Daniel Brühl / Biography

Son of German director Hanno Brühl.
Singer of the band "Purge"
Was engaged to Jessica Schwarz from 2001 to 2006.
2003: Named as one of European films' Shooting Stars by European Film Promotion.
Spanish mother and German father.
Speaks fluent Spanish.
Grew up in Cologne, Germany.
Was born in Barcelona to a Spanish mother and a German father. The family moved to Cologne, Germany soon after Daniel's birth, but he spent a lot of his summers in Barcelona.
Was raised bilingually (German and Spanish).
Jessica Schwarz gave him the nickname "Golum" because he looks like the character on The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) when he wakes up in the morning.
Started his acting career at the age of 4 when he frightened his mother by playing a dead man or fainting theatrically.
Has a brother and a sister.
Being a pacifist, he was a conscientious objector and did civilian service.
Broke Will Smith's world record for most public appearances on the red carpet in 12 hours together with Jürgen Vogel by attending the premiere of their movie Freund von mir, Ein (2006) in Munich, Berlin, Hamburg, Düsseldorf and Cologne (22 October 2006).