Daniel Brühl

Daniel Brühl

Born 1978-06-16 (age 48) Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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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.

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Known For

Inglourious Basterds
Inglourious Basterds

2009

as Fredrick Zoller

Captain America: Civil War
Rush
Rush

2013

as Niki Lauda

The King's Man
The King's Man

2021

as Erik Jan Hanussen

All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front

2022

as Matthias Erzberger

The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Ultimatum

2007

as Martin Kreutz

Eden
Eden

2025

as Heinz Wittmer

The Cloverfield Paradox
Colonia
Colonia

2016

as Daniel

Burnt
Burnt

2015

as Tony

Woman in Gold
Woman in Gold

2015

as Hubertus Czernin

Good Bye, Lenin!
Good Bye, Lenin!

2003

as Alex

The Fifth Estate
The Fifth Estate

2013

as Daniel Domscheit-Berg

A Most Wanted Man
A Most Wanted Man

2014

as Maximilian

Joyeux Noel
Joyeux Noel

2005

as Horstmayer

The Zookeeper's Wife
The Zookeeper's Wife

2017

as Lutz Heck

7 Days in Entebbe
7 Days in Entebbe

2018

as Wilfried Böse

In Tranzit
In Tranzit

2008

as Klaus

The Countess
The Countess

2009

as István Thurzó

John Rabe
John Rabe

2009

as Dr. Rosen