Bryan Cranston
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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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Bryan Cranston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
The Sheep Detectives (2026)
as Sebastian (voice)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
as War Department Colonel
The Phoenician Scheme (2025)
as Reagan
Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
as Li (voice)
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
as Vitaly (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
as Li (voice)
Godzilla (2014)
as Joe Brody
Drive (2011)
as Shannon
John Carter (2012)
as Powell
Contagion (2011)
as Lyle Haggerty
Argo (2012)
as Jack O'Donnell
Total Recall (2012)
as Cohaagen
Isle of Dogs (2018)
as Chief (voice)
Argylle (2024)
as Director Ritter
Power Rangers (2017)
as Zordon
Asteroid City (2023)
as The Host
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
as Detective Lankford
Why Him? (2016)
as Ned Fleming
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
as Walt
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
as Stan Grossman
Detachment (2011)
as Mr. Dearden
The Disaster Artist (2017)
as Bryan Cranston (uncredited)
The Upside (2019)
as Phillip Lacasse
Jerry & Marge Go Large (2022)
as Jerry Selbee
The One and Only Ivan (2020)
as Mack
Larry Crowne (2011)
as Dean Tainot
Rock of Ages (2012)
as Mayor Mike Whitmore
The Infiltrator (2016)
as Robert Mazur
Wakefield (2017)
as Howard Wakefield
Trumbo (2015)
as Dalton Trumbo
Batman: Year One (2011)
as Jim Gordon (voice)
That Thing You Do! (1996)
as Virgil "Gus" Grissom
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
as Paramedic #1 (segment "Roast Your Loved One") (uncredited)
Red Tails (2012)
as Colonel William Mortamus
In Dubious Battle (2016)
as Sheriff
All the Way (2016)
as Lyndon B. Johnson
Cold Comes the Night (2013)
as Topo
Chili Finger (2026)
as Dave
Dead Silence (1991)
as Prof. Harris
Get a Job (2016)
as Roger Davis
Terror Tract (2000)
as Ron Gatley
Armitage III: Poly Matrix (1996)
as Eddie (voice)
The Power of the Present (2017)
as Self
Last Flag Flying (2017)
as Sal Nealon
Tangles (2027)
as Rob (voice)
Clean Slate (1994)
as Club Official
Everything's Going to Be Great (2025)
as Buddy Smart
Pink Elephants (2018)
as Self
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad (2013)
as Self
Illusion (2004)
as David
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon (2005)
as Buzz Aldrin (voice)
The Companion (1994)
as Alan
David Blaine: Real or Magic (2013)
as Self
The Story of Soaps (2020)
as Self
'Twas the Night (2001)
as Nick Wrigley
An Audience with Adele (2021)
as Self
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1987)
as Dr. Shepherd
The Words That Built America (2017)
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
National Theatre Live: All My Sons (2026)
as Joe Keller
Seeing Other People (2004)
as Peter
Dead Space (1991)
as Dr. Frank Darden
Strategic Command (1997)
as Phil Hertzberg
Love Ranch (2010)
as James Pettis
Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World (2013)
as Heisenberg
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl (2022)
as Self
Ancient Caves (2020)
as Self - Narrator
Show of Titles (2021)
as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
Holiday Reunion (2003)
as Woodrow Snider
Leave (2011)
as Eliot
Grendel (—)
as King Hrothgar
Love Letters (2020)
as Andrew Makepeace Ladd III
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996)
as Patrick Dougherty
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story (1993)
Actor
Time Under Fire (1997)
as Braddock (as Brian Cranston)
The Concert for Valor (2014)
as Self
Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés (2024)
as Self
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo (2004)
as Self
Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion (2020)
as Self
Every Act of Life (2018)
as John Steinbeck (voice)
Last Chance (1999)
as Lance
Corporate Affairs (1990)
as Darren
Street Corner Justice (1996)
as Father Brophy
Barely Legal Pawn (2014)
as Buzz Jackson
Lone Wolf (—)
Actor
David Blaine: The Magic Way (2020)
as Self
Jackpot (—)
Actor
Writer's Block (2013)
Actor
The Santa Claus Brothers (2002)
as Santa Claus (voice)
To Race the Wind (1980)
as Quarterback (uncredited)
Erotique (1994)
as Dr. Robert Stern (segment 'Let's Talk About Love')
When We Went MAD! (2025)
as Self
Network (2018)
as Howard Beale
The Big Turnaround (1988)
as Jim
Sell/Buy/Date (2022)
as Self
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion (2018)
as Self
The Big Thing (2008)
as Roberto Montalban
Kissing Miranda (1995)
as Special Agent Falsey
Sense of Smell (2014)
as Tyler
Loving (1983)
as Douglas Donovan
Hard Four (2007)
as Lt. Bryce Baxter
Assassination (—)
Actor
Übermansion (2013)
as Titanium Rex
The Disappearance of Nora (1993)
as Police Detective
Experience Yosemite (2022)
Actor
Moscow Mule (2024)
as Bryan Cranston