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Daniel Brühl

Actor

Daniel Brühl

Born June 16, 1978 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain72 films

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.

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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. Laszlo 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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Inglourious Basterds posterFirst watchInglourious Basterds20098.2as Fredrick ZollerIn Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and…View film

Essential films

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Captain America: Civil War poster7.5Captain America: Civil War2016Rush poster7.7Rush2013The Bourne Ultimatum poster7.4The Bourne Ultimatum2007All Quiet on the Western Front poster7.7All Quiet on the Western Front2022Good Bye, Lenin! poster7.5Good Bye, Lenin!2003The King's Man poster6.7The King's Man2021Colonia poster7.2Colonia2016The Zookeeper's Wife poster7.3The Zookeeper's Wife2017

Filmography

72 films as actor
  1. TBAThe CollaborationBruno Bischofberger
  2. TBAThe Entertainment System Is Down
  3. TBAPorto Rico
  4. 2026The Gallerist
  5. 2025Berlin HeroAlex Allonge
  6. 2025EdenHeinz
  7. 2024Race for Glory: Audi vs. LanciaRoland Gumpert
  8. 2023The Movie TellerHauser
  9. 2022All Quiet on the Western FrontMatthias Erzberger
  10. 2021The King's ManErik Jan Hanussen
  11. 2021Next DoorDaniel
  12. 2019My ZoeDr. Thomas Fischer
  13. 20187 Days in EntebbeWilfried Böse
  14. 2018The Cloverfield ParadoxSchmidt
  15. 2017The Zookeeper's WifeLutz Heck
  16. 2016Captain America: Civil WarZemo
  17. 2016Alone in BerlinEscherich
  18. 2016ColoniaDaniel
  19. 2015BurntTony
  20. 2015Me and KaminskiSebastian Zöllner
  21. 2015Woman in GoldHubertus Czernin
  22. 2014The Face of an AngelThomas Lang
  23. 2014A Most Wanted ManMaximilian
  24. 2013The Fifth EstateDaniel Domscheit-Berg
  25. 2013RushNiki Lauda
  26. 2012Winning StreakIván
  27. 20127 Days in HavanaLeonardo (segment "La tentación de Cecilia")
  28. 20122 Days in New YorkThe Oak Fairy
  29. 2012All TogetherDirk
  30. 2011EVAAlex Garel
  31. 2011IntrudersFather Antonio
  32. 2011Lessons of a DreamKonrad Koch
  33. 2010The Coming DaysHans Krämer
  34. 2010King's RoadRupert
  35. 2009Dinosaurier - Gegen uns seht ihr alt aus!Tobias Hardmann
  36. 2009My Words, My Lies - My LoveDavid Kern
  37. 2009Stolz der NationPvt Fredrick Zoller
  38. 2009Inglourious BasterdsFredrick Zoller
  39. 2009John RabeDr. Rosen
  40. 2009The CountessIstván Thurzó
  41. 2008KrabatTonda
  42. 2008A Tram in SPMarcos
  43. 2008In TranzitKlaus
  44. 2007The Bourne UltimatumMartin Kreutz
  45. 20072 Days in ParisLucas
  46. 2006A Friend of MineKarl
  47. 2006Salvador (Puig Antich)Salvador Puig Antich
  48. 2006CargoChris
  49. 2005Joyeux NoelHorstmayer
  50. 2004Der letzte FlugUnteroffizier Barthel
  51. 2004Ladies in LavenderAndrea
  52. 2004The EdukatorsJan
  53. 2004FarlandFrank
  54. 2004Love in ThoughtsPaul Krantz
  55. 2003Die Klasse von '99 - Schule war gestern, Leben ist jetztSchnubbi
  56. 2003Good Bye, Lenin!Alex
  57. 2002Vaya con DiosArbo
  58. 2002Elephant HeartMarko Stemper
  59. 2001The White SoundLukas Delius
  60. 2001No RegretsDaniel
  61. 2001HonoluluMarek
  62. 2001Eine öffentliche Affäre
  63. 2001Ein mörderischer PlanReini Pfaff
  64. 2000No More SchoolMarkus Baasweiler
  65. 2000Stundenhotel
  66. 2000A Handful of GrassBernd
  67. 2000DeeplyJay
  68. 1999Paradise MallCheco
  69. 1999Hin und wegDavid
  70. 1998Blutiger ErnstReinhold Gerwander
  71. 1996Der Pakt – Wenn Kinder tötenNikolas Koll
  72. 1995Svens Geheimnis