• Faith: Judaism
• Career: Actor
• Birthday:  December 15, 1979

Adam Brody is an actor. His breakout role was as Seth Cohen on “The O.C.” In the first 10 years of the 21st century, Brody appeared in “Thank You For Smoking,” “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” “In the Land of Women,” and “Jennifer’s Body.” In the 2010s, Brody has supporting roles in comedies like “Sleeping with Other People” and “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World” and dramatic films like “Lovelace.” He appeared in several TV series during this time and starred in and produced the TV series “StartUp.” Brody also appeared in the D.C. superhero film “Shazam!” and its sequel “Shazam! Fury of the Gods.”

Brody also appeared in the thriller movies “Ready or Not” and “Promising Young Women.” He also starred in the mystery film “The Kid Detective” and the Hulu miniseries “Fleishman Is in Trouble.” Brody was born in San Diego, California, to Valerie and Mark Brody. He grew up in suburban San Diego, where he attended Wangenheim Middle School and Scripps Ranch High School and received "poor grades.” He spent much of his time surfing, admitting that he “pretty much lived at the beach.” Brody attended community college at MiraCosta College for one year but dropped out at 19 years old. Then, he moved to Hollywood to become an actor. After a year of auditioning and training, Brody landed the role of Barry Williams in “Growing Up Brady” and appeared in “The Sausage Factory.”

In 2001, he had a small role in “American Pie 2.” Brody’s first major TV role came in 2002 when he was cast in a recurring role on “Gilmore Girls” as Dave Rygalski, Lane’s bandmate and love interest. In 2003, Brody appeared in the film “Grind” and the music video for “Too Bad About Your Girl” by the Donnas. The same year, he was cast in his breakout role as Seth Cohen on “The O.C.,” where he reportedly improvised some of the character’s comedic dialogue. The role turned him into a teen idol, with the character described by the Los Angeles Times as “TV’s sexiest geek” and by Time as having “redefined” the screen persona of “unapologetic” nerdiness. He was the first male on the cover of Elle Girl. Brody has been married to actress Leighton Meister since 2014.

What religion is Adam Brody?

Brody identifies as Jewish. Both of his parents are Jewish and originally from Detroit. He had a bar mitzvah ceremony and grew up celebrating Hannukah. He describes himself as a secular Jew and is non-religious. While describing his move to Hollywood, Brody said, “It was really cool when I moved to Hollywood. There were so many Jews, and I immediately liked the camaraderie with people who had the same heritage. It felt good.”