Adrien Brody

Biography

The non-standard appearance of individual actors allows them to stand out from their colleagues, which is undoubtedly a plus. But this coin also has a downside: such actors often become hostage to the image. Ron Perlman, Tilda Swinton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Peter Dinklage and Priyanka Chopra - they all more or less managed to go beyond one role, but these celebrities are still far from achieving the results of Adrien Brody.

Buying Brody

The Hollywood actor bought Stone Barn in 2007. Brody did not have a stable home for a long time. Adrian experienced a homelessness complex, and acting projects around the world only intensified his feeling of homelessness.

“It was a lifelong dream to buy a country cottage and make it my home. I felt like I needed to find something real, surrounded by nature. I liked the idea of ​​restoring something old and in a state of decay,” says Adrian.

Brody bought the castle to please his friend, Spanish actress Elsa Pataky. In 2009, the lovers separated, and the house remained the property of Adrian.

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Childhood and youth

The future actor was born in Woodhaven County, located in Queens, a borough of New York. It happened on April 14, 1973 in the family of historian Elliot Brody and his wife, photojournalist Sylvia Plachy. Both parents are Jewish.

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Adrian Brody in his youth
Adrian showed acting talent from childhood: at the age of 12, the boy was already performing at children's events, showing magic tricks, and a little later he began posing for his mother's photographs - it was then that Brody learned to behave competently in front of the camera.

After graduating from school, the young man entered the Fiorello LaGuardia High School of Music, Art and Performance, and then the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Movies

Adrian made his screen debut at the age of 15, starring in David De's television drama Home At Last.

The very next year, Brody managed to get into the film anthology “New York Stories,” filmed in the genre of comedy melodrama. This film is notable for the fact that Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen and a number of other equally famous masters worked on it.

Brody attracted the attention of the creators of the crime action film "Bullet" - a cult film with Mickey Rourke and rapper Tupac Shakur, where he managed to play one of the main roles. The author of the picture was the popular music video director of those years, Julien Temple. During filming, the artist became close to the musician and maintained friendly relations with him.

Adrien Brody with long hair in the movie "The Secret Forest"

Together with Thomas Jane and Keanu Reeves, Adrian played in the drama “Suicide,” directed by Stephen T. Kay, based on the biography of Neal Cassady, an outstanding representative of the beat culture and comrade of Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.

At the same time, together with Norman Reedus and Deborah Harry, Brody starred in the crime drama Blood and Milk, directed by Adam Bernstein, who later directed individual episodes of the series Scrubs, Californication and Breaking Bad.

The actor was lucky enough to star in the war drama “The Thin Red Line.” The film was directed by Terrence Malick and based on the book by James Jones. The film stars Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, James Caviezel, John Cusack, Ben Chaplin and Woody Harrelson. After this tape, they started talking about Brody seriously. However, star roles were still far away.

The actor remembered 1999 for his participation in Spike Lee’s crime thriller “Bloody Summer of Sam.” The film was based on a series of crimes by a maniac nicknamed the Son of Sam, and in addition to Brody, the main roles were played by John Leguizamo and Mira Sorvino. While filming the film, the artist injured his nose during one of the scenes. The pictures showed a fracture, but Adrian refused surgery. In his opinion, the uneven bridge of his nose gave him more charm.

Adrien Brody in the movie "The Pianist"

A year later, Roman Polanski directed the film “The Pianist,” in which Brody had the opportunity to play the main role. The film told about the life of the real-life Polish Jewish pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman. “The Pianist” received a number of awards, including a Cesar, Palme d’Or and 3 Oscars (one of which was awarded directly to Adrian).

To star in the film, the artist turned down the leading role in the war drama Pearl Harbor. In addition, within 2 weeks he managed to lose 12 kg. The performer ate once a day a small piece of chicken with lettuce. There were some injuries: in the scene of jumping from the window, Brody severely injured his face and skinned his ribs.

The actor's next high-profile role took place in the dramatic horror film The Secret Forest. In addition to the unexpected ending, the film was remembered by viewers for its well-chosen cast, which included Joaquin Phoenix, Sigourney Weaver, Brendan Gleeson, William Hurt and others.

In the film, Brody appeared as the holy fool Percy. Ashton Kutcher previously turned down this role. During filming, the entire cast lived in a training camp for a week, where life in the 19th century was recreated. The eerie atmosphere haunted the artists even after finishing work - for example, Sigourney Weaver admitted that she had nightmares for a long time.

At the same time, the fantastic detective story “The Jacket” was released, directed by John Maybury, screenwriter of the TV series “Rome”, “The Borgias” and “Marco Polo”. In addition to Adrian, the cast includes Keira Knightley, Daniel Craig and Kris Kristofferson. And again the artist surprised his colleagues with his professionalism. For the role, he spent several days in a prison cell, and while filming a scene in a sliding box, he asked to be left inside even during a lunch break.

Adrien Brody in the movie "Predators"

In the performer’s filmography, another fantastic horror film stands out - “Predators” by Nimrod Antal. In order to play a worthy replacement for Arnold Schwarzenegger, the thin and tall Adrian (the actor's height is 185 cm) had to gain more than 10 kg of muscle mass. This allowed Brody to look impressive against the background of the equally colorful Topher Grace, Oleg Taktarov and others.

In addition, in 2010, Brody starred in the psychological thriller The Experiment alongside Cam Gigandet, Clifton Collins and Forest Whitaker. Paul Scheuring's film was a remake of the German film of the same name, which was released based on the book Black Box by Mario Giordano. An interesting fact is that the book itself was written based on a prison experiment that actually happened in California.

In 2011, Adrian played the lead role in the drama The Substitute Teacher, directed by American History X director Tony Kaye. The film claims to be a philosophical sketch about the meaning of life. The artist was interested in participating in such an experiment, and he coped with his role brilliantly.

Later, the mystical thriller “Retreat” was released by Michael Petroni, screenwriter of “Queen of the Damned” and “The Rite,” in which Adrian played the role of psychologist Peter Bowers, who accidentally discovered that his clients are not who they say they are. The film premiered at the Tribeca festival.

Adrien Brody in the TV series Peaky Blinders

A major work in the performer’s repertoire was the main role in the mini-series “Houdini”, dedicated to the life and work of the famous magician and escape artist. The film was shot in Budapest, the magician's homeland. The artist admitted that since childhood he dreamed of transforming into a famous illusionist. Due to his extensive experience in his youth on the stage, the actor could perform all the tricks himself. The role brought Brody nominations for the Screen Actors Guild and Emmy Awards.

One of the brightest pages in the artist’s filmography was his work in the 4th season of the TV series Peaky Blinders. According to the director of the project, Steven Knight, he planned Brody’s participation while still filming the first episodes, so he wrote the role of the head of the mafia clan Luca Chingretto specifically for Adrian.

Together with Bruce Willis, Brody took part in the creation of the Chinese war drama Air Strike. The film is dedicated to one of the most tragic pages in the history of modern China. The artists flew to Shanghai to work.

Films and TV series

Adrian made his screen debut at the age of fifteen, starring in David De's television drama Home At Last.

The very next year, Brody managed to get into the film anthology “New York Stories,” filmed in the genre of comedy melodrama. This film was notable for the fact that Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Francis Ford Coppola, Mia Farrow, Nick Nolte, Rosanna Arquette, Giancarlo Giannini and a number of other equally famous masters of their craft worked on it.

Adrien Brody in the movie "King of the Hill"

In 1993, the young actor starred in the historical drama King of the Hill, directed by Steven Soderbergh (Ocean's Eleven, Side Effect, Logan Lucky) with the participation of Jesse Bradford, Spalding Gray and Lisa Eichhorn. Two years later, Brody played the lead role in the drama Sweet Jersey, directed by Eric Bross (Deadly Fiction, Connected, The Boy Who Told About the Werewolf).

The same year, the crime action film “Bullet” was released - a cult film with Mickey Rourke and rapper Tupac (with whom, by the way, Adrian was friends), where Brody also appeared. The cult film was shot by popular music video director Julien Temple in those years.

Adrien Brody in the movie "Bullet"

In 1997, Adrian, along with Thomas Jane and Keanu Reeves, starred in the drama “Suicide,” directed by Stephen T. Kay, based on the biography of Neal Cassady, an outstanding representative of the beat culture and comrade of Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.

At the same time, together with Norman Reedus and Deborah Harry, Brody starred in the crime drama Blood and Milk, directed by Adam Bernstein, who later directed individual episodes of the series Scrubs, Californication and Breaking Bad.

Adrien Brody in the movie "The Thin Red Line"

The following year, the actor was lucky enough to star in the war drama The Thin Red Line. The film was directed by Terrence Malick (Desolation, The Tree of Life, Song to Song) based on the book by James Jones. The film stars Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, James Caviezel, John Cusack, Ben Chaplin and Woody Harrelson. After this tape, they started talking about Brody seriously. However, star roles were still far away.

The actor remembered 1999 for his participation in the crime thriller Spike Lee (“If Not Caught, Not a Thief,” “The 25th Hour”) “Bloody Summer of Sam.” The film was based on a series of crimes by a maniac nicknamed the Son of Sam, and the main roles, in addition to Brody, were played by John Leguizamo and Mira Sorvino.

Adrien Brody in the movie "Substitute Teacher"

In 2001, Adrian starred in the film adaptation of Alexandre Dumas's novel The Queen's Necklace, directed by Charles Shyer (Father of the Bride, I Love Trouble, Handsome Alfie). The film stars Hilary Swank, Jonathan Pryce, Brian Cox, Simon Baker, Christopher Walken and others.

A year later, Roman Polanski (“Rosemary’s Baby,” “Chinatown,” “The Ninth Gate”) directed the film “The Pianist,” in which Brody had the opportunity to play the main role. The film told about the life of the real-life Polish Jewish pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman. “The Pianist” received a number of awards, including the Cesar, the Palme d’Or and three Oscars (one of which was received directly by Adrian).

Adrien Brody in the movie "The Pianist"

The actor's next high-profile role was in the dramatic horror film by M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Split, After Earth) The Secret Forest. In addition to the unexpected ending, the film was remembered by viewers for its well-chosen cast, which included Joaquin Phoenix, Sigourney Weaver, Brendan Gleeson, William Hurt and others.

In the same 2004, the fantastic detective story “The Jacket” was released, directed by John Maybury, screenwriter of the TV series “Rome”, “The Borgias” and “Marco Polo”. The film is based on the book “Interstellar Wanderer” by Jack London (also published under the titles “Straitjacket” and “Strider in the Stars”). In addition to Adrian, the cast includes Keira Knightley, Daniel Craig and Kris Kristofferson.

Adrien Brody in the movie "The Jacket"

In 2005, Brody took part in the second remake of 1933's King Kong (the first was directed in 1976 by John Guillermin, and the third in 2021 by Jordan Vaught-Roberts). At the helm of the project was the already famous Peter Jackson (Alien Stew, Living Dead, The Lord of the Rings trilogy), and among the performing actors were the names of Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Andy Serkis, Thomas Kretschmann, Colin Hanks (son of Tom Hanks) and Jamie Bell.

Adrien Brody in the movie "Chimera"

In 2008, Adrian starred in Darnella Martin's drama Cadillac Records, which tells about the music business in Chicago in the fifties of the last century, as well as in the thriller Giallo, directed by the cult director Dario Argento. In 2009, the actor took part in the filming of the fantastic horror film Chimera, directed by Vincenzo Natali (Cube, Limbo, American Gods). The film also stars Sarah Polley, Brendon McGibbon and David Hewlett.

The following year also featured a fantastic horror film, this time “Predators” by Nimrod Antal (“Vacancy for the Prey”, “Collector”, “Metallica: Through the Impossible”). In order to play a worthy replacement for Schwarzenegger, the thin and tall Adrian (the actor's height is 185 cm) had to gain more than 10 kilograms of muscle mass. This allowed Brody to look impressive against the background of the equally colorful Topher Grace, Oleg Taktarov, Laurence Fishburne, Danny Trejo and Alice Braga.

Adrien Brody in the movie "Predators"

In addition, in 2010, Brody starred in the psychological thriller The Experiment alongside Cam Gigandet, Clifton Collins Jr. and Forest Whitaker. Paul Scheuring's film was a remake of the German film of the same name, which was based on the book “Black Box” by Mario Giordano. An interesting fact is that the book itself was written based on a prison experiment that actually happened in California.

In 2011, Adrian played the lead role in the drama The Substitute Teacher, directed by American History X director Tony Kaye. The actor was accompanied on the set by Lucy Liu and Sami Gayle. In 2013, Brody starred in Peaky Blinders, a crime drama starring Cillian Murphy, Paul Anderson and Sophie Rundle.

Adrien Brody in the TV series Peaky Blinders

A year later, the comedy detective “The Grand Budapest Hotel” by Wes Anderson (“Rushmore Academy”, “Moonrise Kingdom”), based on the stories of Stefan Zweig, was released. The film featured a whole galaxy of famous actors: Ralph Fiennes, Jude Law, Tom Wilkinson, Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Jeff Goldblum and others.

Next came the mystical thriller “Retreat” by Michael Petroni, screenwriter of “Queen of the Damned” and “The Rite,” in which Adrian played the role of psychologist Peter Bowers, who accidentally discovered that his clients are not who they say they are. In the same year, Brody played the main role in the biopic series “Houdini” by Uli Edel (“The Ring of the Nibelungs”, “Life Changes You”).

Adrien Brody in the movie "Retreat"

In 2015, Adrian starred alongside Jackie Chan and John Cusack in the historical action film Dragon Sword by Daniel Lee. The latest film released in 2021 starring Adrien Brody is the crime thriller Chain Dog, directed by Paul Solet (Grace, The Restless, City of Monsters). The film also stars Antonio Banderas, John Malkovich and Rory Culkin, brother of Macaulay Culkin.

Personal life

In his youth, Brody dated model Sky Nellore, whom he later left for actress and singer Mona Happy Mazur. But the relationship with her did not last long.

In 2007, Adrian met actress Elsa Pataky and began dating her. Their relationship reached an engagement, but not a wedding. As a result, Pataky married actor Chris Hemsworth, and Brody’s girlfriend was model Lara Lieto, a Russian woman whose real name is Larisa Tyaka.

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Adrien Brody and Elsa Pataky
Adrian has never been married and has no children; he prefers not to talk about his personal life. The actor likes to spend his free time from work at home, playing with dogs. On his Instagram account, Brody often posts photos and short videos highlighting his life outside of film sets.

They started talking about the next novel of the Hollywood actor in 2021. Brody's chosen one was the ex-wife of producer Harvey Weinstein, Georgina Chapman. At first, one could speculate about their relationship, but in 2021 the couple appeared together at the New York Film Festival, and then attended the premiere of the film “The French Messenger. Supplement to the newspaper “Liberty. Kansas Evening Sun" in Cannes. On the red carpet of the film festival, the actor not only hugged his companion, but also kissed her on camera.

Filmography

• 1988 – “Finally Home”
• 1993 – “King of the Hill”
• 1995 – “Bullet”
• 1997 – “Suicide”
• 1998 – “The Thin Red Line”
• 1999 – “Bloody Summer of Sam”
• 2002 – “The Pianist”
• 2004 – “The Mysterious Forest”
• 2005 – “King Kong”
• 2008 – Cadillac Records
• 2009 – “Chimera”
• 2010 – “Predators”
• 2011 – “Replacement teacher”
• 2014 – “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
• 2015 – “Dragon Sword”
• 2017 – “Chained Dog”

Adrien Brody now

The main premiere of 2021 in Brody’s repertoire was the screening of the film “The French Messenger. Supplement to the newspaper “Liberty. Kansas Evening Sun” directed by Wes Anderson, whose credits include “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” which received 9 Oscar nominations. The new film was announced as one of the main contenders for the title of best film of 2022. Adrien Brody played art dealer Julian Cadazio in the drama, based on Joseph Duveen.

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Adrien Brody and Georgina Chapman
Now the artist continues to replenish his collection with interesting characters. Thus, the list of the most anticipated series of the summer included the thriller “Chapelwaite” based on the Stephen King story “The Settlement of Jerusalem”, in which Adrian played the main character Charles Boone.