2001–2008: Early years Palarae made his acting debut on television in 2001 with the telemovie
Mat Nor Kusyairi & The Velvet Boys directed by
Mamat Khalid and produced by
Tiara Jacquelina. His collaboration with Mamat Khalid brought him onto his first feature film
Lang Buana (2003). He first gained fame by portraying two characters in
Cinta Tsunami, a television series in 2005. In 2008, with the release of his biggest commercial success,
Sindarela (
Cinderella), he rose to prominence in a lead role, Hussin on the hit television series with
Sharifah Amani and
Remy Ishak, followed by another television series,
Rona Roni Makaroni in the same year, again with Sharifah Amani.
2009–2015: Breaking into film Uncomfortable with his career direction, the media-shy actor turned his focus to film roles. Since then, he started attracting a variety of roles in films including
Anak Halal (2005),
Man Laksa (2005) and
Bilut (2005). His first major role was in
V3: Samseng Jalanan, starring alongside
Farid Kamil who also directed the movie. In 2009, Palarae starred in
Belukar alongside
Daphne Iking, directed by Jason Chong. Though the movie did not do well at the box office, his acting was praised among critics and audiences alike. He won the Best Actor award at the 23rd Malaysia Film Festival and also the
Anugerah Skrin 2010 for his performance in Belukar. In 2010, Palarae co-founded Otto Films and through the company, he co-produced, co-written & co-directed
Kolumpo, a feature film released in 2013. He also served Camwerk Studios as a Creative Consultant to help developed
The Kidnap Case of Ammar Affendi and secured a co-production deal with RexMedia (US) at the Marche Du Film at Festival De Cannes at the same year. He was later appointed as the Brand Ambassador for Edwin Denim Malaysia and also the face of local fashion designer Fairuz Ramdhan.
2016–present: Going regional In 2016, Palarae starred in the sport history film
Ola Bola,
Chiu Keng Guan's latest film after the record-breaking
The Journey. Not only that the film made RM15.85 million and became the 5th highest-grossing Malaysian film of all time, Bront also won the Kuala Lumpur Critics' Choice Award 2016 in the Best Supporting category, for his role in the film. After winning the Best Actor award for
Terbaik Dari Langit at the Asean International Film Festivals (AIFFA) 2015, he was roped in for
HBO Asia's original series titled
Halfworlds directed by Indonesian filmmaker,
Joko Anwar. He later joined the Mo Brothers on their latest film titled
Headshot, starring
Iko Uwais. In 2016, Palarae joined the cast of comedy film
My Stupid Boss as a collaboration with another Indonesian filmmaker,
Upi Avianto. At the recent 2016
Asian Television Award, Palarae was nominated for his role in the telemovie
Eropah, Here I am through the "Best Actor In A Leading Role" category. Bront later appeared on
Pengabdi Setan (Satan's Slave), a remake of classic Indonesian horror film by Joko Anwar. This would be his second collaboration with Joko after HBO Asia's
Halfworlds series.
Pengabdi Setan became the highest-grossing film in Indonesia for 2017 and being distributed in 26 countries under
CJ Entertainment (Korea). They later made two films together,
Gundala in 2019 &
Pengabdi Setan 2: Communion In 2020, he won the Best Actor award at 25th Asian Television Awards (ATA) for his role as Inspektor Megat in the asian adaptation of The Bridge series. He also starred in an adventure drama
Edge of the World, directed by
Michael Haussman and starring
Jonathan Rhys Meyers as the British soldier and adventurer James Brooke (1803–1868), the first White Rajah of Sarawak. ==Humanitarian work==