Brad Pitt
Acting

Brad Pitt

December 18, 1963 (62 years old) Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA

Also known as: William Bradley Pitt

Biography

William Bradley Pitt (born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer. He has received various accolades, including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. One of the most influential celebrities, Pitt appeared on Forbes’ annual Celebrity 100 list from 2006 to 2008 and the Time 100 list in 2007. His films as a leading actor have grossed over $6.9 billion worldwide.

Pitt first gained recognition as a cowboy hitchhiker in the Ridley Scott road film Thelma & Louise (1991). Pitt emerged as a star, taking on leading man roles in films such as the drama A River Runs Through It (1992), the western Legends of the Fall (1994), the horror film Interview with the Vampire (1994), the crime thriller Seven (1995), and the cult film Fight Club (1999). Pitt found greater commercial success starring in Steven Soderbergh’s heist film Ocean’s Eleven (2001) and reprised his role in its sequels. He cemented his leading man status by starring in blockbusters such as the historical epic Troy (2004), the romantic crime film Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), the horror film World War Z (2013), and the action film Bullet Train (2022).

Pitt won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing a stunt performer in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). He was Oscar-nominated for his roles in the science fiction drama 12 Monkeys (1995), the fantasy romance The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and the sports drama Moneyball (2011). He also starred in acclaimed films such as Babel (2006), The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007), Burn After Reading (2008), Inglourious Basterds (2009), The Tree of Life (2011), and The Big Short (2015).

In 2001, Pitt co-founded the production company Plan B Entertainment. As a producer, he won the Academy Award for Best Picture for 12 Years a Slave (2013). He was nominated for Moneyball (2011) and The Big Short (2015). Pitt was named People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 1995 and 2000. Pitt’s relationships have also been subject to widespread media attention, particularly his marriages to actresses Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie, the latter of whom he shares six children with.

Known For

Friends

Friends

1994 • TV

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996 • TV

Raw

Raw

1993 • TV

F1

F1

2025 • Movie

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

1997 • TV

Fight Club

Fight Club

1999 • Movie

Movie Credits (125)

Acting

2025

F1

as Sonny Hayes

1999

Fight Club

as Tyler Durden

1995

Se7en

as Mills

2009

Inglourious Basterds

as LT. Aldo Raine

2004

Troy

as Achilles

2000

Snatch

as Mickey O'Neil

2001

Ocean's Eleven

as Rusty Ryan

1998

Meet Joe Black

as Joe Black / Young Man in Coffee Shop

2013

World War Z

as Gerry Lane

2024

Wolfs

as Pam's Man

2005

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

as John Smith

2007

Ocean's Thirteen

as Rusty Ryan

1995

Twelve Monkeys

as Jeffrey Goines

2008

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

as Benjamin Button

2013

12 Years a Slave

as Samuel Bass

2004

Ocean's Twelve

as Rusty Ryan

2010

Megamind

as Metro Man (voice)

1994

Interview with the Vampire

as Louis

2001

Spy Game

as Tom Bishop

2011

Moneyball

as Billy Beane

Crew

2006

The Departed

Producer

2007

A Mighty Heart

Producer

2007

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Producer

2010

Kick-Ass

Producer

2009

The Time Traveler's Wife

Executive Producer

2006

Running with Scissors

Producer

2010

Eat Pray Love

Executive Producer

2012

Killing Them Softly

Producer

2013

World War Z

Producer

2013

12 Years a Slave

Producer

TV Credits (52)

Acting

1994

Friends

as Will Colbert (uncredited)

1 episodes

1996

The Daily Show

as Self

1 episodes

1993

Raw

as Self (archive footage)

1 episodes

1997

King of the Hill

as Patch Boomhauer (voice)

1 episodes

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

2 episodes

1978

Dallas

as Randy

4 episodes

2003

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

1 episodes

1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1 episodes

2002

American Idol

as Self

1 episodes

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2014

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

1 episodes

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1 episodes

1987

21 Jump Street

as Peter

1 episodes

1989

Tales from the Crypt

as Billy

1 episodes

2003

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

1 episodes

1997

Leute heute

as Self

1 episodes

2020

DAVE

as Brad Pitt

1 episodes

1953

The Oscars

as Self

5 episodes

1987

thirtysomething

as Bernard

1 episodes

1986

Head of the Class

1 episodes

Crew

2016

The OA

Executive Producer

2017

FEUD

Executive Producer

Pretty/Handsome

Executive Producer

2021

The Underground Railroad

Executive Producer

2020

The Third Day

Executive Producer

2022

Outer Range

Executive Producer

2023

Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity

Producer

2024

3 Body Problem

Executive Producer

2022

High School

Executive Producer

2025

Adolescence

Executive Producer

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
December 18, 1963 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA
Popularity
8.9

Career Stats

125
Movies
52
TV Shows