Daniel Brühl (full name Daniel César Martin Brühl Gonzalez Domingo) is a German actor, nominee for the Golden Globe and the British Film Academy. He has almost seventy film roles on his account. Today, Brüel is one of the most popular and sought-after actors in Germany. Viewers know him from the films: "Race", "Goodbye, Lenin!", "The First Avenger: Confrontation", "Merry Christmas", "The Bourne Ultimatum".
Daniel's creative biography began in childhood with school performances. He first appeared on the screen in 1992, starring in one of the television projects. From that moment on, his acting career began to grow rapidly.
early years
The boy was born in Spain in the summer of 1978. His father worked in the film industry as a documentary filmmaker. Mom was a teacher at the school. Almost immediately after the birth of the child, the family left Spain and settled in Germany, where Daniel spent his entire childhood.
In addition to Daniel, the family had two more children. Parents from an early age taught their children to speak several languages, because the father was from Germany, and the mother was from Spain. And they strove for the children to be fluent in two languages. I must say that Daniel succeeded in mastering languages. During his school years, he learned English, which was used to teach basic subjects, and French, and later - Portuguese and Catalan.
Daniel's passion for the stage and theatrical art began in his school years. At first, his favorite pastime was to scare his parents, pretending to faint and his own death. Daniel later often recalled that he was very successful at such pranks, from which the parents were not happy, and every time my mother thought that something terrible had really happened to the child.
At school, Daniel did not miss a single performance, he often got the main roles. One of the oldest schools in Germany, where the boy was educated, was distinguished by the fact that, in addition to basic subjects, great attention was paid to the development of the creative abilities of children.
Daniel also got acquainted with television in early childhood. The father, working as a director, often took his son with him to the studio so that he could observe the filming process and the work of the people involved in the production of films.
Daniel also began acting on television very early. The agency, which is engaged in the selection of young actors, offered the boy a small role in the series. After filming, he finally decided that he would devote his life to cinema.
Film career
Two years after his debut role, Daniel played in the TV series Forbidden Love and also began acting in short films that the students worked on. His talent was noted by film critics, and soon the young man began to receive new invitations to shoot.
World fame brought Daniel the main role in the film "Good Bye, Lenin!". In the film, famous actors starred with him: K. Zass, Ch. Khamatova, A. Bayer, M. Simon. For his work, Bruhl received the European Film Academy Award and the German National Film Award.
Further acting career of Bruhl is full of constant filming in new projects, such as: "Why thoughts of love?", "Educators", "Ladies in Purple", "Merry Christmas", "My Friend", "Salvador", "Inglourious Basterds "," The Bourne Ultimatum "," The Fifth Estate "," Race "," The First Avenger: Confrontation "," The Zoo Keeper's Wife."
In 2018, the film The Cloverfield Paradox, which was expected by many viewers and critics, appeared at the box office, where Bruhl played one of the main roles. The film came out ambiguous, received many negative reviews from film critics, but the audience gave it quite high marks.
In the coming years, Daniel will appear on screens in new films: "My Zoe", "Kingsman: The Great Game".
Personal life
Bruhl began dating actress Jessica Schwartz in 2001. The couple lived together for almost five years, but it never came to marriage.
In 2010, the psychologist Felicitas Rombol became Daniel's wife. In 2016, their firstborn son Anton was born. The couple currently live in their own home in Germany.
