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Adam Brody

Adam Brody

Actor, also producer · Born December 15, 1979 (46) · San Diego, California, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Adam Jared Brody (born December 15, 1979) is an American actor, writer, musician, and producer. He is known for his role as Seth Cohen on the 2003 television series The O.C.. Brody has appeared in the films Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Thank You for Smoking (2005), In the Land of Women (2007), Jennifer's Body (2009), Cop Out (2010), Scream 4 (2011), Lovelace (2013), Life Partners (2014), Sleeping with Other People (2015), StartUp (2016), Shazam! (2019), Ready or Not (2019) and The Kid Detective (2020).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 15, 1979 (46)
From
San Diego, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
57 on MovieCove · 78 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 12% in 30 days

What are Adam Brody's films like?

Across their 39 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
39%
Self
26%
Morality
15%
Survival
10%
Power
6%
Society
4%
Ideas
1%
Friendship11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds12 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 34 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 21 · Serious 5 · Dark 8

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 21 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 11 · Charged 14 · Intense 9

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 10

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 14

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 7

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 21 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 25 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

22 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 8 of 22 analyzed roles.

Hero
8 of 22
Ally
6 of 22
Shadow
2 of 22
Trickster
2 of 22
Mentor
2 of 22
Herald
1 of 22
Shapeshifter
1 of 22
Show the 22 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Absurd
13
Joyful
11
Melancholic
12
Warm
12
Other
44

How their films linger

Fun16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet16
  • Ambiguous9

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Adam Brody's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 43 of their 57 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Adam Brody's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

78 credits, 57 with a MovieCove page; 21 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Gutter(2024)

    as Building Inspector

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Nobody Wants This(2024)

    Show 30 episodes · as Noah Roklov

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • American Fiction(2023)

    as Wiley Valdespino

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • River Wild(2023)

    as Trevor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Shazam! Fury of the Gods(2023)

    as Super Hero Freddy

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Fleishman Is in Trouble(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Seth Morris

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • My Father's Dragon(2022)

    as Bob (voice)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Promising Young Woman(2020)

    as Jerry

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Kid Detective(2020)

    Executive Producer · as Abe Applebaum

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Mrs. America(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Marc Feigen-Fasteau

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Jay and Silent Bob Reboot(2019)

    as Clerk

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Ready or Not(2019)

    as Daniel

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Isabelle(2018)

    as Matthew Kane

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Shazam!(2019)

    as Super Hero Freddy

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Curfew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as Max Larssen

  • Single Parents(2018)

    Show 7 episodes · as Derek

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Hollyweed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Brent

  • Hollyweed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Brent

  • It's Me, Sugar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Jack Lemmon

  • Big Bear(2017)

    as Eric

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • CHIPS(2017)

    as Clay Allen

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Urban Myths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Lemmon

  • StartUp(2016)

    Show 30 episodes · Producer · as Nicholas "Nick" Talman

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Yoga Hosers(2016)

    as Ichabod

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Showing Roots(2016)

    as Bud

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Sleeping with Other People(2015)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The History of Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Andrew

  • Billy & Billie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Billy Jones

  • Life Partners(2014)

    as Tim

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Cosmopolitans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Jimmy

  • The Cosmopolitans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Jimmy

  • Think Like a Man Too(2014)

    as Isaac

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Growing Up and Other Lies(2014)

    as Rocks

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Baggage Claim(2013)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Lovelace(2013)

    as Harry Reems

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Some Girl(s) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Man

  • Welcome to the Jungle(2013)

    as Chris

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Double or Nothing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Clark

  • Revenge for Jolly!(2012)

    as Danny

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Seeking a Friend for the End of the World(2012)

    as Owen

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Damsels in Distress(2011)

    as Fred Packenstacker / Charlie Walker

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • House of Lies(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · as Nate Hyatt

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Good Vibes(2011)

    Show 12 episodes · as Woodie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • New Girl(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Berkley

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Oranges(2011)

    as Toby Walling

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Scream 4(2011)

    as Deputy Hoss

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Romantics(2010)

    as Jake

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Cop Out(2010)

    as Barry Mangold

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Funny or Die Presents...(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Roger

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • The League(2009)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ted

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Jennifer's Body(2009)

    as Nikolai

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Death in Love(2008)

    as Talent Agent

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Smiley Face(2007)

    as Steve the Dealer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Ten(2007)

    as Stephen Montgomery

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • In the Land of Women(2007)

    as Carter Webb

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Loop(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Keith

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Thank You for Smoking(2005)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith(2005)

    as Benjamin Danz

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Missing Brendan(2003)

    as Patrick Calden

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Grind(2003)

    as Dustin Knight

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Home Security (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Producer · Writer · as Greg

  • The O.C.(2003)

    Show 92 episodes · as Seth Cohen

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Ring(2002)

    as Male Teen #1

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Sausage Factory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 13 episodes · as Zack

  • According to Spencer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Tommy

  • Smallville(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Justin Gaines

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • American Pie 2(2001)

    as High School Guy

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Go Fish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Grounded for Life(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Brian

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Gilmore Girls(2000)

    Show 9 episodes · as Dave Rygalski

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Growing Up Brady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Barry Williams

  • Once and Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Family Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Noel Johnson

  • Judging Amy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Barry 'Romeo' Gilmore

  • Undressed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Mad TV(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Seth Cohen

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Live with Kelly and Mark(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • A Night at Claridge’s (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Lt Dayton Pike

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 78 titles, 77 of them dated from 1988 to 2024; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)

$487M worldwide

Highest rated

Thank You for Smoking (2005)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

The O.C. (2003)

Film career

19882024

Peak 2013 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 19 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2000Screen debut· Growing Up Brady
  • 2000First top-billed film· Growing Up Brady
  • 2014Career best· Think Like a Man Too
  • 2016Career best· StartUp

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting78 of 78: 75 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thWriting1 of 78: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing3 of 78: 0 only producing, 3 with another role

78 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s5 · acting2000s22 · 22 acting · 1 crew2010s39 · 39 acting · 1 crew2020s10 · 10 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 16% of 37 roles
00101520

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

1 major award from 8 major nominations, 2024–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Comedy Series
  2. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actor in a Comedy Series
  3. 2024
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Adam Brody's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 40; across their 34 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Midcredits score across 57 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 57 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed22

Most divisive · actor

Showing Roots (2016)

85th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

American Fiction (2023)

Midcredits 96th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 31 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Adam Brody's work okay for kids?

Across up to 30 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore19 titles30–87 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity30 titles20–68 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity22 titles44–89 · median 67 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs18 titles27–68 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense18 titles19–76 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Adam Brody work with?

People who share at least 2 of Adam Brody's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kristen Bell shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles