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Thunderbirds
Background:
"I have no desire to be famous." Brady Corbet.
Up-and-coming actor Brady Corbet was first noticed as Mason Freeland in the
semi-autobiographical film Thirteen (2003), along with Holly Hunter, Evan Rachel
Wood and Nikki Reed. He garnered even more attention in 2004 for his starring
role as Alan Tracy, Bill Paxton's youngest son who eventually saves the world in
the live-action movie based on the mid-1960s TV series, Thunderbirds, and as
Brian Lackey, the troubled teen who believes he may have been abducted by aliens
in Gregg Araki's film version of Scott Heim's novel, Mysterious Skin, opposite
Joseph Gordon-Levitt. TV viewers recently caught him as Derek Huxley, the son of
Jack Bauer's new girlfriend in the fifth season (2006) of Fox’s hit series “24.”
Next, the 5' 8" rising star will appear in the upcoming English-language remake
of the 1997 Austrian thriller, Funny Games, opposite Naomi Watts, Tim Roth and
Michael Pitt.
Lonely Brady
Childhood and Family:
"I was a lonely kid." Brady Corbet.
On August 17, 1988, Brady James Monson Corbet was born in Scottsdale, Arizona.
About his father, he revealed: "I have daddy issues. My father wasn't around and
I've never actually come across him."
Mysterious Skin
Career:
At age 12 years old, Brady Corbet began his acting career with a guest spot in
an April 2000 episode of CBS' long-running, Emmy-nominated sitcom "The King of
Queens" and followed it up with that year’s voice work in the English version of
Japanese anime series "NieA under 7." The next years, he was a regular on
another anime series, "I My Me! Strawberry Eggs" (2001), and guest starred in a
May 2002 episode of the WB's sitcom "Greetings from Tucson." He was also spotted
as a guest in a May 2003 episode of Fox’s sitcom "Oliver Beene."
In 2003, Brady landed his first big break when he was cast opposite Holly
Hunter, Evan Rachel Wood, Nikki Reed and Jeremy Sisto in director Catherine
Hardwicke's semi-autobiographical film based on Reed's experiences, Thirteen.
Following his big screen debut, Brady immediately secured his first starring
role as Alan Tracy, the youngest son of billionaire and ex-astronaut (played by
Apollo 13 star Bill Paxton) who finally saves the world in Jonathan Frakes'
live-action movie based on the British mid-1960s TV series, Thunderbirds (2004).
Also in 2004, California filmmaker Gregg Araki cast him opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt
in the director's eighth film, Mysterious Skin. In the film, based on the 1996
novel of the same name by Scott Heim, Brady portrayed Brian Lackey, a troubled
teen who is plagued by nightmares and believes that he may have been abducted by
aliens. The film debuted in that year’s Venice Film Festival and had its
semi-wide release in 2005.
“The film ultimately isn’t about child abuse. It’s about subjectivity and how
two people can experience the same thing, but come apart in very different ways.
And I think that’s another thing that makes it less of an endurance test.” Brady
Corbet (on Mysterious Skin (2004)).
Two years later, in 2006, Brady returned to the small screen with a recurring
role as Derek Huxley, son of the son of Jack Bauer's (played by Kiefer
Sutherland) new girlfriend (played by Connie Britton) in the fifth season of
Fox's Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning show, "24." Meanwhile, he has appeared
in the indie rock band Bright Eyes’ music video “At The Bottom Of Everything”
(2005) and in the rock band Ima Robot’s “Lovers in Captivity” (2006).
Brady has completed director Matthew Buzzell's upcoming comedy movie, Sunny &
Share Love You, and is currently filming writer-director Michael Haneke's
English-language remake of the 1997 Austrian thriller, Funny Games. In the
forthcoming film, which also stars Naomi Watts and Tim Roth, Brady will team
with Michael Pitt playing the two malevolent young men who take a family hostage
in their cabin. Funny Games is scheduled for fall of 2007 release.
Awards:
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