Bryan Cranston
Acting
Born: March 7, 1956 (age 70) · Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Breaking Bad
2008
Saving Private Ryan
1998
Drive
2011
The Simpsons
1989
Godzilla
2014
Argo
2012
Little Miss Sunshine
2006
Better Call Saul
2015
Kung Fu Panda 3
2016
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012
Contagion
2011
John Carter
2012
Photos (9)
Movies (78)
The Sheep Detectives
Sebastian (voice)
Saving Private Ryan
War Department Colonel
Kung Fu Panda 4
Li (voice)
The Phoenician Scheme
Reagan
Kung Fu Panda 3
Li (voice)
Drive
Shannon
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Vitaly (voice)
Godzilla
Joe Brody
Isle of Dogs
Chief (voice)
John Carter
Powell
Total Recall
Cohaagen
Argo
Jack O'Donnell
Argylle
Director Ritter
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Walt
Power Rangers
Zordon
Contagion
Lyle Haggerty
Why Him?
Ned Fleming
Asteroid City
The Host
The Lincoln Lawyer
Detective Lankford
Little Miss Sunshine
Stan Grossman
Detachment
Mr. Dearden
The One and Only Ivan
Mack
The Disaster Artist
Bryan Cranston (uncredited)
The Upside
Phillip Lacasse
Rock of Ages
Mayor Mike Whitmore
Larry Crowne
Dean Tainot
Jerry & Marge Go Large
Jerry Selbee
Trumbo
Dalton Trumbo
The Infiltrator
Robert Mazur
That Thing You Do!
Virgil "Gus" Grissom
Wakefield
Howard Wakefield
Batman: Year One
Jim Gordon (voice)
Red Tails
Colonel William Mortamus
Amazon Women on the Moon
Paramedic #1 (segment "Roast Your Loved One") (uncredited)
In Dubious Battle
Sheriff
Cold Comes the Night
Topo
All the Way
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dead Silence
Prof. Harris
Terror Tract
Ron Gatley
Get a Job
Roger Davis
Armitage III: Poly Matrix
Eddie (voice)
Last Flag Flying
Sal Nealon
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
Dr. Shepherd
Clean Slate
Club Official
'Twas the Night
Nick Wrigley
Holiday Reunion
Woodrow Snider
Everything's Going to Be Great
Buddy Smart
Illusion
David
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
Joe Keller
Strategic Command
Phil Hertzberg
Dead Space
Dr. Frank Darden
Seeing Other People
Peter
Leave
Eliot
The Disappearance of Nora
Police Detective
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Buzz Aldrin (voice)
Time Under Fire
Braddock (as Brian Cranston)
Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World
Heisenberg
Love Ranch
James Pettis
The Companion
Alan
Love Letters
Andrew Makepeace Ladd III
Corporate Affairs
Darren
Show of Titles
"There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
The Santa Claus Brothers
Santa Claus (voice)
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
Patrick Dougherty
Network
Howard Beale
Last Chance
Lance
Erotique
Dr. Robert Stern (segment 'Let's Talk About Love')
Barely Legal Pawn
Buzz Jackson
Street Corner Justice
Father Brophy
The Big Turnaround
Jim
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
1993
Every Act of Life
John Steinbeck (voice)
To Race the Wind
Quarterback (uncredited)
Sense of Smell
Tyler
Übermansion
Titanium Rex
Moscow Mule
Bryan Cranston
Hard Four
Lt. Bryce Baxter
Experience Yosemite
2022
TV Shows (77)
The Simpsons
Stradivarius Cain (voice) · 1 eps
The Simpsons
Walter White (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Dr. Jewish (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Bert (voice) · 4 eps
Family Guy
Bert / Arby's Executive (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Bert / Judge (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Hal (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Bryan Cranston · 1 eps
American Dad!
Bill Publisherman (voice) · 1 eps
American Dad!
Mr. Winthrop (voice) · 1 eps
Breaking Bad
Walter White · 62 eps
The X-Files
Patrick Crump · 1 eps
How I Met Your Mother
Hammond Druthers · 3 eps
Seinfeld
Tim Whatley · 7 eps
Better Call Saul
Walter White · 2 eps
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Bryan Cranston · 1 eps
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Dr. Templeton · 1 eps
The King of Queens
Tim · 4 eps
Malcolm in the Middle
Hal · 151 eps
Babylon 5
Ericsson · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Brian East · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Parker Foreman · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Jerry Wilber · 1 eps
Chicago Hope
Jesus · 1 eps
Diagnosis: Murder
Walter Mason · 1 eps
Diagnosis: Murder
Martin Rutgers · 1 eps
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Richard Sackler · 1 eps
30 Rock
Ron · 1 eps
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Witch Lawyer · 1 eps
Baywatch
Tom Logan · 1 eps
Hill Street Blues
1 eps
Falcon Crest
Martin Randall · 1 eps
L.A. Law
James Phillips · 1 eps
V.I.P.
Colt Arrow · 1 eps
Touched by an Angel
Tom Bryant · 1 eps
3rd Rock from the Sun
Neil Diamond impersonator · 1 eps
Archer
Commander Tony Drake (voice) · 2 eps
Airwolf
Robert Hollis · 1 eps
Jake and the Fatman
1 eps
Matlock
Brian Emerson · 1 eps
Matlock
Dr. Harding Fletcher - Marriage Counselor · 1 eps
The Cleveland Show
Dr. Fist (voice) · 1 eps
Walker, Texas Ranger
Hank · 1 eps
The Pretender
Neil Roberts · 1 eps
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Mr. Jamieson (voice) · 4 eps
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Mr. Jameson (voice) · 1 eps
Sneaky Pete
Vince · 10 eps
The Studio
Griffin Mill · 3 eps
Your Honor
Michael Desiato · 20 eps
From the Earth to the Moon
Buzz Aldrin · 2 eps
Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair
Hal · 4 eps
Viper
Garrett Berlin · 1 eps
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
The Flash
Philip Moses · 1 eps
Nowhere Man
Norman Wade · 1 eps
The Stand
The President (voice) (uncredited) · 1 eps
Brooklyn South
Gordon Denton · 2 eps
Working
Larry Prince · 1 eps
CHiPs
1 eps
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Silas Herrick · 1 eps
Pocket Dragon Adventures
(voice) · 104 eps
Cover Up
1 eps
Brotherly Love
Russell · 1 eps
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Count Rugen · 1 eps
SuperMansion
Titanium Rex · 44 eps
Clerks
Various (voice) · 2 eps
Clerks
Helicopter Pilot (voice) · 1 eps
Eagle Riders
Joe Thax · 65 eps
Gary & Mike
Mr. Newton (voice) · 3 eps
Gary & Mike
(voice) · 5 eps
I Know My First Name Is Steven
Officer Dickenson · 2 eps
Fallen
Lucifer · 4 eps
Capital News
Congressman Marple · 1 eps
Alf's Hit Talk Show
1 eps
The Louie Show
Curt Sincic · 6 eps
Big History
Narrator · 17 eps
Just For Laughs: Redux
1 eps
Self / Appearances (63)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 5 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 2 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 5 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · 2 eps
Conan
Self · 3 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 5 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - "Mean Tweets" · 1 eps
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist · 5 eps
The Colbert Report
Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
The View
Self · 2 eps
The View
Self - Guest · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Hot Ones
Self · 2 eps
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Hot Ones Versus
Self · 1 eps
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Self · 1 eps
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self · 1 eps
Entertainment Tonight
Self · 2 eps
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
Self · 1 eps
Inside Comedy
Self · 1 eps
After Hours with James Corden
Self · 1 eps
Talking with Chris Hardwick
Self · 1 eps
Hart to Heart
Self · 1 eps
Geeking Out
Self · 1 eps
Animal
Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Show Me More
Self - "Walter White" · 1 eps
Thank God You're Here
Self · 1 eps
The Emmy Awards
Self · 1 eps
Talking Bad
Self · 1 eps
The Power of the Present
Self
The Writers' Room
Self - Actor · 1 eps
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
David Blaine: Real or Magic
Self
David Blaine: The Magic Way
Self
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
Self
MADtv
Self · 1 eps
MADtv
Self / Mike · 1 eps
An Audience with Adele
Self
The Story of Soaps
Self
Pink Elephants
Self
Ancient Caves
Self - Narrator
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
Self
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
Self
Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés
Self
The Concert for Valor
Self
Sell/Buy/Date
Self
When We Went MAD!
Self
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
Self
Live from the LBJ Library with Mark Updegrove
Self · 1 eps
Upcoming (3)
Directing (8)
Writing (3)
Producing (10)
Breaking Bad
Producer
Sneaky Pete
Executive Producer
Your Honor
Executive Producer
Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair
Executive Producer
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Executive Producer
SuperMansion
Executive Producer
The Infiltrator
Executive Producer
All the Way
Executive Producer
The Dangerous Book for Boys
Executive Producer
Last Chance
Producer