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Adrien Brody

Adrien Brody

Acting

Born: April 14, 1973New York City, New York, USA

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. For his role as a Holocaust survivor who immigrates to the United States in The Brutalist (2024), he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and earned his second Academy Award Nomination and subsequent win for Best Actor. Brody has also starred in The Thin Red Line(1998), The Village (2004), King Kong (2005), Hollywoodland (2006), Cadillac Records (2008), Predators (2010), and See How They Run(2022). He has frequently collaborated with filmmaker Wes Anderson, appearing in his films The Darjeeling Limited (2007), Fantastic Mr. Fox(2009), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), The French Dispatch (2021), and Asteroid City(2023). He portrayed Salvador Dalí in Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris (2011) and Arthur Miller in Andrew Dominik's Blonde (2022). On television, he has played Luca Changretta in the fourth season of the BBC series Peaky Blinders (2017) and Pat Riley in the HBO sports drama series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022–2023). He earned Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his roles as Harry Houdini in the History Channel miniseries Houdini (2014), and investor Josh Aaronson in the HBO series Succession (2021).

Known For
Filmography
Kismet

Kismet

Self

2025
The Brutalist

The Brutalist

László Tóth

2024
Manodrome

Manodrome

Dan

2023
Asteroid City

Asteroid City

Schubert Green

2023
Fool's Paradise

Fool's Paradise

Chad Luxt

2023
Ghosted

Ghosted

Leveque

2023
Blonde

Blonde

The Playwright

2022
See How They Run

See How They Run

Leo Köpernick

2022
Clean

Clean

Clean

2022
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

Julian Cadazio

2021
Trintignant by Trintignant

Trintignant by Trintignant

Self (archive footage)

2021
Air Strike

Air Strike

Steve

2018
Who Will Write Our History?

Who Will Write Our History?

Emanuel Ringelblum (voice)

2018
Bullet Head

Bullet Head

Stacy

2017
Manhattan Night

Manhattan Night

Porter Wren

2016
Septembers of Shiraz

Septembers of Shiraz

Isaac

2015
Backtrack

Backtrack

Peter Bower

2015

Boredom

Danny

2015

The Library Book

Desmond

2015
The Mascot

The Mascot

Adam

2015

Stone Barn Castle

Self

2015
Dragon Blade

Dragon Blade

Tiberius

2015
American Heist

American Heist

Frankie

2014
Third Person

Third Person

Sean

2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Dmitri

2014
Love, Marilyn

Love, Marilyn

Self

2013
InAPPropriate Comedy

InAPPropriate Comedy

Flirty Harry

2013
Back to 1942

Back to 1942

Theodore Harold White

2012
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir

Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir

Self (archive footage)

2012
Midnight in Paris

Midnight in Paris

Salvador Dalí

2011
Detachment

Detachment

Henry Barthes

2011
The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited'

The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited'

Self - Peter

2010
The Experiment

The Experiment

Travis

2010
Predators

Predators

Royce

2010
Splice

Splice

Clive

2010
High School

High School

Psycho Ed

2010
Wrecked

Wrecked

Man

2010
Giallo

Giallo

Inspector Enzo Avolfi

2010
Predators: The Chosen

Predators: The Chosen

2010
Fantastic Mr. Fox

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Field Mouse (voice)

2009
Cadillac Records

Cadillac Records

Leonard Chess

2008
The Brothers Bloom

The Brothers Bloom

Bloom

2008
A Matador's Mistress

A Matador's Mistress

Manuel Rodríguez Sánchez "Manolete"

2008
The Darjeeling Limited

The Darjeeling Limited

Peter

2007
Gumball 3000: Drivin' Me Crazy

Gumball 3000: Drivin' Me Crazy

Self

2007

The Eighth Blunder of the World

Self

2006
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'

Self

2006
Hollywoodland

Hollywoodland

Louis Simo

2006
Tori Amos - Video Collection: Fade to Red

Tori Amos - Video Collection: Fade to Red

2006
King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries

King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries

Self

2005
King Kong

King Kong

Jack Driscoll

2005
Gumball 3000: 6 Days in May

Gumball 3000: 6 Days in May

Self

2005
The Jacket

The Jacket

Jack Starks

2005
Deconstructing 'The Village'

Deconstructing 'The Village'

Self

2005
The Present

The Present

Self

2004
The Village

The Village

Noah Percy

2004
The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan

The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan

Self

2004
The Singing Detective

The Singing Detective

First Hood

2003
A Sorta Fairytale

A Sorta Fairytale

Arm

2003
Love the Hard Way

Love the Hard Way

Jack Grace

2003
The Pianist

The Pianist

Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman

2002
Dummy

Dummy

Steven Schoichet

2002
The Affair of the Necklace

The Affair of the Necklace

Count Nicolas De La Motte

2001
Ken and Rosa

Ken and Rosa

Himself

2001
Harrison's Flowers

Harrison's Flowers

Kyle Morris

2000
Bread and Roses

Bread and Roses

Sam Shapiro

2000
Restaurant

Restaurant

Chris Calloway

2000
Liberty Heights

Liberty Heights

Van Kurtzman

1999
Oxygen

Oxygen

Harry

1999
Summer of Sam

Summer of Sam

Ritchie

1999
Six Ways to Sunday

Six Ways to Sunday

Arnie Finklestein

1999
The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line

Cpl. Geoffrey Fife

1998
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

Self

1998
The Undertaker's Wedding

The Undertaker's Wedding

Mario Bellini

1997
The Last Time I Committed Suicide

The Last Time I Committed Suicide

Ben

1997
Solo

Solo

Dr. Bill Stewart, Solo's Designer

1996
Bullet

Bullet

Ruby Stein

1996
Ten Benny

Ten Benny

Ray Diglovanni

1995
Jailbreakers

Jailbreakers

Skinny

1994
Angels in the Outfield

Angels in the Outfield

Danny Hemmerling

1994
King of the Hill

King of the Hill

Lester

1993
The Boy Who Cried Bitch

The Boy Who Cried Bitch

Eddie

1991
New York Stories

New York Stories

Mel

1989
Home at Last

Home at Last

Billy

1988