
Daniel Brühl is a popular German-Spanish actor known for his work in both European cinema and Hollywood. He was born on June 16, 1978, in Barcelona, Spain. He was raised in Cologne, Germany, and is fluent in several languages, including German, Spanish, and English. He began acting at a young age and gained popularity for his role in the 2003 German film Good Bye Lenin!.
He has been working in the entertainment industry for more than 25 years and has worked in more than 60 films. His known work includes The Edukators, Rush, Inglourious Basterds, and Captain America: Civil War. Over the years, he has received many nominations for his work, including two Golden Globe nominations, two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, and a BAFTA nomination, and he has won a Screen Actors Guild Award. Let’s take a look at the list of Daniel Brühl's movies and TV shows.
List of Daniel Brühl movies

Daniel Brühl made his film debut with the film Paradise Mall (Schlaraffenland) in 1999, where he played the role of Checo. He got his breakthrough with the critically acclaimed German film Good Bye Lenin! (2003), where he played the role of Alexander Kerner. He received praise and many awards for his performance in the film. He also appeared in many German films like The White Sound (2001), The Edukators (2004), and Merry Christmas (2005).
Brühl gained international popularity with Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds (2009), where he played Fredrick Zoller. In 2013, he starred in the film Rush, where he played the role of Formula One legend Niki Lauda. He received BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations for his work in the film. He further gained popularity when he joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Helmut Zemo in Captain America: Civil War (2016) and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021). Apart from that, he has also worked in films like The Fifth Estate (2013), A Most Wanted Man (2014), The Cloverfield Paradox (2018), All Quiet on the Western Front (2022), etc.
Year | Film Title | Role |
1999 | Paradise Mall | Checo |
1999 | Le château des singes | Kom |
2000 | A Handful of Grass | Bernd |
2000 | Deeply | Jay |
2000 | No More School | Markus Baasweiler |
2001 | The White Sound | Lukas |
2001 | Honolulu | Marek |
2001 | No Regrets | Daniel |
2002 | Elephant Heart | Marko Stemper |
2002 | Vaya con Dios | Arbo |
2003 | Good Bye, Lenin! | Alexander Kerner |
2003 | Die Klasse von '99 | Schnubbi |
2003 | Der letzte Flug | Uffz. Barthel |
2003 | Brother Bear | Kenai |
2004 | Love in Thoughts | Paul Krantz |
2004 | The Edukators | Jan |
2004 | Ladies in Lavender | Andrea Marowski |
2004 | Farland | Frank |
2005 | Joyeux Noël | Le Lieutenant Horstmayer |
2006 | Cargo | Chris |
2006 | Cars | Lightning McQueen |
2006 | Salvador (Puig Antich) | Salvador Puig Antich |
2006 | Ein Freund von mir | Karl |
2006 | Brother Bear 2 | Kenai |
2007 | 2 Days in Paris | Lukas |
2007 | The Bourne Ultimatum | Martin Kreutz |
2008 | In Tranzit | Klaus |
2008 | Un poco de chocolate | Marcos |
2008 | Krabat | Tonda |
2009 | John Rabe | Dr. Georg Rosen |
2009 | Las madres de Elna | Amaro |
2009 | The Countess | István Thurzó |
2009 | Inglourious Basterds | Fredrick Zoller |
2009 | Lila, Lila | David Kern |
2009 | Inglorious Basterds: Stolz der Nation | Friedrich (as Fredrick Zoller) |
2009 | Dinosaurier – Gegen uns seht ihr alt aus! | Tobias Hardmann |
2010 | King's Road | Rupert |
2010 | The Coming Days | Hans Krämer |
2011 | Lessons of a Dream | Konrad Koch |
2011 | All Together | Dirk |
2011 | Eva | Álex Garel |
2011 | Intruders | Father Antonio |
2011 | 2 Days in New York | The Oak Fairy |
2012 | Winning Streak | Iván Pelayo |
2012 | 7 Days in Havana | Leonardo (segment "La tentación de Cecilia) |
2013 | Rush | Niki Lauda |
2013 | The Fifth Estate | Daniel Domscheit-Berg |
2014 | A Most Wanted Man | Maximilian |
2014 | The Face of an Angel | Thomas |
2015 | Woman in Gold | Hubertus Czernin |
2015 | Colonia | Daniel |
2015 | Me and Kaminski | Sebastian Zöllner |
2015 | Burnt | Tony Balerdi |
2016 | Alone in Berlin | Escherich |
2016 | Captain America: Civil War | Helmut Zemo |
2016 | Killing for Love | Jens Söring |
2017 | The Zookeeper's Wife | Lutz Heck |
2018 | The Cloverfield Paradox | Ernst Schmidt |
2018 | Entebbe | Wilfried Böse |
2019 | My Zoe | Thomas Fischer |
2021 | Next Door | Daniel Weltz |
2021 | The King’s Man | Erik Jan Hanussen |
2022 | All Quiet on the Western Front | Matthias Erzberger |
2023 | The Movie Teller | Nansen |
2024 | Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia | Roland Gumpert |
2024 | Eden | Heinz Wittmer |
List of Daniel Brühl's TV shows

Daniel Brühl made his acting debut with the TV show Verbotene Liebe in 1995, where he played the role of Benji Kirchner. He started his career with a minor appearance in TV shows like Freunde fürs Leben (1997), Polizeiruf 110 (1997), SOKO München (1998), Tatort (1998–2000), etc. One of his best-known TV roles was in The Alienist (2018–2020), where he played Dr. Laszlo Kreizler. Following that, he has worked in shows like The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021), Becoming Karl Lagerfeld (2024), and The Franchise (2024).
Year | Show Title | Role |
1995 | Verbotene Liebe | Benji Kirchner |
1996 | Der Pakt – Wenn Kinder töten | Nikolas Koll |
1997 | Freunde fürs Leben | Leander Heiden |
1997 | Polizeiruf 110 | Robert Voigt |
1998 | SOKO München | Knut |
1998-2000 | Tatort | Achim |
1998 | Blutiger Ernst | Reinhold Gerwander |
1999 | Hin und weg | David |
1999 | Sturmzeit | Chris Rathenberg |
1999 | Ein mörderischer Plan | Reini Pfaff |
2014 | The Trip | Patron at Terrace Bar |
2018-2020 | The Alienist | Dr. Laszlo Kreizler |
2021 | The Falcon and the Winter Soldier | Helmut Zemo |
2021 | Marvel Studios: Assembled | Himself |
2024 | Becoming Karl Lagerfeld | Karl Lagerfeld |
2024 | The Franchise | Eric |
FAQs about Daniel Brühl
A. Daniel Brühl is 46 years old.
A. Daniel Brühl holds both German and Spanish nationalities.
A. Felicitas Rombold is Daniel Brühl’s wife.