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 G...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Emperor
2026
as Charles V - The Emperor
XVI Century. Action epic about young Johanna "Of Ghent", who seeks revenge on the holy Roman Emperor Charles V for the death of her father. It happens...

Kismet
2025
as Self

The Brutalist
2024
as László Tóth
When a visionary architect and his wife flee post-war Europe in 1947 to rebuild their legacy and witness the birth of modern United States, their live...

Manodrome
2023
as Dan
Ralphie is an Uber driver and aspiring bodybuilder who is inducted into a libertarian masculinity cult and loses his grip on reality when his represse...

Asteroid City
2023
as Schubert Green
In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.

Fool's Paradise
2023
as Chad Luxt
A down-on-his-luck publicist discovers a recently released mental health patient who looks just like a misbehaving movie star. The publicist subs him ...

Ghosted
2023
as Leveque
Salt-of-the-earth Cole falls head over heels for enigmatic Sadie—but then makes the shocking discovery that she's a secret agent. Before they can deci...

Blonde
2022
as The Playwright
From her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane, through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements, this reimagined fictional portrait of Hollywood le...

See How They Run
2022
as Leo Köpernick
In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered. ...

Clean
2022
as Clean
Tormented by a past life, garbage man Clean attempts a life of quiet redemption. But when his good intentions mark him a target of a local crime boss,...

Clean
2022
Producer, Original Music Composer, Writer
Tormented by a past life, garbage man Clean attempts a life of quiet redemption. But when his good intentions mark him a target of a local crime boss,...

The French Dispatch
2021
as Julian Cadazio
The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student ri...

Trintignant by Trintignant
2021
as Self (archive footage)
A portrait of a man of rare elegance and enigmatic charm, versatile and successful: Jean-Louis Trintignant, one of the most critically acclaimed Frenc...

Air Strike
2018
as Steve
An American pilot is sent to a Chinese province to teach a crew of would-be pilots how to fly war planes against the Japanese during World War II.

Bullet Head
2017
as Stacy
A group of career criminals finds itself trapped in a warehouse with the law – and an Attack Dog named DeNiro closing in.

Manhattan Night
2016
as Porter Wren
Porter Wren is a Manhattan tabloid writer with an appetite for scandal. On the beat he sells murder, tragedy, and anything that passes for the truth. ...

Manhattan Night
2016
Producer
Porter Wren is a Manhattan tabloid writer with an appetite for scandal. On the beat he sells murder, tragedy, and anything that passes for the truth. ...

Septembers of Shiraz
2015
as Isaac
In this adaptation of the critically acclaimed debut novel by Iranian American author Dalia Sofer, a secular Jewish family is caught up in the maelstr...

Backtrack
2015
as Peter Bower
Troubled psychotherapist Peter Bowers is suffering from nightmares and eerie visions. When he uncovers a horrifying secret that all of his patients sh...

The Mascot
2015
as Adam
“The Mascot”, tells the story of an out of work mascot’s spiraling identity crisis.
The Library Book
2015
as Desmond
A stranger returns an overdue book to his home library.
Boredom
2015
as Danny
The story of Danny, a 40-year-old man who is unwilling or unable to grow up.
Stone Barn Castle
2015
as Self
In 2007, Academy Award winning actor Adrien Brody fell in love with a partially burned stone barn, reminiscent of an old European castle, hidden in th...
Stone Barn Castle
2015
Director, Producer
In 2007, Academy Award winning actor Adrien Brody fell in love with a partially burned stone barn, reminiscent of an old European castle, hidden in th...

Dragon Blade
2015
as Tiberius
Huo An, the commander of the Protection Squad of the Western Regions, was framed by evil forces and becomes enslaved. On the other hand, a Roman gener...

American Heist
2014
as Frankie
Two brothers, both with troubled paths, find themselves in the middle of one last bank job.

Third Person
2014
as Sean
An acclaimed novelist struggles to write an analysis of love in one of three stories, each set in a different city, that detail the beginning, middle ...

The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014
as Dmitri
The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becom...

And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
as Self (archive footage)
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy ...

Love, Marilyn
2013
as Self
Using the book 'Fragments', which collects Marilyn Monroe's poems, notes and letters, and with participation from the Arthur Miller and Truman Capote ...

InAPPropriate Comedy
2013
as Flirty Harry
A no-nonsense cop has a flair for fashion and a celebrity takes revenge on the paparazzi in a collection of comedic sketches.

Back to 1942
2012
as Theodore Harold White
In 1942, Henan Province was devastated by one of the most tragic famines in modern Chinese history, resulting in the deaths of at least three million ...

Midnight in Paris
2011
as Salvador Dalí
While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.

Detachment
2011
as Henry Barthes
A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher, Henry Bar...

Detachment
2011
Executive Producer
A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher, Henry Bar...

Predators: The Chosen
2010
as Royce
A brief profile of the main characters of Predators movie who parashooted onto the planet. The short film was released on the Predators (2010) Blu-ray...

The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited'
2010
as Self - Peter
A making of documentary on "The Darjeeling Limited".

The Experiment
2010
as Travis
20 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.

Predators
2010
as Royce
A group of cold-blooded killers find themselves trapped on an alien planet to be hunted by extraterrestrial Predators.

High School
2010
as Psycho Ed
A high school valedictorian who gets baked with the local stoner finds himself the subject of a drug test. The situation causes him to concoct an ambi...

Splice
2010
as Clive
Elsa and Clive, two young rebellious scientists, defy legal and ethical boundaries and forge ahead with a dangerous experiment: splicing together huma...

Wrecked
2010
as Man
A man awakens in a car wreck at the bottom of a steep cliff. He can't remember who he is or how he got there, but a report over the radio fills in som...

Wrecked
2010
Executive Producer
A man awakens in a car wreck at the bottom of a steep cliff. He can't remember who he is or how he got there, but a report over the radio fills in som...

Giallo
2010
as Inspector Enzo Avolfi
In Italy, a woman fears her sister has been kidnapped; Inspector Enzo Avolfi fears it's worse. They team up to rescue her from a sadistic killer known...

Giallo
2010
Producer
In Italy, a woman fears her sister has been kidnapped; Inspector Enzo Avolfi fears it's worse. They team up to rescue her from a sadistic killer known...

Fantastic Mr. Fox
2009
as Field Mouse (voice)
The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with t...

Cadillac Records
2008
as Leonard Chess
The story of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, and the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, includ...

The Brothers Bloom
2008
as Bloom
The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust and intrigue. Now they've decided to take ...

A Matador's Mistress
2008
as Manuel Rodríguez Sánchez "Manolete"
Scandal erupts over a famous bullfighter's affair with a left-wing actress.

The Darjeeling Limited
2007
as Peter
Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond wit...
Gumball 3000: Drivin' Me Crazy
2007
as Self
With an entry grid full of superstars and supercars, driving everything from Ferrari Enzos to Rolls Royce Phantoms, Gumball is certain to cause a stir...

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
2006
as Self
Following the immense success of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Peter Jackson directs King Kong (2005). This documentary follows him, and the immense ...
The Eighth Blunder of the World
2006
as Self
Blooper reel for Peter Jackson's King Kong (2005)

Hollywoodland
2006
as Louis Simo
When Hollywood superstar George Reeves dies in his home, private detective Louis Simo is hired to investigate his death and gets caught in a web of li...

Tori Amos - Video Collection: Fade to Red
2006
This collection looks at the unique and compelling videos (1991-2005) that illustrate Tori Amos' musical vision. Includes: 'Past the Mission', 'Jackie...

King Kong: Peter Jackson's Production Diaries
2005
as Self
Academy Award - winning filmmaker Peter Jackson invites you behind the scenes of his latest movie to witness the birth of King Kong.

King Kong
2005
as Jack Driscoll
In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter K...

Gumball 3000: 6 Days in May
2005
as Self
Some of the most amazing cars ever built race across Spain and head south into Africa in the 6th Annual Gumball 3000 Rally. This film captures the 200...

The Jacket
2005
as Jack Starks
A military veteran goes on a journey into the future, where he can foresee his death and is left with questions that could save his life and those he ...

Deconstructing 'The Village'
2005
as Self
In this making-of documentary, we see movie snippets, shots from the set, and interviews. We get notes from the crew and cast. We learn about the movi...

The Present
2004
as Self
A short film made by the cast of 2005's King Kong to surprise the director Peter Jackson on his birthday.

The Village
2004
as Noah Percy
When a willful young man tries to venture beyond his sequestered Pennsylvania hamlet, his actions set off a chain of chilling incidents that will alte...

The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan
2004
as Self
Everyone has a skeleton or two in his or her closet, but what about the director behind some of the most successful thrillers ever to hit the silver s...

The Singing Detective
2003
as First Hood
From his hospital bed, a writer suffering from a skin disease hallucinates musical numbers and paranoid plots.

A Sorta Fairytale
2003
as Arm
It features: Biography, The Making of 'A Sorta Fairytale' and Interview Segment.

The Pianist
2002
as Władysław 'Władek' Szpilman
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into...

Dummy
2002
as Steven Schoichet
An ex-office worker becomes a ventriloquist, leading to a date with his unemployment counselor; but his quirky family and a gauche female friend may t...

Love the Hard Way
2002
as Jack Grace
Claire, a brilliant student, seeks answers to the meaning of life in the calm of her biology laboratory. One day, she meets a mysterious young man, Ja...

The Affair of the Necklace
2001
as Count Nicolas De La Motte
In pre-Revolutionary France, a young aristocratic woman left penniless by the political unrest in the country, must avenge her family's fall from grac...

Ken and Rosa
2001
as Himself
Documentary about Ken Loach and Rosa Ayala, a janitor who worked as an extra in the picture 'Bread and Roses'

Harrison's Flowers
2000
as Kyle Morris
1991. Harrison Lloyd, a renowned photojournalist covering the war in Yugoslavia, is reported missing. Sarah, his wife, convinced that he is not dead, ...

Bread and Roses
2000
as Sam Shapiro
Maya is a quick-witted young woman who comes over the Mexican border without papers and makes her way to the LA home of her older sister Rosa. Rosa ge...

Restaurant
2000
as Chris Calloway
A few young waiters at a popular New Jersey restaurant are dreaming of becoming actors or otherwise getting into the artistic community.

Liberty Heights
1999
as Van Kurtzman
This semi-autobiographical film by Barry Levinson follows various members of the Kurtzman clan, a Jewish family living in suburban Baltimore during th...

Oxygen
1999
as Harry
When housewife Frances Hannon is abducted and buried alive, detective Madeline Foster is brought in. With only 24 hours before Frances' oxygen runs ou...

Summer of Sam
1999
as Ritchie
During the summer of 1977, a killer known as the Son of Sam keeps all of New York City on edge with a series of brutal murders.

Six Ways to Sunday
1999
as Arnie Finklestein
Harry Odum is a henpecked 18-year-old momma's boy with a violent temper in Youngstown, Ohio. After impressing a local boss of the Jewish Mafia, he beg...

The Thin Red Line
1998
as Cpl. Geoffrey Fife
The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselve...

Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998
as Self
Ekchart Schmidt examines the machinery behind the dream factory; the Hollywood myth is unmasked. How does the studio industry work? What role does mar...

The Last Time I Committed Suicide
1997
as Ben
Neal Cassady is living the beat life during the 1940s, working at The Tire Yard and philandering around town. However, he has visions of a happy life ...

The Undertaker's Wedding
1997
as Mario Bellini
A hapless undertaker becomes embroiled in a mafia war when he's forced to protect the brutal brother of a mob kingpin while be becomes romantically in...

Solo
1996
as Dr. Bill Stewart, Solo's Designer
An android fighting-machine is charged with destroying a small brigade of rebels in a Latin American war who are fighting to maintain their freedom an...

Bullet
1996
as Ruby Stein
A tough, Jewish ex-con just released from prison crosses a powerful drug dealer and former prison rival in his return to a life of crime.

Ten Benny
1995
as Ray Diglovanni
The story of a young shoe salesman whose overestimation of his own sharpness leads to gambling debts, pissed-off loan sharks, and overall misery.

Jailbreakers
1994
as Skinny
A 1950s high school cheerleader meets a leather clad rebel biker and goes out on the town with him. When he steals an item of jewellery he gets thrown...

Angels in the Outfield
1994
as Danny Hemmerling
Roger is a foster child whose irresponsible father promises to get his act together when Roger's favourite baseball team, the California Angels, wins ...

King of the Hill
1993
as Lester
Based on the Depression-era bildungsroman memoir of writer A. E. Hotchner, the film follows the story of a boy struggling to survive on his own in a h...

The Boy Who Cried Bitch
1991
as Eddie
Divorced rich bitch Candice Love has three sons at boarding school. The eldest, 12 year-old Dan, is totally unmanageable and aggressive, a bad influen...

New York Stories
1989
as Mel
Get ready for a wildly diverse, star-studded trilogy about life in the big city. One of the most-talked about films in years, New York Stories feature...

Home at Last
1988
as Billy
Billy, a streetwise kid from New York City, is sent to Nebraska and is taken in by a Swedish farm family, the Andersons. Initially fearful and resentf...
The Salamander Lives Twice
N/A
An injured man with an impenetrable briefcase and no memory is found on the shoreline of a remote island by the last remaining members of a once prosp...
Evel Knievel on Tour
N/A
as Shelly Saltman
Biopic about American stunt performer and entertainer Evel Knievel, best known for his motorcycle jumps (and bad temper). The story is set in a single...