Adrien Brody

Acting

Born: 1973-04-14
From: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 3.1

Also Known As

Byron DeidraAdrien Nicholas BrodyЭдриан Броуди

Biography

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).

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Awards & Nominations9 won · 12 nominated

🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Actor

The Brutalist

2025
🏆 Won

Time 100

2025
🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama

The Brutalist

2024
Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Midnight in Paris

2012
🏆 Won

Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble

Cadillac Records

2008
Nominated

Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble

Cadillac Records

2008
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Actor

The Pianist

2003
🏆 Won

César Award for Best Actor

The Pianist

2003
Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

The Pianist

2003
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actor

The Pianist

2003
Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

The Pianist

2003
Nominated

Polish Academy Award for Best Actor

The Pianist

2003
Nominated

César Award for Best Actor

The Pianist

2003
🏆 Won

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor

The Pianist

2002
🏆 Won

Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor

The Pianist

2002
Nominated

Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor

The Pianist

2002
Nominated

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor

The Pianist

2002
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama

The Pianist

2002
Nominated

Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead

Restaurant

2001
🏆 Won

Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture

The Thin Red Line

1999
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actor

The Brutalist

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