Bryan Cranston
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 six Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, five Screen Actors Guild Awards, 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 starred in the drama series Your Honor (2020–2023). On stage, he earned a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for portraying President Lyndon B. Johnson in the Broadway play All the Way (2014), a role he reprised in the 2016 HBO film. 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), and Asteroid City (2023). He has also voiced roles in Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016), Isle of Dogs (2018), 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 · Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie as
- 2025 · Everything's Going to Be Great as Buddy
- 2024 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · Asteroid City as The Host
- 2022 · Jerry & Marge Go Large as Jerry Selbee
- 2021 · An Audience with Adele as Self
- 2020 · The One and Only Ivan as Mack
- 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 Upside as Phillip Lacasse
- 2018 · CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion as Self
- 2018 · Isle of Dogs as Chief (voice)
- 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
- 2017 · The Power of the Present as Self
- 2017 · Wakefield as Howard Wakefield
- 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 · 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 · David Blaine: Real or Magic as Self
- 2013 · Cold Comes the Night as Topo
- 2012 · Argo as Jack O'Donnell
- 2012 · Total Recall as Cohaagen
- 2012 · Rock of Ages as Mayor Mike Whitmore
- 2012 · Red Tails as Colonel William Mortamus
- 2011 · Batman: Year One as Jim Gordon (voice)
- 2011 · Contagion as Lyle Haggerty
- 2011 · Larry Crowne as Dean Tainot
- 2011 · Detachment as Mr. Dearden
- 2011 · The Lincoln Lawyer as Detective Lankford
- 2010 · Love Ranch as James Pettis
- 2007 · Fallen as
- 2007 · Thank God You're Here as Self
- 2006 · Little Miss Sunshine as Stan Grossman
- 2001 · Gary & Mike as Mr. Newton (voice)
- 2001 · Gary & Mike as (voice)
- 2000 · Clerks as Various (voice)
- 2000 · Clerks as Helicopter Pilot (voice)
- 1998 · Pocket Dragon Adventures as (voice)
- 1996 · That Thing You Do! as Virgil "Gus" Grissom
- 1995 · Nowhere Man as Sheriff Norman Wade
- 1990 · Capital News as Congressman Marple
- 1988 · Raising Miranda 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
- 1984 · Cover Up as
- 1981 · Entertainment Tonight as Self
- Future · Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair as Hal
- 2025 · When We Went MAD! as Self (archive footage)
- 2025 · The Phoenician Scheme as Reagan
- 2025 · The Studio as Griffin Mill
- 2024 · Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés as Self
- 2024 · Kung Fu Panda 4 as Li (voice)
- 2024 · Argylle as Director Ritter
- 2022 · Sell/Buy/Date as Self
- 2022 · Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? as Self
- 2022 · Experience Yosemite as
- 2022 · Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl as Self
- 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 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 · The Story of Soaps as Self
- 2020 · David Blaine: The Magic Way as Self
- 2020 · Ancient Caves as Self - Narrator
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 2018 · Pink Elephants as Self
- 2018 · Every Act of Life as John Steinbeck (voice)
- 2018 · Network as Howard Beale
- 2017 · Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams as Silas Herrick
- 2017 · Talking with Chris Hardwick as Self
- 2016 · Geeking Out as Self
- 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
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · The Concert for Valor as Self
- 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 · Big History as Narrator
- 2013 · Writer's Block as
- 2013 · Übermansion as Titanium Rex
- 2013 · The Writers' Room as Self - Actor
- 2013 · Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World as Heisenberg
- 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 · 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
- 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
- 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 · Illusion as David
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- 2004 · Alf's Hit Talk Show as
- 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 · Lilo & Stitch: The Series as Mr. Jameson (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 · 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
- 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 · Working as Larry Prince
- 1997 · Brooklyn South as Gordon Denton
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · The View as Self - Guest
- 1997 · The View as
- 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 · 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 · MADtv as Self
- 1995 · MADtv as Self / Mike
- 1995 · Brotherly Love as Russell
- 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 · 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
- 1991 · Dead Space as Dr. Frank Darden
- Future · Assassination as
- Future · Tangles as
- 1993 · Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story as
- 1993 · Walker, Texas Ranger as Hank
- 1991 · Dead Silence as Prof. Harris
- Future · Chili Finger as
- 1990 · Corporate Affairs as Darren
- 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 · I Know My First Name Is Steven as Officer Dickenson
- 1989 · Baywatch as Tom Logan
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1988 · The Big Turnaround as Jim
- 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
- 1980 · To Race the Wind as Quarterback (uncredited)
- Future · Grendel as King Hrothgar
- Future · Jackpot as
- Future · Lone Wolf as
- Future · The Big Thing as Roberto Montalban
- 1983 · Loving as Douglas Donovan
- 1981 · Falcon Crest as Martin Randall
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as
- 1977 · CHiPs as
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1949 · The Emmy Awards as Self