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