Adam Jared Brody (born December 15, 1979) is an American film and television actor. He began his career in the early 2000s, appearing on the Gilmore Girls and other series, and subsequently came to fame for his role as Seth Cohen on The O.C., establishing his defining screen person, with Joel Stein of Time having described Brody as having created an "Adam Brody type", a screen person of a "nerdy, sarcastic, obscure-reference-laced Jew".[1] Brody has also appeared in several film roles, including Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Thank You for Smoking and In the Land of Women.
