Adam Brody(I)

Adam Jared Brody was born and raised in San Diego, California, the son of Valerie Jill (Siefman), a graphic artist, and Mark Alan Brody, a lawyer. His parents, both originally from Michigan, are both from Jewish families (from Russia and Poland). Adam spent a lot of his teen years hanging out with his friends, having fun and surfing. Upon graduation, he convinced his parents to allow him to attend college in Los Angeles. However, instead of enrolling in school, he hired an acting coach, signed with a talent manager and soon landed the lead in the NBC movie-of-the-week, Growing Up Brady (2000), playing Barry Williams (Greg Brady). Soon after, Brody was cast as the lead, Zack Altman, in the MTV series The Sausage Factory (2001). His television credits also include the recurring role of Coop in ABC's Once and Again (1999); a recurring role as Dave Rygalski in The WB's Những Cô Gái Nhà Gilmore (2000); and standout guest-starring roles in Judging Amy (1999), Family Law (1999) and Thị Trấn Smallville (2001). Brody then starred in the Fox series The O.C. (2003), portraying Seth Cohen, which made him famous.

In addition to starring in the comedy Grind (2003), Brody's early feature film credits included a minor role in the thriller Vòng Tròn Định Mệnh (2002), a lead role in the drama Missing Brendan (2003), and supporting roles in the action film Ông bà Smith (2005) and the comedy-drama Cảm Ơn Vì Hút Thuốc (2005). He then starred in the romantic comedy Nu Hôn Ngot Ngào (2007) with Kristen Stewart and Meg Ryan, and appeared in the sequel Tiếng Thét 4 (2011), and the arthouse hit Damsels in Distress (2011). Also in the 2010s, he had memorable roles in the dramedy Tri Kỷ Ngày Tận Thế (2012), the superhero comedy Shazam! (2019), and the satirical horror film Trò Chơi Giết Người (2019), the latter two particularly acclaimed films. He began the 2020s with starring in Cô Gái Trẻ Hứa Hẹn (2020), and a bit part in the dark thriller Cô Gái Trẻ Hứa Hẹn (2020), which was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar.