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Brady Corbet

Directing

Born August 17, 1988 · Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

Also known as Brady James Monson Corbet

Biography

Brady James Monson Corbet (/kɔːrˈbeɪ/ kor-BAY; born August 17, 1988) is an American filmmaker and actor. He had roles 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), as well as the series 24 (2006) and Olive Kitteridge (2014). Since he quit acting in 2014 to pursue his filmmaking career with his partner, Mona Fastvold, Corbet made his directorial debut with the psychological drama The Childhood of a Leader (2015). He has since co-written and directed the musical drama Vox Lux (2018) and the period epic The Brutalist (2024). The latter earned him the Silver Lion, BAFTA, and Golden Globe for Best Director, as well as three Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Director, and Original Screenplay. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brady Corbet, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • BAFTA AwardBest Direction · 2025
  • Golden Globe AwardBest Director · 2025
  • Satellite AwardBest Director · 2025
  • Silver Lion · 2024
  • Academy AwardBest Picture · 2025 · nominated
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  • Academy AwardBest Director · 2025 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Writing, Original Screenplay · 2025 · nominated

Filmography37 titles

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Henry Christensen

24

2001as Derek Huxley

The Crowded Room

2023Director, Executive Producer

Mysterious Skin

2004as Brian Lackey

Olive Kitteridge

2014as Henry Thibodeau

Law & Order

1990as Patrick Friendly

The Devil All the Time

2020Second Unit Director

Melancholia

2011as Tim

The King of Queens

1998as Stu

The Brutalist

2024Director, Producer, Writer

Triangle of Sadness

2022Thanks

The World to Come

2020Associate Producer

The Mustang

2019Thanks

Christine

2016Thanks

Force Majeure

2014as The American

Thirteen

2003as Mason

Clouds of Sils Maria

2014as Piers Roaldson

Martha Marcy May Marlene

2011as Watts

Funny Games

2007as Peter

The Testament of Ann Lee

2025Producer, Second Unit Director, Writer

The Daily Show

1996as Self

Materialists

2025Thanks

Escobar: Paradise Lost

2014as Dylan

The Childhood of a Leader

2015Director, Producer, Screenplay

Saint Laurent

2014as Business man Squibb

While We're Young

2014as Kent Arlington

Vox Lux

2018Director, Story, Writer

Eden

2014as Larry

Simon Killer

2012as Simon

Atropia

2025Thanks

Two Gates of Sleep

2010as Jack

Rosy

2018Editor

Thunderbirds

2004as Alan Tracy

Yellowbird

2014as Willy (voice)

All That I Am

2013as Bus Passenger (Uncredited)

The Sleepwalker

2014as Ira

On Our Way

2021Executive Producer