Adam Paul Scott is an American actor, comedian, producer, and podcaster. He is known for playing Ben Wyatt in NBC's sitcom Parks and Recreation, for which he was twice nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series. He has also played Derek in the film Step Brothers, Johnny Meyer in The Aviator, Henry Pollard in the Starz sitcom Party Down, Ed Mackenzie in the HBO series Big Little Lies, Adam Yates, Jr. in Hot Tub Time Machine 2, and Trevor in the NBC series The Good Place.
Scott was born in Santa Cruz, California, the son of Anne and Douglas Scott. He has two older siblings, Shannon and David. He commented that his brother David "looks like me but is far more cerebral and inherited the intellect of our parents," both of whom are retired teachers. Scott married Naomi Sablan in 2005, and they have two children. He graduated from Harbor High School and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Los Angeles, California.
