Adam Scott

Adam Paul Scott is the American actor who portrayed the 's conn officer in . He had previously auditioned for the role of Lieutenant in the same film. He was born in Santa Cruz, California.
== Career ==
=== Films ===
A graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Scott made his film debut with a principal role in the 1994 independent drama Cityscrapes: Los Angeles. This film also featured Willie Garson and Leslie Hope in supporting roles. His next film role was in (1996, with Mickey Cottrell, Christine Harnos and Robert Wisdom).
Scott continued acting in independent films throughout the 1990s. He and guest star Susan Gibney appeared in Dinner and Driving (1997). The following year, Scott was seen in , as was Rosemary Forsyth. This was followed with a role in (1998, starring David Paymer, featuring Anne Haney, Jack Kehler, Richard Riehle, and Marc Worden).
After spending the next few years focusing on television roles, Scott played the title role in the independent thriller Ronnie. He was then cast in a supporting role in Paramount Pictures' , his first mainstream studio film since Star Trek: First Contact. This film, which starred Ashley Judd and co-starred Bruce Davison, Jude Ciccolella, and John Billingsley.
Scott co-starred with Charles Rocket in the 2002 short film Bleach and with Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Kellie Waymire in the musical short Something More. His next major feature film was (2004). He then appeared in (2004, written by John Logan and featuring Brent Spiner and Kenneth Welsh). 
Scott was next seen in (2005), followed by a supporting role in , the latter of which featured appearances by Bruce French and Mark Moses. He had a part in (2006), (2006) , (2007), and and (both 2008). In addition, he appeared in , which also featured Wallace Langham and George Takei.
In , Scott recalled working on First Contact while being interviewed for his film Friends with Kids saying; "For me it was rent at the time but it was fun. Jonathan Frakes was directing, he was a really nice guy, but I was never much of a Trekkie. But I like "Star Trek". I really loved the J.J. Abrams movie… I was just never super into it but it's cool that I got to be in one of those movies." 
Scott was also cast as Federal Bureau of Investigation agent Robert Fitzpatrick in (2015, starring Benedict Cumberbatch).
=== Television ===
In 1995, Scott played the recurring role of Sydney Schneider on . During his time on this series, Scott worked with such performers as James Avery, Daniel Benzali, Barbara Bosson, Roy Brocksmith, Shelly Desai, , John Fleck, Robin Gammell, Gregory Itzin, Stanley Kamel, Thomas Kopache, Paul Lambert, Deborah May, Richard McGonagle, Donna Murphy, Randy Oglesby, Tony Plana, Kevin Tighe, and Ned Vaughn. That same year, Scott appeared as Griffin 'Griff' Hawkins in three episodes of and guest-starred on (starring Eriq La Salle, with Don Keefer) and (starring Gordon Clapp and Sharon Lawrence, with Bill Cobbs). 
During the 1998-99 television season, Scott portrayed Josh Macon on . Among the performers he worked with on this series were Olivia d'Abo, Scott Grimes, Julie Warner, and Willie Garson. Scott then appeared as Philip the Coffee Boy in , including one episode directed by Lou Antonio. 
In 2002, Scott appeared in an episode of with Abby Brammell. He then guest-starred in two episodes of : one with Brad Greenquist and Kellie Waymire, and the other with Graham Jarvis, Leonard Kelly-Young, and Ed O'Ross. This was followed with guest spots on CBS' , UPN's Veronica Mars, and NBC's .
In 2007, Scott was a series regular on , in which he played Palek. Scott was seen in all ten episodes of this series, three of which guest-starred Rosalind Chao. Two of the episodes guest-starred Ronny Cox, while two others featured Anne Elizabeth Ramsay.
From 2009 to 2010, Scott starred in . The first season finale featured George Takei as himself. Following this, he joined Jim O'Heir on the cast of NBC's , which featured guest appearances by Eric Pierpoint, Andy Milder, and James W. Jansen. Scott's character, Ben Wyatt, was a professed fan of the Star Trek franchise.
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