Gael García Bernal
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Gael García Bernal is a Mexican actor and filmmaker. He is known for his performances in the films Amores perros (2000), Y tu mamá también (2001), Bad Education (2004), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), Babel (2006), Coco (2017), Old (2021), and Cassandro (2023). He has also played music conductor Rodrigo de Souza in the television drama series Mozart in the Jungle (2014–2018) and starred in the Disney+ special Werewolf by Night (2022). García Bernal was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of a young Che Guevara in The Motorcycle Diaries in 2005, and in 2016 won his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for Mozart in the Jungle. He and fellow actor Diego Luna founded the production company Canana Films in Mexico City. In 2016, Time magazine named him in the annual Time 100 Most Influential People list. In 2020, The New York Times ranked him No. 25 in its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century.
Known for
Credits
Coco (2017)
as Héctor (voice)
Amores Perros (2000)
as Octavio
Old (2021)
as Guy
Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
as Julio Zapata
Letters to Juliet (2010)
as Victor
Werewolf by Night (2022)
as Jack Russell
Babel (2006)
as Santiago
The Mother (2023)
as Hector
Holland (2025)
as Dave Delgado
Blindness (2008)
as Bartender / King of Ward Three
Bad Education (2004)
as Ángel / Juan / Zahara
Zero A.D.: The Birth of Christ (2026)
as Joachim
Wasp Network (2020)
as Viramontez
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
as Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna
The Science of Sleep (2006)
as Stéphane
Magellan (2025)
as Fernão de Magalhães
A Little Bit of Heaven (2011)
as Julian Goldstein
Vamps (2012)
as Diego Bardem (uncredited)
Casa de Mi Padre (2012)
as Onza
Nothing Between Us (2026)
as Guillermo
Even the Rain (2011)
as Sebastián
The Limits of Control (2009)
as Mexican
No (2012)
as René Saaverdra
Dot the I (2003)
as Kit Winter
Neruda (2016)
as Oscar Peluchoneau
Director by Night (2022)
as Self
The Kindergarten Teacher (2018)
as Simon
It Must Be Heaven (2019)
as Gael García Bernal
The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)
as Padre Amaro
Desierto (2015)
as Moises
This One Summer (2023)
as Thiago
Another End (2024)
as Sal
I'm with Lucy (2002)
as Date 2 - Gabriel
Don't Tempt Me (2001)
as Jack Davenport
Cassandro (2023)
as Saúl "Cassandro"
Mammoth (2009)
as Leo Vidales
Sueño Perro (2025)
Actor
Ema (2019)
as Gastón
Rudo & Cursi (2008)
as Tato
Hombre Al Agua (2026)
as Camilo
You're Killing Me Susana (2016)
as Eligio
Salt and Fire (2016)
as Dr. Fabio Cavani
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes (2007)
as Self
If You Saw His Heart (2017)
as Daniel
Breaking the Taboo (2011)
as Self
The Past (2007)
as Rímini
In the Valley of Shadows (—)
as Álvar Toledano
The End of It (2026)
as Diego
Zoom (2016)
as Edward
Rosewater (2014)
as Maziar Bahari
Museo (2018)
as Juan Núñez
The Accused (2018)
as Mario Elmo
Traveling with Che Guevara (2004)
as Che
Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También' (2001)
as Self
The King (2006)
as Elvis Valderez
Who Is Dayani Cristal? (2013)
as Himself
Eva Doesn't Sleep (2015)
as Massera
Chevolution (2008)
Actor
The Ardor (2014)
as Kaí
Dreaming of Julia (2003)
as Ricky
The Eye on the Nape (2001)
as Pablo
Fidel (2002)
as Che Guevara
Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education (2004)
as Self
The Loneliest Planet (2012)
as Alex
Private Lives (2001)
as Gustavo 'Gana' Bertolini
Déficit (2007)
as Cristobal
José & Pilar (2010)
as Self
De Tripas, Corazón (1996)
Actor
Perros, amores, accidentes (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Gombrowicz or The Immaturity (2024)
Actor
Hidalgo, Frenesí de Libertad (2010)
as Narrator
Monkey Hill (—)
Actor
Saint Death (2007)
as Narrator
Z (—)
as Zorro
Los Invisibles (2010)
as Self
The Last Post (2001)
as Jose Francisco