Adam Brody — biography, films, roles and trivia

Biography

Adam Jared Brody (born December 15, 1979) is an American actor, screenwriter, musician, and producer. He is known for his role as Seth Cohen in the 2003 television series The O.C. Brody has appeared in the films Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Thank You for Smoking (2005), In the Land of Women (2007), Jennifer's Body (2009), Cop Out (2010), Scream 4 (2011), Lovelace (2013), Life Partners (2014), Sleeping with Other People (2015), StartUp (2016), Shazam! (2019), Ready or Not (2019), and The Kid Detective (2020).

Filmography

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2024 Nobody Wants This Noah Roklov

Awards & recognition

5 nominations · 3 Award ceremony

Golden Globe Awards 2 nominations

Best Actor on TV (Comedy or Musical) Nobody Wants This 2026
Best Actor on TV (Comedy or Musical) Nobody Wants This 2025

Screen Actors Guild Awards 2 nominations

Best Actor in a Comedy Series Nobody Wants This 2026
Best Actor in a Comedy Series Nobody Wants This 2025

Emmy Awards 1 nominations

Best Actor in a Comedy Series Nobody Wants This 2025

Interesting facts

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One of Adam's hobbies is surfing. According to him, if he hadn't become an actor, he would have become a professional surfer.
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Full name — Adam Jared Brody.
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The actor has two brothers - Sean and Matt.
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Adam Brody auditioned for the film "Gangster Squad" for a role that ultimately went to Ryan Gosling.
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Before film, Adam worked as a parking lot security guard and an underwear salesman.
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He dated his co-star from the series "The O.C.", Rachel Bilson, just like his character Seth.