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Bryan Cranston

Bryan Cranston

Acting March 7, 1956 (70 years old) Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

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 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.

Movies 107

Godzilla 6.4

Godzilla

as Joe Brody

2014
Saving Private Ryan 8.2

Saving Private Ryan

as War Department Colonel

1998
The Sheep Detectives 7.9

The Sheep Detectives

as Sebastian (voice)

2026
Drive 7.6

Drive

as Shannon

2011
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted 6.7

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

as Vitaly (voice)

2012
Kung Fu Panda 4 7.0

Kung Fu Panda 4

as Li (voice)

2024
Kung Fu Panda 3 6.9

Kung Fu Panda 3

as Li (voice)

2016
John Carter 6.4

John Carter

as Powell

2012
Isle of Dogs 7.8

Isle of Dogs

as Chief (voice)

2018
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie 7.1

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

as Walt

2019
Total Recall 6.0

Total Recall

as Cohaagen

2012
Argo 7.3

Argo

as Jack O'Donnell

2012
Contagion 6.7

Contagion

as Lyle Haggerty

2011
Argylle 6.0

Argylle

as Director Ritter

2024
The Phoenician Scheme 6.5

The Phoenician Scheme

as Reagan

2025
Little Miss Sunshine 7.7

Little Miss Sunshine

as Stan Grossman

2006
Asteroid City 6.5

Asteroid City

as The Host

2023
In Dubious Battle 5.8

In Dubious Battle

as Sheriff

2016
Detachment 7.6

Detachment

as Mr. Dearden

2011
The Lincoln Lawyer 7.2

The Lincoln Lawyer

as Detective Lankford

2011
Power Rangers 6.2

Power Rangers

as Zordon

2017
The Upside 7.1

The Upside

as Phillip Lacasse

2019
Why Him? 6.4

Why Him?

as Ned Fleming

2016
The Disaster Artist 7.1

The Disaster Artist

as Bryan Cranston (uncredited)

2017
That Thing You Do! 6.9

That Thing You Do!

as Virgil "Gus" Grissom

1996
Rock of Ages 6.2

Rock of Ages

as Mayor Mike Whitmore

2012
The Infiltrator 6.7

The Infiltrator

as Robert Mazur

2016
Tangles

Tangles

as Rob Leavitt (voice)

2026
Jerry & Marge Go Large 7.3

Jerry & Marge Go Large

as Jerry Selbee

2022
The One and Only Ivan 7.3

The One and Only Ivan

as Mack

2020
Larry Crowne 6.0

Larry Crowne

as Dean Tainot

2011
Red Tails 6.7

Red Tails

as Colonel William Mortamus

2012
Trumbo 7.2

Trumbo

as Dalton Trumbo

2015
Batman: Year One 7.3

Batman: Year One

as Jim Gordon (voice)

2011
Amazon Women on the Moon 5.9

Amazon Women on the Moon

as Paramedic #1 (segment "Roast Your Loved One") (uncredited)

1987
All the Way 6.7

All the Way

as Lyndon B. Johnson

2016
Cold Comes the Night 5.4

Cold Comes the Night

as Topo

2013
Wakefield 6.1

Wakefield

as Howard Wakefield

2017
Get a Job 5.3

Get a Job

as Roger Davis

2016
The Power of the Present 8.5

The Power of the Present

as Self

2017
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad 8.5

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

as Self

2013
Last Flag Flying 6.7

Last Flag Flying

as Sal Nealon

2017
Everything's Going to Be Great 6.0

Everything's Going to Be Great

as Buddy Smart

2025
The Words That Built America 6.0

The Words That Built America

as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

2017
Dead Silence 6.1

Dead Silence

as Prof. Harris

1991
Armitage III: Poly Matrix 6.5

Armitage III: Poly Matrix

as Eddie (voice)

1996
Chili Finger

Chili Finger

as Dave

2026
National Theatre Live: All My Sons 10.0

National Theatre Live: All My Sons

as Joe Keller

2026
David Blaine: Real or Magic 6.8

David Blaine: Real or Magic

as Self

2013
'Twas the Night 5.6

'Twas the Night

as Nick Wrigley

2001
Love Ranch 5.4

Love Ranch

as James Pettis

2010
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 5.8

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

as Buzz Aldrin (voice)

2005
Every Act of Life 6.4

Every Act of Life

as John Steinbeck (voice)

2018
An Audience with Adele 8.4

An Audience with Adele

as Self

2021
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman 7.3

The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman

as Dr. Shepherd

1987
The Story of Soaps 7.0

The Story of Soaps

as Self

2020
Dead Space 3.8

Dead Space

as Dr. Frank Darden

1991
Time Under Fire 5.1

Time Under Fire

as Braddock (as Brian Cranston)

1997
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl 7.0

Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl

as Self

2022
Illusion 7.7

Illusion

as David

2004
When We Went MAD! 5.2

When We Went MAD!

as Self

2025
The Big Turnaround 4.7

The Big Turnaround

as Jim

1988
Dark Mind 7.7

Dark Mind

as CSE Radio Host

2006
Clean Slate 5.7

Clean Slate

as Club Official

1994
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime 6.8

The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime

as Patrick Dougherty

1996
Strategic Command 5.0

Strategic Command

as Phil Hertzberg

1997
Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion 1.0

Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion

as Self

2020
Ancient Caves 10.0

Ancient Caves

as Self - Narrator

2020
Seeing Other People 5.8

Seeing Other People

as Peter

2004
The Companion 5.3

The Companion

as Alan

1994
David Blaine: The Magic Way 6.6

David Blaine: The Magic Way

as Self

2020
Grendel

Grendel

as King Hrothgar

Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés

Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés

as Self

2024
The Disappearance of Nora 5.8

The Disappearance of Nora

as Police Detective

1993
Leave 6.0

Leave

as Eliot

2011
To Race the Wind 8.8

To Race the Wind

as Quarterback (uncredited)

1980
Hard Four 4.9

Hard Four

as Lt. Bryce Baxter

2007
The Santa Claus Brothers 6.6

The Santa Claus Brothers

as Santa Claus (voice)

2002
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo 7.0

Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo

as Self

2004
Barely Legal Pawn 8.0

Barely Legal Pawn

as Buzz Jackson

2014
Lone Wolf

Lone Wolf

Terror Tract 6.0

Terror Tract

as Ron Gatley

2000
Last Chance 6.8

Last Chance

as Lance

1999
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion 5.2

CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion

as Self

2018
Show of Titles

Show of Titles

as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer

2021
Street Corner Justice 5.0

Street Corner Justice

as Father Brophy

1996
Erotique 4.0

Erotique

as Dr. Robert Stern (segment 'Let's Talk About Love')

1994
Assassination

Assassination

Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story 5.6

Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story

1993
Sell/Buy/Date 8.0

Sell/Buy/Date

as Self

2022
The Equilibrium Knight II- The Cast of Shadows

The Equilibrium Knight II- The Cast of Shadows

as Walter White

2025
Network

Network

as Howard Beale

2018
Pink Elephants 6.2

Pink Elephants

as Self

2018
Holiday Reunion 4.2

Holiday Reunion

as Woodrow Snider

2003
Corporate Affairs 3.2

Corporate Affairs

as Darren

1990
Loving

Loving

as Douglas Donovan

1983
Love Letters

Love Letters

as Andrew Makepeace Ladd III

2020
Jackpot

Jackpot

Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World 6.4

Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World

as Heisenberg

2013
The Concert for Valor 8.6

The Concert for Valor

as Self

2014
Writer's Block 4.1

Writer's Block

2013
Kissing Miranda 4.0

Kissing Miranda

as Special Agent Falsey

1995
Übermansion 10.0

Übermansion

as Titanium Rex

2013
Sense of Smell 10.0

Sense of Smell

as Tyler

2014
The Big Thing 9.0

The Big Thing

as Roberto Montalban

2008
Moscow Mule

Moscow Mule

as Bryan Cranston

2024
Experience Yosemite

Experience Yosemite

2022

TV Shows 129

The Simpsons 8.0

The Simpsons

as Stradivarius Cain (voice)

1989
The Simpsons 8.0

The Simpsons

as Walter White (voice)

1989
How I Met Your Mother 8.1

How I Met Your Mother

as Hammond Druthers

2005
Seinfeld 8.2

Seinfeld

as Tim Whatley

1989
The Kelly Clarkson Show 6.2

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

2019
Family Guy 7.4

Family Guy

as Dr. Jewish (voice)

1999
Family Guy 7.4

Family Guy

as Bert (voice)

1999
Family Guy 7.4

Family Guy

as Bert / Arby's Executive (voice)

1999
Family Guy 7.4

Family Guy

as Bert / Judge (voice)

1999
Family Guy 7.4

Family Guy

as Hal (voice)

1999
Family Guy 7.4

Family Guy

as Bryan Cranston

1999
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 4.9

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Guest

2014
The Daily Show 6.4

The Daily Show

as Self

1996
Late Night with Seth Meyers 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

2015
American Dad! 7.0

American Dad!

as Bill Publisherman (voice)

2005
American Dad! 7.0

American Dad!

as Mr. Winthrop (voice)

2005
Breaking Bad 9.0

Breaking Bad

as Walter White

2008
Conan 7.2

Conan

as Self

2010
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1975
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1975
The Colbert Report 7.0

The Colbert Report

as Self (uncredited)

2005
The View 4.3

The View

as Self

1997
The View 4.3

The View

as Self - Guest

1997
Real Time with Bill Maher 6.0

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

2003
Hollywood Squares 7.6

Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist

1998
The Late Late Show with James Corden 5.1

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest

2015
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - "Mean Tweets"

2003
The Graham Norton Show 7.2

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

2007
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1988
The X-Files 8.4

The X-Files

as Patrick Crump

1993
Better Call Saul 8.7

Better Call Saul

as Walter White

2015
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 8.2

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

as Bryan Cranston

2005
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 7.7

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

as Richard Sackler

2014
Baywatch 5.9

Baywatch

as Tom Logan

1989
Hot Ones 7.1

Hot Ones

as Self

2015
Curb Your Enthusiasm 8.1

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Dr. Templeton

2000
Murder, She Wrote 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Brian East

1984
Murder, She Wrote 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Parker Foreman

1984
Murder, She Wrote 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Jerry Wilber

1984
The Ellen DeGeneres Show 5.5

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

2003
The King of Queens 7.1

The King of Queens

as Tim

1998
30 Rock 7.5

30 Rock

as Ron

2006
Falcon Crest 5.6

Falcon Crest

as Martin Randall

1981
Malcolm in the Middle 8.5

Malcolm in the Middle

as Hal

2000
Diagnosis: Murder 7.1

Diagnosis: Murder

as Walter Mason

1993
Diagnosis: Murder 7.1

Diagnosis: Murder

as Martin Rutgers

1993
Archer 7.9

Archer

as Commander Tony Drake (voice)

2009
Good Day Live 3.8

Good Day Live

as Self

2001
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch 7.8

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

as Witch Lawyer

1996
Babylon 5 8.0

Babylon 5

as Ericsson

1994
Chicago Hope 7.2

Chicago Hope

as Jesus

1994
3rd Rock from the Sun 7.5

3rd Rock from the Sun

as Neil Diamond impersonator

1996
L.A. Law 7.0

L.A. Law

as James Phillips

1986
Hill Street Blues 7.6

Hill Street Blues

1981
Walker, Texas Ranger 7.0

Walker, Texas Ranger

as Hank

1993
Touched by an Angel 7.2

Touched by an Angel

as Tom Bryant

1994
Matlock 7.0

Matlock

as Brian Emerson

1986
Matlock 7.0

Matlock

as Dr. Harding Fletcher - Marriage Counselor

1986
Airwolf 7.6

Airwolf

as Robert Hollis

1984
V.I.P. 5.3

V.I.P.

as Colt Arrow

1998
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 4.2

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

2014
The Pretender 7.4

The Pretender

as Neil Roberts

1996
The Cleveland Show 5.9

The Cleveland Show

as Dr. Fist (voice)

2009
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg 2.8

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

as Self

2022
The Tony Danza Show 6.4

The Tony Danza Show

as Self - Guest

2004
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter 6.2

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

2015
Jake and the Fatman 6.2

Jake and the Fatman

1987
Lilo & Stitch: The Series 7.4

Lilo & Stitch: The Series

as Mr. Jamieson (voice)

2003
Lilo & Stitch: The Series 7.4

Lilo & Stitch: The Series

as Mr. Jameson (voice)

2003
Sneaky Pete 7.5

Sneaky Pete

as Vince

2015
Entertainment Tonight 4.4

Entertainment Tonight

as Self

1981
The Oscars 7.1

The Oscars

as Self

1953
Hot Ones Versus 8.2

Hot Ones Versus

as Self

2024
Viper 6.2

Viper

as Garrett Berlin

1994
On Air with Ryan Seacrest 9.5

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

as Self

2004
The Studio 7.8

The Studio

as Griffin Mill

2025
Your Honor 8.0

Your Honor

as Michael Desiato

2020
Pocket Dragon Adventures 8.0

Pocket Dragon Adventures

as (voice)

1998
Who Do You Think You Are? 6.9

Who Do You Think You Are?

as Self

2010
Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair 7.9

Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair

as Hal

2026
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions 8.0

America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

as Narrator (voice)

2006
The Flash 7.4

The Flash

as Philip Moses

1990
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams 7.0

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

as Silas Herrick

2017
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? 3.7

Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?

as Self

2022
CHiPs 6.8

CHiPs

1977
From the Earth to the Moon 8.1

From the Earth to the Moon

as Buzz Aldrin

1998
Nowhere Man 7.8

Nowhere Man

as Norman Wade

1995
Brotherly Love 6.7

Brotherly Love

as Russell

1995
Brooklyn South 9.6

Brooklyn South

as Gordon Denton

1997
The Stand 6.8

The Stand

as The President (voice) (uncredited)

2020
Working 5.8

Working

as Larry Prince

1997
Cover Up 6.9

Cover Up

1984
SuperMansion 7.0

SuperMansion

as Titanium Rex

2015
Inside Comedy 6.5

Inside Comedy

as Self

2012
Clerks 7.2

Clerks

as Various (voice)

2000
Clerks 7.2

Clerks

as Helicopter Pilot (voice)

2000
Home Movie: The Princess Bride 7.4

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

as Count Rugen

2020
Hart to Heart 7.1

Hart to Heart

as Self

2021
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors 5.5

Variety & CNN Actors on Actors

as Self

2025
Fallen 6.6

Fallen

as Lucifer

2007
Talking with Chris Hardwick 8.0

Talking with Chris Hardwick

as Self

2017
Eagle Riders 7.7

Eagle Riders

as Joe Thax

1996
The Emmy Awards 7.9

The Emmy Awards

as Self

1949
Show Me More

Show Me More

as Self - "Walter White"

2021
Live from the LBJ Library with Mark Updegrove

Live from the LBJ Library with Mark Updegrove

as Self

2024
Goode Behavior 7.0

Goode Behavior

as Record Executive

1996
Gary & Mike 7.0

Gary & Mike

as Mr. Newton (voice)

2001
Gary & Mike 7.0

Gary & Mike

as (voice)

2001
Capital News 6.5

Capital News

as Congressman Marple

1990
Geeking Out 5.3

Geeking Out

as Self

2016
I Know My First Name Is Steven 6.7

I Know My First Name Is Steven

as Officer Dickenson

1989
Alf's Hit Talk Show 6.5

Alf's Hit Talk Show

2004
Thank God You're Here

Thank God You're Here

as Self

2007
Animal 8.0

Animal

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2021
After Hours with James Corden

After Hours with James Corden

as Self

2026
MADtv 7.1

MADtv

as Self

1995
MADtv 7.1

MADtv

as Self / Mike

1995
Talking Bad 6.5

Talking Bad

as Self

2013
The Louie Show 10.0

The Louie Show

as Curt Sincic

1996
Raising Miranda 6.7

Raising Miranda

1988
The Writers' Room 4.7

The Writers' Room

as Self - Actor

2013
Big History 7.8

Big History

as Narrator

2013
Just For Laughs: Redux 10.0

Just For Laughs: Redux

2017
Breaking Bad: Original Minisodes 6.0

Breaking Bad: Original Minisodes

as Walter White

2009

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