Brady Corbet
Biography
Brady Corbet is an American filmmaker who began as an actor. Born in Scottsdale, Arizona, he started at age eleven with a guest role on The King of Queens in 2000 and voice work on the animated series NieA under 7 and I My Me! Strawberry Eggs. His first film part came in Thirteen (2003). He later appeared in Mysterious Skin (2004), Funny Games (2007), Melancholia (2011), Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) and Clouds of Sils Maria (2014), and on television in 24 and Olive Kitteridge. After retiring from acting in 2014, he turned to directing. His debut feature, The Childhood of a Leader (2015), won Best Director in the Horizons section at the Venice Film Festival. He followed it with Vox Lux (2018) and The Brutalist (2024), which brought him the Silver Lion, a BAFTA and a Golden Globe for Best Director plus Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director and Original Screenplay.
38years old
Turns 39 on August 17in 308 days
- Born Scottsdale
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Also credited as Brady James Monson Corbet
Movie Career
- Films
- 14
- Career span
- 11 years2003 to 2014
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First role
At eleven, Brady Corbet launched his acting career with a guest spot on CBS' The King of Queens in an April 2000 episode. He then did voice work for the English dub of the Japanese animated series NieA under 7.
A first
Corbet agreed in 2013 to direct The Childhood of a Leader, which was his first feature film. At the 72nd Venice International Film Festival it showed in the Horizons section, and he took Best Director there.
Brady Corbet movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Christopher Abbott appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Christopher Abbott's page
Naomi Watts's page
Vanessa Hudgens's page
Maria Dizzia's page
Box office
What Brady Corbet's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$95.0 million
11 of the 14 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 14 films: 11 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 1 figure not found.
- 11Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 1Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 96% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$28M29.8% of the total
- 2$17M18.2% of the total
- 3$16M16.8% of the total
- 4$10M10.7% of the total
- 5$7.9M8.4% of the total
- 6$4.1M4.3% of the total
- 7$3.8M4.0% of the total
- 8$3.5M3.7% of the total
$4.0 millionfrom the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 4% of the total
Awards
Four awards and honors from 2024 to 2025, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| 2025 | Best Director | The Brutalist | Won |
| BAFTA | |||
| 2025 | Best Direction | The Brutalist | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2025 | Satellite Award for Best Director | The Brutalist | Won |
| 2024 | Silver Lion | The Brutalist | Won |
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