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