Adam Scott ( actor ) - wikipedia Adam Scott ( actor ) Adam Scott Scott at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con Adam Paul Scott ( 1973 - 04 - 03 ) April 3, 1973 ( age 45 ) Santa Cruz, California, U.S. Occupation Actor, director, screenwriter, producer, comedian Years active 1994 -- present Spouse ( s ) Naomi Sablan ( m. 2005 ) Children Adam Paul Scott ( born April 3, 1973 ) is an American actor, comedian, producer, and podcaster. He is known for his role as Ben Wyatt in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation. He has also appeared as Derek in the film Step Brothers, Henry Pollard in the Starz sitcom Party Down, and Ed Mackenzie in the HBO series Big Little Lies. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Film 2.2 Television 2.3 Podcasting 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 References 6 External links Early Life Scott was born in Santa Cruz, California, to Anne ( née Quartararo ) and Dougald Scott, both of whom are retired teachers. He is of one quarter Sicilian descent, on his mother 's side. He has two older siblings, Shannon and David. Scott has said that David `` looks like me but is far more cerebral and inherited the intellect of our parents ''. He graduated from Harbor High School and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, California. Career Film Adam Scott at the 2012 Toronto Film Festival 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 ), Who Loves the Sun ( 2006 ), Knocked Up ( 2007 ), Step Brothers ( 2008 ), August ( 2008 ), Piranha 3D ( 2010 ), and Leap Year ( 2010 ). Scott 's name appears next to Jon Hamm 's name in the film Anchorman in one of the broadcast 's credits. In an appearance on G4 's Attack of the Show ! program on April 21, 2011, he confirmed that this was due to his and Hamm 's friendship with producer Shauna Robertson, who put their names in the credits as an Easter egg. He played Ted Hendricks, Walter Mitty 's detestable corporate boss, in the 2013 remake of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. Scott appeared in the films Our Idiot Brother ( 2011 ) as Jeremy and Bachelorette. He also starred as Jason Fryman in Friends with Kids ( 2012 ). He starred as Caleb Sinclaire in the 2010 film The Vicious Kind, a more dramatic role than his previous comedic endeavors, 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 the film Passenger Side, released on DVD on October 26, 2010. Scott 's film A.C.O.D. premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. In 2015, he worked as executive producer on, and portrayed Alex in, the comedy film The Overnight, and also co-starred in the Christmas comedy slasher film Krampus. Television On television, he appeared as Griff Hawkins in the series Boy Meets World and Josh on Party of Five, as well as David 's love interest, Ben Cooper, on Six Feet Under. He played Palek on the HBO drama Tell Me You Love Me ( 2007 ). Scott played a cocaine - addicted, delirious baseball front office representative in the first and second seasons of the HBO series Eastbound & Down. From 2009 to 2010, he appeared on the Starz network show Party Down. His role in Party Down earned him an Entertainment Weekly Ewwy nomination for Best Actor in a Comedy Series in 2009. 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. He appeared as a guest star along with Rob Lowe in the second season before becoming a main character for the remainder of the series. The show 's seventh and final season concluded in February 2015. Scott has appeared in the Adult Swim comedy Childrens Hospital. He was also on the show NTSF : SD : SUV : :, in the episode `` The Risky Business of Being Alone in Your Home '', and the annual Adult Swim special The Greatest Event in Television History, which he also created and produced. Scott 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. In Nov 2016, Scott guest starred in The Good Place Season 1 as Trevor. In 2017, Scott appeared in HBO 's Big Little Lies. Scott is currently co-starring with Craig Robinson in the sitcom Ghosted, which premiered on October 1, 2017 on Fox. 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. The series is introduced at the outset of each episode as `` the comprehensive and encyclopedic compendium of all things U2, '' but it generally uses discussion of the band as a jumping off point for improv and absurdist humor. In February 2018 Scott and Scott launched another podcast in the same format, this time covering the career and work of the band R.E.M., titled RU Talkin ' R.E.M. Re : Me ?. Scott has also been a guest on numerous podcasts, including Comedy Bang ! Bang !, How Did This Get Made ?, and Kevin Pollak 's Chat Show. Personal Life Adam Scott married Naomi Sablan in 2005. They have two children. During a Jimmy Kimmel Live ! appearance on May 4, 2017, Scott revealed he invited actor Mark Hamill ( Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars franchise ) to his second grade birthday. Guest host Kristen Bell surprised Scott with the guest appearance of Hamill wielding a lightsaber in observance of the unofficial holiday `` Star Wars Day. '' Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1994 Cityscrapes : Los Angeles Joe Hellraiser : Bloodline Jacques The Last Days of Frankie the Fly Race Track Valet Star Trek : First Contact Defiant Conn Officer 1997 Dinner and Driving Larry 1998 Girl Scott 1998 The Lesser Evil Young George 1998 Hairshirt Fan at Bar 1999 Winding Roads Brian Calhoun 2001 Date Squad Fred Short film 2001 Seven and a Match Peter 2002 Ronnie Ronnie Schwann 2002 High Crimes Lt. Terrence Embry 2002 Bleach Fulton Short film 2003 Something More Saul Short film 2003 Two Days Stu Torque FBI Agent McPherson Off the Lip David The Aviator Johnny Meyer 2005 The Matador Phil Garrison 2005 Monster - in - Law Remy 2006 Art School Confidential Marvin Bushmiller 2006 First Snow Tom Morelane 2006 Who Loves the Sun Daniel Bloom 2006 The Return Kurt 2007 Knocked Up Nurse Samuel 2008 The Great Buck Howard Alan Berkman 2008 August Joshua Sterling 2008 Corporate Affairs Jack Hightower 2008 Step Brothers Derek Huff 2008 Lovely, Still Mike Malone 2009 The Vicious Kind Caleb Sinclaire Nominated -- Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead 2009 Passenger Side Michael Brown Also executive producer Operation : Endgame The Magician AIDS : We Did It ! Man Short film Leap Year Jeremy Sloane Piranha 3D Novak Radzinsky 2011 Fight for Your Right Revisited Cab Driver Short film 2011 The Terrys Narrator Short film 2011 Our Idiot Brother Jeremy Horne 2011 Friends with Kids Jason Fryman 2012 Bachelorette Clyde Goddard 2012 HJ Gloves Man # 2 Short film 2012 See Girl Run Jason 2012 The Guilt Trip Andrew Margolis, Jr. 2013 A.C.O.D. Carter Also executive producer 2013 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Ted Hendricks 2014 They Came Together Sound Engineer Cameo 2015 The Overnight Alex Also executive producer 2015 Sleeping with Other People Dr. Matthew Sobvechik 2015 Hot Tub Time Machine 2 Adam Yates, Jr. 2015 Black Mass Robert Fitzpatrick 2015 Krampus Tom Engel 2016 Other People -- Producer 2016 My Blind Brother Robbie 2017 Fun Mom Dinner Tom Also executive producer 2017 The Disaster Artist Himself Cameo 2017 The Most Hated Woman in America Jack Ferguson 2017 Flower Will 2017 Little Evil Gary Bloom Television Year Title Role Notes 1994 Dead at 21 Dan Episode : `` Pilot '' 1994 -- 1995 Boy Meets World Band Member / Griffin Hawkins 4 episodes 1995 ER David Kerstetter Episode : `` Full Moon, Saturday Night '' 1995 Murder One Sydney Schneider 6 episodes NYPD Blue Gordon Puterbaugh Episode : `` The Nutty Confessor '' 1997 Payback Adam Stanfill Television film 1998 -- 1999 Party of Five Josh Macon 7 episodes 1999 Wasteland Phillip the Coffee Boy 7 episodes 1999 Sagamore Alex Television film 1999 Winding Roads Brian Calhoun Television film 2002 Glory Days Howard Dichotsky Episode : `` Everybody Loves Rudy '' 2002 Six Feet Under Ben Cooper 2 episodes CSI : Miami Danny Cato Episode : `` Stalkerazzi '' 2005 Veronica Mars Mr. Rooks Episode : `` Mars vs. Mars '' 2006 Law & Order Robbie Howell Episode : `` America, Inc. '' 2007 Tell Me You Love Me Palek 10 episodes 2009 -- 2010 Eastbound & Down Pat Anderson 2 episodes 2009 -- 2010 Party Down Henry Pollard 20 episodes Also producer Childrens Hospital Lt. D'Ghor Koru Episode : `` Joke Overload '' The Wonderful Maladys Alice 's Ex-Boyfriend Pilot American Dad ! Marshall Voice Episode : `` The People vs. Martin Sugar '' 2010 -- 2015 Parks and Recreation Ben Wyatt 97 episodes Nominated -- Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series ( 2013 -- 2014 ) 2011 NTSF : SD : SUV : : Van Damm Episode : `` The Risky Business of Being Alone in Your Home '' 2012 Burning Love Damien Assante 6 episodes 2012 -- 2014 The Greatest Event in Television History Himself 4 episodes Also creator, director and executive producer 2012 -- 2016 Comedy Bang ! Bang ! Himself / Plumber Pierre 4 episodes 2013 Robot Chicken Care Bear / Father Voice Episode : `` Botched Jewel Heist '' 2013 Drunk History John Wilkes Booth Episode : `` Washington D.C. '' 2013 Timms Valley US Marshal Lonny Voice Pilot 2016 Angie Tribeca Surgeon Episode : `` The Wedding Planner Did It '' 2016 Animals. Shane Voice Episode : `` Cats. '' 2016 Bajillion Dollar Propertie $ Johnny Dunne Episode : `` Meet Platinum '' 2016 The Adult Swim Golf Classic Adam Scott TV special 2016 The Good Place Trevor 3 episodes 2017 Michael Bolton 's Big, Sexy Valentine 's Day Special Himself Variety special 2017 -- present Big Little Lies Ed Mackenzie 7 episodes 2017 Veep Tonight Show Host Episode : `` A Woman First '' 2017 Wet Hot American Summer : Ten Years Later Ben 7 episodes 2017 -- present Ghosted Max Jennifer Also executive producer 2017 Do You Want To See a Dead Body ? Himself Episode : `` A Body and a Puddle '' References ^ Jump up to : `` California Birth Index, 1905 - 1995, Ancestry.com ''. ancestry.com. Retrieved 14 February 2015. Jump up ^ `` Adam Scott ''. TVGuide.com. Retrieved 14 February 2015. ^ Jump up to : Keck, William ( 2008 - 07 - 22 ). `` When somebody needs a brother, here 's Adam Scott ''. USA Today. Retrieved 2011 - 03 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Adam Scott Goes Undercover on Reddit, Instagram, and Twitter ''. GQ Videos. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 07. Jump up ^ `` Adam Scott Parties Down With Quinoa, Eats a Pan of Rice Krispie Treats ''. bonappetit.com. Retrieved 1 January 2017. Jump up ^ `` Harbor Alumni Hall of Achievement ''. 2011 - 02 - 26. Archived from the original on 2014 - 01 - 15. Retrieved 2014 - 01 - 13. Jump up ^ `` American Academy of Dramatic Arts Alumni News ''. Aada.org. Archived from the original on 2012 - 02 - 13. Retrieved 2012 - 01 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Adam Scott Talks Piranha 3D - It 's All About Boobs and Blood ! Hallelujah ! ''. Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 2012 - 01 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Adam Scott and ' Our Idiot Brother ' ''. MSN. Archived from the original on 2012 - 03 - 19. Jump up ^ `` Passenger Side on Amazon.com ''. Amazon. Archived from the original on 2010 - 10 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Fall Season 2013 : Episode 3 - In the Mixx ''. In the Mixx. Retrieved 14 February 2015. Jump up ^ Sneider, Jeff ( March 3, 2015 ). `` Adam Scott, David Koechner Join Legendary 's Horror Comedy ' Krampus ' ( Exclusive ) ''. The Wrap. Retrieved October 18, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Krampus - Naughty New Victims Join the Cast ''. Dread Central. March 3, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Adam Scott lives it up on ' Party Down ' ''. whosnews.usaweekend.com. 2010 - 04 - 21. Archived from the original on 2013 - 02 - 05. Retrieved 2012 - 01 - 16. Jump up ^ Sepinwall, Alan ( 2010 - 03 - 05 ). `` ' Parks and Recreation ' lands ' Party Down ' star Adam Scott ''. The Star Ledger. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( 2017 - 05 - 10 ). `` ' Ghosted ' & ' LA To Vegas ' Comedy Pilots Get Fox Series Orders ''. Deadline. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 29. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( 2017 - 06 - 22 ). `` Fox Sets Fall 2017 Premiere Dates : ' Empire ', New Marvel Drama ' The Gifted ', Seth MacFarlane 's ' Orville ' & More ''. Deadline. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 29. Jump up ^ `` U Talkin ' U2 To Me ? ''. earwolf.com. Retrieved 14 February 2015. Jump up ^ `` Adam Scott ''. earwolf.com. Retrieved 14 February 2015. Jump up ^ `` Naomi Scott ''. IMDb. Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Watch Star Wars Super Fan Adam Scott 's Childhood Dreams Come True with a Surprise from Mark Hamill ''. PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2017 - 05 - 15. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Adam Scott ( actor ). 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Question: who plays ben wyatt on parks and recreation
Answer: Adam Paul Scott