Bruce Darnell (born July 19, 1957) is an American choreographer, model and television personality based in Germany.

After studying sociology, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served six years as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division.

During the following years he modeled for Kenzo, Issey Miyake, Hermès and Calvin Klein in Paris, Milan, Tokyo, and New York.

[3] After Darnell cancelled his participation as a judge in the first season of Das Supertalent due to scheduling difficulties,[4] music producer Dieter Bohlen expressed the wish to cast Darnell as a judge for the fifth season of the RTL casting show Deutschland sucht den Superstar, but the broadcaster refused.

In 2021, RTL announced that with the departure of head judge Dieter Bohlen, Darnell would also leave the show.