Portrait of Daniel Brühl

Acting

Daniel Brühl

Career

Active from 1996 to 2026, busiest in 2009 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
47
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 61 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Daniel Brühl Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.5, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    1.1, average 1.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.5, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 8
  • Historical Drama 7
  • Character-Driven 6
  • Psychological Drama 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • World War II 3
  • Political Thriller 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Underdog Story 3
  • European Cinema 3
  • Political Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

82
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

4 titles
The Collaboration
The Collaboration

as Bruno Bischofberger

The Boys from Brazil
The Boys from Brazil

TV show · as Von Harteneck

Legacy of Spies
Legacy of Spies

TV show · as Jens Fielder

Break
Break

Director

2020s

13 titles · average score 64
Eden
Eden (2025)
GoodWatch score 60

as Heinz

Berlin Hero
Berlin Hero (2025)
GoodWatch score 64

as Alex Allonge

Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia
Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia (2024)
GoodWatch score 53

as Roland Gumpert

Becoming Karl Lagerfeld
Becoming Karl Lagerfeld (2024)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Karl Lagerfeld

The Franchise
The Franchise (2024)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Eric Bouchard

The Movie Teller
The Movie Teller (2023)
GoodWatch score 64

as Hauser

All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
GoodWatch score 82

as Matthias Erzberger

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Baron Zemo

The King's Man
The King's Man (2021)
GoodWatch score 51

as Erik Jan Hanussen

Next Door
Next Door (2021)
GoodWatch score 56

as Daniel

Marvel Studios Legends
Marvel Studios Legends (2021)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Helmut Zemo / Baron Zemo (archive footage) (uncredited)

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special (2021)
GoodWatch score 64

as Helmut Zemo (archive footage)

2010s

26 titles · average score 58
The Alienist
The Alienist (2018)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Laszlo Kreizler

The Cloverfield Paradox
The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)
GoodWatch score 39

as Schmidt

7 Days in Entebbe
7 Days in Entebbe (2018)
GoodWatch score 45

as Wilfried Böse

The Zookeeper's Wife
The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)
GoodWatch score 66

as Lutz Heck

Colonia
Colonia (2016)
GoodWatch score 49

as Daniel

Alone in Berlin
Alone in Berlin (2016)
GoodWatch score 58

as Escherich

Killing for Love
Killing for Love (2016)
GoodWatch score 78

as Jens Söring (voice)

Burnt
Burnt (2015)
GoodWatch score 47

as Tony

The Face of an Angel
The Face of an Angel (2014)
GoodWatch score 38

as Thomas Lang

Rush
Rush (2013)
GoodWatch score 81

as Niki Lauda

The Fifth Estate
The Fifth Estate (2013)
GoodWatch score 48

as Daniel Domscheit-Berg

EVA
EVA (2011)
GoodWatch score 60

as Alex Garel

2000s

31 titles · average score 63
Inglourious Basterds
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
GoodWatch score 81

as Fredrick Zoller

The Countess
The Countess (2009)
GoodWatch score 53

as István Thurzó

Krabat
Krabat (2008)
GoodWatch score 55

as Tonda

2 Days in Paris
2 Days in Paris (2007)
GoodWatch score 71

as Lucas

Salvador (Puig Antich)
Salvador (Puig Antich) (2006)
GoodWatch score 74

as Salvador Puig Antich

The Edukators
The Edukators (2004)
GoodWatch score 73

as Jan

Ladies in Lavender
Ladies in Lavender (2004)
GoodWatch score 65

as Andrea

Love in Thoughts
Love in Thoughts (2004)
GoodWatch score 70

as Paul Krantz

Good Bye, Lenin!
Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)
GoodWatch score 79

as Alex

Vaya con Dios
Vaya con Dios (2002)
GoodWatch score 63

as Arbo

The White Sound
The White Sound (2001)
GoodWatch score 69

as Lukas Delius

No More School
No More School (2000)
GoodWatch score 62

as Markus Baasweiler

1990s

5 titles · average score 58
Hin und weg
Hin und weg (1999)

as David

Paradise Mall
Paradise Mall (1999)
GoodWatch score 58

as Checo

Sturmzeit
Sturmzeit (1999)

TV show · as Chris Rathenberg

Blutiger Ernst
Blutiger Ernst (1998)

as Reinhold Gerwander

Der Pakt – Wenn Kinder töten
Der Pakt – Wenn Kinder töten (1996)

as Nikolas Koll

1970s

3 titles · average score 62
SOKO München
SOKO München (1978)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show · as Knut

Polizeiruf 110
Polizeiruf 110 (1971)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Robert Voigt

Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime (1970)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Achim