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 · Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés as Self
- 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 · Animal as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2020 · The One and Only Ivan as Mack
- 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 Walter White
- 2019 · The Upside as Phillip Lacasse
- 2017 · Last Flag Flying as Sal Nealon
- 2017 · Wakefield as Howard Wakefield
- 2017 · Talking with Chris Hardwick as Self
- 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
- 2015 · Trumbo as Dalton Trumbo
- 2013 · No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad as Self
- 2013 · Big History as Narrator
- 2013 · Cold Comes the Night as Topo
- 2012 · Argo as Jack O'Donnell
- 2012 · Rock of Ages as Mayor Mike Whitmore
- 2012 · Red Tails as Colonel William Mortamus
- 2011 · Batman: Year One as Jim Gordon (voice)
- 2011 · Larry Crowne as Dean Tainot
- 2011 · Detachment as Richard Dearden
- 2011 · The Lincoln Lawyer as Detective Lankford
- 2010 · Love Ranch as James Pettis
- 2007 · Fallen as
- 2006 · Little Miss Sunshine as Stan Grossman
- 2004 · Illusion as
- 2004 · Alf's Hit Talk Show as
- 2001 · Gary & Mike as Mr. Newton (voice)
- 2001 · Gary & Mike as (voice)
- 1998 · Pocket Dragon Adventures as
- 1996 · That Thing You Do! as Virgil "Gus" Grissom
- 1996 · Goode Behavior as Record Executive
- 1996 · Armitage III: Poly Matrix as Eddie (voice)
- 1996 · The Louie Show as
- 1995 · MADtv as Self
- 1995 · MADtv as Self / Mike
- 1994 · Clean Slate as Club Official
- 1991 · Dead Space as Dr. Frank Darden
- 1987 · Amazon Women on the Moon as Paramedic #1
- 1987 · The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman as Dr. Shepherd
- 1981 · Entertainment Tonight as Self
- 1977 · CHiPs as
- 1949 · The Emmy Awards as Self
- Future · The Studio as
- 2017 · The Words That Built America as Reader - Declaration of Independence
- Future · Grendel as King Hrothgar
- 2022 · Sell/Buy/Date as Self
- 2022 · Experience Yosemite as
- 2021 · An Audience with Adele as Self
- 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 · Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion as self
- 2020 · Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Count Rugen
- 2020 · Love Letters as Andrew Makepeace Ladd III
- 2020 · David Blaine: The Magic Way as Self
- 2020 · Ancient Caves as Self - Narrator
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 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)
- 2018 · Isle of Dogs as Chief (voice)
- 2017 · Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams as Silas Herrick
- 2017 · Just For Laughs: Redux as
- 2017 · The Power of the Present as Self
- 2017 · Power Rangers as Zordon
- 2016 · Kung Fu Panda 3 as Li (voice)
- 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 · 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
- 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 · David Blaine: Real or Magic as Self
- 2013 · Writer's Block as
- 2013 · Übermansion as Titanium Rex
- 2013 · Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World as Heisenberg
- 2012 · Total Recall as Cohaagen
- 2012 · Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted as Vitaly (voice)
- 2012 · John Carter as Powell
- 2012 · Inside Comedy as Self
- 2011 · Drive as Shannon
- 2011 · Contagion as Lyle Haggerty
- 2011 · Leave as Eliot
- 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
- 2008 · Breaking Bad as Hal
- 2007 · Hard Four as Lt. Bryce Baxter
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions as Narrator (voice)
- 2006 · 30 Rock as Ron
- 2006 · Thank God You're Here as Self
- 2005 · Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon as Buzz Aldrin (voice)
- 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 · Seeing Other People as Peter
- 2004 · On Air with Ryan Seacrest as Self
- 2003 · Holiday Reunion as Woodrow Snider
- 2003 · Lilo & Stitch: The Series as Mr. Jamieson (voice)
- 2003 · Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as
- 2002 · The Santa Claus Brothers as Santa Claus (voice)
- 2001 · 'Twas the Night as Nick Wrigley
- 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 Hal (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Bryan Cranston
- 1999 · Family Guy as Bert (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Bert / Arby's Executive (voice)
- 1999 · Family Guy as Bert / Judge (voice)
- 1999 · Last Chance as Lance
- 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 · Time Under Fire as
- 1997 · Brooklyn South as
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · The View as Self - Guest
- 1997 · Strategic Command as Phil Hertzberg
- 1996 · Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Witch Lawyer
- 1996 · Street Corner Justice as Father Brophy
- 1996 · The Pretender as Neil Roberts
- 1996 · The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime as Patrick Dougherty
- 1996 · Eagle Riders as Joe Thax
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · 3rd Rock from the Sun as Neil Diamond impersonator
- 1995 · Brotherly Love as Russell
- 1995 · Nowhere Man as Sheriff Norman Wade
- 1995 · Kissing Miranda as Special Agent Falsey
- 1994 · The Companion as Alan
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Dr. Tom Bryant
- 1994 · Chicago Hope as
- 1994 · Erotique as Dr. Robert Stern (segment 'Let's Talk About Love')
- 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 Silence as Prof. Harris
- 1990 · Corporate Affairs as
- 1990 · The Flash as Philip Moses
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Stradivarius Cain (voice)
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Tim Whatley
- 1989 · I Know My First Name Is Steven as Officer Dickenson
- 1989 · Baywatch as Tom Logan
- 1988 · Raising Miranda as
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- Future · The Phoenician Scheme as
- 1988 · The Big Turnaround as Jim
- 1987 · Jake and the Fatman as
- 1986 · L.A. Law as James Phillips
- 1986 · Matlock as
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Brian East
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Parker Foreman
- 1984 · Cover Up as
- 1984 · Airwolf as Robert Hollis
- 1983 · Loving as Douglas Donovan
- 1981 · Falcon Crest as
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as
- 1980 · To Race The Wind as Quarterback (uncredited)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- Future · Everything's Going to Be Great as