Adrien Brody (born April 14, 1973) is an American actor. He received widespread recognition and subsequent acclaim after starring in Roman Polanski’s The Pianist (2002). He is notable as the youngest actor ever to receive an Academy Award for Best Actor and the only
American actor ever to win a César Award.
Born April 14, 1973 (1973-04-14) (age 36)
Woodhaven, Queens, New York, United States
Occupation Actor
Years active 1988–present
Filmography
Year Film Role Other notes
1988 Home at Last Billy
1989 New York Stories Mel
1991 The Boy Who Cried Bitch Eddie
1993 King of the Hill Lester Silverstone
1994 Angels in the Outfield Danny Hemmerling
Jailbreakers Skinny
1996 Nothing to Lose Ray Diglovanni aka Ten Benny
Solo Dr. Bill Stewart, Solo’s Designer
Bullet Ruby
1997 The Last Time I Committed Suicide Ben
Six Ways to Sunday Arnie Finklestein
1998 The Thin Red Line Cpl. Fife
The Undertaker’s Wedding Mario Bellini
Restaurant Chris Calloway Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Male
1999 Oxygen Harry
Liberty Heights Van Kurtzman
Summer of Sam Richie Tringale
2000 Bread and Roses Sam Shapiro
Harrison’s Flowers Kyle Morris
2001 The Affair of the Necklace Count Nicolas De La Motte
Love the Hard Way Jack Grace VFAA Award for Best Actor
2002 Dummy Steven
The Pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman Academy Award for Best Actor
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
César Award for Best Actor
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Nominated – European Film Award for Best Actor
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor
Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
Nominated – Polish Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor
2003 The Singing Detective First Hood
2004 The Village Noah Percy
2005 The Jacket Jack Starks
King Kong Jack Driscoll
2006 Hollywoodland Louis Simo
2007 The Tehuacan Project Narrator
Manolete Manuel Rodríguez Sánchez “Manolete”
The Darjeeling Limited Peter Whitman
2008 The Brothers Bloom Bloom awaiting release
Cadillac Records Leonard Chess
2009 Splice Clive post-production
Giallo Inspector Enzo Lavia post-production
