About
Adam Paul Scott (born April 3, 1973) is an American actor. 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+ thriller series Severance (since 2022), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. In 2025, Time magazine listed him as one of the world's 100 most influential people.