Daniel Brühl

Birthday: 16 June 1978, Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Birth Name: Daniel César Martín Brühl González Domingo

Height: 176 cm

Daniel Brühl was born in Barcelona, Spain. His father was German TV director Hanno Brühl (1937-2010), who was born in São Paulo, Brazil. His Spanish mother was a teacher. He also has a brother and a sister, Oliver and Miriam. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Cologne, Germany, where he grew up and attended the Dreikönigsgymnasium. Br... Show more »

I was lucky to start working when German cinema was having an interesting moment. Now the quality is...Show more »

I was lucky to start working when German cinema was having an interesting moment. Now the quality is going downhill again because they're insisting on doing comedies. Show less «

[on owning the 'Bar Raval' in Berlin-Kreuzberg] My cooking skills are not the best. That's why I dec...Show more »

[on owning the 'Bar Raval' in Berlin-Kreuzberg] My cooking skills are not the best. That's why I decided to open a restaurant. I have some great chefs and professional cooks who do very, very good Spanish food, Spanish tapas in Berlin. Still far away from a Michelin star.[2015] Show less «

Well, my first languages are German and Spanish because I was brought up by a Spanish mother and a G...Show more »

Well, my first languages are German and Spanish because I was brought up by a Spanish mother and a German father, so I always spoke both languages at home. I'm very thankful that I was brought up in a bilingual house. Show less «

I enjoy passing time in my house. I'll get up, head out on the terrace, think about what to do, fool...Show more »

I enjoy passing time in my house. I'll get up, head out on the terrace, think about what to do, fool around oiling the floorboards or hanging pictures askew. Show less «

When I was a kid, we all knew who Niki Lauda was. He was a hero, a living legend in Germany. Everybo...Show more »

When I was a kid, we all knew who Niki Lauda was. He was a hero, a living legend in Germany. Everybody knows him. And he's still very present on TV because he's commenting for Formula One. Show less «

I have one car that works; it's fast and safe: an Audi 5. And I have two old cars that never work: a...Show more »

I have one car that works; it's fast and safe: an Audi 5. And I have two old cars that never work: an old Peugeot convertible, and an Alfa Romeo Giulia. Show less «

When I was around 15, I did my first movie. I was at a kids' agency, and the third time I was invite...Show more »

When I was around 15, I did my first movie. I was at a kids' agency, and the third time I was invited to an audition, they offered me a little part in some kiddie thing, and I earned my first money. I was very proud that I could buy my first mountain bike with my own money. Show less «

I live between Barcelona and Berlin. Staying in Spain over the winter and Berlin for spring and summ...Show more »

I live between Barcelona and Berlin. Staying in Spain over the winter and Berlin for spring and summer is an ideal combination. Show less «

I always try to start my weekend by running on the beach, which is great fun here in Barcelona.

We Germans should know that we're good at constructing cars and we have a lot of good qualities. But...Show more »

We Germans should know that we're good at constructing cars and we have a lot of good qualities. But we're not the funniest. Show less «

A dream my girlfriend and I have is to move to New York for a year or two because we just love the c...Show more »

A dream my girlfriend and I have is to move to New York for a year or two because we just love the city. I would take some acting classes. Show less «

Eating is my main hobby now, and most of what I do on the weekend revolves around that.