Bryan Cranston
Bryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956) is an American actor, director, and producer who is mainly known for portraying Walter White in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2008–2013) and Hal in the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006). He has received a number of awards—including six Primetime Emmy Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Golden Globe Award—with a nomination for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award. Bryan Cranston's performance on Breaking Bad earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series four times (2008, 2009, 2010, and 2014). After becoming a producer of the show in 2011, he also won the award for Outstanding Drama Series twice. Breaking Bad also earned Cranston five Golden Globe nominations (with one win) and nine Screen Actors Guild Award nominations (with four wins). He was previously nominated three times for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in Malcolm in the Middle. Cranston co-developed and occasionally appeared in the crime drama series Sneaky Pete (2015–2019) and served as a director for episodes of Malcolm in the Middle, Breaking Bad, Modern Family, and The Office. In 2014, Cranston 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, a role he reprised in the HBO 2016 television film of the same name. In 2018, he received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play for his portrayal of Howard Beale in the play Network at London's National Theatre, later winning his second Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for the same role on Broadway. For portraying Dalton Trumbo in the film Trumbo (2015), he received nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe Award, all for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Cranston has appeared in several other films, such as Saving Private Ryan (1998), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Drive (2011), Argo (2012), Godzilla (2014), and The Upside (2017). He also provided voice acting in the films Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016), and Isle of Dogs (2018).
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Kung Fu Panda 4 as Li (voice)
- 2024 · Argylle as Director Ritter
- 2023 · Asteroid City as The Host
- 2022 · Jerry & Marge Go Large as Jerry Selbee
- 2021 · An Audience with Adele as Self
- 2021 · Animal as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · Show Me More as Self - "Walter White"
- 2021 · Hart to Heart as Self
- 2020 · The Stand as The President (voice) (uncredited)
- 2020 · Your Honor as Michael Desiato
- 2020 · Jujutsu Kaisen as Kaisen (voice)
- 2020 · The One and Only Ivan as Mack
- 2020 · Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Count Rugen
- 2020 · The Story of Soaps as Self
- 2019 · The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie as Self (extended version)
- 2019 · El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie as Walt
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 2019 · The Upside as Phillip Lacasse
- 2018 · Isle of Dogs as Chief (voice)
- 2017 · Last Flag Flying as Sal Nealon
- 2017 · Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams as Silas Herrick
- 2017 · The Words That Built America as Self - Reader - Declaration of Independence
- 2017 · The Power of the Present as Self
- 2017 · Wakefield as Howard Wakefield
- 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
- 2016 · All the Way as Lyndon B. Johnson
- 2016 · Get a Job as Roger Davis
- 2016 · Kung Fu Panda 3 as Li (voice)
- 2015 · Trumbo as Dalton Trumbo
- 2015 · Supermansion as Titanium Rex
- 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 / Heisenberg (archive footage)
- 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
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad as Self
- 2013 · David Blaine: Real or Magic as Self
- 2013 · Cold Comes the Night as Topo
- 2013 · Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World as Heisenberg
- 2012 · Argo as Jack O'Donnell
- 2012 · Total Recall as Cohaagen
- 2012 · Rock of Ages as Mayor Mike Whitmore
- 2012 · Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted as Vitaly (voice)
- 2012 · John Carter as Powell
- 2012 · Inside Comedy as Self
- 2012 · Red Tails as Colonel William Mortamus
- 2011 · Batman: Year One as Jim Gordon (voice)
- 2011 · Drive as Shannon
- 2011 · Contagion as Lyle Haggerty
- 2011 · Larry Crowne as Dean Tainot
- 2011 · Detachment as Richard Dearden
- 2011 · The Lincoln Lawyer as Detective Lankford
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · Love Ranch as James Pettis
- 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
- 2008 · Breaking Bad as Hal
- 2007 · Fallen as
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions as Narrator (voice)
- 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 · Lilo & Stitch: The Series as Mr. Jamieson (voice)
- 2003 · Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as
- 2001 · 'Twas the Night as Nick Wrigley
- 2001 · Good Day Live as Self
- 2001 · Gary & Mike as Mr. Newton (voice)
- 2001 · Gary & Mike as (voice)
- 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 / Arby's Executive (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Bert (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
- 1998 · Pocket Dragon Adventures as
- 1997 · Working as Larry Prince
- 1997 · Brooklyn South as IAB Lt. 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 Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime as Patrick Dougherty
- 1996 · Eagle Riders as Joe Thax
- 1996 · Goode Behavior as Record Executive
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · Armitage III: Poly Matrix as Eddie (voice)
- 1996 · The Louie Show as
- 1996 · 3rd Rock from the Sun as Neil Diamond impersonator
- 1995 · Brotherly Love as Russell
- 1995 · Nowhere Man as Sheriff Norman Wade
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Dr. Tom Bryant
- 1994 · Chicago Hope as
- 1994 · Clean Slate as Club Official
- 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 · Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story as
- 1993 · Walker, Texas Ranger as Hank
- 1991 · Dead Space as Dr. Frank Darden
- 1990 · The Flash as Philip Moses
- 1990 · Capital News as Congressman Marple
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Stradivarius Cain (voice)
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Walter White (voice)
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Tim Whatley
- 1989 · I Know My First Name Is Steven as Officer Dickenson
- 1989 · Baywatch as Tom Logan
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1987 · Jake and the Fatman as
- 1987 · Amazon Women on the Moon as Paramedic #1 (segment "Roast Your Loved One") (uncredited)
- 1987 · The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman as Dr. Shepherd
- 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 · Cover Up as
- 1984 · Airwolf as Robert Hollis
- 1981 · Falcon Crest as Martin Randall
- 1981 · Entertainment Tonight as Self
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as
- 1977 · CHiPs as
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- Future · The Phoenician Scheme as
- 1949 · The Emmy Awards as Self
- Future · The Studio as
- 2024 · Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés as Self
- 2022 · Sell/Buy/Date as Self
- 2022 · Experience Yosemite as
- 2020 · Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion as self
- 2020 · Love Letters as Andrew Makepeace Ladd III
- 2020 · David Blaine: The Magic Way as Self
- 2020 · Ancient Caves as Self - Narrator
- 2018 · Julia Louis-Dreyfus: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize as Self
- 2018 · Pink Elephants as Himself
- 2018 · CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion as Self
- 2018 · Every Act of Life as John Steinbeck (voice)
- 2017 · Just For Laughs: Redux as
- 2014 · The Concert for Valor as Self
- 2014 · Godzilla: Force of Nature as Himself
- 2014 · Barely Legal Pawn as Buzz Jackson
- 2014 · Sense of Smell as Tyler
- 2013 · Big History as Narrator
- 2013 · Writer's Block as
- 2013 · Übermansion as Titanium Rex
- 2013 · The Writers' Room as Self - Actor
- 2011 · Leave as Eliot
- 2007 · Hard Four as Lt. Bryce Baxter
- 2007 · Thank God You're Here as Self
- 2005 · Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon as Buzz Aldrin (voice)
- 2004 · Illusion as
- 2004 · Alf's Hit Talk Show as
- 2004 · Seeing Other People as Peter
- 2003 · Holiday Reunion as Woodrow Snider
- 2002 · The Santa Claus Brothers as Santa Claus (voice)
- 1999 · Last Chance as Lance
- 1997 · Time Under Fire as
- 1997 · Strategic Command as Phil Hertzberg
- 1996 · Street Corner Justice as Father Brophy
- 1995 · MADtv as Self
- 1995 · MADtv as Self / Mike
- 1995 · Kissing Miranda as Special Agent Falsey
- 1994 · The Companion as Alan
- 1994 · Erotique as Dr. Robert Stern (segment 'Let's Talk About Love')
- Future · Everything's Going to Be Great as Buddy
- Future · Assassination as
- 1988 · Raising Miranda as
- Future · Grendel as King Hrothgar
- 1991 · Dead Silence as Prof. Harris
- 1990 · Corporate Affairs as
- 1988 · The Big Turnaround as Jim
- 1980 · To Race The Wind as Quarterback (uncredited)
- Future · Tangles: A Story About Alzheimer's, My Mother, and Me as
- Future · Chili Finger as
- Future · Jackpot as
- Future · Lone Wolf as
- 1983 · Loving as Douglas Donovan
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · Breaking Bad - Series as Walter White