1956-03-07 Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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).
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The Sheep Detectives | Sebastian (voice) | 2026-05-07 |
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The Phoenician Scheme | Reagan | 2025-05-23 |
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When We Went MAD! | Self | 2025-06-24 |
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The Studio: How to Shoot a Oner | Self | 2025-08-20 |
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Everything's Going to Be Great | Buddy Smart | 2025-06-20 |
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Argylle | Director Ritter | 2024-01-31 |
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Moscow Mule | Bryan Cranston | 2024-05-02 |
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Kung Fu Panda 4 | Li (voice) | 2024-03-02 |
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Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés | Self | 2024-03-18 |
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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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Making of Better Call Saul: Finale | Self | 2022-09-01 |
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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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Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion | self | 2020-07-09 |
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Ancient Caves | Self - Narrator | 2020-03-13 |
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David Blaine: The Magic Way | Self | 2020-04-01 |
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The Story of Soaps | Self | 2020-05-19 |
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El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Walt | 2019-10-11 |
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The Upside | Phillip Lacasse | 2019-01-10 |
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Network | Howard Beale | 2018-03-07 |
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Isle of Dogs | Chief (voice) | 2018-03-23 |
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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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The Power of the Present | Self | 2017-06-27 |
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Power Rangers | Zordon | 2017-03-23 |
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Last Flag Flying | Sal Nealon | 2017-11-03 |
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The Words That Built America | Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence | 2017-07-04 |
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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 Infiltrator | Robert Mazur | 2016-07-13 |
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Get a Job | Roger Davis | 2016-03-17 |
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Why Him? | Ned Fleming | 2016-12-22 |
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Kung Fu Panda 3 | Li (voice) | 2016-01-23 |
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All the Way | Lyndon B. Johnson | 2016-05-23 |
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In Dubious Battle | Sheriff | 2016-10-08 |
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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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Sense of Smell | Tyler | 2014-06-27 |
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The Concert for Valor | Self | 2014-11-11 |
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No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad | Self | 2013-11-26 |
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Cold Comes the Night | Topo | 2013-09-20 |
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Writer's Block | 2013-11-01 | |
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David Blaine: Real or Magic | Self | 2013-11-19 |
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Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World | Heisenberg | 2013-04-10 |
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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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Red Tails | Colonel William Mortamus | 2012-01-19 |
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John Carter | Powell | 2012-03-07 |
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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | Vitaly (voice) | 2012-06-06 |
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Total Recall | Cohaagen | 2012-08-02 |
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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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Larry Crowne | Dean Tainot | 2011-06-30 |
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The Lincoln Lawyer | Detective Lankford | 2011-03-17 |
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Leave | Eliot | 2011-05-03 |
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Drive | Shannon | 2011-09-15 |
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Contagion | Lyle Haggerty | 2011-09-08 |
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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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Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo | Self | 2004-11-23 |
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Seeing Other People | Peter | 2004-05-07 |
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Illusion | David | 2004-10-25 |
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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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Strategic Command | Phil Hertzberg | 1997-01-06 |
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Time Under Fire | 1997-11-12 | |
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アミテージ・ザ・サード POLY-MATRIX | Eddie (voice) | 1996-06-25 |
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That Thing You Do! | Virgil "Gus" Grissom | 1996-10-04 |
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The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime | Patrick Dougherty | 1996-09-18 |
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Street Corner Justice | Father Brophy | 1996-09-27 |
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Kissing Miranda | Special Agent Falsey | 1995-02-25 |
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Clean Slate | Club Official | 1994-05-06 |
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Erotique | Dr. Robert Stern (segment 'Let's Talk About Love') | 1994-05-14 |
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The Companion | Alan | 1994-10-14 |
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Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story | 1993-05-04 | |
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Dead Silence | Prof. Harris | 1991-08-26 |
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Dead Space | Dr. Frank Darden | 1991-10-21 |
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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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The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman | Dr. Shepherd | 1987-05-17 |
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Amazon Women on the Moon | Paramedic #1 (segment "Roast Your Loved One") (uncredited) | 1987-09-18 |
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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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The Big Thing | Roberto Montalban | |
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