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.
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As Director
Filmography
Captain America: Civil War
as Zemo 2016
Inglourious Basterds
as Fredrick Zoller 2009
The Bourne Ultimatum
as Martin Kreutz 2007
Rush
as Niki Lauda 2013
The King's Man
as Erik Jan Hanussen 2021
All Quiet on the Western Front
as Matthias Erzberger 2022
Burnt
as Tony 2015
The Cloverfield Paradox
as Schmidt 2018
Good Bye, Lenin!
as Alex 2003
Colonia
as Daniel 2015
The Zookeeper's Wife
as Lutz Heck 2017
A Most Wanted Man
as Maximilian 2014
Woman in Gold
as Hubertus Czernin 2015
The Fifth Estate
as Daniel Domscheit-Berg 2013
Joyeux Noel
as Horstmayer 2005
Intruders
as Father Antonio 2011
Eden
as Heinz Wittmer 2025