Adrien Nicholas Brody (born April 14, 1973) is an American actor. He received widespread recognition and acclaim for starring as
Władysław Szpilman in
Roman Polanski's
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.
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 is a frequent collaborator of
Wes Anderson's, having starred in five of Anderson's 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 Dali in
Woody Allen's
Midnight in Paris (2011), and
Arthur Miller in
Andrew Dominik's
Blonde (2022)
He is also known for his roles on television including
Luca Changretta in the fourth season of the
BBC series
Peaky Blinders, and
Pat Riley in the first season of the
HBO sports drama series
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. He earned
Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his roles as
Harry Houdini in the
History Channel miniseries
Houdini (2014), and Josh Aaronson in the
HBO series
Succession (2021).