Daniel Brühl
Biography
Daniel Brühl is a German and Spanish actor who started performing as a child, with school theater, radio plays, and dubbing work leading to early television and film roles. Born in Barcelona and raised in Cologne, he earned his first German Film Award as Best Actor for Das Weisse Rauschen, Nichts Bereuen, and Vaya con Dios (2002). His international breakthrough came with Good Bye, Lenin! (2003), which won him a European Film Award for Best Actor and a second German Film Award. He went on to The Edukators (2004) and reached wider audiences as Fredrick Zoller in Inglourious Basterds (2009). He earned Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations for playing Niki Lauda in Rush (2013). Other credits include The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) and The Fifth Estate (2013), plus A Most Wanted Man (2014), Captain America: Civil War (2016), and The Alienist, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination. He made his directorial debut with Next Door (2021).
48years old
Turns 49 on June 16in 218 days
- Born Barcelona
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Daniel César Martín Brühl González (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 37
- Career span
- 24 years2000 to 2024
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Early training
Brühl had no formal acting training. He did children's theater at school, first made money at age 8 in radio plays, then worked in a dubbing studio, where a dubbing actor recommended him to a talent agency.
Getting ready for a role
After being cast as Niki Lauda in Rush, Brühl took Formula Three lessons, met Lauda in Vienna, and endured seven hours of prosthetics daily to alter his face.
Getting ready for a role
Brühl trained as a maître d' at Marcus Wareing's Michelin-star restaurant in London to prepare for his role as Tony Balerdi in Burnt.
Behind the camera
Brühl's 2021 dark comedy Next Door, his directorial debut, premiered in the Berlinale Competition as a Golden Bear nominee, and he played a vain, mean version of himself.
Getting ready for a role
To get ready for his role in The Alienist, Brühl went to psychotherapy in Budapest and studied the pioneering psychologists of the era, Sigmund Freud, Josef Breuer and Carl Jung, to grasp how they thought and worked.
Own stunts
Brühl improvised dancing as Helmut Zemo in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier; it went viral and was released as the Zemo Cut.
Daniel Brühl movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Julie Delpy directed four of these films, Eli Roth two and Ron Howard two. Julie Delpy appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Anthony Mackie's page
Charles Dance's page
Emma Thompson's page
All films by Eli Roth
Also two films together24 more actors
- Diane KrugerInglourious Basterds (2009) and Joyeux Noel (2005)
- Gemma ArtertonThe King's Man (2021) and My Zoe (2019)
- Gary LewisCargo (2006) and Joyeux Noel (2005)
- Alicia VikanderBurnt (2015) and The Fifth Estate (2013)
- Colin StintonRush (2013) and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
- Riccardo ScamarcioRace for Glory: Audi vs Lancia (2024) and Burnt (2015)
- Moritz BleibtreuWoman in Gold (2015) and The Fifth Estate (2013)
- Henry GoodmanBurnt (2015) and Woman in Gold (2015)
- Alexandra Maria LaraThe King's Man (2021) and Rush (2013)
- Justus von DohnányiWoman in Gold (2015) and Lessons of a Dream (2011)
- Vicky KriepsNext Door (2021) and A Most Wanted Man (2014)
- Denis Ménochet7 Days in Entebbe (2018) and Inglourious Basterds (2009)
- Carice van HoutenThe Fifth Estate (2013) and Intruders (2011)
- Michael GwisdekGood Bye Lenin! (2003) and Vaya con Dios (2002)
- Alexander BeyerThe Fifth Estate (2013) and Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
- Albert Delpy2 Days in New York (2012) and 2 Days in Paris (2007)
- Charly HübnerThe Countess (2009) and Krabat and the Legend of the Satanic Mill (2008)
- Ludger PistorWoman in Gold (2015) and The Fifth Estate (2013)
- Alexia Landeau2 Days in New York (2012) and 2 Days in Paris (2007)
- Hans-Uwe BauerGood Bye Lenin! (2003) and Vaya con Dios (2002)
- Henriette ConfuriusLessons of a Dream (2011) and The Countess (2009)
- Martin WuttkeA Most Wanted Man (2014) and Inglourious Basterds (2009)
- Maria SimonThe Countess (2009) and Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
- Alexandre Nahon2 Days in New York (2012) and 2 Days in Paris (2007)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Daniel Brühl's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$2.5 billion
25 of the 37 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 37 films: 25 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 6 figure not found.
- 25Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 6Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 94% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.2B46.9% of the total
- 2$443M18.0% of the total
- 3$321M13.0% of the total
- 4$126M5.1% of the total
- 5$90M3.7% of the total
- 6$79M3.2% of the total
- 7$62M2.5% of the total
- 8$37M1.5% of the total
$152 millionfrom the other 17 films with a worldwide figure, 6% of the total
Awards
Six awards and honors from 2003 to 2025, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Film Festival | |||
| 2025 | Berliner Bär | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 2018 | European Cultural Award | Won | |
| 2004 | Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor | Love in Thoughts | Won |
| 2003 | European Film Award for Best Actor | Good Bye Lenin! | Won |
| 2003 | Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor | Good Bye Lenin! | Won |
| Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.