Adrien Brody Biography
Adrien Nicholas Brody a native of New York, is an American actor best known for playing the role of Władysław Szpilman in Roman Polanski’s The Pianist in 2002. This role earned him an Academy Award for Best Actor at age 29. He became the youngest actor to win the award.
In addition, he is the second male American actor to win the Cesar Award for Best Actor after Christopher Lambert. His other credits include; The Thin Red Line, The Village, King Kong, Predators, Midnight in Paris, and The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Adrien Brody Age
Brody was born on April 14, 1973, in Queens, New York, United States. He is 49 years old as of 2022.
Adrien Brody Height
Brody stands at a height of 6 feet 1 inch. He weighs about 73 Kg (161 lbs). His hair is black in color and paired well with his green eyes.
Adrien Brody Family
Brody was born and raised in Woodhaven, Queens, New York City. He was born to his mother Sylvia Plachy, a Hungarian-American photographer and his father Elliot Brody. His father is a retired history professor and painter. His father is of Polish Jewish descent. On the other side, his mother was raised Catholic and was born in Budapest, Hungary. Her father was a Catholic Hungarian aristocrat and her mother was a Czech Jewish.
Adrien Brody Wife
Brody has never been married before. However, he has been in various relationships. In 2006, he started dating Spanish model and actress Elsa Pataky. Brody bought Pataky a 19th-century farm in Central New York state on her 31st birthday in 2007. In 2008, the couple was featured in a 35-page spread for Hello! at their New York home. They ended their relationship in 2009.
Adrien Brody Peaky Blinders
Brody was cast to play the role of Luca Changretta in the fourth season of the BBC crime drama Peaky Blinders. The same year, he received the Leopard Club Award at the Locarno Festival. Brody started taking acting classes at a young age, at the age of thirteen, he appeared in an Off-Broadway play and a PBS television film. In 1996, he appeared in the film Bullet alongside Tupac Shakur and Mickey Rourke.
His role as Chris Calloway in Restaurant earned him an Independent Spirit Award nomination. His other credits include; Summer of Sam and The Thin Red Line. He came into prominence after playing the role of Władysław Szpilman in the 2002 Roman Polanski’s film The Pianist. The role earned him an Academy Award for Best Actor at age 29. He became the youngest actor to win the award.
Adrien Brody Succession
In 2021, he was cast as Josh Aaronson in the American comedy-drama tv series Succession. For his role, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. The show’s fourth season is set to premiere on March 26, 2023. Brody has appeared in various television series and movies including; Dummy, The Village, King Kong, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Midnight in Paris, and Houdini.
Adrien Brody Movies And TV Shows
- Succession
- Peaky Blinders
- Dice
- Home At Last
- Houdini
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- American Heist
- Manhattan Night
- Air Strike
- Third Person
- Midnight in Paris
- Splice
- The Brothers Bloom
- Giallo
- Fantastic Mr.Fox
- The Experiment
Adrien Brody Net Worth
Brody has an estimated net worth of $10 million as of 2023.
