Brady Corbet

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
Corbet at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival
Born	Brady James Monson Corbet (1988-08-17) August 17, 1988 (age 36) Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Occupations	Actor director screenwriter
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), which won the Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film and the Orizzonti Award for Best Director at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival.^[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.

Life and career

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.

Personal life

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]

Filmography

As actor

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	Also story writer (with Antonio Campos and Mati Diop)
2014	Clouds of Sils Maria	Piers Roaldson
	Eden	Larry
	Force Majeure	Brady
	Saint Laurent	An American investor
	The Sleepwalker	Ira	Also screenwriter (with Mona Fastvold)[12]
	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

As filmmaker

Feature film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Editor	Notes
2008	Protect You + Me.	Yes	Yes	No	No	Short film
2013	All That I Am	No	No	No	Yes
2015	The Childhood of a Leader	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Co-written with Mona Fastvold
2018	Vox Lux	Yes	Yes	No	No	Co-story with Mona Fastvold
2024	The Brutalist	Yes	Yes	No	No	Co-written with Mona Fastvold

Television

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Editor	Notes
2023	The Crowded Room	Yes	No	Yes	No	Directed 3 episodes Also co-executive producer

Awards and nominations

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	[13]
2011	Gotham Awards	Best Ensemble Performance	Martha Marcy May Marlene	Nominated	[14]
2012	RiverRun International Film Festival	Special Jury Prize - Spark Award (Shared with David Oyelowo and Amy Seimetz)		Won	[15]
2015	Venice International Film Festival	Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film	The Childhood of a Leader	Won	[16]
		Orizzonti Award for Best Director		Won	[17]
2018		Golden Lion	Vox Lux	Nominated	[18]
2024		Golden Lion	The Brutalist	Nominated	[19]
		Silver Lion		Won	[20]

References

1. Romney, Jonathan (May 5, 2019). "Vox Lux director Brady Corbet: 'The movie is about the desire to be iconic'". The Observer. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
2. Holt, Stephen (April 4, 2013). "Brady Corbet "Simon Killer" Stephen Holt Show, Pt.1". Retrieved September 23, 2024.
3. Anderson, Ariston (September 12, 2015). "Venice: Robert Pattinson-Starrer 'Childhood of a Leader' Wins Best Debut Film". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 14, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
4. "Thunderbirds Q&A with the Tracy brothers". www.phase9.tv. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
5. Breen, Matthew (January 30, 2007). "Love (and Labels) in Captivity". Out Magazine. Archived from the original on July 24, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
6. Gurko, Abe (2011). "The High-Art Style of Brady Corbet". Gotham-magazine.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
7. Zakarin, Jordan (April 1, 2013). "Zakarin, Jordan. "'Martha Marcy' Star Brady Corbet to Direct French Period Film as Feature Debut (Exclusive)"". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
8. Vivarelli, Nick (July 29, 2015). "Venice Fest Reveals Robust Lineup Featuring Hollywood Stars and International Auteurs". Variety. Archived from the original on December 10, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
9. Lang, Brent (January 26, 2018). "Natalie Portman Boards 'Vox Lux' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
10. Cipriani, Casey (November 21, 2014). "'The Sleepwalker' Writers on Balancing Filmmaking with Baby-Making". IndieWire. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
11. Wise, Damon (October 17, 2015). "Q & A: Director Brady Corbet Talks About His 'Childhood'". Variety. Archived from the original on October 21, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
12. McCracken, Kristin (January 24, 2014). "Interview: Brady Corbet & Mona Fastvold Talk The Moody Sundance Discovery 'The Sleepwalker'". The Playlist. Archived from the original on December 11, 2014.
13. "Watch 'The Childhood of a Leader' Director Brady Corbet's Short Film 'Protect You + Me'". IndieWire. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
14. "Gotham Awards: 'The Descendants', 'Martha Marcy May Marlene', 'Beginners' And 'Take Shelter' Lead Nominations". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
15. "RiverRun unveils inaugural Spark Award winners". ScreenDaily. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
16. "Venice: Venezuelan Drama 'From Afar' Wins Golden Lion". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
17. "'The Brutalist' First Look: Brady Corbet's 215-Minute, 70mm Epic Stars Adrien Brody in a 'Fountainhead' Homage". IndieWire. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
18. "Vox Lux (2018)". Biennale Cinema 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
19. "The Brutalist (2024)". Biennale Cinema 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
20. Wiseman, Andreas; Tartaglione, Nancy (September 7, 2024). "Venice Winners: Pedro Almodóvar's 'The Room Next Door' Wins The Golden Lion; Also Wins For Nicole Kidman, Brady Corbet, 'I'm Still Here' & More". Deadline. Retrieved September 7, 2024.

External links

• Brady Corbet at IMDb