born in fairbanks, alaska and raised all over the united states-everywhere from new york to hawaii, brody began his professional acting career in 1995. he moved to los angeles after attending michigan state university to pursue his dream of becoming an actor and was fortunate enough to study with world famous acting coach, vincent chase. after months of hard work and dedication, brody landed his first role on, saved by the bell: the new class. his episode was nominated for a humanitarian award and garnered brody a great deal of well deserved attention. brody has appeared in many prime time television shows including: 7th heaven, she spies, titans, birds of prey, charmed, las vegas, family guy, and ally mcbeal. he also held a memorable recurring role on the prime time series, angel, as landok mar of the death wok clan. brody moved to new york in 1996, where he was cast in the role of zachary smith on cbs's, guiding light. he eventually returned to los angeles to star as cody dixon from 1999-2004, on the number one cbs daytime drama, the young and the restless. shortly after leaving y&r, brody joined the cast of nbc's internationally televised hit show, days of our lives, where he played the role of heartthrob, patrick lockhart, from 2004-2008. in addition to being a well known television personality, brody has starred in many feature films including: be my baby, legally blonde, the intruders,beach kings, raven, totally blonde, and most recently the suspense thriller, sebastian. he also holds a number of stage credits including a starring role in the los angeles based live comedy, amy gets her man, written by rene ashton.