Daniel Brühl charts his fast-path rise from German TV to global stardom

A most wanted actor: Daniel Brühl on his rush to stardom - Features - Films - The Independent

Having spent years as the darling of European arthouse cinema, Daniel Brühl has finally broken into the multiplex. Brühl is sensational as Austrian Formula 1 racing driver Niki Lauda in Ron Howard’s Rush. And in Wikileaks drama The Fifth Estate he plays Daniel Berg, who became enamoured and then disillusioned with Julian Assange as the whistleblowing website gained notoriety.