Adrien Brody and Nick Yarris photographed together in London ahead of the staging of the play "The Fear of 13" . The play is based on the true story of Nick Yarris who spent 20 years on death row in the United States fora crime he didnt commit. Adrien Brody plays Nick Yarris in the production. The play war written by Lindsey Ferrentino and directed by Justin Martin. Adrien Brody is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Władysław Szpilman in Roman Polanski's war drama The Pianist (2002), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor at age 29, becoming the youngest actor to win in that category. He also became the second American male actor to win the César Award for Best Actor for the same film.
Nick Yarris is an American writer and storyteller who spent 22 years on death row in Pennsylvania after being wrongfully convicted of rape and murder. Nick Yarris is the author of the death row memoir Seven Days to Live (2008) (later reissued as The Fear of 13) He has also published books titled The Kindness Approach (2017) My Journey Through Her Eyes (2017) and Monsters and Madmen (2018) (experiences on death row at the since-decommissioned SCI Pittsburgh).