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