Bryan Cranston
Acting
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
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movieTangles
2027
Rob (voice)
movieThe Sheep Detectives
2026
Sebastian (voice)
movieEverything's Going to Be Great
2025
Buddy Smart
tvThe Studio
2025
Griffin Mill
movieMoscow Mule
2024
Bryan Cranston
movieKung Fu Panda 4
2024
Li (voice)
movieArgylle
2024
Director Ritter
movieAsteroid City
2023
The Host
movieJerry & Marge Go Large
2022
Jerry Selbee
tvAnimal
2021
Self - Narrator (voice)
tvShow Me More
2021
Self - "Walter White"
movieShow of Titles
2021
"There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
tvThe Stand
2020
The President (voice) (uncredited)
tvYour Honor
2020
Michael Desiato
tvHome Movie: The Princess Bride
2020
Count Rugen
movieLove Letters
2020
Andrew Makepeace Ladd III
movieAncient Caves
2020
Self - Narrator
movieThe Upside
2019
Phillip Lacasse
movieEvery Act of Life
2018
John Steinbeck (voice)
movieIsle of Dogs
2018
Chief (voice)
movieNetwork
2018
Howard Beale
movieLast Flag Flying
2017
Sal Nealon
tvPhilip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
2017
Silas Herrick
movieThe Words That Built America
2017
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
movieWakefield
2017
Howard Wakefield
moviePower Rangers
2017
Zordon
movieThe Disaster Artist
2017
Bryan Cranston (uncredited)
movieWhy Him?
2016
Ned Fleming
movieIn Dubious Battle
2016
Sheriff
movieThe Infiltrator
2016
Robert Mazur
movieAll the Way
2016
Lyndon B. Johnson
movieGet a Job
2016
Roger Davis
movieKung Fu Panda 3
2016
Li (voice)
movieTrumbo
2015
Dalton Trumbo
tvSuperMansion
2015
Titanium Rex
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest / Self
tvSneaky Pete
2015
Vince
tvThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Self - Guest
tvHot Ones
2015
Self
tvBetter Call Saul
2015
Walter White
movieBarely Legal Pawn
2014
Buzz Jackson
movieGodzilla
2014
Joe Brody
tvLast Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
Richard Sackler
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest / Self
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self - Guest
tvBig History
2013
Narrator
movieÜbermansion
2013
Titanium Rex
tvThe Writers' Room
2013
Self - Actor
movieArgo
2012
Jack O'Donnell
movieTotal Recall
2012
Cohaagen
movieRock of Ages
2012
Mayor Mike Whitmore
movieMadagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012
Vitaly (voice)
movieJohn Carter
2012
Powell
movieRed Tails
2012
Colonel William Mortamus
movieBatman: Year One
2011
Jim Gordon (voice)
movieDrive
2011
Shannon
movieContagion
2011
Lyle Haggerty
movieLarry Crowne
2011
Dean Tainot
movieLeave
2011
Eliot
movieDetachment
2011
Mr. Dearden
movieThe Lincoln Lawyer
2011
Detective Lankford
tvConan
2010
Self
movieLove Ranch
2010
James Pettis
tvArcher
2009
Commander Tony Drake (voice)
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
tvBreaking Bad
2008
Walter White
The Big Thing
2008
Roberto Montalban
movieHard Four
2007
Lt. Bryce Baxter
tvFallen
2007
Lucifer
tvAmerica's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
2006
Narrator (voice)
movieLittle Miss Sunshine
2006
Stan Grossman
tvThe Colbert Report
2005
Self (uncredited)
movieMagnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005
Buzz Aldrin (voice)
tvHow I Met Your Mother
2005
Hammond Druthers
tvIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
Bryan Cranston
tvAmerican Dad!
2005
Bill Publisherman (voice) / Mr. Winthrop (voice)
movieIllusion
2004
David
The Tony Danza Show
2004
Self - Guest
movieHoliday Reunion
2003
Woodrow Snider
tvLilo & Stitch: The Series
2003
Mr. Jamieson (voice) / Mr. Jameson (voice)
movieThe Santa Claus Brothers
2002
Santa Claus (voice)
movie'Twas the Night
2001
Nick Wrigley
tvGary & Mike
2001
Mr. Newton (voice) / (voice)
movieTerror Tract
2000
Ron Gatley
tvCurb Your Enthusiasm
2000
Dr. Templeton
tvClerks
2000
Various (voice) / Helicopter Pilot (voice)
tvFamily Guy
1999
Dr. Jewish (voice) / Bert (voice) / Bert / Arby's Executive (voice) / Bert / Judge (voice) / Hal (voice) / Bryan Cranston
movieLast Chance
1999
Lance
tvV.I.P.
1998
Colt Arrow
tvHollywood Squares
1998
Self - Panelist
movieSaving Private Ryan
1998
War Department Colonel
tvFrom the Earth to the Moon
1998
Buzz Aldrin
movieTime Under Fire
1997
Braddock (as Brian Cranston)
tvWorking
1997
Larry Prince
tvBrooklyn South
1997
Gordon Denton
tvThe View
1997
Self / Self - Guest
movieStrategic Command
1997
Phil Hertzberg
movieThat Thing You Do!
1996
Virgil "Gus" Grissom
movieStreet Corner Justice
1996
Father Brophy
tvSabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
Witch Lawyer
tvThe Pretender
1996
Neil Roberts
movieThe Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
1996
Patrick Dougherty
tvEagle Riders
1996
Joe Thax
Goode Behavior
1996
Record Executive
movieArmitage III: Poly Matrix
1996
Eddie (voice)
tvThe Louie Show
1996
Curt Sincic
tv3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
Neil Diamond impersonator
tvMADtv
1995
Self / Self / Mike
tvBrotherly Love
1995
Russell
tvNowhere Man
1995
Norman Wade
Kissing Miranda
1995
Special Agent Falsey
movieErotique
1994
Dr. Robert Stern (segment 'Let's Talk About Love')
tvTouched by an Angel
1994
Tom Bryant
tvChicago Hope
1994
Jesus
movieClean Slate
1994
Club Official
tvBabylon 5
1994
Ericsson
tvViper
1994
Garrett Berlin
tvDiagnosis: Murder
1993
Walter Mason / Martin Rutgers
tvThe X-Files
1993
Patrick Crump
movieDead Space
1991
Dr. Frank Darden
movieDead Silence
1991
Prof. Harris
tvThe Flash
1990
Philip Moses
tvCapital News
1990
Congressman Marple
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Stradivarius Cain (voice) / Walter White (voice)
tvSeinfeld
1989
Tim Whatley
tvI Know My First Name Is Steven
1989
Officer Dickenson
tvBaywatch
1989
Tom Logan
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Self - Guest
movieAmazon Women on the Moon
1987
Paramedic #1 (segment "Roast Your Loved One") (uncredited)
tvL.A. Law
1986
James Phillips
tvMatlock
1986
Brian Emerson / Dr. Harding Fletcher - Marriage Counselor
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984
Brian East / Parker Foreman / Jerry Wilber
tvAirwolf
1984
Robert Hollis
Loving
1983
Douglas Donovan
tvFalcon Crest
1981
Martin Randall
movieTo Race the Wind
1980
Quarterback (uncredited)
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host / Self - Cameo (uncredited)
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
movieGrendel
King Hrothgar
Production11
tvMalcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair
2026
Executive Producer
tvYour Honor
2020
Executive Producer
tvThe Dangerous Book for Boys
2018
Executive Producer
tvPhilip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
2017
Executive Producer
movieThe Infiltrator
2016
Executive Producer
movieAll the Way
2016
Executive Producer
tvSuperMansion
2015
Executive Producer
tvSneaky Pete
2015
Executive Producer
tvBreaking Bad
2008
Producer
movieLast Chance
1999
Producer
Tightrope!
Executive Producer
Directing9
tvYour Honor
2020
Director
tvSneaky Pete
2015
Director
tvModern Family
2009
Director
tvBreaking Bad
2008
Director
tvBig Day
2006
Director
tvThe Office
2005
Director
tvMalcolm in the Middle
2000
Director
movieLast Chance
1999
Director