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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Frequent co-stars
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Titles
41

Eden
Heinz Wittmer • 2025
Film
★7/10

Becoming Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld • 2024
Serie
★7/10

The Franchise
Eric Bouchard • 2024
Serie
★7/10

Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia
Roland Gumpert • 2024
Film
★6/10

The Movie Teller
Hauser • 2023
Film
★6/10

Intet nyt fra Vestfronten
Matthias Erzberger • 2022
Film
★8/10

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Baron Helmut Zemo • 2021
Serie
★8/10

Kongens Mand
Erik Jan Hanussen • 2021
Film
★7/10

Next Door
Daniel • 2021
Film
★7/10

My Zoe
Dr. Thomas Fischer • 2019
Film
★7/10

Sindssygelægen
Laszlo Kreizler • 2018
Serie
★8/10

7 Days in Entebbe
Wilfried Böse • 2018
Film
★6/10

The Cloverfield Paradox
Schmidt • 2018
Film
★6/10

The Zookeeper's Wife
Lutz Heck • 2017
Film
★7/10

Kapten Amerika: Civilkrig
Zemo • 2016
Film
★7/10

Alene i Berlin
Escherich • 2016
Film
★7/10

Kvinden i guld
Hubertus Czernin • 2015
Film
★7/10

Colonia
Daniel • 2015
Film
★7/10

Burnt
Tony • 2015
Film
★7/10

A Most Wanted Man
Maximilian • 2014
Film
★6/10

The Face of an Angel
Thomas Lang • 2014
Film
★5/10

Rush
Niki Lauda • 2013
Film
★8/10

The Fifth Estate
Daniel Domscheit-Berg • 2013
Film
★6/10

All Together
Dirk • 2012
Film
★6/10

7 Days in Havana
Leonardo (segment "La tentación de Cecilia") • 2012
Film
★6/10

Winning Streak
Iván • 2012
Film
★5/10

Lessons of a Dream
Konrad Koch • 2011
Film
★7/10

EVA
Alex Garel • 2011
Film
★6/10

Intruders
Father Antonio • 2011
Film
★5/10

Inglourious Basterds
Fredrick Zoller • 2009
Film
★8/10

John Rabe
Dr. Rosen • 2009
Film
★7/10

My Words, My Lies - My Love
David Kern • 2009
Film
★6/10

The Countess
István Thurzó • 2009
Film
★6/10

In Tranzit
Klaus • 2008
Film
★6/10

The Bourne Ultimatum
Martin Kreutz • 2007
Film
★7/10

2 dage i Paris
Lucas • 2007
Film
★6/10

En dag uden krig
Horstmayer • 2005
Film
★7/10

Edukatorerne
Jan • 2004
Film
★7/10

Ladies in Lavender
Andrea • 2004
Film
★6/10

Love in Thoughts
Paul Krantz • 2004
Film
★6/10

Farvel, Lenin!
Alex • 2003
Film
★8/10

