---
name: "Adrien Brody"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/adrien-brody"
fi1m_id: "adrien-brody"
imdb_id: "nm0004778"
tmdb_id: 3490
wikidata_id: "Q104514"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "14 April 1973"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 16
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 16
updated: "2026-10-05T03:39:40.682203+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Adrien Brody

## Identity

Adrien Brody

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/adrien-brody
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** adrien-brody
- **IMDb ID:** nm0004778
- **TMDB ID:** 3490
- **Wikidata ID:** Q104514
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrien_Brody, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104514, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004778/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3490

Actor. Born 14 April 1973 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 14 April 1973, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1993–present
- **Also known as:** Byron Deidra, Adrien Nicholas Brody, Эдриан Броуди
- **Frequently works with:** [Steven Rales](https://film.one/person/steven-m-rales.md), [Wes Anderson](https://film.one/person/wes-anderson.md), [Jeremy Dawson](https://film.one/person/jeremy-dawson.md), [Scott Rudin](https://film.one/person/scott-rudin.md), [Tilda Swinton](https://film.one/person/tilda-swinton.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscars (2 won · 1 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 16 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 84 (2), 2000s 79 (4), 2010s 75 (4), 2020s 68 (6)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 72 across 16 titles
- **Score spread:** 7 at 80+, 8 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 6 of 14 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 11, Comedy 6, Crime 3, Mystery 3, Action 2, Adventure 2
- **Screen time:** 30 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,710m across 13 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrien_Brody, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104514, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004778/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3490

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Pianist*](https://film.one/film/the-pianist.md) (87), [*Midnight in Paris*](https://film.one/film/midnight-in-paris.md) (78), [*The Village*](https://film.one/film/the-village.md) (63)
- **Netflix:** [*King Kong*](https://film.one/film/king-kong-2005.md) (81), [*Peaky Blinders*](https://film.one/tv/peaky-blinders.md) (77), [*Blonde*](https://film.one/film/blonde.md) (40)
- **Peacock:** [*Poker Face*](https://film.one/tv/poker-face.md) (82), [*Asteroid City*](https://film.one/film/asteroid-city.md) (71)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Brutalist*](https://film.one/film/the-brutalist.md) (76)
- **Disney+:** [*See How They Run*](https://film.one/film/see-how-they-run.md) (70)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Adrien Brody

> Adrien Brody makes a man's wish to be respected painful to watch. We rate his patient, watchful acting highly; the smaller comic parts also remind us that he need not suffer for an entire evening.

In *The Brutalist* (2024), Adrien Brody has a habit of looking slightly past the person speaking to him. His László Tóth limps and seems accustomed to humiliation, until praise from Guy Pearce’s patron allows a little hope to appear. We felt uneasy watching that hope arrive, because Brody makes the architect’s eagerness to believe this generous man so clear. Brady Corbet gives him the time to make that need matter, and Brody carries the film even when its second half starts repeating what the first has already made clear.

In *King of the Hill* (1993), Soderbergh gives him Lester, who passes his knowledge of the city on to the younger Aaron. It is a supporting part, but we can already see the value of casting Brody as someone who has learnt things the hard way. His breakthrough lead in *The Pianist* (2002) came later, followed by studio work including *King Kong* (2005). We would not make the size of the part our guide to what to watch.

Wes Anderson offered another way of using him, beginning with *The Darjeeling Limited* (2007). In *Asteroid City* (2023), Brody needs only two scenes as the play’s director, Schubert Green, to justify his place in a crowded cast. Those appearances in the grey half are brief, decisive pleasures in a film that takes its time letting us care about anyone. We would welcome more of that economy, with Brody making his impression without being asked to carry an entire film through suffering.

Leading opportunities thinned in the 2010s, and television helped bring him back into view. In *Poker Face* (2023), he is among the changing supporting cast around Natasha Lyonne, whose company is the chief reason we recommend the series. *The Brutalist* gives him a major dramatic lead again, and makes the appeal of that casting clear. Choose it for him, with patience for a second half that keeps labouring its point about money and art.

## Biography

Adrien Brody is an American actor. He was born on 14 April 1973 in New York City. Brody began his career in the early 1990s with roles including Lester in *King of the Hill* (1993).

He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Władysław Szpilman in *The Pianist* (2002). Brody received a second Academy Award for Best Actor, as well as a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award, for portraying László Tóth in *The Brutalist* (2024). Other notable film roles include appearances in Wes Anderson films such as *The Darjeeling Limited* (2007), *Fantastic Mr. Fox* (2009), *The Grand Budapest Hotel* (2014) and *Asteroid City* (2023), and as Schubert Green in the latter. On television, he has appeared as Luca Changretta in *Peaky Blinders* (2017) and Sterling Frost Jr. in *Poker Face* (2023).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (16)

- *The Brutalist* (2024), Fi1m 76, as László Tóth — [page](https://film.one/film/the-brutalist.md)
- *Asteroid City* (2023), Fi1m 71, as Schubert Green — [page](https://film.one/film/asteroid-city.md)
- *Poker Face* (2023), Fi1m 82, as Sterling Frost Jr. — [page](https://film.one/tv/poker-face.md)
- *Blonde* (2022), Fi1m 40, as The Playwright — [page](https://film.one/film/blonde.md)
- *See How They Run* (2022), Fi1m 70, as Leo Köpernick — [page](https://film.one/film/see-how-they-run.md)
- *The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun* (2021), Fi1m 68, as Julian Cadazio — [page](https://film.one/film/the-french-dispatch-of-the-liberty-kansas-evening-sun.md)
- *The Grand Budapest Hotel* (2014), Fi1m 86, as Dmitri — [page](https://film.one/film/the-grand-budapest-hotel.md)
- *Peaky Blinders* (2013), Fi1m 77, as Luca Changretta — [page](https://film.one/tv/peaky-blinders.md)
- *Midnight in Paris* (2011), Fi1m 78, as Salvador Dalí — [page](https://film.one/film/midnight-in-paris.md)
- *Predators* (2010), Fi1m 60, as Royce — [page](https://film.one/film/predators.md)
- *Fantastic Mr. Fox* (2009), Fi1m 84, as Field Mouse (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/fantastic-mr-fox.md)
- *King Kong* (2005), Fi1m 81, as Jack Driscoll — [page](https://film.one/film/king-kong-2005.md)
- *The Village* (2004), Fi1m 63, as Noah Percy — [page](https://film.one/film/the-village.md)
- *The Pianist* (2002), Fi1m 87, as Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman — [page](https://film.one/film/the-pianist.md)
- *The Thin Red Line* (1998), Fi1m 84, as Cpl. Geoffrey Fife — [page](https://film.one/film/the-thin-red-line.md)
- *King of the Hill* (1993), Fi1m 84, as Lester — [page](https://film.one/film/king-of-the-hill.md)

## Complete filmography (82)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Brutalist* (2024), as László Tóth — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-brutalist.md)
- *Manodrome* (2023), as Dan
- *Asteroid City* (2023), as Schubert Green — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/asteroid-city.md)
- *Fool's Paradise* (2023), as Chad Luxt
- *Ghosted* (2023), as Leveque
- *Poker Face* (2023), series, as Sterling Frost Jr. — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/poker-face.md)
- *Blonde* (2022), as The Playwright — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/blonde.md)
- *See How They Run* (2022), as Leo Köpernick — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/see-how-they-run.md)
- *Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty* (2022), series, as Pat Riley
- *Clean* (2022), as Clean · Producer, Original Music Composer, Writer
- *The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun* (2021), as Julian Cadazio — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-french-dispatch-of-the-liberty-kansas-evening-sun.md)
- *Chapelwaite* (2021), series, as Captain Charles Boone · Executive Producer
- *Air Strike* (2018), as Steve
- *Who Will Write Our History?* (2018), as Emanuel Ringelblum (voice)
- *Succession* (2018), series, as Josh Aaronson — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/succession.md)
- *Bullet Head* (2017), as Stacy
- *Manhattan Night* (2016), as Porter Wren · Producer
- *Septembers of Shiraz* (2015), as Isaac · Executive Producer
- *Backtrack* (2015), as Peter Bower
- *Boredom* (2015), as Danny
- *The Library Book* (2015), as Desmond
- *The Mascot* (2015), as Adam
- *Stone Barn Castle* (2015), Director, Producer
- *Dragon Blade* (2015), as Tiberius
- *American Heist* (2014), as Frankie · Executive Producer
- *Houdini* (2014), series, as Harry Houdini
- *Third Person* (2014), as Sean
- *The Grand Budapest Hotel* (2014), as Dmitri — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-grand-budapest-hotel.md)
- *Peaky Blinders* (2013), series, as Luca Changretta — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/peaky-blinders.md)
- *InAPPropriate Comedy* (2013), as Flirty Harry · Additional Dialogue
- *Back to 1942* (2012), as Theodore Harold White
- *Midnight in Paris* (2011), as Salvador Dalí — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/midnight-in-paris.md)
- *Detachment* (2011), as Henry Barthes · Executive Producer
- *The Experiment* (2010), as Travis
- *Predators* (2010), as Royce — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/predators.md)
- *Splice* (2010), as Clive
- *High School* (2010), as Psycho Ed
- *Wrecked* (2010), as Man · Executive Producer
- *Giallo* (2010), as Inspector Enzo Avolfi · Producer
- *Predators: The Chosen* (2010), Actor
- *Fantastic Mr. Fox* (2009), as Field Mouse (voice) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/fantastic-mr-fox.md)
- *Cadillac Records* (2008), as Leonard Chess
- *The Brothers Bloom* (2008), as Bloom
- *A Matador's Mistress* (2008), as Manuel Rodríguez Sánchez "Manolete"
- *The Darjeeling Limited* (2007), as Peter
- *Hollywoodland* (2006), as Louis Simo
- *Tori Amos - Video Collection: Fade to Red* (2006), Actor
- *King Kong* (2005), as Jack Driscoll — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/king-kong-2005.md)
- *The Jacket* (2005), as Jack Starks
- *The Village* (2004), as Noah Percy — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-village.md)
- *The Singing Detective* (2003), as First Hood
- *A Sorta Fairytale* (2003), as Arm
- *Love the Hard Way* (2003), as Jack Grace
- *The Pianist* (2002), as Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/the-pianist.md)
- *Dummy* (2002), as Steven Schoichet
- *Icons* (2002), series, Actor
- *The Affair of the Necklace* (2001), as Count Nicolas De La Motte
- *Harrison's Flowers* (2000), as Kyle Morris
- *Bread and Roses* (2000), as Sam Shapiro
- *Liberty Heights* (1999), as Van Kurtzman
- *Oxygen* (1999), as Harry
- *Restaurant* (1999), as Chris Calloway
- *Summer of Sam* (1999), as Ritchie
- *Six Ways to Sunday* (1999), as Arnie Finklestein
- *The Thin Red Line* (1998), as Cpl. Geoffrey Fife — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-thin-red-line.md)
- *The Undertaker's Wedding* (1997), as Mario Bellini
- *The Last Time I Committed Suicide* (1997), as Ben
- *Solo* (1996), as Dr. Bill Stewart · Solo's Designer
- *Bullet* (1996), as Ruby Stein
- *Ten Benny* (1995), as Ray Diglovanni
- *Jailbreakers* (1994), as Skinny
- *Angels in the Outfield* (1994), as Danny Hemmerling
- *Rebel Highway* (1994), series, as Skinny
- *King of the Hill* (1993), as Lester — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/king-of-the-hill.md)
- *The Boy Who Cried Bitch* (1991), as Eddie
- *New York Stories* (1989), as Mel
- *Annie McGuire* (1988), series, Actor
- *Home at Last* (1988), as Billy
- *Family Blend*, series, Actor
- *Evel Knievel on Tour*, as Shelly Saltman
- *Last Dance*, as Elliot
- *Snake Island*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Adrien Brody as Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman in The Pianist (2002)](https://film.one/media/title/4855/still-50a70dad870b.jpg) Adrien Brody as Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman in *The Pianist* (2002) — Image via TMDB
- ![Adrien Brody as László Tóth in The Brutalist (2024)](https://film.one/media/title/745/still-dc122cd5cc75.jpg) Adrien Brody as László Tóth in *The Brutalist* (2024) — Image via TMDB
- ![Adrien Brody at the opening night of "Fear of 13" on Broadway - April 15, 2026](https://film.one/media/person/8734/gallery-b6d28cc3f3f3.jpg) Adrien Brody at the opening night of "Fear of 13" on Broadway - April 15, 2026 — PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/AdrienBrody-byPhilipRomano.jpg/1280px-AdrienBrody-byPhilipRomano.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Adrien Brody at the opening night of "Fear of 13" on Broadway - April 15, 2026](https://film.one/media/person/8734/gallery-2bcbbc6d86e2.jpg) Adrien Brody at the opening night of "Fear of 13" on Broadway - April 15, 2026 — PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/AdrienBrody-byPhilipRomano3.jpg/1280px-AdrienBrody-byPhilipRomano3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Adrien Brody at the opening night of "Fear of 13" on Broadway - April 15, 2026](https://film.one/media/person/8734/gallery-31e2a26ee6c2.jpg) Adrien Brody at the opening night of "Fear of 13" on Broadway - April 15, 2026 — PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/AdrienBrody-byPhilipRomano2.jpg/1280px-AdrienBrody-byPhilipRomano2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![CANNES, FRANCE - 20 MAY 2025: Adrien Brody, Georgina Chapman attends the "Vie Privée" (A Private Life) red carpet at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/8734/gallery-365d73d69ffd.jpg) CANNES, FRANCE - 20 MAY 2025: Adrien Brody, Georgina Chapman attends the "Vie Privée" (A Private Life) red carpet at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival — YantsImages, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Adrien_Brody%2C_Georgina_Chapman_271.jpg/1280px-Adrien_Brody%2C_Georgina_Chapman_271.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Adrien Brody](https://film.one/media/person/8734/gallery-dc0d11ff9ffe.jpg) Adrien Brody — Image via TMDB
- ![Adrien Brody](https://film.one/media/person/8734/gallery-c2da77b8bec7.jpg) Adrien Brody — Image via TMDB
- ![Adrien Brody](https://film.one/media/person/8734/gallery-25d6bcbc4363.jpg) Adrien Brody — Image via TMDB
- ![CANNES, FRANCE - 20 MAY 2025: Adrien Brody, Georgina Chapman attends the "Vie Privée" (A Private Life) red carpet at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/8734/gallery-6f12a9ce426b.jpg) CANNES, FRANCE - 20 MAY 2025: Adrien Brody, Georgina Chapman attends the "Vie Privée" (A Private Life) red carpet at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival — YantsImages, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Adrien_Brody%2C_Georgina_Chapman_268.jpg/1280px-Adrien_Brody%2C_Georgina_Chapman_268.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![CANNES, FRANCE - 20 MAY 2025: Adrien Brody, Georgina Chapman attends the "Vie Privée" (A Private Life) red carpet at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/8734/gallery-ad75f34b7755.jpg) CANNES, FRANCE - 20 MAY 2025: Adrien Brody, Georgina Chapman attends the "Vie Privée" (A Private Life) red carpet at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival — YantsImages, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Adrien_Brody%2C_Georgina_Chapman_266.jpg/1280px-Adrien_Brody%2C_Georgina_Chapman_266.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Adrien Brody](https://film.one/media/person/8734/gallery-79537fe68668.jpg) Adrien Brody — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 2 won, 1 nominated

- 2026: Best Actor (nominated), for *The Brutalist*
- 2025: Best Actor (won), for *The Brutalist*
- 2003: Best Actor (won), for *The Pianist*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2003: Best Actor in a Leading Role (nominated), for *The Pianist*

### Golden Globes — 1 won, 1 nominated

- 2024: Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (won), for *The Brutalist*
- 2002: Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (nominated), for *The Pianist*

### SAG Awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- 2012: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (nominated), for *Midnight in Paris*
- 2003: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role (nominated), for *The Pianist*

### Other awards — 6 won, 3 nominated

- Time 100 2025: Time 100 (won)
- Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble 2008: Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble (won), for *Cadillac Records*
- César Award for Best Actor 2003: César Award for Best Actor (won), for *The Pianist*
- Polish Academy Award for Best Actor 2003: Polish Academy Award for Best Actor (nominated), for *The Pianist*
- Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor 2002: Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor (won), for *The Pianist*
- Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor 2002: Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor (nominated), for *The Pianist*
- National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor 2002: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor (won), for *The Pianist*
- Independent Spirit Awards 2001: Best Male Lead (nominated), for *Restaurant*
- Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture 1999: Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture (won), for *The Thin Red Line*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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