Adam Jared Brody made his debut in the 1999 action crime film ‘Random Acts of Violence’ directed by Drew BellJefferson and Keith Langley. That same year, he also appeared in the television series American live-action sketch comedy and variety show ‘The Amanda Show’ where he played the role of ‘Greg Brady.’ He was next seen in television series like ‘City Guys’ (2000), ‘Go Fish’ (2000), ‘Judging Amy’ (2000), ‘Once and Again’ (2000-2001), ‘The Sausage Factory’ (2000-2002), ‘Grounded for Life’ (2001-2004), and ‘Gilmore Girls’ (2002-2003). In 2003, he joined the main cast of the American teen drama television series ‘The O.C.’ created by Josh Schwartz. The show aired 92 episodes in a span of 4 seasons before going off-air in 2007. Brody also received 3 ‘Teen Choice Awards’ for his performance as ‘Seth Cohen’ in the series. In 2005, he starred as ‘Benjamin Danz’ in the American romantic action film ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ directed by Doug Liman. Even though the film opened to a mixed critical reception, it managed to gross over $487.3 million on a $110 million budget. That same year, he also appeared in the Jason Reitman-directed American satirical black comedy film ‘Thank You for Smoking.’ The film received positive reviews from critics, earning an 86% approval score on Rotten Tomatoes.Â
He next starred in films like ‘Smiley Face’ (2007), ‘The Ten’ (2007), ‘Death in Love’ (2008), ‘Jennifer's Body’ (2009), ‘Cop Out’ (2010), and ‘The Romantics’ (2010). In 2011, he played the role of ‘Charlie Walker’ in the American comedy film ‘Damsels in Distress’ directed by Whit Stillman. The film received a positive response from critics. The same year, he also portrayed Ross Hoss in the Wes Craven-directed American slasher film, ‘Scream 4.’ The film saw mixed to positive reviews upon release and grossed over $97.1 million on a budget of $40 million. He continued to star in films like ‘Seeking a Friend for the End of the World’ (2012), ‘Revenge for Jolly!’ (2012), ‘Baggage Claim’ (2013), ‘Lovelace’ (2013), ‘Growing Up and Other Lies’ (2014), ‘Life Partners’ (2014), ‘Sleeping with Other People’ (2015), ‘Yoga Hosers’ (2016), ‘CHiPs’ (2017), ‘Isabelle’ (2018), ‘Jay and Silent Bob Reboot’ (2019), ‘Ready or Not’ (2019), ‘Shazam!’ (2019), ‘The Kid Detective’ (2020), and ‘Promising Young Woman’ (2020). He last appeared in the 2022 American slasher film ‘Scream’ directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics and was a major commercial success.