Who are Daniel Brühl’s family members?

Daniel Brühl is a German-Spanish actor, born on June 16, 1978, in Barcelona, Spain. He developed an interest in acting from a young age and started his acting career at the age of 17. Brühl made his TV debut with the show Verbotene Liebe in 1995 and his film debut with Paradise Mall in 1999. He rose to fame with his role in Good Bye Lenin! (2003), for which he won many major awards and gained international popularity.

After that, he went on to work in many popular films like Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds (2009) and Ron Howard’s Rush (2013). He joined MCU as Helmut Zemo in the 2016 film Captain America: Civil War, which helped him gain more popularity. He keeps his personal life relatively private. Let’s take a look at Brühl’s family members.

Daniel Brühl’s parents and siblings

Hanno Brühl and Marisa González Domingo are Daniel Brühl’s parents. His father, Hanno Brühl, was a German TV director and documentarian, born in São Paulo, Brazil. In an interview with Interview Magazine, Daniel shared how his father influenced his acting career. He said, “Well, I started to do theater when I was a little boy at school, and then, I think because my father was a documentary filmmaker and worked for German television, I was of course fascinated by what he did.” In an interview with Independent, he said, “If my father had been a butcher, then probably I wouldn’t be sitting here.”

His mother, Marisa González Domingo, is a Spanish teacher. In an interview with Gentleman's Journal, he talked about his Spanish mother and said, “We had a strong tie to Spain and went there three to four times a year.” He added that his mother “missed Spain so badly that we spent all of our holidays there. Even in Germany, we always spoke Spanish, ate Spanish food, listened to Spanish music.”

Daniel is fluent in many languages, like Spanish, German, Catalan, Portuguese, and French. In an interview with Interview Magazine, he credited his parents for helping him become multilingual. He said, “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.” In an interview with Gentleman's Journal, he also shared, “Growing up, I was always around French family members. My two German uncles married two French women; one is from Paris, the other from Toulouse. We grew up with a blend of languages and cultures, and for that I thank my parents.”

He has 2 siblings- a brother named Oliver and a sister named Miriam. In an interview with Collider, he talked about his brother while promoting 'Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia.' He shared about his personal connection to racing and said, “Yeah, I was into it, but not too much. My brother was a much bigger Formula One fan. He infected me a bit with that virus, and I always loved cars.”

Daniel Brühl’s wife and children

Daniel Brühl is married to Felicitas Rombold, a German psychotherapist, academic, and former model. They have been in a relationship since 2010 and got married in 2016. Before becoming a psychotherapist, she worked as a model and even performed on Broadway. Rombold has a Ph.D. in psychology and currently practices professionally in the field. The couple has 2 sons together– Anton Hanno, born in October 2016, and a second son born in 2020. The couple keeps their personal life relatively private.

In an interview with Redbull, Brühl shared his wife’s advice on sleeping issues. He said, “I follow the advice that my wife gave me. She is a psychologist and has worked on the subject of sleep. Don’t toss and turn in bed. Get up and do something until you are tired enough to go back to bed again.” In an interview with the New York Post, he shared how he took help from his wife for his role in The Alienist. He said, “Being married to a real ‘alienist’ made my whole relationship even better. “

He added, “I learned so much from my wife’s profession by playing this part, and she enjoyed being able to help me and support me. She gave me precious information and interesting things to read. I did my first hypnosis session in Season 2 through someone she knew. I learned a lot about [my wife] and about my role in general.”

In an interview with The Dolder Grand, Brühl talked about his Instagram usage, his wife, and children. He said, “Oh, you have to set limits with Instagram. Especially with children. I’m on there a few times a day. But my rule is never to look at my phone more than twice a day. That’s important when you have children. Our one-year-old has already discovered the magical pull of this device. You can put five Duplo blocks in front of him, and he will still choose the glowing screen. It’s terrifying. My wife is extremely disciplined, and I’m trying to be too. I only look in secret (laughs).