Brady Corbet

Directing

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.