Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 07, 1956
Place of Birth
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits
218 titles
Bryan Cranston
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Bryan Cranston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Tangles
Rob (voice)
Chili Finger
Dave
After Hours with James Corden
Self
The Sheep Detectives
Sebastian (voice)
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
Joe Keller
Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair
Hal
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Self
When We Went MAD!
Self
Everything's Going to Be Great
Buddy Smart
The Phoenician Scheme
Reagan
The Studio
Griffin Mill
Moscow Mule
Bryan Cranston
Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés
Self
Kung Fu Panda 4
Li (voice)
Hot Ones Versus
Self
Argylle
Director Ritter
Asteroid City
The Host
Jerry & Marge Go Large
Jerry Selbee
Sell/Buy/Date
Self
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
Self
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self
Experience Yosemite
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
Self
An Audience with Adele
Self
Animal
Self - Narrator (voice)
Show Me More
Self - "Walter White"
Hart to Heart
Self
Show of Titles
"There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
The Stand
The President (voice) (uncredited)
Your Honor
Michael Desiato
The One and Only Ivan
Mack
Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion
Self
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Count Rugen
Love Letters
Andrew Makepeace Ladd III
The Story of Soaps
Self
David Blaine: The Magic Way
Self
Ancient Caves
Self - Narrator
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Walt
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
The Upside
Phillip Lacasse
Pink Elephants
Self
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
Self
Every Act of Life
John Steinbeck (voice)
The Dangerous Book for Boys
Writer
Isle of Dogs
Chief (voice)
Network
Howard Beale
Last Flag Flying
Sal Nealon
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Silas Herrick
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Just For Laughs: Redux