Daniel Bruhl (born 06.06.1978) is a German actor.
Childhood: Daniel Bruhl was born in Barcelona, Spain but grew up in Cologne, Germany. His father is TV director Hanno Brühl and his mother is a Spanish teacher. He attended the Dreikönigsgymnasium. He was brought up in a multilingual home and can speak Spanish, German, Catalan, French , English and some Japanese.
Acting career: Daniel Bruhl made his TV debut in the soap opera 'Verbotene Liebe' (Forbidden Love) in 1995. His breakthrough role was in the movie 'Good Bye, Lenin!' with Maria Simon in 2003. He subsequently won a European Film Academy award. In 2004, he was in 'Ladies in Lavender', opposite Judi Dench and Maggie Smith. He was also in 'Love in Thoughts' and 'The Edukators' in the same year. In 2005, he played Lieutenant Horstmayer in the war film 'Joyeux Noël' alongside Diane Kruger. The following year he briefly appeared in 'Two Days in Paris' which starred Julie Delpy and Adam Goldberg. In 2007, he had a small role in 'The Bourne Ultimatum' which starred Matt Damon. He had a larger role in Quentin Tarantino's 'Inglourious Basterds' alongside Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz and Michael Fassbender in 2009. The same year saw him in the historical drama 'The Countess'. He also opened a production company called Fouronfilm. In 2010, he starred in 'In Transit' opposite John Malkovich. In 2011 he appeared next to Clive Owen in 'Intruders'.
Personal life: Daniel Bruhl split with his fiancé Jessica Schwarz in 2006.
Biography by Contactmusic.com