Brady Corbet
Biography
Brady James Monson Corbet (/kɔːrˈbeɪ/; born August 17, 1988) is an American writer-director and former actor. Corbet started his career acting in films such as Thirteen, Mysterious Skin, Funny Games, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Melancholia, and Clouds of Sils Maria. He also acted in the fifth season of the Fox series 24 and the HBO miniseries Olive Kitteridge.
Corbet made his film directorial debut with The Childhood of a Leader. He has since directed the musical drama Vox Lux and the period epic The Brutalist, for which he won the Silver Lion at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, Best Director at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards, and received Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.
Acting (24 movies)
Thirteen
2003
Mysterious Skin
2005
Funny Games
2008
Thunderbirds
2004
Melancholia
2011
Martha Marcy May Marlene
2011
Simon Killer
2012
Two Gates of Sleep
2010
Mary Last Seen
2010
Escobar: Paradise Lost
2014
The Sleepwalker
2014
Clouds of Sils Maria
2014
Saint Laurent
2014
Eden
2014
Yellowbird
2014
While We're Young
2015
Force Majeure
2014
Friendly Fire
2006
Sunny and Share Love You
2007
Dead Hands
2010
Atlantic Avenue
2013
Portrait of the Artist
2015
La dérive
2009
All That I Am
2013
Directing (7 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Protect You + Me | 2008 | Writer |
| The Sleepwalker | 2014 | Screenplay |
| The Childhood of a Leader | 2016 | Screenplay |
| The Childhood of a Leader | 2016 | Producer |
| Vox Lux | 2018 | Writer |
| On Our Way | 2023 | Executive Producer |
| The Brutalist | 2024 | Writer |
| The Brutalist | 2024 | Producer |
| The Testament of Ann Lee | 2025 | Writer |
| The Testament of Ann Lee | 2025 | Producer |