner Join Legendary's Horror Comedy (Exclusive)|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|date=March 3, 2015|website=The Wrap|access-date=October 18, 2017|archive-date=October 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019112507/https://www.thewrap.com/adam-scott-david-koechner-join-legendarys-horror-comedy-krampus-exclusive/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/91861/krampus-naughty-new-victims-join-cast/|title=Krampus - Naughty New Victims Join the Cast|date=March 3, 2015|work=Dread Central|access-date=October 18, 2017|language=en-US}}
Scott and Paul Rudd teamed up again to act in and produce the indie comedy Fun Mom Dinner (2017).
In Sony's Spider-Man Universe, Scott appeared in Madame Web (2024) as a young Ben Parker.{{Cite web |last=Gaughan |first=Liam |date=2024-02-15 |title=Who Does Adam Scott Play in 'Madame Web'? |url=https://collider.com/madame-web-adam-scott-uncle-ben/ |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=Collider |language=en}}
= Television =
Scott's early television roles include Griff Hawkins in Boy Meets World, Josh on Party of Five, a law intern on Murder One, as well as David's love interest, Ben Cooper, on Six Feet Under.
His first series regular role was on the controversial and sexually-explicit HBO drama Tell Me You Love Me (2007) as Palek, a husband struggling to conceive with his wife. In the first two seasons of the HBO baseball comedy series Eastbound & Down, Scott played a cocaine-addicted baseball front office representative.
From 2009 to 2010, he starred as Henry Pollard in the Starz network show Party Down.{{Cite news |last=Rao |first=Tejal |date=2023-02-24 |title='Party Down' Gets It: Food Service Is No Party |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/24/dining/party-down-season-3.html |access-date=2023-03-03 |issn=0362-4331}} For this performance, he earned an Entertainment Weekly Ewwy nomination for Best Actor in a Comedy Series.{{cite web |date=2010-04-21 |title=Adam Scott lives it up on 'Party Down' |url=http://whosnews.usaweekend.com/2010/04/adam-scott-lives-it-up-on-party-down/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205062354/http://whosnews.usaweekend.com/2010/04/adam-scott-lives-it-up-on-party-down/ |archive-date=2013-02-05 |access-date=2012-01-16 |publisher=whosnews.usaweekend.com }}
In 2010, Scott joined the cast of NBC's acclaimed comedy series Parks and Recreation, in which he played Ben Wyatt, a state auditor who arrives in the fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana, to evaluate the town's funds{{cite news |last=Sepinwall |first=Alan |date=2010-03-05 |title='Parks and Recreation' lands 'Party Down' star Adam Scott |work=The Star Ledger}} and eventually becomes the love interest of Leslie Knope. He appeared as a guest star in the second season before becoming a main character for the remainder of the series, which ended in 2015.
Scott and his wife created and produced four Adult Swim mockumentary specials, The Greatest Event in Television History, about remaking opening credits sequences of 1980s television shows.
Scott continued his streak of comedic roles in several episodes of Ken Marino's The Bachelor parody Burning Love and on David Wain's Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later. From 2016 to 2018, Scott appeared in five episodes of the acclaimed Michael Schur show The Good Place as Trevor, a demon.{{cite web |last1=Knibbs |first1=Kate |title=The Demon Who Fell to Earth: The Worst Person of the Week on 'The Good Place' |url=https://www.theringer.com/tv/2018/10/5/17936262/good-place-season-3-episode-2-recap |website=The Ringer |access-date=March 10, 2022 |date=October 5, 2018 |archive-date=January 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122142045/https://www.theringer.com/tv/2018/10/5/17936262/good-place-season-3-episode-2-recap |url-status=dead }}
In 2017 and 2019, Scott took a turn to dramatic work by appearing in HBO's Big Little Lies as Ed Mackenzie, husband of main character Madeline Mackenzie, played by Reese Witherspoon.{{Cite web |last=Littleton |first=Cynthia |date=2017-09-18 |title='Big Little Lies' Flexes Femme Muscle With Eight Big Emmy Wins |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/big-little-lies-emmys-reese-witherspoon-nicole-kidman-laura-dern-1202562129/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=2020-07-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727103641/https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/big-little-lies-emmys-reese-witherspoon-nicole-kidman-laura-dern-1202562129/ |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |last1=Howard |first1=Piya Sinha-Roy, Hilary Lewis, Annie |last2=Sinha-Roy |first2=Piya |last3=Lewis |first3=Hilary |last4=Howard |first4=Annie |date=2019-12-11 |title=SAG Awards: 'Bombshell,' 'Irishman,' 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' Stars Top Nominees |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2020-sag-awards-nominations-complete-list-1259737/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303204013/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2020-sag-awards-nominations-complete-list-1259737/ |url-status=dead }}
Scott starred with Craig Robinson in the sitcom Ghosted,{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/05/ghosted-la-to-vegas-comedies-fox-series-orders-1202088876/|title='Ghosted' & 'LA To Vegas' Comedy Pilots Get Fox Series Orders|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=2017-05-10|work=Deadline|access-date=2017-07-29}} which premiered on October 1, 2017, on Fox, lasting just one season.{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title='Ghosted' Canceled By Fox After 1 Season|url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/ghosted-fox-craig-robinson-aam-scott-1202381686/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=June 28, 2018|date=June 28, 2018|archive-date=June 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628185238/https://deadline.com/2018/06/ghosted-fox-craig-robinson-aam-scott-1202381686/|url-status=dead}} He and his wife executive produced the show.
In 2020, Scott hosted the one-season ABC game show Don't, executive produced by Ryan Reynolds.{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/video/abc-premiere-adam-scott-dont-gameshow/|title='Don't': ABC Sets Premiere For Adam Scott-Hosted Game Show & Unveils First Trailer|last=White|first=Pete|date=2020-04-30|access-date=2020-06-11}}
In 2022, Scott began starring in and producing the Apple TV+ show Severance, which is produced and directed by Ben Stiller.{{Cite web |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |date=2021-12-16 |title='Severance': Ben Stiller's Apple Drama Series Gets Premiere Date & First Teaser |url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/severance-ben-stiller-apple-series-premiere-date-trailer-1234891919/ |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-12-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216154558/https://deadline.com/2021/12/severance-ben-stiller-apple-series-premiere-date-trailer-1234891919/ |url-status=dead }} His performance was critically acclaimed.{{Cite news |last=Richardson |first=Kalia |date=2022-07-12 |title=Adam Scott Channeled Personal Grief into 'Severance' |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/12/arts/television/adam-scott-emmy-severance.html |access-date=2023-03-03 |issn=0362-4331}}
The cult hit Party Down was revived in 2023, with Scott reprising the character of Henry Pollard.{{Cite web |last=Siegel |first=Alan |date=2023-02-22 |title=Are We Having Fun Yet?!: The Oral History of 'Party Down' |url=https://www.theringer.com/tv/2023/2/22/23607127/party-down-oral-history |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=The Ringer |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303121823/https://www.theringer.com/tv/2023/2/22/23607127/party-down-oral-history |url-status=dead }}
Scott has had numerous guest appearances, including in the Adult Swim comedy Childrens Hospital and HBO's Veep. He has appeared on CSI: Miami and Law & Order. He was also on the show NTSF:SD:SUV::, in the episode "The Risky Business of Being Alone in Your Home", and has also appeared in the Comedy Central television show Nick Swardson's Pretend Time, as a newscaster in the episode "Relapse into Refreshment". He has appeared in a series of commercials for ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball.
= Podcasting =
With Scott Aukerman, Scott is the co-host and co-creator of the Earwolf podcast U Talkin' U2 To Me, launched in February 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.earwolf.com/show/u-talkin-u2-to-me/|title=U Talkin' U2 To Me?|work=earwolf.com|access-date=14 February 2015|archive-date=15 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215055948/http://www.earwolf.com/show/u-talkin-u2-to-me|url-status=dead}} The series is introduced at the outset of each episode as "the comprehensive and encyclopedic compendium of all things U2," though it generally uses discussion of the band as a jumping off point for improv and absurdist humor. In February 2018, Scott and Aukerman launched another podcast in the same format, this time covering the career and work of the band R.E.M., titled R U Talkin' R.E.M. Re: Me?. A third podcast, R U Talkin' RHCP Re: Me?, debuted in July 2020, in which Scott and Aukerman discuss the Red Hot Chili Peppers; the podcast's format was almost immediately abandoned in favor of discussing Talking Heads and, as of the second episode, was renamed U Talkin' Talking Heads 2 My Talking Head. In September 2023 the show began to focus on discussing the work of Bruce Springsteen, and was renamed U Springin' Springsteen On My Bean?.
Scott has been a guest on many podcasts including Comedy Bang! Bang!, Never Not Funny, How Did This Get Made?, Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, Kevin Pollak's Chat Show,{{cite web|url=http://www.earwolf.com/person/adam-scott/|title=Adam Scott|work=earwolf.com|access-date=14 February 2015|archive-date=13 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213060852/http://www.earwolf.com/person/adam-scott/|url-status=dead}} and Smartless.
Recognition
In 2025, Time magazine listed him as one of the world's 100 most influential people.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-16 |title=Adam Scott: The 100 Most Influential People of 2025 |url=https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/7273826/adam-scott/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=TIME |language=en}}
Personal life
File:Leigh-Keily-Adam-Scott-JON-34493-BW.jpg
Scott married producer Naomi Sablan in 2005. They have two children.{{cite web |first=David |last=Kampf |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/02/all-you-need-to-know-about-adam-scott|title=All You Need to Know About Adam Sott, Die-Hard R.E.M Fan and Ensemble Comedy Standout|work=Vanity Fair|date=February 17, 2017|access-date=January 12, 2019|archive-date=July 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703002011/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/02/all-you-need-to-know-about-adam-scott|url-status=dead}}
Scott is a fan of the band R.E.M., much like his character in Parks and Recreation. In 1992, he appeared as an extra in the music video to their song "Drive".{{cite web |last=Hughes |first=William |url=https://www.avclub.com/heres-professional-r-e-m-fan-adam-scott-hiding-in-the-1825790999|title=Here's professional R.E.M. fan Adam Scott hiding in the video for 1992's "Drive"|website=The A.V. Club|date=May 4, 2018|access-date=January 12, 2019|archive-date=January 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113062806/https://news.avclub.com/heres-professional-r-e-m-fan-adam-scott-hiding-in-the-1825790999|url-status=live}} Throughout 2018, Scott and the comedian Scott Aukerman hosted the podcast series, R U Talkin' R.E.M. Re: Me?, which extensively covered the career and work of R.E.M.{{cn|date=April 2025}}
On May 4, 2017, During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Scott revealed he invited actor Mark Hamill to one of his childhood birthday parties. Guest host Kristen Bell surprised Scott with the guest appearance of Hamill wielding a lightsaber in observance of Star Wars Day.{{Cite news |last=Berry |first=Liam |date=May 5, 2017 |title=Watch Star Wars Super Fan Adam Scott's Childhood Dreams Come True with a Surprise from Mark Hamill |language=en-US |magazine=People |url=https://people.com/movies/adam-scott-star-wars-mark-hamill-surprise/ |access-date=May 15, 2017}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title !scope="col"| Role !scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes |
|---|
| 1994
!scope="row"| Cityscrapes: Los Angeles | Joe | |
| rowspan="3" | 1996
!scope="row"| Hellraiser: Bloodline | Jacques | |
| scope="row"| The Last Days of Frankie the Fly
| Race Track Valet | |
| scope="row"| Star Trek: First Contact
| Defiant Conn Officer | |
| 1997
!scope="row"| Dinner and Driving | Larry | |
| rowspan="3" | 1998
!scope="row"| Girl | Scott | |
| scope="row"| The Lesser Evil
| Young George | |
| scope="row"| Hairshirt
| Fan At Bar | |
| 1999
!scope="row"| Winding Roads | Brian Calhoun | |
| rowspan="2" | 2001
!scope="row"| Date Squad | Fred | Short film |
| scope="row"| Seven and a Match
| Peter | |
| rowspan="3" | 2002
!scope="row"| Ronnie | Ronnie Schwann | |
| scope="row"| High Crimes
| Lieutenant Terrence Embry | |
| scope="row"| Bleach
| Fulton | Short film |
| rowspan="2" | 2003
!scope="row"| Something More | Saul | Short film |
| scope="row"| Two Days
| Stu | |
| rowspan="3" | 2004
!scope="row"| Torque | FBI Agent Jay McPherson | |
| scope="row"| Off the Lip
| David | |
| scope="row"| The Aviator
| Johnny Meyer | |
| rowspan="2" | 2005
!scope="row"| The Matador | Phil Garrison | |
| scope="row"| Monster-in-Law
| Remy | |
| rowspan="4" | 2006
!scope="row"| Art School Confidential | Marvin Bushmiller | |
| scope="row"| First Snow
| Tom Morelane | |
| scope="row"| Who Loves the Sun
| Daniel Bloom | |
| scope="row"| The Return
| Kurt | |
| 2007
!scope="row"| Knocked Up | Nurse Samuel | |
| rowspan="5" | 2008
!scope="row"| The Great Buck Howard | Alan Berkman | |
| scope="row"| August
| Joshua Sterling | |
| scope="row"| Corporate Affairs
| Jack Hightower | |
| scope="row"| Step Brothers
| Derek Huff | |
| scope="row"| Lovely, Still
| Mike Malone | |
| rowspan="2" | 2009
!scope="row"| The Vicious Kind | Caleb Sinclaire |
| scope="row"| Passenger Side
| Michael Brown | Also executive producer |
| rowspan="4" | 2010
!scope="row"| Operation: Endgame | The Magician | |
| scope="row"| AIDS: We Did It!
| Man | Short film |
| scope="row"| Leap Year
| Jeremy Sloane | |
| scope="row"| Piranha 3D
| Novak Radzinsky | |
| rowspan="4" | 2011
!scope="row"| Fight for Your Right Revisited | Cab Driver | Short film |
| scope="row"| The Terrys
| Narrator | Short film |
| scope="row"| Our Idiot Brother
| Jeremy Horne | |
| scope="row"| Friends with Kids
| Jason Fryman | |
| rowspan="4" | 2012
!scope="row"| Bachelorette | Clyde Goddard | |
| scope="row"| HJ Gloves
| Man #2 | Short film |
| scope="row"| See Girl Run
| Jason | |
| scope="row"| The Guilt Trip
| Andrew Margolis Jr. | |
| rowspan="2" | 2013
!scope="row"| A.C.O.D. | Carter | Also executive producer |
| scope="row"| The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
| Ted Hendricks | |
| 2014
!scope="row"| They Came Together | Sound Engineer | Cameo |
| rowspan="5" | 2015
!scope="row"| The Overnight | Alex | Also executive producer |
| scope="row"| Sleeping with Other People
| Dr. Matthew Sobvechik | |
| scope="row"| Hot Tub Time Machine 2
| Adam Yates Jr. | |
| scope="row"| Black Mass
| Robert Fitzpatrick | |
| scope="row"| Krampus
| Tom Engel | |
| rowspan="2" | 2016
!scope="row"| Other People | — | Producer |
| scope="row"| My Blind Brother
| Robbie | |
| rowspan="5" | 2017
!scope="row"| Fun Mom Dinner | Tom | Also executive producer |
| scope="row"| The Disaster Artist
| Himself | Cameo |
| scope="row"| The Most Hated Woman in America
| Jack Ferguson | |
| scope="row"| Flower
| Will Jordan | |
| scope="row"| Little Evil
| Gary Bloom | |
| 2019
!scope="row"| Between Two Ferns: The Movie | Himself | |
| 2020
!scope="row"| Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics | After School Special Host | |
| 2023
!scope="row"| First Time Female Director | Acting Coach | Uncredited cameo |
| 2024
!scope="row"| Madame Web | |
| 2025
!scope="row"| The Monkey | Capt. Petey Shelburn |
| rowspan="3" |TBA
!scope="row"| The Saviors | | Post-production; also producer |
| scope="row"| Hokum
| | Post production |
| scope="row"| The Whisper Man
| | Filming |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title !scope="col"| Role !scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes |
|---|
| 1994
!scope="row"| Dead at 21 | Dan Bird | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1994–1995
!scope="row"| Boy Meets World | Band Member / Griff Hawkins | 4 episodes |
| 1995
!scope="row"| ER | David Kerstetter | Episode: "Full Moon, Saturday Night" |
| 1995
!scope="row"| Murder One | Sydney Schneider | 6 episodes |
| 1996
!scope="row"| NYPD Blue | Gordon Puterbaugh | Episode: "The Nutty Confessor" |
| 1996
!scope="row"| High Incident | Walter Gonning Jr. | Episode: "Change Partners" |
| 1997
!scope="row"| Payback | Adam Stanfill | Television film |
| 1998–1999
!scope="row"| Party of Five | Josh Macon | 7 episodes |
| 1999
!scope="row"| Wasteland | Phillip, The Coffee Boy | 7 episodes |
| 1999
!scope="row"| Sagamore | Alex | Television film |
| 2002
!scope="row"| Glory Days | Howard Dichotsky | Episode: "Everybody Loves Rudy" |
| 2002
!scope="row"| Six Feet Under | Ben Cooper | 2 episodes |
| 2004
!scope="row"| CSI: Miami | Danny Cato | Episode: "Stalkerazzi" |
| 2005
!scope="row"| Veronica Mars | Chuck Rooks | Episode: "Mars vs. Mars" |
| 2005
!scope="row"| Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List | Himself | Episode: "Hot to Tot" |
| 2006
!scope="row"| Law & Order | Robbie Howell | Episode: "America, Inc." |
| 2007
!scope="row"| Tell Me You Love Me | Palek | 10 episodes |
| 2009
!scope="row"| Trust Me | Josh Burkett | 2 episodes |
| 2009–2010
!scope="row"| Eastbound & Down | Pat Anderson | 2 episodes |
| 2009–2010, 2023
!scope="row"| Party Down | Henry Pollard | 26 episodes; also executive producer |
| 2010
!scope="row"| The Sarah Silverman Program | Agent Schroeder | Episode: "Just Breve" |
| 2010
!scope="row"| Childrens Hospital | Lieutenant D'Ghor Koru | Episode: "Joke Overload" |
| 2010
!scope="row"| Nick Swardson's Pretend Time | News Anchor | Episode: "Mudslide Junction" |
| 2010
!scope="row"| The Wonderful Maladys | Alice's Ex-Boyfriend | Pilot |
| 2010
!scope="row"| American Dad! | Marshall | Voice |
| 2010–2015, 2020
!scope="row"| Parks and Recreation | 98 episodes |
| 2011
!scope="row"| Funny or Die Presents | Narrator | Episode #2.10 |
| 2011
!scope="row"| NTSF:SD:SUV:: | Van Damm | Episode: "The Risky Business of Being Alone in Your Home" |
| 2012–2013
!scope="row"| Burning Love | Damien Assante | 6 episodes |
| 2012–2014
!scope="row"| The Greatest Event in Television History | Himself | 4 episodes; also creator, director and executive producer |
| 2012–2016
!scope="row"| Comedy Bang! Bang! | Himself / Plumber Pierre | 4 episodes |
| 2013
!scope="row"| Robot Chicken | Care Bear / Father | Voice |
| 2013
!scope="row"| Maron | Himself | Episode: "Mexican Angel" |
| 2013
!scope="row"| Drunk History | Episode: "Washington D.C." |
| 2013
!scope="row"| Timms Valley | US Marshal Lonny | Voice |
| 2016
!scope="row"| Angie Tribeca | Surgeon | Episode: "The Wedding Planner Did It" |
| 2016
!scope="row"| Animals. | Shane | Voice |
| 2016
!scope="row"| Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ | Johnny Dunne | Episode: "Meet Platinum" |
| 2016
!scope="row"| The Adult Swim Golf Classic | TV special |
| 2016–2018
!scope="row"| The Good Place | Trevor | 5 episodes |
| 2017
!scope="row"| Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special | Himself | Variety special |
| 2017, 2019
!scope="row"| Big Little Lies | Ed MacKenzie | 14 episodes |
| 2017
!scope="row"| Veep | Tonight Show Host | Episode: "A Woman First" |
| 2017
!scope="row"| Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later | Ben | 7 episodes |
| 2017–2018
!scope="row"| Ghosted | Max Jennifer | 16 episodes; also executive producer |
| 2017
!scope="row"| Do You Want to See a Dead Body? | Himself | Episode: "A Body and a Puddle" |
| 2018
!scope="row"| I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman | Episode: "Hall of Presidents" |
| 2019
!scope="row"| I'm Sorry | Dr. Steve Goldberg | Episode: "These Are My Fingers" |
| 2019
!scope="row"| The Twilight Zone | Justin Sanderson | Episode: "Nightmare at 30,000 Feet" |
| 2020
!scope="row"| Nailed It! | Himself (guest judge) | Episode: "Howdy, Failure!" |
| 2020
!scope="row"| Celebrity Escape Room | Himself | TV special |
| 2020
!scope="row"| Don't | Himself (host) | 8 episodes; also executive producer |
| 2021
!scope="row"| Duncanville | Nick | Voice |
| 2021
!scope="row"| Big Mouth | Mr. Keating | Voice |
| 2022–present
!scope="row"| Severance | Main role; also producer/executive producer{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=November 8, 2019 |title=Apple Signs 'Severance', Workplace Thriller Series From Adam Scott & Ben Stiller |url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/apple-signs-severance-workplace-thriller-series-from-adam-scott-ben-stiller-1202781134/ |access-date=November 2, 2020 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} |
| 2022–2024
! scope="row"| Loot | John Novak | 7 episodes |
| 2022
!scope="row"| Inside Job | Ron Staedtler | Voice |
| 2024
!scope="row"| Dinner Time Live with David Chang | Himself | Episode: "United Plates of America" |
| 2025
!scope="row"| Bianca by Night |Himself |Episode: "On the Phone with Hollywood" |
| 2025
!scope="row"| The Studio | Himself |Episode: "The Golden Globes" |
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
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