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Adrien Brody

Actor / Film Producer | * 04/14/1973 (51) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
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Adrien Nicholas Brody (born April 14, 1973) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Władysław Szpilman in Roman Polanski's war drama The Pianist (2002), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor at age 29, becoming the youngest actor to win in that category. He also became the second American male actor to win the César Award for Best Actor for the same film. He has starred in several other films and has received several other awards including nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. Brody has also starred in The Thin Red Line (1998), The Village (2004), King Kong (2005), Hollywoodland (2006), Cadillac Records (2008), Predators (2010) and ()
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Adrien Nicholas Brody (born April 14, 1973) is an American actor and producer. He received widespread recognition and acclaim after starring as Władysław Szpilman in Roman Polanski's The Pianist (2002), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor at age 29, becoming the youngest actor to win in that category. Brody is the second male American actor after Christopher Lambert to receive the César Award for Best Actor.Other successful films that Brody has starred in are The Thin Red Line (1998), The Village (2004), King Kong (2005), Predators (2010) and Midnight in Paris (2011). He is a frequent collaborator of Wes Anderson's, having starred in four of Anderson's films, The Darjeeling Limited (2007), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and The French Dispatch (2021). In 2017, he portrayed Luca Changretta in the fourth season of the BBC series Peaky Blinders. In 2022, he starred in the Marilyn Monroe biopic Blonde (2022) and also starred as Pat Riley in the first season of the HBO sports drama series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Thriller

Known for these Movies & Shows

A romantic comedy about a family traveling to the French capital for business. The party includes a young engaged couple forced to confront the illusion that a life different from their own is better. ...

Midnight in Paris

PG-13

2011 | 3.8/5 | 1h 34min
Fantasy, Comedy, Romance / Love
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The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the t ...

The Grand Budapest Hotel

R

2014 | 4.0/5 | 1h 40min
Comedy, Drama
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The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a caf� ...

The Pianist

R

2002 | 4.2/5 | 2h 30min
Drama, War
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A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher, Henry Barthes. Henry roams from school to school, imparting ...

Detachment

NR

2011 | 3.8/5 | 1h 38min
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Adrien Brody

César Award for Best Actor Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture Academy Award for Best Actor National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Academy Award for Best Actor National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role César Award for Best Actor BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Polish Academy Award for Best Actor Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor
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Movies with Adrien Brody as Actor(78)

2023 Asteroid City
as Charles V - The Emperor2023 Emperor
2023 The Brutalist
as Leveque2023 Ghosted
as Dan2023 Manodrome
as Chad Luxt2023 Fool's Paradise
as The Playwright2022 Blonde
as Clean2022 Clean
as Leo Köpernick2022 See How They Run
as Self (archive footage)2021 Trintignant by Trintignant
as Julian Cadazio2021 The French Dispatch
as Steve2018 Air Strike
as Stacy2017 Bullet Head
as Porter Wren2016 Manhattan Night
as Adam2015 The Mascot
as Danny2015 Boredom
as Peter Bower2015 Backtrack
as Isaac2015 Septembers of Shiraz
as Desmond2015 The Library Book
as himself2015 Stone Barn Castle
as Tiberius2015 Dragon Blade
as Dmitri2014 The Grand Budapest Hotel
as Self (archive footage)2014 And the Oscar Goes To...
as Frankie2014 American Heist
as Filthy Harry2013 InAPPropriate Comedy
as Sean2013 Third Person
as himself2013 Love, Marilyn
as Theodore Harold White2012 Back to 1942
as Henry Barthes2011 Detachment
as Salvador Dalí2011 Midnight in Paris
as Travis2010 The Experiment
as Royce2010 Predators: The Chosen
as Royce2010 Predators
as Man2010 Wrecked
as Psycho Ed2010 High School
as Inspector Enzo Avolfi2010 Giallo
as Field Mouse (voice)2009 Fantastic Mr. Fox
as Clive2009 Splice
as Manuel Rodríguez Sánchez "Manolete"2008 A Matador's Mistress
as Leonard Chess2008 Cadillac Records
as Bloom2008 The Brothers Bloom
as Peter2007 The Darjeeling Limited
as himself2007 Gumball 3000: Drivin' Me Crazy
as himself2006 The Eighth Blunder of the World
as himself2006 Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
as Louis Simo2006 Hollywoodland
as Jack Driscoll2005 King Kong
as himself2005 Deconstructing 'The Village'
as Jack Starks2005 The Jacket
as himself2005 Gumball 3000: 6 Days in May
as himself2005 King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries
as Noah Percy2004 The Village
as himself2004 The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan
as First Hood2003 The Singing Detective
as Jack Grace2003 Love the Hard Way
as Steven Schoichet2002 Dummy
as Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman2002 The Pianist
as himself2001 Ken and Rosa
as Count Nicolas De La Motte2001 The Affair of the Necklace
as Kyle Morris2000 Harrison's Flowers
as Sam Shapiro2000 Bread and Roses
as Ritchie Trangali1999 Summer of Sam
as Harry1999 Oxygen
as Van Kurtzman1999 Liberty Heights
as Chris Calloway1998 Restaurant
as Cpl. Geoffrey Fife1998 The Thin Red Line
as Ben1997 The Last Time I Committed Suicide
as Arnie Finklestein1997 Six Ways to Sunday
as Mario Bellini1997 The Undertaker's Wedding
as Ruby Stein1996 Bullet
as Dr. Bill Stewart, Solo's Designer1996 Solo
as Ray Diglovanni1995 Ten Benny
as Danny Hemmerling1994 Angels in the Outfield
as Skinny1994 Jailbreakers
as Lester1993 King of the Hill
as Eddie1991 The Boy Who Cried Bitch
as Mel1989 New York Stories
as Billy1988 Home at Last

TV Shows/Series with Adrien Brody as Actor(23)

as Sterling Frost Jr.2023 Poker Face
as Pat Riley2022 Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
as Charles Boone2021 Chapelwaite
as Josh Aaronson2018 Succession
as himself2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Luca Changretta2013 Peaky Blinders
as himself2009 Live from Studio Five
as himself2003 Punk'd
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as himself2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2002 Icons
as himself1999 The Early Show
as himself1997 The View
as himself1996 The Daily Show
as Skinny1994 Rebel Highway
as Self - Guest1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1988 Annie McGuire
1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Host1975 Saturday Night Live
as himself??? Today

Movies with Adrien Brody as Crew(9)

Production/Producer2022 Clean
Sound/Original Music Composer2022 Clean
Writing/Writer2022 Clean
Production/Producer2016 Manhattan Night
Directing/Director2015 Stone Barn Castle
Production/Producer2015 Stone Barn Castle
Production/Executive Producer2011 Detachment
Production/Executive Producer2010 Wrecked
Production/Producer2010 Giallo

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Full Name: Adrien Nicholas Brody
Born: Saturday, 04/14 1973 (April) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 51 years + 12 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Queens College, Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Stony Brook University
Member of: Accademia delle Arti del Disegno
Father: Elliott Brody
Mother: Sylvia Plachy
Other names for Adrien Brody (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Byron Deidra"
"Adrien Nicholas Brody"
"Едрієн Броуді"
"애드리언 브로디"
"Эдриан Броуди"
"Эдриен Броуди"
Adrien Brody frequently works together with these people:
Andy Samberg (37x, Actor)
Bill Hader (25x, Actor)
Kenan Thompson (22x, Actor)
Kristen Wiig (21x, Actress)
Fred Armisen (21x, Actor)
Will Ferrell (19x, Actor)
Drew Barrymore (18x, Actress)
Wes Anderson (18x, Crew)
Jake Gyllenhaal (17x, Actor)
Amy Poehler (17x, Actress)
Mike Myers (17x, Actor)
Martin Short (17x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:405, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/19/2024