Brody, 29, a tall, lean and thoughtful actor probably best known as the punk rocker in Spike Lee's 1999 film "Summer of Sam," got the "Pianist" role partly because of proximity.

Now he is alone in a hostile environment where being a Jew is an automatic death sentence. He is able to hide in various places thanks to friends who are willing to risk their lives to defy the ...

At the 2024 Oscars, Cillian Murphy won the best actor Oscar for his role of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, ... Brody has won a best actor Oscar in 2003 for "The Pianist." ...

The actor is still contending with the fallout from his Oscar-winning role, but he has plenty of ideas for the future. Adrien Brody Is Still Haunted By 'The Pianist' After 15 Years ...

Actor: Adrien Brody is an Academy Award-winning actor widely known for his leading role in 2002's The Pianist, directed by Roman Polanski.Brody, age 51, was born in 1973 in New York City. At age ...

Actor Adrien Brody infuses pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman’s story with Polanski’s own wartime experiences. As a boy, Polanski hid in a Krakow ghetto and wandered through Warsaw, ...

Adrien Brody, "The Brutalist" In 2003 Adrien Brody became the youngest best actor Oscar-winner in history for his performance in Roman Polanski's "The Pianist," as Wladyslaw Szpilman, a musician ...

Brody previously won best actor in 2003 for "The Pianist." Adrien Brody at 2025 Academy Awards: See what 'The Brutalist' star wore to red carpet. After Brody spoke for almost four minutes, ...

As we approach the 96th Academy Awards, Deadline takes a photo-heavy look back at every Best Actor winner since 1927. Scroll through the images below to see them all. RELATED: Oscars: Every Best ...