Adam Brody

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Biography

The thinking man's nerd, Adam Brody so inhabited the charm of the neurotic Seth Cohen on "The O. C." (Fox, 2003-07), that many believed he was simply playing a version of himself, so completely did he nail the character. Fans of both sexes admired the actor's unmistakable cool vibe, but they also worshipped his knowledge of the underground music scene and comic books. The idea of "geek" suddenly became "chic," with Brody the crown prince of a …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

December 15, 1979

Career Milestones

2012

Cast opposite Steve Carell and Keira Knightley in "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World"

2012

Co-starred with Greta Gerwig in the comedy "Damsels in Distress"

2011

Joined the cast of Wes Craven's "Scream 4"

2010

Co-starred in the ensemble romantic comedy "The Romantics"

2009

Cast in Diablo Cody's horror film "Jennifer's Body" opposite Megan Fox

2007

Played a successful writer who returns to his hometown to care for his ailing grandmother (Olympia Dukakis) in Jonathan Kasdan's directorial debut "In the Land of Women"

2006

Co-starred in Jason Reitman's satirical comedy "Thank You for Smoking"

2005

Cast opposite Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"

2003

Made feature debut as a goal-oriented workaholic in the skateboarding comedy "Grind"

2003

Breakthrough starring role as Seth Cohen, the son of Peter Gallagher's character on the Fox teen drama series "The O.C."

2002

Landed recurring role on the hit family drama "Gilmore Girls" (The WB)

2001

Cast as the lead on the MTV cult series "Now What?"

2000

Landed the lead in the NBC movie-of-the-week "Growing Up Brady" as actor Barry Williams

1999

Impersonated classic sitcom character Greg Brady on an episode of "The Amanda Show" (Nickelodeon)