
Daniel Brühl
Birthday: 1978-06-16
Place of Birth: Barcelona, Spain
Biography: Daniel César Martín Brühl González (German: [ˈdaːni̯eːl ˈbʁyːl, -ni̯ɛl -]; born June 16, 1978) is a Spanish-German actor. 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.

Good Bye, Lenin!, 2003
Comedy
Drama

The Edukators, 2004
Drama
Comedy

Joyeux Noel, 2005
Drama
War
Romance
Historical

The Bourne Ultimatum, 2007
Action
Drama
Mystery
Thriller

2 Days in Paris, 2007
Comedy
Romance

Inglourious Basterds, 2009
Drama
Thriller
War

Intruders, 2011
Thriller
Horror
Fantasy

EVA, 2011
Sci-Fi
Drama

2 Days in New York, 2012
Comedy
Drama
Romance

Rush, 2013
Drama
Action

The Fifth Estate, 2013
Drama
Thriller

A Most Wanted Man, 2014
Thriller

Burnt, 2015
Drama

Woman in Gold, 2015
Drama

Colonia, 2015
Drama
Historical

Captain America: Civil War, 2016
Adventure
Action
Sci-Fi

Alone in Berlin, 2016
War
Thriller
Drama

The Zookeeper's Wife, 2017
Drama
Historical
War

The Cloverfield Paradox, 2018
Horror
Sci-Fi
Action

7 Days in Entebbe, 2018
Thriller
Drama
Detective

The King's Man, 2021
Action
Comedy
Adventure
Thriller

All Quiet on the Western Front, 2022
Drama
War
Action