Bryan Cranston
Bryan Lee Cranston 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).
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · When We Went MAD! as Self
- 2025 · Everything's Going to Be Great as Buddy Smart
- 2022 · Jerry & Marge Go Large as Jerry Selbee
- 2022 · Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? as Self
- 2021 · Animal as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · Show Me More as Self - "Walter White"
- 2021 · Hart to Heart as Self
- 2020 · David Blaine: The Magic Way as Self
- 2019 · The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie as Self (extended version)
- 2017 · The Words That Built America as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
- 2017 · Wakefield as Howard Wakefield
- 2017 · Talking with Chris Hardwick as Self
- 2017 · The Disaster Artist as Bryan Cranston (uncredited)
- 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
- 2015 · Supermansion as Titanium Rex
- 2014 · Barely Legal Pawn as Buzz Jackson
- 2013 · No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad as Self
- 2013 · Cold Comes the Night as Topo
- 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
- 2007 · Fallen as
- 2005 · Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon as Buzz Aldrin (voice)
- 2004 · Illusion as David
- 2004 · Seeing Other People as Peter
- 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)
- 1997 · Strategic Command as Phil Hertzberg
- 1996 · That Thing You Do! as Virgil "Gus" Grissom
- 1996 · The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime as Patrick Dougherty
- 1996 · Eagle Riders as Joe Thax
- 1996 · Goode Behavior as Record Executive
- 1996 · Armitage III: Poly Matrix as Eddie (voice)
- 1995 · Brotherly Love as Russell
- 1994 · The Companion as Alan
- 1994 · Erotique as Dr. Robert Stern (segment 'Let's Talk About Love')
- 1991 · Dead Space as Dr. Frank Darden
- 1989 · I Know My First Name Is Steven as Officer Dickenson
- 1984 · Cover Up as
- 1983 · Loving as Douglas Donovan
- 1981 · Entertainment Tonight as Self
- Future · Chili Finger as
- Future · Assassination as
- 1993 · Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story as
- 1990 · Capital News as Congressman Marple
- 1987 · Amazon Women on the Moon as Paramedic #1 (segment "Roast Your Loved One") (uncredited)
- 1980 · To Race the Wind as Quarterback (uncredited)
- Future · Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair as Hal
- 2026 · Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie as
- 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
- 2023 · Asteroid City as The Host
- 2022 · Sell/Buy/Date as Self
- 2022 · Experience Yosemite as
- 2022 · Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl as Self
- 2021 · An Audience with Adele 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 · The One and Only Ivan as Mack
- 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 · Ancient Caves as Self - Narrator
- 2019 · El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie as Walt
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · The Upside as Phillip Lacasse
- 2018 · Pink Elephants as Self
- 2018 · CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion as Self
- 2018 · Every Act of Life as John Steinbeck (voice)
- 2018 · Isle of Dogs as Chief (voice)
- 2018 · Network as Howard Beale
- 2017 · Last Flag Flying as Sal Nealon
- 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 · Why Him? as Ned Fleming
- 2016 · In Dubious Battle as Sheriff
- 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 · The Concert for Valor as Self
- 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 · 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 · 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
- 2011 · Drive as Shannon
- 2011 · Contagion as Lyle Haggerty
- 2011 · Leave as Eliot
- 2011 · Detachment as Mr. 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
- 2007 · Hard Four as Lt. Bryce Baxter
- 2007 · Thank God You're Here as Self
- 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 · Alf's Hit Talk Show as
- 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 · 'Twas the Night as Nick Wrigley
- 2000 · Terror Tract as Ron Gatley
- 1999 · Last Chance as Lance
- 1996 · Street Corner Justice as Father Brophy
- 1995 · MADtv as Self
- 1995 · MADtv as Self / Mike
- 1995 · Kissing Miranda as Special Agent Falsey
- 1994 · Clean Slate as Club Official
- 1988 · Raising Miranda as
- Future · Lone Wolf as
- Future · Grendel as King Hrothgar
- 1990 · Corporate Affairs as Darren
- 1988 · The Big Turnaround as Jim
- 1987 · The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman as Dr. Shepherd
- Future · Tangles as
- 2002 · The Santa Claus Brothers as Santa Claus (voice)
- 2001 · Good Day Live as Self
- 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
- 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
- 1996 · Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Witch Lawyer
- 1996 · The Pretender as Neil Roberts
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · The Louie Show as
- 1996 · 3rd Rock from the Sun as Neil Diamond impersonator
- 1995 · Nowhere Man as Sheriff Norman Wade
- 1994 · Touched by an Angel as Dr. Tom Bryant
- 1994 · Chicago Hope as
- 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
- 1991 · Dead Silence as Prof. Harris
- 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 · 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
- Future · The Big Thing as Roberto Montalban
- Future · Jackpot as
- Future · Alternate Breaking Bad Ending as Hal