03 September 2025
Daniel César Martín Brühl González Domingo (born 16 June 1978) better known as Daniel Brühl is a Spanish-German actor. He began his work at a young age in a German soap opera called Forbidden Love in 1995. In 2003, his starring role in German tragicomedy film Good Bye, Lenin! received wider recognition and critical acclaim which garnered him the European Film Award for Best Actor and the German Film Award for Best Actor.
Brühl has worked in many countries both Europe and America and in several languages. He stars in many European films as The Edukators, Ladies in Lavender, Joyeux Noël and Salvador (Puig Antich). He speaks fluent German, English, Spanish, French and Catalan languages.
He was introduced to mainstream U.S. audiences in the role of Frederik Zoller, a German war hero in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds and in a minor role The Bourne Ultimatum. His most recent films are Et si on vivait tous ensemble?, Eva and he will portray Niki Lauda in Ron Howard film Rush.
Filmography Daniel Brühl
May 2024
May 2018
7 Days in Entebbe
Crime, Thriller, Drama Directed by: José PadilhaWith: Rosamund Pike & Daniel BruhlInspired by the true events of the 1976 hijacking of an Air France flight en route from Tel Aviv to Paris, and the most daring rescue mission ever attempted.
May 2017
The Zookeeper's Wife
Historical, Drama Directed by: Niki CaroWith: Jessica Chastain, Daniel Brühl, Johan HeldenberghThe Zookeeper's Wife tells the account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Antonina and Jan Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the German invasion.
July 2015
Woman in Gold
Drama, Historical Directed by: Simon CurtisWith: Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel BrühlMaria Altman sought to regain a world famous painting of her aunt plundered by the Nazis during World War II. She did so not just to regain what was rightfully hers, but also to obtain some measure of justice for the death, destruction, and massive art theft perpetrated by the Nazis.
December 2013
The Fifth Estate
Biographical, Drama Directed by: Bill CondonWith: Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Brühl,...A dramatic thriller based on real events that reveals the quest to expose the deceptions and corruptions of power that turned an Internet upstart into the 21st century's most fiercely debated organization.
October 2013
Rush
Biographical, Action, Drama Directed by: Ron HowardWith: Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Brühl, Olivia WildeA biography of Formula 1 champion driver Niki Lauda and the 1976 crash that almost claimed his life. Mere weeks after the accident, he got behind the wheel to challenge his rival, James Hunt.
August 2012
7 Días en La Habana
Drama Directed by: Laurent Cantet & Benicio Del ToroWith: Josh Hutcherson, Daniel Brühl, Emir KusturicaA contemporary portrait of this eclectic, vital, unique city, told through a single feature-length movie made of 7 chapters, directed by 7 internationally acclaimed directors. Each chapter depicts a day of the week through the extraordinary lives of its characters. A world away from the familiar... Read more...
June 2012
Et si On Vivait Tous Ensemble?
Comedy Directed by: Stéphane RobelinWith: Guy Bedos, Daniel Brühl, Geraldine Chaplin,...
January 2012
Intruders
Horror, Thriller Directed by: Juan Carlos FresnadilloWith: Clive Owen & Daniel BrühlTwo children living in different countries are visited nightly by a faceless being who wants to take possession of them.
Eva
Science Fiction Directed by: Kike MailloWith: Daniel Brühl, Marta Etura, Lluis HomarA shy genius is employed by his former university to design robot software.
January 2010
January 2010
John Rabe
Biographical, Drama, Historical Directed by: Florian GallenbergerWith: Ulrich Tukur, Daniel Brühl, Steve Buscemi,...1937. For nearly 30 years now, businessman JOHN RABE has been living with his wife DORA in the capital city of China, Nanking, where he heads the Siemens branch. It is difficult for him to hand over the reins of the branch office to his successor, FLIESS, and return to Berlin. He has learned to... Read more...
August 2009
Inglourious Basterds
Action, Adventure Directed by: Quentin TarantinoWith: Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, Diane Kruger,...Quentin Tarantino's war epic "Inglorious Basterds" - Tim Roth has been rumored to have a role in the film alongside Michael Madsen for a long time. In "Inglorious Bastards," a band of U.S. soldiers facing death by firing squad for their misdeeds are given a chance to redeem themselves by heading... Read more...
August 2007
2 Days in Paris
Comedy, Romantic Directed by: Julie DelpyWith: Adam Goldberg, Julie Delpy, Daniel BrühlMarion (Julie Delpy) is a French photographer who lives in NYC and is happily dating an American interior designer, Jack (Adam Goldberg). However, to inject a little romance into the stagnating relationship, they take a trip to Europe. At a stop in Paris, instead of bringing the couple closer... Read more...
January 2007
July 2005
February 2005
September 2003
Good Bye Lenin !
Melodrama Directed by: Wolfgang BeckerWith: Daniel Brühl, Katrin Sass, Chulpan Khamatova,...