Bryan Cranston
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Sheep Detectives (2026)
as Sebastian (voice)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
as War Department Colonel
Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
as Li (voice)
Drive (2011)
as Shannon
Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
as Li (voice)
Isle of Dogs (2018)
as Chief (voice)
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
as Vitaly (voice)
John Carter (2012)
as Powell
Total Recall (2012)
as Cohaagen
Asteroid City (2023)
as The Host
Godzilla (2014)
as Joe Brody
Power Rangers (2017)
as Zordon
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
as Stan Grossman
Argo (2012)
as Jack O'Donnell
Argylle (2024)
as Director Ritter
The Phoenician Scheme (2025)
as Reagan
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
as Walt
Contagion (2011)
as Lyle Haggerty
Rock of Ages (2012)
as Mayor Mike Whitmore
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
as Detective Lankford
Why Him? (2016)
as Ned Fleming
The Upside (2019)
as Phillip Lacasse
Detachment (2011)
as Mr. Dearden
The Infiltrator (2016)
as Robert Mazur
Larry Crowne (2011)
as Dean Tainot
That Thing You Do! (1996)
as Virgil "Gus" Grissom
Batman: Year One (2011)
as Jim Gordon (voice)
The Disaster Artist (2017)
as Bryan Cranston (uncredited)
Jerry & Marge Go Large (2022)
as Jerry Selbee
Dead Silence (1991)
as Prof. Harris
The One and Only Ivan (2020)
as Mack
In Dubious Battle (2016)
as Sheriff
Red Tails (2012)
as Colonel William Mortamus
Wakefield (2017)
as Howard Wakefield
Get a Job (2016)
as Roger Davis
Trumbo (2015)
as Dalton Trumbo
Last Flag Flying (2017)
as Sal Nealon
All the Way (2016)
as Lyndon B. Johnson
The Power of the Present (2017)
as Self
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
as Paramedic #1 (segment "Roast Your Loved One") (uncredited)
Chili Finger (2026)
as Dave
Clean Slate (1994)
as Club Official
Armitage III: Poly Matrix (1996)
as Eddie (voice)
'Twas the Night (2001)
as Nick Wrigley
The Words That Built America (2017)
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Everything's Going to Be Great (2025)
as Buddy Smart
David Blaine: Real or Magic (2013)
as Self
Terror Tract (2000)
as Ron Gatley
Cold Comes the Night (2013)
as Topo
Love Ranch (2010)
as James Pettis
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad (2013)
as Self
Tangles (2027)
as Rob (voice)
Dead Space (1991)
as Dr. Frank Darden
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1987)
as Dr. Shepherd
Strategic Command (1997)
as Phil Hertzberg
Seeing Other People (2004)
as Peter
Grendel (—)
as King Hrothgar
Time Under Fire (1997)
as Braddock (as Brian Cranston)
Ancient Caves (2020)
as Self - Narrator
Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés (2024)
as Self
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon (2005)
as Buzz Aldrin (voice)
The Concert for Valor (2014)
as Self
Holiday Reunion (2003)
as Woodrow Snider
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo (2004)
as Self
Pink Elephants (2018)
as Self
An Audience with Adele (2021)
as Self
Show of Titles (2021)
as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
The Story of Soaps (2020)
as Self
Illusion (2004)
as David
National Theatre Live: All My Sons (2026)
as Joe Keller
The Companion (1994)
as Alan
David Blaine: The Magic Way (2020)
as Self
Every Act of Life (2018)
as John Steinbeck (voice)
Leave (2011)
as Eliot
Erotique (1994)
as Dr. Robert Stern (segment 'Let's Talk About Love')
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996)
as Patrick Dougherty
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story (1993)
Actor
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion (2018)
as Self
Barely Legal Pawn (2014)
as Buzz Jackson
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl (2022)
as Self
Sell/Buy/Date (2022)
as Self
Last Chance (1999)
as Lance
Network (2018)
as Howard Beale
The Big Turnaround (1988)
as Jim
When We Went MAD! (2025)
as Self
To Race the Wind (1980)
as Quarterback (uncredited)
Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion (2020)
as Self
Love Letters (2020)
as Andrew Makepeace Ladd III
Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World (2013)
as Heisenberg
Hard Four (2007)
as Lt. Bryce Baxter
The Santa Claus Brothers (2002)
as Santa Claus (voice)
Street Corner Justice (1996)
as Father Brophy
The Disappearance of Nora (1993)
as Police Detective
Übermansion (2013)
as Titanium Rex
Corporate Affairs (1990)
as Darren
Writer's Block (2013)
Actor
Loving (1983)
as Douglas Donovan
Kissing Miranda (1995)
as Special Agent Falsey
Jackpot (—)
Actor
Lone Wolf (—)
Actor
Moscow Mule (2024)
as Bryan Cranston
The Big Thing (2008)
as Roberto Montalban
Assassination (—)
Actor
Sense of Smell (2014)
as Tyler
Experience Yosemite (2022)
Actor
Jack Pepper’s Odyssey (2025)
as Walter White