Robert RIEGER c/o EMEIS DEUBEL photographed Daniel Brühl for ESQUIRE GERMANY (Grooming: Mischka HART c/o BASICS BERLIN, Styling: Kai Margrander, Booking: Sunny Kröger, Creative Direction: Daniel Pietsch, Interview: Hatice Akyün, Photo Director: Massu Nedjat). The occasion for the big story was his debut directing as part of the summer edition of the Berlinale. ‘Next Door’ is the first film directed by Daniel Brühl himself and is a self-ironic, tongue-in-cheek take on the role of the actor. The screenplay was written by bestselling author Daniel Kehlmann. The comedy is set in Berlin.
In ‘Inglorious Basterds’ by Quentin Tarantino, ‘Inside Wikileaks’ and ‘Rush’ (as Niki Lauda), he played his way to becoming one of the internationally most sought-after German-speaking actors. His Netflix series ‘The Alienist’ just started its second season. And Brühl has also gained a foothold in the Marvel Universe. The villain Baron Zemo he plays in ‘The First Avenger - Civil War’ is the antagonist in the series ‘The Falcon & The Winter Soldier’.