Adam Scott Biography
Adam Scott is an American actor, comedian, and producer best known for Big Little Lies (2014), The Good Place (2016), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013), and Krampus (2015). He rose to fame after starring in the TV series Severance (2022).
Adam Scott Career
Scott has been in several full-length movies, such as The Lesser Evil (1998), The Aviator (2004), Torque (2004), Monster-in-Law (2005), Knocked Up (2007), Step Brothers (2008), The Vicious Kind (2009), Piranha 3D (2010), Friends with Kids (2012), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013), and Krampus (2015). This list is not complete.
Scott credits getting the part of Derek Huff in Step Brothers (2008) as the start of his move from serious to comedic roles. He learned how to be funny by watching Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, and Kathryn Hahn, who played his co-stars. In the 2013 version of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by Ben Stiller, he played Walter Mitty’s boss and bad guy, Ted Hendricks. Nevertheless, one of his other big studio comedies was Hot Tub Time Machine 2, and the Christmas comedy-horror movie Krampus came out in 2015.
Scott has been in and directed a lot of independent movies. He played Caleb Sinclaire in the movie The Vicious Kind in 2010. Moreover, Scott was up for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor for that role. There were good reviews of the movie itself, and he won two awards at two different film festivals. In addition, he played lead roles in two Matt Bissonette movies, Who Loves the Sun (2006) and Passenger Side (2009), which came out on DVD on October 26, 2010. The movies Our Idiot Brother (2011) with Paul Rudd and Leslie Hedland’s Bachelorette (2012) both had him in them. He played the lead in the movies Friends with Kids (2012) and A.C.O.D.
He helped make the comedy film The Overnight (2015) and also acted in it. As a team, Scott and Paul Rudd worked together again to make the independent comedy Fun Mom Dinner. Moreover, as a child, Scott played Griff Hawkins on Boy Meets World, Josh on Party of Five, a law intern on Murder One, and David’s love interest, Ben Cooper, on Six Feet Under.
In 2007, he played Palek, a husband who is having trouble getting pregnant with his wife, in the controversial and sexually explicit HBO drama Tell Me You Love Me. Scott played a baseball front office worker who was hooked on cocaine in the first two seasons of the HBO baseball comedy Eastbound & Down. During 2009 and 2010, he played Henry Pollard on the Starz show Party Down. He was nominated for an Entertainment Weekly Ewwy for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for this role.
Scott joined the cast of NBC’s popular comedy series Parks and Recreation in 2010. He played Ben Wyatt, a state auditor who comes to the made-up town of Pawnee, Indiana, to look at the town’s money and ends up falling in love with Leslie Knope. He was a guest star in the second season and then became a major character for the rest of the show, which ended in 2015.
Scott and his wife made four Adult Swim mockumentary specials called “The Greatest Event in Television History.” These specials were about making new opening credits for 1980s TV shows. Scott kept getting comedic parts in several episodes of Ken Marino’s Burning Love, a spoof of The Bachelor, and David Wain’s Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later. Moreover, from 2016 to 2018, Scott played the monster Trevor in five episodes of the popular Michael Schur show The Good Place.
However, in 2017 and 2019, Scott switched to serious roles. He played Ed Mackenzie, the husband of the show’s main character, Madeline Mackenzie, played by Reese Witherspoon, on HBO’s Big Little Lies. Scott played lead roles in the Fox sitcom Ghosted with Craig Robinson. In addition, the show started on October 1, 2017, and only had one season. He and his wife were in charge of making the show.
Moreover, Scott was the host of the one-season ABC game show Don’t, which was produced by Ryan Reynolds in 2020. Scott started acting in and directing the Apple TV+ show Severance in 2022. Nevertheless, the show is made by and stars Ben Stiller. His acting was praised by critics. Party Down was brought back to life in 2023, with Scott playing Henry Pollard again.
Scott has been in a lot of guest roles, like on the Adult Swim series Children’s Hospital and HBO’s Veep. He has been on Law & Order and CSI: Miami. Scott was also in the episode “The Risky Business of Being Alone in Your Home” of the show NTSF:SD:SUV::. He has also been in the episode “Relapse into Refreshment” of the Comedy Central show Nick Swardson’s Pretend Time as a correspondent. Several ads for ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball have shown him.
Adam Scott Podcasting
He co-hosts and helped make the Earwolf podcast U Talkin’ U2 To Me with Scott Aukerman. The show started in February 2014 and is known for its music. The first part of each episode calls the show “the comprehensive and encyclopedic compendium of all things U2,” but the band is usually just a starting point for improvised and absurdist comedy.
The same-style podcast by Scott and Aukerman came out in February 2018 and was called R U Talkin’ R.E.M. Re: Me? It was about the band R.E.M.’s career and work. However, in July 2020, a third podcast called R U Talkin’ RHCP Re: Me? started. In it, Scott and Aukerman talk about the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The format of the podcast was quickly changed to talk about Talking Heads, and after the second episode, it was renamed U Talkin’ Talking Heads 2 My Talking Head.
The name of the show changed to U Springin’ Springsteen On My Bean? in September 2023 because it would now be mostly about Bruce Springsteen’s music. Moreover, Scott has been a guest on Comedy Bang! Bang!, How Did This Get Made?, Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, and Kevin Pollak’s Chat Show.
Adam Scott Salary
Scott earns an annual salary of about $ 500,000 – $3 Million.
Adam Scott Net Worth
Scott has an estimated net worth of about $5 Million – $10 Million which he has earned throughout his career as an actor, comedian, and producer.
Adam Scott Age
Scott was born on April 3, 1973, in Santa Cruz, California, United States. He is 50 years old as of 2023 and he celebrates his birthday on the 3rd of April every year.
Adam Scott Height and Weight
Scott stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches tall (1.75m) and weighs 81 kgs (180 lbs).
Adam Scott Family
Scott was born in Santa Cruz, California to Dougald Scott (father), and Anne Scott (mother), both of whom are retired teachers. His parents divorced when he was a child. Moreover, his father comes from Scotland, and his mother comes from Sicily, Italy, and Ireland. Nevertheless, Adam was raised alongside two older siblings named Shannon Scott and David Scott.
Adam Scott Wife
Scott is married to Naomi Scott, a producer. The two met in 1998, at a bar on Sunset Boulevard after being introduced by a friend. The two tied the knot in 2005. Moreover, the couple is blessed with two children; a son named Graham Scott and a daughter named Frankie Scott.
Adam Scott Inside Job
Scott plays the role of Ron Staedtler in the American adult animated science fiction sitcom Inside Job. Ron is a member of the Illuminati who is in charge of wiping people’s memories. Like Reagan, he is very unhappy with his job and has trouble with the morality of it. He meets Reagan at a support group for people who work for the government without being recognized, and the two start dating.
Because Rand took over the company, Reagan is drunk and messy. Brett suggests that she go to Anonymous Anonymous group therapy. There, she meets Ron Staedtler, who is angry that the Illuminati has to wipe out people’s thoughts. However, Rand plans to use Reagan’s nanobots to beat Illuminati leader Dietrich at all of the events at a meeting of the six secret groups that rule the world: the Reptoids, the Atlanteans, the Catholic Church, the Juggalos, Cognito Inc., and the Illuminati.
Reagan uses the nanobots to hurt Rand, but he sees Staedtler doing the same thing to Dietrich. They get into a fight and are pulled over by a security guard. They then work together to get out of their cell. Though they are hidden from the other guards, they argue about their companies before having sex. This makes Rand and Dietrich kiss, which helps both of their companies win the events. A search prisoner from one of the events gets away, and it turns out to be J.R.
Adam Scott Severance
Scott plays the role of Mark Scout in the American science fiction psychological thriller television series Severance. Mark Scout, who works in Lumon Industries’ Macrodata Refinement (MDR) division, finds out that he is being moved to department head because Petey quits without warning. Helly, the replacement, wakes up in a meeting room and has no idea who she is or where she is.
His first job is to help her get her bearings. After being shown around and being told her name, she asks to leave and is permitted to do so, but she can’t. After that, she watches a movie that explains that she has gone through the “severance” process, which splits her memories to make a work-only version of herself. Mark’s “outside” self, who is a former professor who is still sad about the death of his wife and lives in the Lumon-funded town of Kier, meets a man who says his name is Petey and gives him a letter with vague directions. When Mark gets home, he talks to his friend Mrs. Selvig, but he doesn’t know that she is his boss, senior manager Harmony Cobel.
Adam Scott Loot
Scott plays the role of John Novak in the comedy television series Loot. John Novak, Molly’s husband and tech billionaire, lives a ridiculously lavish life until her 45th birthday party when she finds out that he is cheating on her with Hailey, his much younger helper. Moreover, Molly wants a divorce, and the $87 billion deal she gets makes her the third-richest woman in the US. She is called in to meet with the charity she forgot she started after a wild trip around the world with her loyal helper Nicholas. Moreover, director Sofia Salinas tells her that her behavior is bad for the organization.
Molly then meets Howard, the foundation’s IT expert, her distant cousin, and Arthur, a divorced accountant. Molly, who means well but is completely out of touch, shows up at the opening of a women’s shelter and makes the group look even worse. Moreover, she tells Sofia, who doesn’t care, that she has been struggling with feeling like she doesn’t have a purpose in life. She then becomes interested in the foundation again and takes back her old office and birth name, Molly Wells.
Adam Scott Madame Web
Scott will play in the upcoming American superhero film Madame Web. His role has not been identified yet as of now. Cassandra “Cassie” Webb has to face her past while trying to stay alive with three other young women who have bright futures and are being chased by a dangerous enemy.
Adam Scott Movies and TV Shows
- Madame Web
- Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
- Between Two Ferns: The Movie
- Little Evil
- Flower
- The Most Hated Woman in America
- Inside Job
- Loot
- Severance
- Big Mouth
- Duncanville
Adam Scott Social Media Platforms
Scott is very active on his Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook page and he has 1.5M followers on Twitter, 1M followers on Instagram, and 213.7k followers on Facebook.