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Daniel Brühl

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1978-06-16 (Age: 48)

Place of Birth

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Daniel Brühl

Biography

Daniel César Martín Brühl González (German: [ˈdaːni̯eːl ˈbʁyːl, -ni̯ɛl -]; Spanish: [daˈnjel ˈbɾul ɡonˈθaleθ]; born 16 June 1978) is a German-Spanish actor. He has received various accolades, including three European Film Awards and three German Film Awards, along with nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and a BAFTA Award. He received his first German Film Award for Best Actor for his roles in Das Weisse Rauschen (2001), Nichts Bereuen (2001), and Vaya con Dios (2002). His starring role in the German film Good Bye, Lenin! (2003) received widespread recognition and critical acclaim and garnered him the European Film Award for Best Actor and another German Film Award for Best Actor. He was introduced to mainstream international audiences through his breakthrough performance as Fredrick Zoller, a Nazi German war hero in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds (2009), and appearances in films like The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), The Fifth Estate (2013), and A Most Wanted Man (2014). Brühl received widespread critical acclaim and further recognition for his portrayal of former Formula 1 driver Niki Lauda in the biographical film Rush (2013), for which he earned nominations including the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Critic's Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor, and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Brühl portrays Helmut Zemo in Captain America: Civil War (2016) and the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021). He also starred as Dr. László Kreizler in the Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated period drama television series The Alienist (2018–2020), for which he earned a nomination for the Golden Globe Award as Best Actor in a Television Motion Picture at the 76th Golden Globe Awards in 2018. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daniel Brühl, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography (76)

⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

The Gallerist

2026
⭐ 6.6 Role: Alex Allonge

The Hero of Friedrichstrasse Station

2025
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⭐ 0 Role: Self

Karl - Der Mann hinter der Maske

2025
⭐ 6.7 Role: Heinz Wittmer

Eden

2025
⭐ 6.1 Role: Roland Gumpert

Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia

2024
⭐ 6.5 Role: Hauser

The Movie Teller

2023
⭐ 3.5 Role: Self - Actor

Daniel Brühl: Breaking Bad

2023
⭐ 6.1 Role: Self

Making All Quiet on the Western Front

2022
⭐ 7.7 Role: Matthias Erzberger

All Quiet on the Western Front

2022
⭐ 6.7 Role: Erik Jan Hanussen

The King's Man

2021
⭐ 6.9 Role: Helmut Zemo (archive footage)

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

2021
⭐ 6.5 Role: Daniel

Next Door

2021
⭐ 6.5 Role: Dr. Thomas Fischer

My Zoe

2019
⭐ 5.8 Role: Wilfried Böse

7 Days in Entebbe

2018
⭐ 5.6 Role: Schmidt

The Cloverfield Paradox

2018