Àlex Brendemühl

Àlex Brendemühl i Gubern (born 27 November 1972) is a Spanish-German actor. He has appeared in more than 60 films and television shows since 1995.

Life and career Àlex Brendemühl was born in Barcelona on 27 November 1972 to a Spanish mother and a German father. He studied at the German School of Barcelona and the Institut del Teatre.

Brendemühl played the lead role of the Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele in the 2013 film The German Doctor.

Selected filmography The Hours of the Day (2003) In the City (2003) Inconscientes (2004) The Silence Before Bach (2007) 199 Tips to Be Happy (2008) Wallace Line (2009) El cónsul de Sodoma (2009) Heroes (2010) The Mosquito Net (2010) Entrelobos (2010) Insensibles (2012, also known as Painless) (2012) The German Doctor (2013) Falling Star (2014) Ma Ma (2015) Chiamatemi Francesco (2015) From the Land of the Moon (2016) 7 años (2016) Django (2017) Transit (2018) The Prayer (2018) Petra (2018) The Offering (2020) Staring at Strangers (2022) Little Girl Blue (2023) Creatura (2023)

Accolades Year Award Category Work Result Best Actor The Two Lives of Andrés Rabadán Best Actor The Forest Best Actor The German Doctor Best Actor Falling Star Best Actor Petra Best Supporting Actor Mother Best Supporting Actor in a Film Coven Best Actor The Offering Best Supporting Actor Stories Not to Be Told Best Supporting Actor Creatura Best Supporting Actor Best Film Actor in a Secondary Role