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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Argylle | 2024-01-31 | |
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Asteroid City | The Host | 2023-06-08 |
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Cheap Drink | Devin | 2023-10-14 |
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Experience Yosemite | 2022-06-04 | |
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Jerry & Marge Go Large | Jerry Selbee | 2022-10-20 |
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Sell/Buy/Date | Self | 2022-10-14 |
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An Audience with Adele | Self | 2021-11-21 |
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The One and Only Ivan | Mack | 2020-08-21 |
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Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion | self | 2020-07-09 |
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The Story of Soaps | Himself | 2020-05-19 |
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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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Love Letters | Andrew Makepeace Ladd III | 2020-05-21 |
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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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El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Walter White | 2019-10-11 |
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The Upside | Phillip Lacasse | 2019-01-10 |
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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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Pink Elephants | Himself | 2018-11-15 |
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize | Self | 2018-11-19 |
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Isle of Dogs | Chief (voice) | 2018-03-23 |
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Wakefield | Howard Wakefield | 2017-05-19 |
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Power Rangers | Zordon | 2017-03-23 |
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The Words That Built America | Reader - Declaration of Independence | 2017-07-04 |
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The Power of the Present | Self | 2017-06-27 |
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The Disaster Artist | Bryan Cranston | 2017-03-12 |
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Last Flag Flying | Sal Nealon | 2017-11-03 |
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Kung Fu Panda 3 | Li Shan (voice) | 2016-01-23 |
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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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Why Him? | Ned Fleming | 2016-12-22 |
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In Dubious Battle | Sheriff | 2016-10-08 |
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The Infiltrator | Robert Mazur | 2016-07-13 |
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Trumbo | Dalton Trumbo | 2015-10-27 |
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The Concert for Valor | Self | 2014-11-11 |
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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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Godzilla: Force of Nature | Himself | 2014-09-16 |
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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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David Blaine: Real or Magic | Self | 2013-11-19 |
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Writer's Block | 2013-11-01 | |
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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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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | Vitaly (voice) | 2012-06-06 |
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Argo | Jack O'Donnell | 2012-10-11 |
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Rock of Ages | Mayor Mike Whitmore | 2012-06-13 |
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John Carter | Powell | 2012-03-07 |
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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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Detachment | Richard Dearden | 2011-04-24 |
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Contagion | Lyle Haggerty | 2011-09-08 |
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Larry Crowne | Dean Tainot | 2011-06-30 |
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Leave | Eliot | 2011-05-03 |
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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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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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Seeing Other People | Peter | 2004-05-07 |
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Illusion | 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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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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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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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 Silence | Prof. Harris | 1991-08-26 |
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Dead Space | Dr. Frank Darden | 1991-10-21 |
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Corporate Affairs | 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 | 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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