Gael García Bernal
Acting
Born: November 30, 1978 (age 47) · Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Highest Rated
Biography
Gael García Bernal (born November 30, 1978) is a Mexican actor and filmmaker who acts in both Spanish-language and English-language films and series. He is known for his performances in the films 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
Coco
2017
Old
2021
Babel
2006
Letters to Juliet
2010
Amores Perros
2000
Y Tu Mamá También
2001
Werewolf by Night
2022
The Mother
2023
The Motorcycle Diaries
2004
Blindness
2008
Bad Education
2004
The Science of Sleep
2006
Photos (8)
Movies (62)
Coco
Héctor (voice)
Amores Perros
Octavio
Old
Guy
The Mother
Hector
Y Tu Mamá También
Julio Zapata
Letters to Juliet
Victor
Babel
Santiago
Holland
Dave Delgado
Blindness
Bartender / King of Ward Three
Bad Education
Ángel / Juan / Zahara
Werewolf by Night
Jack Russell
The Motorcycle Diaries
Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna
Wasp Network
Viramontez
Don't Tempt Me
Jack Davenport
No
René Saaverdra
Even the Rain
Sebastián
The Crime of Padre Amaro
Padre Amaro
Casa de Mi Padre
Onza
Neruda
Oscar Peluchoneau
Magellan
Fernão de Magalhães
Desierto
Moises
Dot the I
Kit Winter
Another End
Sal
The Science of Sleep
Stéphane
Rudo & Cursi
Tato
The Accused
Mario Elmo
This One Summer
Thiago
Vamps
Diego Bardem (uncredited)
A Little Bit of Heaven
Julian Goldstein
Zoom
Edward
Nothing Between Us
Guillermo
The Kindergarten Teacher
Simon
The Limits of Control
Mexican
Salt and Fire
Dr. Fabio Cavani
Hombre al agua
Camilo
The Ardor
Kaí
Ema
Gastón
It Must Be Heaven
Gael García Bernal
Cassandro
Saúl "Cassandro"
Rosewater
Maziar Bahari
Sueño Perro
2025
Museo
Juan Núñez
You're Killing Me Susana
Eligio
The End of It
Diego
If You Saw His Heart
Daniel
Private Lives
Gustavo 'Gana' Bertolini
Traveling with Che Guevara
Che
The Past
Rímini
Mammoth
Leo Vidales
I'm with Lucy
Date 2 - Gabriel
The Eye on the Nape
Pablo
Fidel
Che Guevara
Dreaming of Julia
Ricky
Chevolution
2008
The King
Elvis Valderez
Gombrowicz or The Immaturity
2024
Déficit
Cristobal
Hidalgo, Frenesí de Libertad
Narrator
Eva Doesn't Sleep
Massera
The Loneliest Planet
Alex
De Tripas, Corazón
1996
Saint Death
Narrator
TV Shows (10)
Mozart in the Jungle
Rodrigo De Souza · 40 eps
La Máquina
Esteban 'La Máquina' Osuna · 6 eps
LEGO Pixar: BrickToons
Héctor (voice) · 1 eps
Station Eleven
Arthur Leander · 10 eps
Maya and the Three
The Jaguar Brothers (voice) · 9 eps
Vovô e Eu
Daniel García Medina · 90 eps
Santita
Alejandro · 7 eps
Here on Earth
El Pájaro · 8 eps
El Tema
Host · 1 eps
Fidel
Che Guevara · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (21)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The View
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self · 1 eps
Chelsea
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Director by Night
Self
Pan y Circo
Self · 7 eps
1994
Self · 1 eps
Breaking the Taboo
Self
Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'
Self
Who Is Dayani Cristal?
Himself
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
Self
José & Pilar
Self
Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education
Self
Each Day in a Moment: 2025
Self (uncredited)
Perros, amores, accidentes
Self (archive footage)
Los Invisibles
Self
Upcoming (3)
Directing (9)
Writing (5)
Producing (28)
La Máquina
Executive Producer
Sin Nombre
Executive Producer
Desierto
Executive Producer
Pan y Circo
Producer
Chicuarotes
Producer
Zama
Executive Producer
Salt and Fire
Executive Producer
Walking Vengeance
Executive Producer
Hombre al agua
Producer
Cassandro
Executive Producer
State of Silence
Executive Producer
Miss Bala
Executive Producer
The Chosen Ones
Executive Producer
Who Is Dayani Cristal?
Producer
Abel
Executive Producer
Lorena: Light-Footed Woman
Executive Producer
El Tema
Producer
Paraíso
Executive Producer
A 3 Minute Hug
Executive Producer
Leagues
Producer
Thesis on a Domestication
Producer
8
Producer
Cochochi
Executive Producer
I'm Gonna Explode
Executive Producer
Drama/Mex
Executive Producer
ASCO: Without Permission
Executive Producer
The Empty Classroom
Producer
Birders
Executive Producer