The German-Spanish actor celebrated his breakthrough in 2001 with the portrait of a schizophrenic in “The White Noise”. For this performance he was awarded the “Bavarian Film Prize” in 2002 as the best young actor and the “Max Ophüls Prize”. He became a young star of cinema in 2003 with the cinema production “Good Bye, Lenin!”, for which he was awarded the “European Film Prize” and the “César” as best European actor. His most successful works include “The White Noise”, “The Fat Years Are Over”, “What’s the Use of Love in Thoughts” and “Rush”…
Daniel Brühl was born on June 16, 1978 in Barcelona to a Spanish mother and a German father, but grew up with his father Hanno Brühl, a director, in Cologne.
Through his father’s profession and that of his uncle, he was a director for radio plays at West German Radio, Daniel came into contact with the entertainment industry as a child. When he was eight years old he began speaking radio plays, soon after that he also dubbed feature films. Daniel was also interested in acting and was successfully involved in his school theatre. In 1994, at the age of 16, he made his film debut in Roland Suso Richter’s “Sven’s Secret”. His performance convinced audiences and critics alike and he received further roles, such as in “Der Pakt – Wenn Kinderkillen” from 1996 and in “Blutiger Ernst” by Bernd Böhlich from 1998.
Despite his success as an actor, Daniel Brühl successfully completed school with his Abitur, but he never attended drama school. His first collaboration with his father Hanno followed in 1999 in “Hin und Weg”. In the same year Daniel celebrated his cinema debut with the teenage thriller “Land of Cockaigne” and in 2000 the comedy “School” followed. In 2001 Daniel Brühl convinced with the impressive portrait of a schizophrenic in “The White Noise”. For this performance he was awarded the “Bavarian Film Prize” in 2002 as the best young actor and the “Max Ophüls Prize”.
Daniel Brühl received the German Film Prize 2002 for his performance in the love story “No regrets”. This was followed by the road movie “Vaya Con Dios”, in which he played a monk, and the drama “Elephant Heart”. Daniel Brühl celebrated his international breakthrough in 2003 with “Good Bye, Lenin!”. Directed by Wolfgang Becker, he played a young East Berliner who, in order to protect his seriously ill mother, allowed the GDR to live on in her prefab apartment. He received the German and European Film Awards for his performance and was awarded the “César” as the best European actor in 2003.
His acting performance in the tragic comedy “The fat years are over” (2003) was also highly praised. In 2004, the drama “What good is love in thoughts” followed, in which he played a man who indulges in the intoxication of music and absinthe. “The Scent of Lavender” and “Farland” followed in the same year. In 2006, Daniel Brühl was seen alongside Jürgen Vogel for the first time. In the comedy “A Friend of mine”, the joint performance of the German stars, which tells the story of an unusual friendship, in which an instinctive freak meets a cool-headed person, was convincing. In 2013 he played racing driver Niki Lauda in the cinema production “Rush”.
Filmography
1994: Sven’s Secret
1995: Forbidden Love
1996: The Pact – When Children Kill
1997: Bloody seriousness
1997: Police Call 110: The Commissioner’s Son (TV)
1999: Land of Cockaigne
1999: There and Away
2000: Deeply (guest appearance)
2000: love hotel
2000: A handful of weed
2000: A murderous plan
2000: School
2001: The White Noise
2001: Honolulu
2001: Regret Nothing
2002: Elephant Heart
2002: Vaya con Dios
2003: Goodbye Lenin!
2003: The Class of ’99 – School was yesterday, life is now
2003: The Last Flight
2004: What use is love in thoughts
2004: The Scent of Lavender
2004: Farland
2004: The fat years are over
2005: Merry Christmas (Joyeux Noël)
2006: Cargo
2006: Salvador – Fight for Freedom (Salvador)
2006: Cars (voice)
2006: A friend of mine
2007: 2 days in Paris
2007: The Bourne Ultimatum
2007: In Tranzit
2008: Krabat
2008: Un poco de chocolate
2009: John Rabe
2009: The Countess
2009: Inglourious Basterds
2009: Pride of the Nation
2009: Purple, Purple
2009: Dinosaurs
2010: Kongavegur
Who was Daniel Brühl in cars?
Daniel César Martín Brühl González (born June 16, 1978) is a German actor which voiced Lightning McQueen in the German version of Cars.
What ethnicity is Daniel Bruhl?
Daniel César Martín Brühl González Domingo (( listen; born 16 June 1978) is a Spanish-German actor and filmmaker.
Where does Daniel Bruhl lives?
Germany
How old is Daniel Bruel?
44 years
Who is Bruhl’s wife?
Felicitas Rombold
