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
Nothing Between Us (2026)
as Guillermo
Coco (2017)
as Héctor (voice)
Old (2021)
as Guy
Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
as Julio Zapata
Babel (2006)
as Santiago
Amores Perros (2000)
as Octavio
Letters to Juliet (2010)
as Victor
Werewolf by Night (2022)
as Jack Russell
Blindness (2008)
as Bartender / King of Ward Three
The Mother (2023)
as Hector
Vamps (2012)
as Diego Bardem (uncredited)
No (2012)
as René Saaverdra
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
as Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna
Sueño Perro (—)
Actor
Holland (2025)
as Dave Delgado
Casa de Mi Padre (2012)
as Onza
Bad Education (2004)
as Ángel / Juan / Zahara
It Must Be Heaven (2019)
as Gael García Bernal
The Past (2007)
as Rímini
Magellan (2025)
as Fernão de Magalhães
A Little Bit of Heaven (2011)
as Julian Goldstein
Zero A.D.: The Birth of Christ (2026)
as Joachim
The Science of Sleep (2006)
as Stéphane
Wasp Network (2020)
as Viramontez
Dot the I (2003)
as Kit Winter
The Kindergarten Teacher (2018)
as Simon
Breaking the Taboo (2011)
as Self
Desierto (2015)
as Moises
Director by Night (2022)
as Self
Dreaming of Julia (2003)
as Ricky
The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)
as Padre Amaro
Even the Rain (2011)
as Sebastián
Don't Tempt Me (2001)
as Jack Davenport
Rudo & Cursi (2008)
as Tato
Neruda (2016)
as Oscar Peluchoneau
The Limits of Control (2009)
as Mexican
Chevolution (2008)
Actor
You're Killing Me Susana (2016)
as Eligio
In the Valley of Shadows (—)
as Álvar Toledano
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes (2007)
as Self
I'm with Lucy (2002)
as Date 2 - Gabriel
Zoom (2016)
as Edward
Fidel (2002)
as Che Guevara
Cassandro (2023)
as Saúl "Cassandro"
Rosewater (2014)
as Maziar Bahari
Salt and Fire (2016)
as Dr. Fabio Cavani
Another End (2024)
as Sal
This One Summer (2023)
as Thiago
The Loneliest Planet (2012)
as Alex
The King (2006)
as Elvis Valderez
Mammoth (2009)
as Leo Vidales
The End of It (2026)
as Diego
Hombre al algua (—)
Actor
Gombrowicz or The Immaturity (2024)
Actor
The Ardor (2014)
as Kaí
Ema (2019)
as Gastón
Museo (2018)
as Juan Núñez
Private Lives (2001)
as Gustavo 'Gana' Bertolini
Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education (2004)
as Self
Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También' (2001)
as Self
Who Is Dayani Cristal? (2013)
as Himself
José & Pilar (2010)
as Self
If You Saw His Heart (2017)
as Daniel
Déficit (2007)
as Cristobal
The Accused (2018)
as Mario Elmo
Traveling with Che Guevara (2004)
as Che
Monkey Hill (—)
Actor
Perros, amores, accidentes (2020)
as Self (archive footage)
Saint Death (2007)
as Narrator
The Eye on the Nape (2001)
as Pablo
Eva Doesn't Sleep (2015)
as Massera
De Tripas, Corazón (1996)
Actor
Z (—)
as Zorro
The Last Post (2001)
as Jose Francisco
Los Invisibles (2010)
as Self
Hidalgo, Frenesí de Libertad (2010)
as Narrator