Gael García Bernal
Born: 1978-11-30 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Known For: Acting
Biography
Gael García Bernal (Spanish: [ɡaˈel ɣaɾˈsi.aβeɾˈnal]; born 30 November 1978) is a Mexican actor and filmmaker. He is known for his performances in the films Amores perros (2000), Y tu mamá también (2001), Bad Education (2004), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), Babel (2006), Coco (2017), Old (2021), and Cassandro (2023). He has also played music conductor Rodrigo de Souza in the television drama series Mozart in the Jungle (2014–2018) and starred in the Disney+ special Werewolf by Night (2022). García Bernal was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of a young Che Guevara in The Motorcycle Diaries in 2005, and in 2016 won his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for Mozart in the Jungle. He and fellow actor Diego Luna founded the production company Canana Films in Mexico City. In 2016, Time magazine named him in the annual Time 100 Most Influential People list. In 2020, The New York Times ranked him No. 25 in its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gael García Bernal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- Thesis on a Domestication ... (Producer)
- Holland as Dave Delgado
- Magellan as Ferdinand Magellan
- ASCO: Without Permission ... (Executive Producer)
2024
- La Máquina as Esteban 'La Máquina' Osuna
- Another End as Sal
- LEGO Pixar: BrickToons as Héctor (voice)
- State of Silence ... (Executive Producer)
2023
- The Mother as Hector
- Cassandro as Saúl "Cassandro"
- This One Summer as Thiago
2022
- Werewolf by Night as Jack Russell
- Director by Night as Self
2021
- Old as Guy
- Maya and the Three as The Jaguar Brothers (voice)
- Station Eleven as Arthur Leander
- El Tema as Host
2020
- Wasp Network as Viramontez
- Perros, amores, accidentes as Self (archive footage)
- Pan y Circo as Self
2019
- Chicuarotes ... (Director)
- Ema as Gastón
- Lorena: Light-Footed Woman ... (Executive Producer)
- Birders ... (Executive Producer)
- It Must Be Heaven as Gael García Bernal
- 1994 as Self
2018
- A 3 Minute Hug ... (Executive Producer)
- The Accused as Mario Elmo
- The Kindergarten Teacher as Simon
- Here on Earth as El Pájaro
- Museo as Juan Núñez
2017
- Coco as Héctor (voice)
- If You Saw His Heart as Daniel
- Zama ... (Executive Producer)
2016
- Chelsea as Self
- Madly ... (Director)
- Neruda as Oscar Peluchoneau
- Zoom as Edward
- Salt and Fire as Dr. Fabio Cavani
- You're Killing Me Susana as Eligio
2015
- Desierto as Moises
- The Chosen Ones ... (Executive Producer)
- Leagues ... (Creative Director)
- Eva Doesn't Sleep as Massera
- The Empty Classroom ... (Producer)
- The Visible Hand ... (Director)
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Mozart in the Jungle as Rodrigo De Souza
- Rosewater as Maziar Bahari
- The Ardor as Kaí
2013
- Paraíso ... (Executive Producer)
- Who Is Dayani Cristal? as Himself
2012
- No as René Saaverdra
- Vamps as Diego Bardem (uncredited)
- Casa de Mi Padre as Onza
- The Loneliest Planet as Alex
2011
- A Little Bit of Heaven as Julian Goldstein
- Miss Bala ... (Executive Producer)
- Even the Rain as Sebastián
- Breaking the Taboo as Self
2010
- Letters to Juliet as Victor
- Revolución ... (Director)
- José & Pilar as Self
- Los Invisibles as Self
- Hidalgo, Frenesí de Libertad as Narrator
2009
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self
- The Limits of Control as Mexican
- Sin Nombre ... (Executive Producer)
- Mammoth as Leo Vidales
2008
- Blindness as Bartender / King of Ward Three
- Chevolution
- Walking Vengeance ... (Executive Producer)
- 8 ... (Director)
- Rudo & Cursi as Tato
- I'm Gonna Explode ... (Executive Producer)
- The letter ... (Director)
2007
- Déficit as Cristobal
- The Past as Rímini
- Common Ground: Under Construction Notes as Self
- Saint Death as Narrator
2006
- Babel as Santiago
- The Science of Sleep as Stéphane
- Drama/Mex ... (Executive Producer)
- The King as Elvis
2004
- The Motorcycle Diaries as Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna
- Bad Education as Ángel / Juan / Zahara
- Traveling with Che Guevara as Che
- Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education as Self
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- Dot the I as Kit Winter
- Dreaming of Julia as Ricky
2002
- The Crime of Padre Amaro as Padre Amaro
- I'm with Lucy as Date 2 - Gabriel
- Fidel as Che Guevara
- Fidel as Che Guevara
2001
- Y Tu Mamá También as Julio Zapata
- The Eye on the Nape as Pablo
- Don't Tempt Me as Jack Davenport
- The Last Post as Jose Francisco
- Private Lives as Gustavo 'Gana' Bertolini
- Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También' as Self
2000
- Amores Perros as Octavio
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- De Tripas, Corazón
1992
- El abuelo y yo as Daniel García Medina
1953
- The Oscars as Self