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Bryan Cranston

Acting 70 years old Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA ★ 6.3
Born: March 7, 1956

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 seven Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, 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 has also starred in the drama series Your Honor (2020–2023).

On stage, he 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 (2014), a role he reprised in the 2016 HBO film of the same name. 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), Isle of Dogs (2018), Asteroid City (2023), and The Phoenician Scheme (2025). He has also voiced roles in Madagascar 3 (2012), Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016), and Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024).

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Known For

The Simpsons
The Simpsons Stradivarius Cain (voice) 1989
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Walter White (voice) 1989
Family Guy
Family Guy Dr. Jewish (voice) 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy Bert / Arby's Executive (voice) 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy Bert (voice) 1999

Jimmy's Seen (1)

Drive
Drive Shannon 2011

Filmography

Acting Credits (225)

Chili Finger
Chili Finger Dave 2026
Tangles
Tangles 2026
The Sheep Detectives
The Sheep Detectives Sebastian (voice) 2026
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
National Theatre Live: All My Sons Joe Keller 2026
Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair
Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair Hal 2026
When We Went MAD!
When We Went MAD! Self 2025
Everything's Going to Be Great
Everything's Going to Be Great Buddy Smart 2025
The Phoenician Scheme
The Phoenician Scheme Reagan 2025
The Studio
The Studio Griffin Mill 2025
Moscow Mule
Moscow Mule Bryan Cranston 2024
Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés
Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés Self 2024
Kung Fu Panda 4
Kung Fu Panda 4 Li (voice) 2024
Argylle
Argylle Director Ritter 2024
Hot Ones Versus
Hot Ones Versus Self 2024
Asteroid City
Asteroid City The Host 2023
Jerry & Marge Go Large
Jerry & Marge Go Large Jerry Selbee 2022
Sell/Buy/Date
Sell/Buy/Date Self 2022
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? Self 2022
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg Self 2022
Experience Yosemite
Experience Yosemite 2022
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl Self 2022
An Audience with Adele
An Audience with Adele Self 2021
Animal
Animal Self - Narrator (voice) 2021
Show Me More
Show Me More Self - "Walter White" 2021
Hart to Heart
Hart to Heart Self 2021
Show of Titles
Show of Titles "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer 2021
Omori
Omori Omori Hartwell Black 2020
The Stand
The Stand The President (voice) (uncredited) 2020
Your Honor
Your Honor Michael Desiato 2020
The One and Only Ivan
The One and Only Ivan Mack 2020
Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion
Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion Self 2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Home Movie: The Princess Bride Count Rugen 2020
Love Letters
Love Letters Andrew Makepeace Ladd III 2020
The Story of Soaps
The Story of Soaps Self 2020
David Blaine: The Magic Way
David Blaine: The Magic Way Self 2020
Ancient Caves
Ancient Caves Self - Narrator 2020
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie Walt 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self 2019
The Upside
The Upside Phillip Lacasse 2019
Pink Elephants
Pink Elephants Self 2018
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion Self 2018
Every Act of Life
Every Act of Life John Steinbeck (voice) 2018
Isle of Dogs
Isle of Dogs Chief (voice) 2018
Network
Network Howard Beale 2018
Last Flag Flying
Last Flag Flying Sal Nealon 2017
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Silas Herrick 2017
The Words That Built America
The Words That Built America Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence 2017
Just For Laughs: Redux
Just For Laughs: Redux 2017
The Power of the Present
The Power of the Present Self 2017
Wakefield
Wakefield Howard Wakefield 2017
Talking with Chris Hardwick
Talking with Chris Hardwick Self 2017
Power Rangers
Power Rangers Zordon 2017
The Disaster Artist
The Disaster Artist Bryan Cranston (uncredited) 2017
Why Him?
Why Him? Ned Fleming 2016
In Dubious Battle
In Dubious Battle Sheriff 2016
Geeking Out
Geeking Out Self 2016
The Infiltrator
The Infiltrator Robert Mazur 2016
All the Way
All the Way Lyndon B. Johnson 2016
Get a Job
Get a Job Roger Davis 2016
Kung Fu Panda 3
Kung Fu Panda 3 Li (voice) 2016
Trumbo
Trumbo Dalton Trumbo 2015
SuperMansion
SuperMansion Titanium Rex 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self - Guest 2015
Sneaky Pete
Sneaky Pete Vince 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Self 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden Self - Guest 2015
Hot Ones
Hot Ones Self 2015
Better Call Saul
Better Call Saul Walter White 2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Self 2014
The Concert for Valor
The Concert for Valor Self 2014
Barely Legal Pawn
Barely Legal Pawn Buzz Jackson 2014
Sense of Smell
Sense of Smell Tyler 2014
Godzilla
Godzilla Joe Brody 2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Richard Sackler 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self - Guest 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self - Guest 2014
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad Self 2013
David Blaine: Real or Magic
David Blaine: Real or Magic Self 2013
Big History
Big History Narrator 2013
Writer's Block
Writer's Block 2013
Cold Comes the Night
Cold Comes the Night Topo 2013
Übermansion
Übermansion Titanium Rex 2013
Talking Bad
Talking Bad Self 2013
The Writers' Room
The Writers' Room Self - Actor 2013
Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World
Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World Heisenberg 2013
Argo
Argo Jack O'Donnell 2012
Total Recall
Total Recall Cohaagen 2012
Rock of Ages
Rock of Ages Mayor Mike Whitmore 2012
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Vitaly (voice) 2012
John Carter
John Carter Powell 2012
Inside Comedy
Inside Comedy Self 2012
Red Tails
Red Tails Colonel William Mortamus 2012
Batman: Year One
Batman: Year One Jim Gordon (voice) 2011
Drive
Drive Shannon 2011
Contagion
Contagion Lyle Haggerty 2011
Larry Crowne
Larry Crowne Dean Tainot 2011
Leave
Leave Eliot 2011
Detachment
Detachment Mr. Dearden 2011
The Lincoln Lawyer
The Lincoln Lawyer Detective Lankford 2011
Conan
Conan Self 2010
Love Ranch
Love Ranch James Pettis 2010
Who Do You Think You Are?
Who Do You Think You Are? Self 2010
Archer
Archer Commander Tony Drake (voice) 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad Walter White 2008
Hard Four
Hard Four Lt. Bryce Baxter 2007
Fallen
Fallen Lucifer 2007
Thank God You're Here
Thank God You're Here Self 2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions Narrator (voice) 2006
30 Rock
30 Rock Ron 2006
Little Miss Sunshine
Little Miss Sunshine Stan Grossman 2006
The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report Self (uncredited) 2005
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon Buzz Aldrin (voice) 2005
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother Hammond Druthers 2005
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Bryan Cranston 2005
American Dad!
American Dad! Bill Publisherman (voice) 2005
American Dad!
American Dad! Mr. Winthrop (voice) 2005
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo Self 2004
Illusion
Illusion David 2004
The Tony Danza Show
The Tony Danza Show Self - Guest 2004
Alf's Hit Talk Show
Alf's Hit Talk Show 2004
Seeing Other People
Seeing Other People Peter 2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
On Air with Ryan Seacrest Self 2004
Holiday Reunion
Holiday Reunion Woodrow Snider 2003
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Lilo & Stitch: The Series Mr. Jamieson (voice) 2003
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Lilo & Stitch: The Series Mr. Jameson (voice) 2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Real Time with Bill Maher Self 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self 2003
The Santa Claus Brothers
The Santa Claus Brothers Santa Claus (voice) 2002
'Twas the Night
'Twas the Night Nick Wrigley 2001
Good Day Live
Good Day Live Self 2001
Gary & Mike
Gary & Mike Mr. Newton (voice) 2001
Gary & Mike
Gary & Mike (voice) 2001
Terror Tract
Terror Tract Ron Gatley 2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm Dr. Templeton 2000
Clerks
Clerks Various (voice) 2000
Clerks
Clerks Helicopter Pilot (voice) 2000
Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle Hal 2000
Family Guy
Family Guy Dr. Jewish (voice) 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy Bert / Arby's Executive (voice) 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy Bert (voice) 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy Bert / Judge (voice) 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy Hal (voice) 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy Bryan Cranston 1999
Last Chance
Last Chance Lance 1999
V.I.P.
V.I.P. Colt Arrow 1998
The King of Queens
The King of Queens Tim 1998
Hollywood Squares
Hollywood Squares Self - Panelist 1998
Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan War Department Colonel 1998
From the Earth to the Moon
From the Earth to the Moon Buzz Aldrin 1998
Pocket Dragon Adventures
Pocket Dragon Adventures (voice) 1998
Time Under Fire
Time Under Fire Braddock (as Brian Cranston) 1997
Working
Working Larry Prince 1997
Brooklyn South
Brooklyn South Gordon Denton 1997
The View
The View Self 1997
The View
The View Self - Guest 1997
Strategic Command
Strategic Command Phil Hertzberg 1997
That Thing You Do!
That Thing You Do! Virgil "Gus" Grissom 1996
Street Corner Justice
Street Corner Justice Father Brophy 1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Witch Lawyer 1996
The Pretender
The Pretender Neil Roberts 1996
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime Patrick Dougherty 1996
Eagle Riders
Eagle Riders Joe Thax 1996
Goode Behavior
Goode Behavior Record Executive 1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
Armitage III: Poly Matrix
Armitage III: Poly Matrix Eddie (voice) 1996
The Louie Show
The Louie Show Curt Sincic 1996
3rd Rock from the Sun
3rd Rock from the Sun Neil Diamond impersonator 1996
MADtv
MADtv Self 1995
MADtv
MADtv Self / Mike 1995
Brotherly Love
Brotherly Love Russell 1995
Nowhere Man
Nowhere Man Norman Wade 1995
Kissing Miranda
Kissing Miranda Special Agent Falsey 1995
The Companion
The Companion Alan 1994
Erotique
Erotique Dr. Robert Stern (segment 'Let's Talk About Love') 1994
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel Tom Bryant 1994
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope Jesus 1994
Clean Slate
Clean Slate Club Official 1994
Babylon 5
Babylon 5 Ericsson 1994
Viper
Viper Garrett Berlin 1994
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder Walter Mason 1993
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder Martin Rutgers 1993
The X-Files
The X-Files Patrick Crump 1993
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story 1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger Hank 1993
Dead Space
Dead Space Dr. Frank Darden 1991
Dead Silence
Dead Silence Prof. Harris 1991
Corporate Affairs
Corporate Affairs Darren 1990
The Flash
The Flash Philip Moses 1990
Capital News
Capital News Congressman Marple 1990
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Stradivarius Cain (voice) 1989
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Walter White (voice) 1989
Seinfeld
Seinfeld Tim Whatley 1989
I Know My First Name Is Steven
I Know My First Name Is Steven Officer Dickenson 1989
Baywatch
Baywatch Tom Logan 1989
Raising Miranda
Raising Miranda 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self - Guest 1988
The Big Turnaround
The Big Turnaround Jim 1988
Jake and the Fatman
Jake and the Fatman 1987
Amazon Women on the Moon
Amazon Women on the Moon Paramedic #1 (segment "Roast Your Loved One") (uncredited) 1987
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman Dr. Shepherd 1987
L.A. Law
L.A. Law James Phillips 1986
Matlock
Matlock Brian Emerson 1986
Matlock
Matlock Dr. Harding Fletcher - Marriage Counselor 1986
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote Brian East 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote Parker Foreman 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote Jerry Wilber 1984
Cover Up
Cover Up 1984
Airwolf
Airwolf Robert Hollis 1984
Loving
Loving Douglas Donovan 1983
Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest Martin Randall 1981
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight Self 1981
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues 1981
To Race the Wind
To Race the Wind Quarterback (uncredited) 1980
CHiPs
CHiPs 1977
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Cameo (uncredited) 1975
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
The Emmy Awards
The Emmy Awards Self 1949
Grendel
Grendel King Hrothgar
Jackpot
Jackpot
Assassination
Assassination
Lone Wolf
Lone Wolf
The Big Thing
The Big Thing Roberto Montalban

Directing Credits (9)

Writing Credits (3)

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