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A dynamic young actor, Adam Scott has crafted a distinguished career in theatre and television and is quickly becoming one of the finest newcomers to hit the big screen.
Adam is currently shooting the comedy 'Step Brothers,' co-starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly for director Adam McKay and producer Judd Apatow. The film focuses on three spoiled guys who become stepbrothers after their single parents get hitched. He recently wrapped production on 'August,' a drama that centers on two brothers (Scott and Josh Hartnett) who continue to fight to keep their start-up company afloat on Wall Street during August 2001, a month before the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
In addition, Adam stars in the highly anticipated HBO series 'Tell Me You Love Me' which features an ensemble cast and premieres in September.
Adam recently appeared in the blockbuster comedy 'Knocked Up,' directed by Judd Apatow. He will soon be seen in The Great Buck Howard opposite John Malkovich. This previous year, Scott appeared in the dramatic thriller First Snow, directed by Marc Fergus and co-starred Guy Pearce, the dark comedy 'Corporate Affairs,' alongside Breckin Meyer for director Dan Cohen, and the romantic comedy 'Who Loves The Sun,' with Lukas Haas and Molly Parker for director Matthew Bissonette.
Prior to that, Adam appeared in 'Art School Confidential' with John Malkovich and Anjelica Huston, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Terry Zwigoff, for Sony Pictures Classics. Additional feature film credits include 'The Return,' 'The Matador' opposite Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, and Hope Davis and New Line Cinema's romantic comedy, 'Monster-In-Law,' directed by Robert Luketic and starring Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda. In addition, Adam portrayed Johnny Meyer, Howard Hughes' smarmy press agent in Miramax's Oscar-winning film 'The Aviator,' alongside Leonardo Dicaprio, Cate Blanchett, John C. Reilly and Alec Baldwin for legendary director Martin Scorsese. Adam was previously seen in the Warner Bros. action feature
'Torque,' Carl Franklin's 'High Crimes,' the independent black comedy, 'Two Days,' Christopher Haifley's independent film 'Ronnie,' 'Star Trek: First Contact' and numerous independent films including Robert Mickelson's 'Off the Lip,' Jonathan Kahn's 'Girl,' Ted Melfi's 'Winding Roads,' David McKay's 'The Lesser Evil,' Lawrence Trilling's 'Dinner & Driving,' and Derek Simonds' 'Seven and a Match.'
In a notable two-episode stint on HBO's acclaimed 'Six Feet Under,' Adam played the role of Ben Dooley, a public defender and boyfriend to Michael C. Hall's character, David Fisher. Additional television credits include 'Law & Order', 'Veronica Mars', Ken Cameron's 'Payback,' an ABC movie-of-the-week with Mary Tyler Moore and Ed Asner, 'Wasteland,' 'Party of Five,' 'Murder One,' 'NYPD Blue,' and 'E.R.'
Scott's stage credits include roles in 'Uncle Bob,' a two man show with Austin Pendleton in Los Angeles, New York and Edinburgh; Richard Greenberg's 'Everett Beekin' for South Coast Repertory; 'Romeo and Juliet' at the California Shakespeare Festival in Berkeley; 'Dealer's Choice' and 'Buffalo Hunters' for The Mark Taper Forum; 'Beirut' for Gardner Stage; 'Water and Wine' for the Met Theatre; and 'Bloody Poetry' for the Globe Theatre.
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