Actor
Adrien Brody
Born 14 April 1973 · New York City, New York, USA
Adrien Brody is an American actor from New York City, working across independent cinema and large studio films. He won the Best Actor Oscar for The Pianist (2002), becoming the youngest winner in that category, and won again for The Brutalist (2024). He is also a frequent collaborator of Wes Anderson.
Key films
The Pianist (2002)
His breakthrough role as Władysław Szpilman earned his first Best Actor Oscar under Roman Polanski's direction.
The Thin Red Line (1998)
An early role in Terrence Malick's war epic, part of his rise in 1990s American film.
King Kong (2005)
His first major studio blockbuster lead after the Oscar, in Peter Jackson's remake.
The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
His first Wes Anderson film, beginning a long creative partnership.
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
A prominent supporting role in one of Anderson's most acclaimed and widely seen films.
The Brutalist (2024)
His portrayal of architect László Tóth won him a second Best Actor Oscar.
Key awards
- 2003 Academy Award for Best Actor (The Pianist)
- 2025 Academy Award for Best Actor (The Brutalist)
- 2025 BAFTA Award for Best Actor (The Brutalist)
- 2025 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, Drama (The Brutalist)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 86
- 1988Home at Last · as BillyActor
- 1989New York Stories · as MelActor
- 1991The Boy Who Cried Bitch · as EddieActor
- 1993King of the Hill · as LesterActor
- 1994Angels in the Outfield · as Danny HemmerlingActor
- 1994Jailbreakers · as SkinnyActor
- 1995Ten Benny · as Ray DiglovanniActor
- 1996Bullet · as Ruby SteinActor
- 1996Solo · as Dr. Bill Stewart, Solo's DesignerActor
- 1997The Last Time I Committed Suicide · as BenActor
- 1997The Undertaker's Wedding · as Mario BelliniActor
- 1998The Thin Red Line · as Cpl. Geoffrey FifeActor
- 1998Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs · as SelfActor
- 1999Summer of Sam · as RitchieActor
- 1999Oxygen · as HarryActor
- 1999Liberty Heights · as Van KurtzmanActor
- 1999Six Ways to Sunday · as Arnie FinklesteinActor
- 1999Restaurant · as Chris CallowayActor
- 2000Bread and Roses · as Sam ShapiroActor
- 2000Harrison's Flowers · as Kyle MorrisActor
- 2001The Affair of the Necklace · as Count Nicolas De La MotteActor
- 2001Ken and Rosa · as HimselfActor
- 2002The Pianist · as Władysław 'Władek' SzpilmanActor
- 2002Dummy · as Steven SchoichetActor
- 2003The Singing Detective · as First HoodActor
- 2003Love the Hard Way · as Jack GraceActor
- 2003A Sorta Fairytale · as ArmActor
- 2004The Village · as Noah PercyActor
- 2004The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan · as SelfActor
- 2004The Present · as SelfActor
- 2005King Kong · as Jack DriscollActor
- 2005The Jacket · as Jack StarksActor
- 2005King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries · as SelfActor
- 2005Gumball 3000: 6 Days in May · as SelfActor
- 2005Deconstructing 'The Village' · as SelfActor
- 2006Hollywoodland · as Louis SimoActor
- 2006Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong' · as SelfActor
- 2006Tori Amos - Video Collection: Fade to RedActor
- 2006The Eighth Blunder of the World · as SelfActor
- 2007The Darjeeling Limited · as PeterActor
- 2007Gumball 3000: Drivin' Me Crazy · as SelfActor
- 2008The Brothers Bloom · as BloomActor
- 2008Cadillac Records · as Leonard ChessActor
- 2008A Matador's Mistress · as Manuel Rodríguez Sánchez "Manolete"Actor
- 2009Fantastic Mr. Fox · as Field Mouse (voice)Actor
- 2010Predators · as RoyceActor
- 2010Splice · as CliveActor
- 2010The Experiment · as TravisActor
- 2010Wrecked · as ManActor
- 2010Giallo · as Inspector Enzo AvolfiActor
- 2010High School · as Psycho EdActor
- 2010Predators: The ChosenActor
- 2010The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited' · as Self - PeterActor
- 2011Midnight in Paris · as Salvador DalíActor
- 2011Detachment · as Henry BarthesActor
- 2012Back to 1942 · as Theodore Harold WhiteActor
- 2012Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2013InAPPropriate Comedy · as Flirty HarryActor
- 2013Love, Marilyn · as SelfActor
- 2014The Grand Budapest Hotel · as DmitriActor
- 2014Third Person · as SeanActor
- 2014American Heist · as FrankieActor
- 2015Dragon Blade · as TiberiusActor
- 2015Backtrack · as Peter BowerActor
- 2015Septembers of Shiraz · as IsaacActor
- 2015Boredom · as DannyActor
- 2015The Library Book · as DesmondActor
- 2015The Mascot · as AdamActor
- 2015Stone Barn Castle · as SelfActor
- 2015Stone Barn CastleDirector
- 2016Manhattan Night · as Porter WrenActor
- 2017Bullet Head · as StacyActor
- 2018Air Strike · as SteveActor
- 2018Who Will Write Our History? · as Emanuel Ringelblum (voice)Actor
- 2021The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun · as Julian CadazioActor
- 2021Trintignant by Trintignant · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2022Blonde · as The PlaywrightActor
- 2022See How They Run · as Leo KöpernickActor
- 2022CleanComposer
- 2022Clean · as CleanActor
- 2023Asteroid City · as Schubert GreenActor
- 2023Ghosted · as LevequeActor
- 2023Fool's Paradise · as Chad LuxtActor
- 2023Manodrome · as DanActor
- 2024The Brutalist · as László TóthActor
- 2025KISMET - A Journey With Adrien Brody · as Self / TravelerActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.