Bryan Cranston
Born: 1956-03-07 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Bryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956) is an American actor. After taking minor roles in television, he established himself as a leading actor in both comedic and dramatic works on stage and screen. He has received several accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, five Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Tony Awards, as well as nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award. Cranston first gained prominence playing Hal in the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He gained stardom for his dramatic leading role playing Walter White in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2008–2013), for which he won the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series four times (2008, 2009, 2010, and 2014). He was Emmy-nominated for All the Way (2016) and Curb Your Enthusiasm (2018). Cranston co-developed and appeared in the crime drama series Sneaky Pete (2015–2019) and starred in the drama series Your Honor (2020–2023). On stage, he earned a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for portraying President Lyndon B. Johnson in the Broadway play All the Way (2014), a role he reprised in the 2016 HBO film. He received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor and his second Tony Award for portraying Howard Beale in the play Network on the West End and Broadway, respectively. Cranston earned nominations for the Academy Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor for portraying Dalton Trumbo in the Hollywood blacklist drama Trumbo (2015). Other notable films include Saving Private Ryan (1998), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Drive (2011), Contagion (2011), Argo (2012), Godzilla (2014), The Infiltrator (2016), The Upside (2017), Last Flag Flying (2017), and Asteroid City (2023). He has also voiced roles in Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016), Isle of Dogs (2018), and Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024).
Filmography
2026
- The Sheep Detectives as (voice)
2025
- The Studio as Griffin Mill
- The Phoenician Scheme as Reagan
- Everything's Going to Be Great as Buddy Smart
- When We Went MAD! as Self
2024
- Kung Fu Panda 4 as Li (voice)
- Argylle as Director Ritter
- Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés as Self
- Moscow Mule as Bryan Cranston
2023
- Asteroid City as The Host
2022
- Jerry & Marge Go Large as Jerry Selbee
- Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self
- Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? as Self
- Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl as Self
- Making of Better Call Saul: Finale as Self
- Sell/Buy/Date as Self
- Experience Yosemite
2021
- An Audience with Adele as Self
- Hart to Heart as Self
- Show of Titles as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
- Animal as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Show Me More as Self - "Walter White"
2020
- Your Honor as Michael Desiato
- The Stand as The President (voice) (uncredited)
- The One and Only Ivan as Mack
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Count Rugen
- David Blaine: The Magic Way as Self
- Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion as self
- The Story of Soaps as Self
- Ancient Caves as Self - Narrator
- Love Letters as Andrew Makepeace Ladd III
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- The Upside as Phillip Lacasse
- El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie as Walt
2018
- Isle of Dogs as Chief (voice)
- CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion as Self
- The Dangerous Book for Boys ... (Writer)
- Every Act of Life as John Steinbeck (voice)
- Network as Howard Beale
- Pink Elephants as Self
2017
- The Power of the Present as Self
- Wakefield as Howard Wakefield
- Power Rangers as Zordon
- Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams as Silas Herrick
- The Words That Built America as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
- Last Flag Flying as Sal Nealon
- The Disaster Artist as Bryan Cranston (uncredited)
- Talking with Chris Hardwick as Self
- Just For Laughs: Redux
2016
- Kung Fu Panda 3 as Li (voice)
- The Infiltrator as Robert Mazur
- All the Way as Lyndon B. Johnson
- Why Him? as Ned Fleming
- In Dubious Battle as Sheriff
- Get a Job as Roger Davis
- Geeking Out as Self
2015
- Better Call Saul as Walter White
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- Hot Ones as Self
- Sneaky Pete as Vince
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- SuperMansion as Titanium Rex
- Trumbo as Dalton Trumbo
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Richard Sackler
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Godzilla as Joe Brody
- Sense of Smell as Tyler
- The Concert for Valor as Self
- Barely Legal Pawn as Buzz Jackson
2013
- Übermansion as Titanium Rex
- No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad as Self
- David Blaine: Real or Magic as Self
- Cold Comes the Night as Topo
- Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World as Heisenberg
- The Writers' Room as Self - Actor
- Big History as Narrator
- Writer's Block
2012
- John Carter as Powell
- Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted as Vitaly (voice)
- Red Tails as Colonel William Mortamus
- Total Recall as Cohaagen
- Argo as Jack O'Donnell
- Rock of Ages as Mayor Mike Whitmore
- Inside Comedy as Self
2011
- Drive as Shannon
- Larry Crowne as Dean Tainot
- Detachment as Mr. Dearden
- The Lincoln Lawyer as Detective Lankford
- Leave as Eliot
- Contagion as Lyle Haggerty
- Batman: Year One as Jim Gordon (voice)
2010
- Conan as Self
- Love Ranch as James Pettis
- Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
2009
- Modern Family ... (Director)
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- Archer as Commander Tony Drake (voice)
2008
- Breaking Bad as Walter White
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Hard Four as Lt. Bryce Baxter
- Fallen
- Thank God You're Here as Self
2006
- 30 Rock as Ron
- Little Miss Sunshine as Stan Grossman
- Special Unit ... (Director)
- America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions as Narrator (voice)
- Big Day ... (Director)
2005
- The Office ... (Director)
- American Dad! as Bill Publisherman (voice)
- How I Met Your Mother as Hammond Druthers
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Bryan Cranston
- Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon as Buzz Aldrin (voice)
2004
- The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- On Air with Ryan Seacrest as Self
- Illusion as David
- Seeing Other People as Peter
- Malcolm In The Middle: Reese Goes To War as Hal
- Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo as Self
- Alf's Hit Talk Show
2003
- Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- Lilo & Stitch: The Series as Mr. Jamieson (voice)
- Holiday Reunion as Woodrow Snider
2002
- The Santa Claus Brothers as Santa Claus (voice)
2001
- Good Day Live as Self
- 'Twas the Night as Nick Wrigley
- Gary & Mike as Mr. Newton (voice)
2000
- Malcolm in the Middle as Hal
- Curb Your Enthusiasm as Dr. Templeton
- Clerks as Various (voice)
- Terror Tract as Ron Gatley
1999
- Family Guy as Dr. Jewish (voice)
- Last Chance as Lance
1998
- The King of Queens as Tim
- Saving Private Ryan as War Department Colonel
- V.I.P. as Colt Arrow
- From the Earth to the Moon as Buzz Aldrin
- Pocket Dragon Adventures as (voice)
1997
- The View as Self
- Brooklyn South as Gordon Denton
- Strategic Command as Phil Hertzberg
- Working as Larry Prince
- Time Under Fire
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Witch Lawyer
- 3rd Rock from the Sun as Neil Diamond impersonator
- The Pretender as Neil Roberts
- Armitage III: Poly Matrix as Eddie (voice)
- That Thing You Do! as Virgil "Gus" Grissom
- Street Corner Justice as Father Brophy
- The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime as Patrick Dougherty
- Goode Behavior as Record Executive
- The Louie Show
- Eagle Riders as Joe Thax
1995
- Brotherly Love as Russell
- Nowhere Man as Sheriff Norman Wade
- Kissing Miranda as Special Agent Falsey
- MADtv as Self
1994
- Babylon 5 as Ericsson
- Chicago Hope
- Touched by an Angel as Dr. Tom Bryant
- Viper as Garrett Berlin
- The Companion as Alan
- Clean Slate as Club Official
- Erotique as Dr. Robert Stern (segment 'Let's Talk About Love')
1993
- The X-Files as Patrick Crump
- Diagnosis: Murder as Walter Mason
- Walker, Texas Ranger as Hank
- Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
1991
- Dead Space as Dr. Frank Darden
- Dead Silence as Prof. Harris
1990
- The Flash as Philip Moses
- Corporate Affairs as Darren
- Capital News as Congressman Marple
1989
- The Simpsons as Stradivarius Cain (voice)
- Seinfeld as Tim Whatley
- Baywatch as Tom Logan
- I Know My First Name Is Steven as Officer Dickenson
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- The Big Turnaround as Jim
- Raising Miranda
1987
- Jake and the Fatman
- The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman as Dr. Shepherd
- Amazon Women on the Moon as Paramedic #1 (segment "Roast Your Loved One") (uncredited)
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Brian East
- Airwolf as Robert Hollis
- Cover Up
1983
- Loving as Douglas Donovan
1981
- Falcon Crest as Martin Randall
- Hill Street Blues
- Entertainment Tonight as Self
1980
- To Race the Wind as Quarterback (uncredited)
1977
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1949
- The Emmy Awards as Self