Gael García Bernal
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Gael García Bernal is a Mexican actor and filmmaker. He is known for his performances in the films Amores perros (2000), Y tu mamá también (2001), Bad Education (2004), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), Babel (2006), Coco (2017), Old (2021), and Cassandro (2023). He has also played music conductor Rodrigo de Souza in the television drama series Mozart in the Jungle (2014–2018) and starred in the Disney+ special Werewolf by Night (2022). García Bernal was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of a young Che Guevara in The Motorcycle Diaries in 2005, and in 2016 won his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for Mozart in the Jungle. He and fellow actor Diego Luna founded the production company Canana Films in Mexico City. In 2016, Time magazine named him in the annual Time 100 Most Influential People list. In 2020, The New York Times ranked him No. 25 in its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century.
Known for
Credits
Coco (2017)
as Héctor (voice)
Old (2021)
as Guy
Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
as Julio Zapata
Amores Perros (2000)
as Octavio
Babel (2006)
as Santiago
Werewolf by Night (2022)
as Jack Russell
Letters to Juliet (2010)
as Victor
Holland (2025)
as Dave Delgado
The Mother (2023)
as Hector
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
as Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna
Nothing Between Us (2026)
as Guillermo
Blindness (2008)
as Bartender / King of Ward Three
Wasp Network (2020)
as Viramontez
Desierto (2015)
as Moises
The Kindergarten Teacher (2018)
as Simon
Bad Education (2004)
as Ángel / Juan / Zahara
A Little Bit of Heaven (2011)
as Julian Goldstein
The Limits of Control (2009)
as Mexican
The Science of Sleep (2006)
as Stéphane
Vamps (2012)
as Diego Bardem (uncredited)
Dot the I (2003)
as Kit Winter
Neruda (2016)
as Oscar Peluchoneau
It Must Be Heaven (2019)
as Gael García Bernal
Zero A.D. (2026)
as Joachim
Magellan (2025)
as Fernão de Magalhães
Another End (2024)
as Sal
The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)
as Padre Amaro
No (2012)
as René Saaverdra
Director by Night (2022)
as Self
Even the Rain (2011)
as Sebastián
Casa de Mi Padre (2012)
as Onza
Ema (2019)
as Gastón
Don't Tempt Me (2001)
as Jack Davenport
The Past (2007)
as Rímini
Rudo & Cursi (2008)
as Tato
Cassandro (2023)
as Saúl "Cassandro"
Zoom (2016)
as Edward
Mammoth (2009)
as Leo Vidales
This One Summer (2023)
as Thiago
Rosewater (2014)
as Maziar Bahari
Salt and Fire (2016)
as Dr. Fabio Cavani
The Accused (2018)
as Mario Elmo
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes (2007)
as Self
I'm with Lucy (2002)
as Date 2 - Gabriel
You're Killing Me Susana (2016)
as Eligio
Breaking the Taboo (2011)
as Self
Hombre al agua (2026)
as Camilo
Sueño Perro (2025)
Actor
The King (2006)
as Elvis Valderez
Museo (2018)
as Juan Núñez
If You Saw His Heart (2017)
as Daniel
In the Valley of Shadows (—)
as Álvar Toledano
The Ardor (2014)
as Kaí
The Loneliest Planet (2012)
as Alex
Chevolution (2008)
Actor
Gombrowicz or The Immaturity (2024)
Actor
Fidel (2002)
as Che Guevara
Eva Doesn't Sleep (2015)
as Massera
José & Pilar (2010)
as Self
Traveling with Che Guevara (2004)
as Che
The End of It (2026)
as Diego
Private Lives (2001)
as Gustavo 'Gana' Bertolini
Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También' (2001)
as Self
Dreaming of Julia (2003)
as Ricky
Monkey Hill (—)
Actor
Perros, amores, accidentes (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education (2004)
as Self
Who Is Dayani Cristal? (2013)
as Himself
Z (—)
as Zorro
De Tripas, Corazón (1996)
Actor
Déficit (2007)
as Cristobal
The Eye on the Nape (2001)
as Pablo
Saint Death (2007)
as Narrator
The Last Post (2001)
as Jose Francisco
Hidalgo, Frenesí de Libertad (2010)
as Narrator
Los Invisibles (2010)
as Self