Complex sentence: Next in 2013, he produced, and played a small role in, "12 Years a Slave", a historical drama based on the autobiography of Solomon Northup, and had a supporting role in Ridley Scott's "The Counselor".
Split into simpler sentences: Next in 2013, he produced, and played a small role in, "12 Years a Slave", a historical drama based on the autobiography of Solomon Northup. Also in 2013, Pitt had a supporting role in Ridley Scott's "The Counselor".