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Daniel Brühl

Daniel Brühl

Actor, also producer, director and writer · Born June 16, 1978 (48) · Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Screen Actors Guild Award winner · Golden Globe nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 2 other major award bodies

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. Laszlo 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daniel Brühl, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
June 16, 1978 (48)
From
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Works as
Actor, also producer, director and writer
Titles
53 on MovieCove · 88 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 24% in 30 days

What are Daniel Brühl's films like?

Across their 48 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
22%
Morality
21%
Self
19%
Survival
13%
Power
11%
Society
9%
Ideas
6%
Family bonds12 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 42 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 11 · Dark 21

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 26 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 15 · Intense 21

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 15 · Shifting 23 · Whiplash 4

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 26 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 22 · Relentless 6

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 29 · Full focus 6

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 22

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 25 · Open-ended 14 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

31 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 14 of 31 analyzed roles.

Hero
14 of 31
Mentor
5 of 31
Shapeshifter
3 of 31
Shadow
3 of 31
Trickster
2 of 31
Threshold guardian
2 of 31
Ally
1 of 31
Herald
1 of 31
Show the 31 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
35
Melancholic
22
Dread
11
Warm
10
Contemplative
10
Other
38

How their films linger

Thought-provoking27 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet29
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous11

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Daniel Brühl's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 31 of their 53 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Daniel Brühl's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

88 credits, 53 with a MovieCove page; 21 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Gallerist(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Break (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Producer

  • City of Blood(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Berlin Hero(2025)

    as Alex Allonge

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Eden(2024)

    as Heinz

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Franchise(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Eric Bouchard

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Becoming Karl Lagerfeld(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Karl Lagerfeld

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia(2024)

    as Roland Gumpert

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Movie Teller(2023)

    as Hauser

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • All Quiet on the Western Front(2022)

    Executive Producer · as Matthias Erzberger

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The King's Man(2021)

    as Erik Jan Hanussen

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Helmut Zemo (archive footage)

  • Next Door(2021)

    Director · Idea · Producer · as Daniel

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Falcon and the Winter Soldier(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Baron Zemo

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Marvel Studios: Legends(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · as Helmut Zemo / Baron Zemo (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • My Zoe(2019)

    Executive Producer · as Dr. Thomas Fischer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • 7 Days in Entebbe(2018)

    as Wilfried Böse

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Cloverfield Paradox(2018)

    as Schmidt

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Alienist(2018)

    Show 18 episodes · as Laszlo Kreizler

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Zookeeper's Wife(2017)

    as Lutz Heck

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Killing for Love(2016)

    as Jens Söring (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Captain America: Civil War(2016)

    as Zemo

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Alone in Berlin(2016)

    as Escherich

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Colonia(2015)

    as Daniel

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Burnt(2015)

    as Tony

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Me and Kaminski(2015)

    as Sebastian Zöllner

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Woman in Gold(2015)

    as Hubertus Czernin

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Barcelona, la rosa de foc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as narrator (German)

  • The Face of an Angel(2014)

    as Thomas Lang

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • A Most Wanted Man(2014)

    as Maximilian

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Fifth Estate(2013)

    as Daniel Domscheit-Berg

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Rush(2013)

    as Niki Lauda

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Winning Streak(2012)

    as Iván

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • 7 Days in Havana(2011)

    as Leonardo (segment "La tentación de Cecilia")

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Two Days in New York(2012)

    as The Oak Fairy

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • All Together(2011)

    as Dirk

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Eva(2011)

    as Alex Garel

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Intruders(2011)

    as Father Antonio

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Lessons of a Dream(2011)

    as Konrad Koch

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Coming Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Hans Krämer

  • King's Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Rupert

  • Dinosaurier - Gegen uns seht ihr alt aus! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Tobias Hardmann

  • Lila, Lila(2009)

    as David Kern

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Stolz der Nation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Pvt Fredrick Zoller

  • Inglourious Basterds(2009)

    as Fredrick Zoller

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • John Rabe(2009)

    as Dr. Rosen

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Countess(2009)

    as István Thurzó

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Krabat(2008)

    as Tonda

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • A Tram in SP (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Marcos

  • In Tranzit(2008)

    as Klaus

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Bourne Ultimatum(2007)

    as Martin Kreutz

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Two Days in Paris(2007)

    as Lucas

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • A Friend of Mine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Karl

  • Salvador(2006)

    as Salvador Puig Antich

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Cargo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Chris

  • Joyeux Noel(2005)

    as Horstmayer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Der letzte Flug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Unteroffizier Barthel

  • Ladies in Lavender(2004)

    as Andrea

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Edukators(2004)

    as Jan

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Farland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Frank

  • Love in Thoughts(2004)

    as Paul Krantz

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Die Klasse von '99 - Schule war gestern, Leben ist jetzt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Schnubbi

  • Good Bye Lenin!(2003)

    as Alex

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Vaya con Dios (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Arbo

  • Elephant Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Marko Stemper

  • The White Sound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Lukas Delius

  • No Regrets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Daniel

  • Honolulu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Marek

  • Eine öffentliche Affäre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Ein mörderischer Plan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Reini Pfaff

  • No More School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Markus Baasweiler

  • Stundenhotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • A Handful of Grass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Bernd

  • Deeply (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Jay

  • Sturmzeit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 5 episodes · as Chris Rathenberg

  • Paradise Mall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Checo

  • Hin und weg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as David

  • Blutiger Ernst (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Reinhold Gerwander

  • Der Pakt - Wenn Kinder töten(1996)

    as Nikolas Koll

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Svens Geheimnis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • SOKO München (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Knut

  • Police Call 110(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Voigt

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Tatort(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Achim

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Break (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Legacy of Spies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Jens Fielder

  • The Boys from Brazil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 4 episodes · as Von Harteneck

  • The Collaboration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Bruno Bischofberger

  • The Entertainment System Is Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 88 titles, 81 of them dated from 1970 to 2026; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

$321M worldwide

Highest rated

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward winNomination
19702026

Peak 2012 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 22 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 1 more milestone

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting85 of 88: 82 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdDirecting3 of 88: 1 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting1 of 88: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing5 of 88: 1 only producing, 4 with another role

88 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s3 · acting1990s6 · acting2000s33 · acting2010s26 · 26 acting · 1 crew2020s13 · 12 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 31% of 49 roles
0005101520

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Screen Actors Guild Award and 1 other major award from 8 major nominations, 2003–2021.

WinNomination
  1. 2021
    • Berlinale award, nominated · Best Film
  2. 2019
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
  3. 2014
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
  4. 2010
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  5. 2003
    • Berlinale award, won

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Daniel Brühl's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 45; across their 42 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Midcredits score across 53 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 53 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser22
  • Broadly Agreed10
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

The Gallerist (2026)

99th percentile spread · 48% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 40 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Daniel Brühl's work okay for kids?

Across up to 23 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore16 titles36–93 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity23 titles10–66 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity17 titles22–78 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs15 titles19–59 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense15 titles33–88 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Daniel Brühl work with?

People who share at least 2 of Daniel Brühl's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Malte Grunert shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles