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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CritifyHub Reviews Featuring Daniel Brühl

Whispers of Courage in a War-Torn Menagerie

on The Zookeeper's Wife | Jul 21, 2025

Directed by Niki Caro, The Zookeeper’s Wife (2017) transforms the true story of Antonina and Jan ?abi?ski, who sheltered Jews in their Warsaw Zoo during World War II, into a poignant meditation on qui... Read more

"Nazi killing business is booming." This provocative statement perfectly captures the reckless and bloody spirit of Quentin Tarantino’s "Inglourious Basterds."

on Inglourious Basterds | May 31, 2025

Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds isn’t just a World War II film; it’s a stylized, violent, and darkly humorous revisionist history where a group of American Jewish soldiers (the Basterds) on a... Read more