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Brady James Monson Corbet (/kɔːrˈbeɪ/;[1][2] born August 17, 1988) is an American actor and filmmaker. Corbet started his career acting in films such as Thirteen (2003), Mysterious Skin (2004), Funny Games (2007), Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011), Melancholia (2011), and Clouds of Sils Maria (2014). He also acted in the fifth season of the action series 24 (2006) and the HBO miniseries Olive Kitteridge (2015).
Brady Corbet | |
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 Corbet as part of the Berlinale jury in 2024 | |
| Born | Brady James Monson Corbet August 17, 1988 Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. |
| Other names | Brady Bear |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
| Partner | Mona Fastvold (2012–present) |
| Children | 1 |
Corbet made his feature film directorial debut with The Childhood of a Leader (2015).[3] He has since directed the musical drama Vox Lux (2018) and the historical epic The Brutalist (2024), for which he won the Silver Lion at the 81st Venice International Film Festival.
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Early life
Corbet was the only child of a single mother, and regards her as the closest thing he has to "a hero".[4]
2000–2005
Corbet began an acting career at age eleven with a guest role in an April 2000 episode of CBS' The King of Queens, and he followed it up with voice work in the English version of the Japanese anime series NieA under 7. Over the next few years, he was a regular on another anime series, I My Me! Strawberry Eggs (2001), and he guest-starred in a May 2002 episode of the WB sitcom Greetings from Tucson. He also appeared in a May 2003 episode of Fox's sitcom Oliver Beene.
In 2003, Corbet landed his first film role when he was cast opposite Holly Hunter, Evan Rachel Wood, Nikki Reed, Vanessa Hudgens and Jeremy Sisto in director Catherine Hardwicke's Thirteen.
Following his big-screen debut, Corbet starred as Alan Tracy, the youngest son of a billionaire ex-astronaut (played by Bill Paxton) in Thunderbirds (2004), Jonathan Frakes' live-action movie based on the British TV series of the mid-1960s. Corbet once again shared the screen with Hudgens.
In 2004, California filmmaker Gregg Araki cast him opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the director's eighth film, Mysterious Skin. In the film, based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Scott Heim, Corbet portrayed Brian Lackey, a troubled teen who is plagued by nightmares and believes that he may have been abducted by aliens. The film debuted in that year's Venice Film Festival and had a limited release in 2005.
2006–present
In 2006, Corbet returned to television with a recurring role as Derek Huxley, son of Jack Bauer's new girlfriend (played by Connie Britton) in the fifth season of Fox's Emmy- and Golden Globe–winning show, 24. Corbet most recently played the role of Watts in the 2011 psychological thriller Martha Marcy May Marlene.
Corbet also has appeared in the indie rock band Bright Eyes' music video "At The Bottom Of Everything" (2005). In October 2006, he was featured in the Ima Robot video for "Lovers in Captivity," which was produced independently of their Virgin record label and was featured in an Out Magazine article.[5][6]
In 2013, Corbet signed to direct his first feature film The Childhood of a Leader.[7] It premiered in the Horizons section of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival,[8] where he won Best Director in the festival's Horizons (Orrizonti) section. In 2018, Corbet directed his second feature film Vox Lux starring Natalie Portman and Jude Law.[9]
In September 2020, it was reported that Corbet will direct his third feature film, the immigrant drama The Brutalist, starring Adrien Brody as architect László Toth and Felicity Jones as his wife Erzsébet.
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Since 2012, Corbet has been dating director and actress Mona Fastvold, whom he met on the set of The Sleepwalker. Their daughter was born in 2014.[10][11]
Acting credits
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Thirteen | Mason Freeland | |
| 2004 | Mysterious Skin | Brian Lackey | |
| Thunderbirds | Alan Tracy | ||
| 2007 | Funny Games | Peter | |
| 2010 | Two Gates of Sleep | Jack | Also editor (with Alistair Banks Griffin) |
| 2011 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | Watts | |
| Melancholia | Tim | ||
| 2012 | Simon Killer | Simon | |
| 2014 | Clouds of Sils Maria | Piers Roaldson | |
| Eden | Larry | ||
| Force Majeure | Brady | ||
| Saint Laurent | An American investor | ||
| The Sleepwalker | Ira | ||
| While We're Young | Kent Arlington | ||
| Escobar: Paradise Lost | Dylan Brady | ||
| Portrait of the Artist | A spectator | Uncredited | |
| Yellowbird | Willy | Voice role (English dub) |
Television
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The King of Queens | Stu | Episode: "Big Dougie" |
| 2003 | Oliver Beene | Spencer | Episode: "Oliver's Best Friend" |
| Greetings from Tucson | Brian | Episode: "Eegee's vs. Hardee's" | |
| 2006 | 24 | Derek Huxley | Recurring role (season 5), 6 episodes |
| 2008 | Law & Order | Patrick Friendly | Episode: "Lost Boys" |
| 2014 | Olive Kitteridge | Henry Thibodeau | Miniseries |
Filmmaking credits
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Protect You + Me. | Yes | Yes | No | Short film |
| 2012 | Simon Killer | No | Story | No | Written with Antonio Campos and Mati Diop |
| 2014 | The Sleepwalker | No | Yes | No | Written with Mona Fastvold |
| 2015 | The Childhood of a Leader | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2018 | Vox Lux | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2024 | The Brutalist | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2025 | Ann Lee | No | Yes | Yes |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Executive producer |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Homemade | No | Yes | No | Episode: "Annex" Written with Mona Fastvold and Antonio Campos |
| 2023 | The Crowded Room | Yes | No | Yes | 3 episodes |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Young Hollywood Awards | One to Watch - Male | Funny Games | Won | |
| 2009 | Sundance Film Festival | Short Filmmaking Award - Honorable Mention | Protect You + Me | Won | [12] |
| 2011 | Gotham Awards | Best Ensemble Performance | Martha Marcy May Marlene | Nominated | [13] |
| 2012 | RiverRun International Film Festival | Special Jury Prize - Spark Award (Shared with David Oyelowo and Amy Seimetz) | Won | [14] | |
| 2015 | Venice International Film Festival | Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film | The Childhood of a Leader | Won | [15] |
| Orizzonti Award for Best Director | Won | [16] | |||
| 2018 | Golden Lion | Vox Lux | Nominated | [17] | |
| 2024 | Golden Lion | The Brutalist | Nominated | [18] | |
| Silver Lion | Won | [19] | |||
| 2025 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Director | Pending | [20] | |
| Best Screenplay | Pending | ||||
| 2025 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Director | Pending | [21] | |
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