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Also known as Adam Paul Scott

American actor

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Adam Scott is an American actor, television actor, screenwriter, and podcaster. Born Adam Paul Scott on April 3, 1973, in Santa Cruz, California, he began his professional work period in 1994. He received his education at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Scott speaks English and has been recognized with the Time 100 award. He has also received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama.

Other individuals named Adam Scott are associated with various fields. One such individual has works in the genres of ambient, dark ambient, drone, and field recordings. Another is an author with publications including "Summary of Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk" and "Habit Stacking." A third individual is associated with academic concepts in medicine, bladder cancer, oncology, and internal medicine.

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  • Summary of Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
  • Habit Stacking
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Film & TV

Santa Cruz, California, USA

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…

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  • The Saviors — Sean Harrison2026
  • Hokum — Ohm Bauman2026
  • The Whisper Man — Tom Kennedy2026
  • Strip Law — Lincoln Gumb (voice)2026
  • The Monkey — Captain Petey Shelborn2025
  • Bianca by Night — Self - Guest (video link)2025
  • The Studio — Adam Scott2025
  • Madame Web — Ben Parker2024
  • Dinner Time Live with David Chang — Self2024
  • Hot Ones Versus — Self2024

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Key facts

Born
Adam Paul Scott , ( 1973-04-03 ) April 3, 1973 (age 53) , Santa Cruz , California, U.S.
Alma mater
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Occupations
Actor and comedian
Years active
1994–present
Spouse
Naomi Sablan Scott ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2005 ) ​

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Adam
Family name
Scott
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Santa Cruz
Occupation
director
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Image
Adam Scott - Severance.jpg
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Commons category
Adam Scott (actor)
date of birth
1973-04-03
birth name
Adam Paul Scott
name in native language
Adam Scott
start of work period
1994-00-00
social media followers
1600238
writing language
English language
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Encyclopedic overview

Adam Paul Scott (born April 3, 1973) is an American actor and comedian. 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+ sci-fi thriller series Severance, for which he was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards – two for acting and two for producing – and two Golden Globe Awards.

Scott has also appeared in the films The Aviator (2004), Step Brothers (2008) and Flower (2017), 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).

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