Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 30, 1978
Place of Birth
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Credits
120 titles
Gael García Bernal
Biography
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
Filmography
Zero A.D.
Joachim
Nothing Between Us
Guillermo
The End of It
Diego
Santita
Alejandro
Thesis on a Domestication
Producer
Magellan
Fernão de Magalhães
Holland
Dave Delgado
ASCO: Without Permission
Executive Producer
La Máquina
Esteban 'La Máquina' Osuna
LEGO Pixar: BrickToons
Héctor (voice)
State of Silence
Executive Producer
Gombrowicz or The Immaturity
Another End
Sal
Cassandro
Saúl "Cassandro"
The Mother
Hector
This One Summer
Thiago
Director by Night
Self
Werewolf by Night
Jack Russell
Station Eleven
Arthur Leander
Maya and the Three
The Jaguar Brothers (voice)
Old
Guy
El Tema
Host
Perros, amores, accidentes
Self (archive footage)
Pan y Circo
Self
Wasp Network
Viramontez
It Must Be Heaven
Gael García Bernal
Lorena: Light-Footed Woman
Executive Producer
Ema
Gastón
Birders
Executive Producer
Chicuarotes
Director
1994
Self
A 3 Minute Hug
Executive Producer
The Kindergarten Teacher
Simon
The Accused
Mario Elmo
Museo
Juan Núñez
Here on Earth
El Pájaro
If You Saw His Heart
Daniel
Coco
Héctor (voice)
Zama
Executive Producer
Salt and Fire
Dr. Fabio Cavani
You're Killing Me Susana
Eligio
Neruda
Oscar Peluchoneau
Chelsea
Self
Madly
Director
Zoom
Edward
The Empty Classroom
Producer
Eva Doesn't Sleep
Massera
The Chosen Ones
Executive Producer
Desierto
Moises
Leagues
Creative Director