1956-03-07 Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Bryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956) is an American actor, director, and producer who is mainly known for portraying Walter White in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2008–2013) and Hal in the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006). He has received a number of awards—including six Primetime Emmy Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Golden Globe Award—with a nomination for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award. Bryan Cranston's performance on Breaking Bad earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series four times (2008, 2009, 2010, and 2014). After becoming a producer of the show in 2011, he also won the award for Outstanding Drama Series twice. Breaking Bad also earned Cranston five Golden Globe nominations (with one win) and nine Screen Actors Guild Award nominations (with four wins). He was previously nominated three times for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in Malcolm in the Middle. Cranston co-developed and occasionally appeared in the crime drama series Sneaky Pete (2015–2019) and served as a director for episodes of Malcolm in the Middle, Breaking Bad, Modern Family, and The Office. In 2014, Cranston earned a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his portrayal of President Lyndon B. Johnson in the Broadway play All the Way, a role he reprised in the HBO 2016 television film of the same name. In 2018, he received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play for his portrayal of Howard Beale in the play Network at London's National Theatre, later winning his second Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for the same role on Broadway. For portraying Dalton Trumbo in the film Trumbo (2015), he received nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe Award, all for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Cranston has appeared in several other films, such as Saving Private Ryan (1998), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Drive (2011), Argo (2012), Godzilla (2014), and The Upside (2017). He also provided voice acting in the films Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016), and Isle of Dogs (2018).
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The Phoenician Scheme | 2025-05-28 | |
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Kung Fu Panda 4 | Li (voice) | 2024-03-02 |
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Argylle | Director Ritter | 2024-01-31 |
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Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés | Self | 2024-03-18 |
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special | Self (archive footage) | 2024-05-14 |
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Asteroid City | The Host | 2023-06-08 |
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Sell/Buy/Date | Self | 2022-10-14 |
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Jerry & Marge Go Large | Jerry Selbee | 2022-10-20 |
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Experience Yosemite | 2022-06-04 | |
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Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl | Self | 2022-01-31 |
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An Audience with Adele | Self | 2021-11-21 |
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Show of Titles | "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer | 2021-06-13 |
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The One and Only Ivan | Mack | 2020-08-21 |
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Love Letters | Andrew Makepeace Ladd III | 2020-05-21 |
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The Story of Soaps | Self | 2020-05-19 |
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David Blaine: The Magic Way | Self | 2020-04-01 |
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Ancient Caves | Self - Narrator | 2020-03-13 |
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Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion | self | 2020-07-09 |
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The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Self (extended version) | 2019-10-28 |
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The Upside | Phillip Lacasse | 2019-01-10 |
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El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Walt | 2019-10-11 |
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Network | Howard Beale | 2018-03-07 |
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Pink Elephants | Self | 2018-11-15 |
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CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion | Self | 2018-10-05 |
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Every Act of Life | John Steinbeck (voice) | 2018-04-23 |
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Isle of Dogs | Chief (voice) | 2018-03-23 |
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize | Self | 2018-11-19 |
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The Power of the Present | Self | 2017-06-27 |
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Wakefield | Howard Wakefield | 2017-05-19 |
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The Disaster Artist | Bryan Cranston (uncredited) | 2017-03-12 |
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The Words That Built America | Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence | 2017-07-04 |
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Last Flag Flying | Sal Nealon | 2017-11-03 |
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Power Rangers | Zordon | 2017-03-23 |
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In Dubious Battle | Sheriff | 2016-10-08 |
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Why Him? | Ned Fleming | 2016-12-22 |
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The Infiltrator | Robert Mazur | 2016-07-13 |
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All the Way | Lyndon B. Johnson | 2016-05-23 |
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Get a Job | Roger Davis | 2016-03-17 |
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Kung Fu Panda 3 | Li (voice) | 2016-01-23 |
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Trumbo | Dalton Trumbo | 2015-10-27 |
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Barely Legal Pawn | Buzz Jackson | 2014-08-19 |
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Godzilla | Joe Brody | 2014-05-14 |
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The Concert for Valor | Self | 2014-11-11 |
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Sense of Smell | Tyler | 2014-06-27 |
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No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad | Self | 2013-11-26 |
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Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World | Heisenberg | 2013-04-10 |
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Writer's Block | 2013-11-01 | |
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Cold Comes the Night | Topo | 2013-09-20 |
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David Blaine: Real or Magic | Self | 2013-11-19 |
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Übermansion | Titanium Rex | 2013-08-25 |
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Argo | Jack O'Donnell | 2012-10-11 |
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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | Vitaly (voice) | 2012-06-06 |
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Red Tails | Colonel William Mortamus | 2012-01-19 |
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Total Recall | Cohaagen | 2012-08-02 |
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John Carter | Powell | 2012-03-07 |
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Rock of Ages | Mayor Mike Whitmore | 2012-06-13 |
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Detachment | Mr. Dearden | 2011-04-24 |
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Leave | Eliot | 2011-05-03 |
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Contagion | Lyle Haggerty | 2011-09-08 |
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Drive | Shannon | 2011-09-15 |
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The Lincoln Lawyer | Detective Lankford | 2011-03-17 |
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Larry Crowne | Dean Tainot | 2011-06-30 |
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Batman: Year One | Jim Gordon (voice) | 2011-09-27 |
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Love Ranch | James Pettis | 2010-06-30 |
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Hard Four | Lt. Bryce Baxter | 2007-11-01 |
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Little Miss Sunshine | Stan Grossman | 2006-07-26 |
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Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | Buzz Aldrin (voice) | 2005-09-23 |
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Illusion | David | 2004-10-25 |
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Seeing Other People | Peter | 2004-05-07 |
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Holiday Reunion | Woodrow Snider | 2003-11-23 |
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The Santa Claus Brothers | Santa Claus (voice) | 2002-07-12 |
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'Twas the Night | Nick Wrigley | 2001-12-07 |
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Terror Tract | Ron Gatley | 2000-10-18 |
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Last Chance | Lance | 1999-01-01 |
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Saving Private Ryan | War Department Colonel | 1998-07-24 |
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Time Under Fire | 1997-11-12 | |
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Strategic Command | Phil Hertzberg | 1997-01-06 |
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That Thing You Do! | Virgil "Gus" Grissom | 1996-10-04 |
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Street Corner Justice | Father Brophy | 1996-09-27 |
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The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime | Patrick Dougherty | 1996-09-18 |
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アミテージ・ザ・サード POLY-MATRIX | Eddie (voice) | 1996-06-25 |
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Kissing Miranda | Special Agent Falsey | 1995-02-25 |
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The Companion | Alan | 1994-10-14 |
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Erotique | Dr. Robert Stern (segment 'Let's Talk About Love') | 1994-05-14 |
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Clean Slate | Club Official | 1994-05-06 |
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Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story | 1993-05-04 | |
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Dead Space | Dr. Frank Darden | 1991-10-21 |
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Dead Silence | Prof. Harris | 1991-08-26 |
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Corporate Affairs | Darren | 1990-10-05 |
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The Big Turnaround | Jim | 1988-01-01 |
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Amazon Women on the Moon | Paramedic #1 (segment "Roast Your Loved One") (uncredited) | 1987-09-18 |
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The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman | Dr. Shepherd | 1987-05-17 |
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Loving | Douglas Donovan | 1983-06-26 |
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To Race the Wind | Quarterback (uncredited) | 1980-03-12 |
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Grendel | King Hrothgar | |
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Tangles | ||
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Everything's Going to Be Great | Buddy | |
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