Bryan Cranston
Bryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956) is a European-American businessman, entrepreneur, actor, voice actor, screenwriter, director and producer. 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
- 2026 · The Sheep Detectives as Sebastian (voice)
- 2025 · The Phoenician Scheme as Reagan
- 2025 · The Studio as Griffin Mill
- 2024 · Kung Fu Panda 4 as Li (voice)
- 2024 · Argylle as Director Ritter
- 2023 · Asteroid City as The Host
- 2022 · Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? as Self
- 2022 · Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self
- 2020 · The Stand as The President (voice) (uncredited)
- 2020 · Your Honor as Michael Desiato
- 2020 · Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Count Rugen
- 2019 · El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie as Walt
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2018 · Isle of Dogs as Chief (voice)
- 2017 · Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams as Silas Herrick
- 2017 · The Power of the Present as Self
- 2017 · Wakefield as Howard Wakefield
- 2016 · Kung Fu Panda 3 as Li (voice)
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Sneaky Pete as Vince
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2015 · Better Call Saul as Walter White
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · Godzilla as Joe Brody
- 2014 · Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Richard Sackler
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- 2012 · Argo as Jack O'Donnell
- 2012 · Total Recall as Cohaagen
- 2012 · Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted as Vitaly (voice)
- 2012 · John Carter as Powell
- 2011 · Drive as Shannon
- 2011 · Contagion as Lyle Haggerty
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- 2009 · Archer as Commander Tony Drake (voice)
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2008 · Breaking Bad as Walter White
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · 30 Rock as Ron
- 2006 · Little Miss Sunshine as Stan Grossman
- 2005 · How I Met Your Mother as Hammond Druthers
- 2005 · It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Bryan Cranston
- 2005 · American Dad! as Bill Publisherman (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Mr. Winthrop (voice)
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- 2004 · On Air with Ryan Seacrest as Self
- 2003 · Holiday Reunion as Woodrow Snider
- 2003 · Lilo & Stitch: The Series as Mr. Jamieson (voice)
- 2003 · Lilo & Stitch: The Series as Mr. Jameson (voice)
- 2003 · Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2001 · Good Day Live as Self
- 2000 · Terror Tract as Ron Gatley
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Dr. Templeton
- 2000 · Clerks as Various (voice)
- 2000 · Clerks as Helicopter Pilot (voice)
- 2000 · Malcolm in the Middle as Hal
- 1999 · Family Guy as Dr. Jewish (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Bert (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Bert / Arby's Executive (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Bert / Judge (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Hal (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Bryan Cranston
- 1998 · V.I.P. as Colt Arrow
- 1998 · The King of Queens as Tim
- 1998 · Saving Private Ryan as War Department Colonel
- 1998 · From the Earth to the Moon as Buzz Aldrin
- 1997 · Brooklyn South as Gordon Denton
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · The View as Self - Guest
- 1996 · That Thing You Do! as Virgil "Gus" Grissom
- 1996 · Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Witch Lawyer
- 1996 · The Pretender as Neil Roberts
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · Armitage III: Poly Matrix as Eddie (voice)
- 1996 · 3rd Rock from the Sun as Neil Diamond impersonator
- 1995 · Nowhere Man as Sheriff Norman Wade
- 1995 · Kissing Miranda as Special Agent Falsey
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Dr. Tom Bryant
- 1994 · Chicago Hope as Jesus
- 1994 · Babylon 5 as Ericsson
- 1994 · Viper as Garrett Berlin
- 1993 · Diagnosis: Murder as Walter Mason
- 1993 · Diagnosis: Murder as Martin Rutgers
- 1993 · The X-Files as Patrick Crump
- 1993 · Walker, Texas Ranger as Hank
- 1990 · The Flash as Philip Moses
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Stradivarius Cain (voice)
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Walter White (voice)
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Tim Whatley
- 1989 · Baywatch as Tom Logan
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1987 · Jake and the Fatman as
- 1986 · L.A. Law as James Phillips
- 1986 · Matlock as Brian Emerson
- 1986 · Matlock as Dr. Harding Fletcher - Marriage Counselor
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Brian East
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Parker Foreman
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Jerry Wilber
- 1984 · Airwolf as Robert Hollis
- 1981 · Falcon Crest as Martin Randall
- 1981 · Entertainment Tonight as Self
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · Assassination as
- Future · Tangles as
- 2026 · Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair as Hal
- 2025 · Everything's Going to Be Great as Buddy Smart
- 2022 · Jerry & Marge Go Large as Jerry Selbee
- 2021 · Animal as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · Show Me More as Self - "Walter White"
- 2021 · Hart to Heart as Self
- 2021 · Show of Titles as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
- 2020 · The One and Only Ivan as Mack
- 2020 · Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion as self
- 2019 · The Upside as Phillip Lacasse
- 2017 · Talking with Chris Hardwick as Self
- 2017 · Power Rangers as Zordon
- 2017 · The Disaster Artist as Bryan Cranston (uncredited)
- 2016 · Why Him? as Ned Fleming
- 2016 · In Dubious Battle as Sheriff
- 2016 · Geeking Out as Self
- 2016 · The Infiltrator as Robert Mazur
- 2015 · Trumbo as Dalton Trumbo
- 2015 · SuperMansion as Titanium Rex
- 2013 · No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad as Self
- 2013 · David Blaine: Real or Magic as Self
- 2013 · Übermansion as Titanium Rex
- 2012 · Rock of Ages as Mayor Mike Whitmore
- 2012 · Inside Comedy as Self
- 2012 · Red Tails as Colonel William Mortamus
- 2011 · Batman: Year One as Jim Gordon (voice)
- 2011 · Larry Crowne as Dean Tainot
- 2011 · Leave as Eliot
- 2011 · Detachment as Mr. Dearden
- 2011 · The Lincoln Lawyer as Detective Lankford
- 2007 · Fallen as Lucifer
- 2007 · Thank God You're Here as Self
- 2006 · America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions as Narrator (voice)
- 2004 · Illusion as David
- 2004 · Alf's Hit Talk Show as
- 2004 · Seeing Other People as Peter
- 2001 · 'Twas the Night as Nick Wrigley
- 2001 · Gary & Mike as Mr. Newton (voice)
- 2001 · Gary & Mike as (voice)
- 1998 · Pocket Dragon Adventures as (voice)
- 1997 · Time Under Fire as
- 1997 · Working as Larry Prince
- 1996 · Eagle Riders as Joe Thax
- 1996 · Goode Behavior as Record Executive
- 1995 · Brotherly Love as Russell
- 1994 · Erotique as Dr. Robert Stern (segment 'Let's Talk About Love')
- 1994 · Clean Slate as Club Official
- 1990 · Capital News as Congressman Marple
- 1989 · I Know My First Name Is Steven as Officer Dickenson
- 1988 · The Big Turnaround as Jim
- 1987 · Amazon Women on the Moon as Paramedic #1 (segment "Roast Your Loved One") (uncredited)
- 1984 · Cover Up as
- Future · Grendel as King Hrothgar
- 1983 · Loving as Douglas Donovan
- 1949 · The Emmy Awards as Self
- Future · Chili Finger as
- 2026 · National Theatre Live: All My Sons as Joe Keller
- 2025 · When We Went MAD! as Self
- 2024 · Moscow Mule as Bryan Cranston
- 2024 · Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés as Self
- 2022 · Sell/Buy/Date as Self
- 2022 · The Call as Mr White
- 2022 · Making of Better Call Saul: Finale as Self
- 2022 · Experience Yosemite as
- 2022 · Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl as Self
- 2021 · An Audience with Adele as Self
- 2020 · Love Letters as Andrew Makepeace Ladd III
- 2020 · The Story of Soaps as Self
- 2020 · David Blaine: The Magic Way as Self
- 2020 · Ancient Caves as Self - Narrator
- 2018 · Pink Elephants as Self
- 2018 · CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion as Self
- 2018 · Every Act of Life as John Steinbeck (voice)
- 2018 · Network as Howard Beale
- 2017 · Last Flag Flying as Sal Nealon
- 2017 · The Words That Built America as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
- 2017 · Just For Laughs: Redux as
- 2016 · All the Way as Lyndon B. Johnson
- 2016 · Get a Job as Roger Davis
- 2014 · The Concert for Valor as Self
- 2014 · Barely Legal Pawn as Buzz Jackson
- 2014 · Sense of Smell as Tyler
- 2013 · Big History as Narrator
- 2013 · Writer's Block as
- 2013 · Cold Comes the Night as Topo
- 2013 · Talking Bad as Self
- 2013 · The Writers' Room as Self - Actor
- 2013 · Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World as Heisenberg
- 2010 · Love Ranch as James Pettis
- 2007 · Hard Four as Lt. Bryce Baxter
- 2005 · Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon as Buzz Aldrin (voice)
- 2004 · Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo as Self
- 2002 · The Santa Claus Brothers as Santa Claus (voice)
- 1999 · Last Chance as Lance
- 1997 · Strategic Command as Phil Hertzberg
- 1996 · Street Corner Justice as Father Brophy
- 1996 · The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime as Patrick Dougherty
- 1996 · The Louie Show as
- 1995 · MADtv as Self
- 1995 · MADtv as Self / Mike
- 1994 · The Companion as Alan
- 1993 · Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story as
- 1991 · Dead Space as Dr. Frank Darden
- 1991 · Dead Silence as Prof. Harris
- 1988 · Raising Miranda as
- 1987 · The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman as Dr. Shepherd
- Future · Jackpot as
- 1980 · To Race the Wind as Quarterback (uncredited)
- Future · Lone Wolf as
- 1990 · Corporate Affairs as Darren
- 1977 · CHiPs as
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- Future · The Big Thing as Roberto Montalban