Bryan Cranston
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 7, 1956 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Credits
- 216
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).
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Known for
Filmography
Tangles
2027Movie
Rob (voice)
After Hours with James Corden
2026TV
Self
The Sheep Detectives
2026Movie
Sebastian (voice)
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
2026Movie
Joe Keller
Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair
2026TV
Hal
Chili Finger
2026Movie
Dave
The Equilibrium Knight II- The Cast of Shadows
2025Movie
Walter White
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
2025TV
Self
When We Went MAD!
2025Movie
Self
Everything's Going to Be Great
2025Movie
Buddy Smart
The Phoenician Scheme
2025Movie
Reagan
The Studio
2025TV
Griffin Mill
Live from the LBJ Library with Mark Updegrove
2024TV
Self
Moscow Mule
2024Movie
Bryan Cranston
Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés
2024Movie
Self
Kung Fu Panda 4
2024Movie
Li (voice)
Argylle
2024Movie
Director Ritter
Hot Ones Versus
2024TV
Self
Asteroid City
2023Movie
The Host
Jerry & Marge Go Large
2022Movie
Jerry Selbee
Sell/Buy/Date
2022Movie
Self
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
2022TV
Self
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022TV
Self
Experience Yosemite
2022Movie
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
2022Movie
Self
An Audience with Adele
2021Movie
Self
Animal
2021TV
Self - Narrator (voice)
Show Me More
2021TV
Self - "Walter White"
Hart to Heart
2021TV
Self
Show of Titles
2021Movie
"There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
The Stand
2020TV
The President (voice) (uncredited)
Your Honor
2020TV
Michael Desiato
The One and Only Ivan
2020Movie
Mack
Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion
2020Movie
Self
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020TV
Count Rugen
Love Letters
2020Movie
Andrew Makepeace Ladd III
The Story of Soaps
2020Movie
Self
David Blaine: The Magic Way
2020Movie
Self
Ancient Caves
2020Movie
Self - Narrator
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019Movie
Walt
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019TV
Self
The Upside
2019Movie
Phillip Lacasse
Pink Elephants
2018Movie
Self
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
2018Movie
Self
Every Act of Life
2018Movie
John Steinbeck (voice)
Isle of Dogs
2018Movie
Chief (voice)
Network
2018Movie
Howard Beale
Last Flag Flying
2017Movie
Sal Nealon
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
2017TV
Silas Herrick
The Words That Built America
2017Movie
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Just For Laughs: Redux
2017TV
The Power of the Present
2017Movie
Self
Wakefield
2017Movie
Howard Wakefield
Talking with Chris Hardwick
2017TV
Self
Power Rangers
2017Movie
Zordon
The Disaster Artist
2017Movie
Bryan Cranston (uncredited)
Why Him?
2016Movie
Ned Fleming
In Dubious Battle
2016Movie
Sheriff
Geeking Out
2016TV
Self
The Infiltrator
2016Movie
Robert Mazur
All the Way
2016Movie
Lyndon B. Johnson
Get a Job
2016Movie
Roger Davis
Kung Fu Panda 3
2016Movie
Li (voice)
Trumbo
2015Movie
Dalton Trumbo
SuperMansion
2015TV
Titanium Rex
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015TV
Self - Guest, Self
Sneaky Pete
2015TV
Vince
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015TV
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015TV
Self - Guest
Hot Ones
2015TV
Self
Better Call Saul
2015TV
Walter White
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014TV
Self
The Concert for Valor
2014Movie
Self
Barely Legal Pawn
2014Movie
Buzz Jackson
Sense of Smell
2014Movie
Tyler
Godzilla
2014Movie
Joe Brody
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014TV
Richard Sackler
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014TV
Self - Guest, Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014TV
Self - Guest
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
2013Movie
Self
David Blaine: Real or Magic
2013Movie
Self
Big History
2013TV
Narrator
Writer's Block
2013Movie
Cold Comes the Night
2013Movie
Topo
Übermansion
2013Movie
Titanium Rex
Talking Bad
2013TV
Self
The Writers' Room
2013TV
Self - Actor
Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World
2013Movie
Heisenberg
Argo
2012Movie
Jack O'Donnell
Total Recall
2012Movie
Cohaagen
Rock of Ages
2012Movie
Mayor Mike Whitmore
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012Movie
Vitaly (voice)
John Carter
2012Movie
Powell
Inside Comedy
2012TV
Self
Red Tails
2012Movie
Colonel William Mortamus
Batman: Year One
2011Movie
Jim Gordon (voice)
Drive
2011Movie
Shannon
Contagion
2011Movie
Lyle Haggerty
Larry Crowne
2011Movie
Dean Tainot
Leave
2011Movie
Eliot
Detachment
2011Movie
Mr. Dearden
The Lincoln Lawyer
2011Movie
Detective Lankford
Conan
2010TV
Self
Love Ranch
2010Movie
James Pettis
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010TV
Self
The Cleveland Show
2009TV
Dr. Fist (voice)
Archer
2009TV
Commander Tony Drake (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009TV
Self - Guest
Breaking Bad: Original Minisodes
2009TV
Walter White
Breaking Bad
2008TV
Walter White
The Big Thing
2008Movie
Roberto Montalban
Hard Four
2007Movie
Lt. Bryce Baxter
Fallen
2007TV
Lucifer
Thank God You're Here
2007TV
Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007TV
Self
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
2006TV
Narrator (voice)
30 Rock
2006TV
Ron
Little Miss Sunshine
2006Movie
Stan Grossman
Dark Mind
2006Movie
CSE Radio Host
The Colbert Report
2005TV
Self (uncredited)
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005Movie
Buzz Aldrin (voice)
How I Met Your Mother
2005TV
Hammond Druthers
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005TV
Bryan Cranston
American Dad!
2005TV
Bill Publisherman (voice), Mr. Winthrop (voice)
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
2004Movie
Self
Illusion
2004Movie
David
The Tony Danza Show
2004TV
Self - Guest
Alf's Hit Talk Show
2004TV
Seeing Other People
2004Movie
Peter
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004TV
Self
Holiday Reunion
2003Movie
Woodrow Snider
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
2003TV
Mr. Jamieson (voice), Mr. Jameson (voice)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003TV
Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003TV
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003TV
Self, Self - "Mean Tweets"
The Santa Claus Brothers
2002Movie
Santa Claus (voice)
'Twas the Night
2001Movie
Nick Wrigley
Good Day Live
2001TV
Self
Gary & Mike
2001TV
Mr. Newton (voice), (voice)
Terror Tract
2000Movie
Ron Gatley
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000TV
Dr. Templeton
Clerks
2000TV
Various (voice), Helicopter Pilot (voice)
Malcolm in the Middle
2000TV
Hal
Family Guy
1999TV
Dr. Jewish (voice), Bert (voice), Bert / Arby's Executive (voice), Bert / Judge (voice), Hal (voice), Bryan Cranston
Last Chance
1999Movie
Lance
V.I.P.
1998TV
Colt Arrow
The King of Queens
1998TV
Tim
Hollywood Squares
1998TV
Self - Panelist
Saving Private Ryan
1998Movie
War Department Colonel
From the Earth to the Moon
1998TV
Buzz Aldrin
Pocket Dragon Adventures
1998TV
(voice)
Time Under Fire
1997Movie
Braddock (as Brian Cranston)
Working
1997TV
Larry Prince
Brooklyn South
1997TV
Gordon Denton
The View
1997TV
Self, Self - Guest
Strategic Command
1997Movie
Phil Hertzberg
That Thing You Do!
1996Movie
Virgil "Gus" Grissom
Street Corner Justice
1996Movie
Father Brophy
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996TV
Witch Lawyer
The Pretender
1996TV
Neil Roberts
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
1996Movie
Patrick Dougherty
Eagle Riders
1996TV
Joe Thax
Goode Behavior
1996TV
Record Executive
The Daily Show
1996TV
Self
Armitage III: Poly Matrix
1996Movie
Eddie (voice)
The Louie Show
1996TV
Curt Sincic
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996TV
Neil Diamond impersonator
MADtv
1995TV
Self, Self / Mike
Brotherly Love
1995TV
Russell
Nowhere Man
1995TV
Norman Wade
Kissing Miranda
1995Movie
Special Agent Falsey
The Companion
1994Movie
Alan
Erotique
1994Movie
Dr. Robert Stern (segment 'Let's Talk About Love')
Touched by an Angel
1994TV
Tom Bryant
Chicago Hope
1994TV
Jesus
Clean Slate
1994Movie
Club Official
Babylon 5
1994TV
Ericsson
Viper
1994TV
Garrett Berlin
Diagnosis: Murder
1993TV
Walter Mason, Martin Rutgers
The X-Files
1993TV
Patrick Crump
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
1993Movie
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993TV
Hank
The Disappearance of Nora
1993Movie
Police Detective
Dead Space
1991Movie
Dr. Frank Darden
Dead Silence
1991Movie
Prof. Harris
Corporate Affairs
1990Movie
Darren
The Flash
1990TV
Philip Moses
Capital News
1990TV
Congressman Marple
The Simpsons
1989TV
Stradivarius Cain (voice), Walter White (voice)
Seinfeld
1989TV
Tim Whatley
I Know My First Name Is Steven
1989TV
Officer Dickenson
Baywatch
1989TV
Tom Logan
Raising Miranda
1988TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988TV
Self - Guest
The Big Turnaround
1988Movie
Jim
Jake and the Fatman
1987TV
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987Movie
Paramedic #1 (segment "Roast Your Loved One") (uncredited)
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
1987Movie
Dr. Shepherd
L.A. Law
1986TV
James Phillips
Matlock
1986TV
Brian Emerson, Dr. Harding Fletcher - Marriage Counselor
Murder, She Wrote
1984TV
Brian East, Parker Foreman, Jerry Wilber
Cover Up
1984TV
Airwolf
1984TV
Robert Hollis
Loving
1983Movie
Douglas Donovan
Falcon Crest
1981TV
Martin Randall
Entertainment Tonight
1981TV
Self
Hill Street Blues
1981TV
To Race the Wind
1980Movie
Quarterback (uncredited)
CHiPs
1977TV
Saturday Night Live
1975TV
Self - Host, Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Oscars
1953TV
Self
The Emmy Awards
1949TV
Self
Jackpot
Movie
Grendel
Movie
King Hrothgar
Assassination
Movie
Lone Wolf
Movie