Celebrity Name: Daniel Brühl
New Companies: CAA + United Agents
Primary Agents: Andrew Tsoules & Franklin Latt (CAA), John Hyslop (United Agents)
Department: Motion Picture Talent
Territory: US / UK
- German-Spanish actor Daniel Brühl has signed with CAA and London-based United Agents for representation, with agents Andrew Tsoules and Franklin Latt handling him at CAA, and John Hyslop handling him at United Agents.
- Brühl is set to lead three high-profile upcoming projects: Ruben Östlund’s The Entertainment System Is Down (opposite Kirsten Dunst and Keanu Reeves), Netflix’s limited series The Boys From Brazil written by Peter Morgan, and BBC/MGM+ spy series Legacy of Spies.
- Beyond acting, Brühl produces through Amusement Park Films, the company behind All Quiet on the Western Front, which won 4 Academy Awards and 7 BAFTAs.
- He also makes his return to directing in September with Break, starring Felix Kammerer and Nicholas Braun, about German tennis champion Gottfried von Cramm.
Daniel Brühl, the acclaimed German-Spanish actor known for his work across European arthouse films and major Hollywood blockbusters, has signed with CAA and London-based United Agents.
At CAA, Brühl will be represented by agents Andrew Tsoules and Franklin Latt, and at United Agents, by agent John Hyslop. He remains repped regionally in Germany by Martina Jansen at Players Agentur Management, in Spain by Pedro Garay at Garay Talent, and in France by Gonzalve Leclerc at Agence Adequat.
The signing comes at a particularly busy moment for Brühl. He stars in three major upcoming productions and is also set to direct his second feature film, Break, in September.
His production company, Amusement Park Films, continues to be a major force, producing Netflix’s All Quiet on the Western Front, which swept awards season with four Oscars and seven BAFTAs.
Brühl first broke out in Wolfgang Becker’s 2003 smash-hit Good Bye, Lenin!, earning the European Film Award for Best Actor. He has since built one of the most versatile careers in global cinema: from Inglourious Basterds and Rush (earning BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations) to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and prestige TV including The Alienist and The Franchise.
Similar high-profile CAA signings have been making waves recently: Awkwafina also signed with CAA and Robert Aramayo signed with CAA for representation, in moves marking strategic career moments.
Takeaways
Brühl’s move to CAA and United Agents is about more than just representation, it’s a strategic repositioning for an actor who is increasingly operating on multiple fronts as a performer, producer, and now director.
With three major productions lined up and a slate at Amusement Park Films that’s already Oscar-proven, Brühl is clearly leveling up.
Pairing CAA’s Hollywood muscle with United Agents’ UK-based clout makes particular sense given his Legacy of Spies production with the BBC. It’s a dual-market play that reflects how globally minded his career has become.
Could Brühl’s CAA signing open doors to even bigger Hollywood tentpoles alongside his European indie roots? What does his multi-territory representation structure (US, UK, Germany, Spain, France) tell us about where the industry is heading for globally fluent talent?
