Bryan Cranston

Bryan Cranston

Birthdate
March 7, 1956 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
Acting

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Birthdate
March 7, 1956 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

Bryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956) is an American actor, director, and producer who is mainly known for portraying Walter White in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2008–2013) and Hal in the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006). He has received a number of awards—including six Primetime Emmy Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Golden Globe Award—with a nomination for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award.

Bryan Cranston's performance on Breaking Bad earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series four times (2008, 2009, 2010, and 2014). After becoming a producer of the show in 2011, he also won the award for Outstanding Drama Series twice. Breaking Bad also earned Cranston five Golden Globe nominations (with one win) and nine Screen Actors Guild Award nominations (with four wins). He was previously nominated three times for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in Malcolm in the Middle. Cranston co-developed and occasionally appeared in the crime drama series Sneaky Pete (2015–2019) and served as a director for episodes of Malcolm in the Middle, Breaking Bad, Modern Family, and The Office.

In 2014, Cranston 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, a role he reprised in the HBO 2016 television film of the same name. In 2018, he received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play for his portrayal of Howard Beale in the play Network at London's National Theatre, later winning his second Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for the same role on Broadway. For portraying Dalton Trumbo in the film Trumbo (2015), he received nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe Award, all for Best Actor in a Leading Role.

Cranston has appeared in several other films, such as Saving Private Ryan (1998), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Drive (2011), Argo (2012), Godzilla (2014), and The Upside (2017). He also provided voice acting in the films Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016), and Isle of Dogs (2018).

Bryan Cranston's LGBTQ+ Titles

Every Act of Life
Every Act of Life
John Steinbeck (voice)

Acting (214)

Assassination
Everything's Going to Be Great as Buddy
The Phoenician Scheme
Grendel as King Hrothgar
Tangles: A Story About Alzheimer's, My Mother, and Me
Jackpot
Lone Wolf
Chili Finger
2025
The Studio (10 episodes)
2024
Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés as Self
2024
Kung Fu Panda 4 as Li (voice)
2024
Argylle as Director Ritter
2023
Asteroid City as The Host
2022
Jerry & Marge Go Large as Jerry Selbee
2022
Sell/Buy/Date as Self
2022
Experience Yosemite
2021
An Audience with Adele as Self
2021
Animal as Self - Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
2021
Show Me More as Self - "Walter White" (1 episode)
2021
Hart to Heart as Self (1 episode)
2020
The Stand as The President (voice) (uncredited) (1 episode)
2020
Your Honor as Michael Desiato (20 episodes)
2020
Jujutsu Kaisen as Kaisen (voice)
2020
The One and Only Ivan as Mack
2020
Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion as self
2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Count Rugen (1 episode)
2020
Love Letters as Andrew Makepeace Ladd III
2020
The Story of Soaps as Self
2020
David Blaine: The Magic Way as Self
2020
Ancient Caves as Self - Narrator
2019
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie as Self (extended version)
2019
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie as Walt
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show (1 episode)
2019
The Upside as Phillip Lacasse
2018
Network as Howard Beale
2018
Julia Louis-Dreyfus: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize as Self
2018
Pink Elephants as Himself
2018
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion as Self
2018
Every Act of Life as John Steinbeck (voice)
2018
Isle of Dogs as Chief (voice)
2017
Last Flag Flying as Sal Nealon
2017
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams as Silas Herrick (1 episode)
2017
The Words That Built America as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
2017
Just For Laughs: Redux (1 episode)
2017
The Power of the Present as Self
2017
Wakefield as Howard Wakefield
2017
Talking with Chris Hardwick as Self (1 episode)
2017
Power Rangers as Zordon
2017
The Disaster Artist as Bryan Cranston (uncredited)
2016
Why Him? as Ned Fleming
2016
In Dubious Battle as Sheriff
2016
Geeking Out as Self (1 episode)
2016
The Infiltrator as Robert Mazur
2016
All the Way as Lyndon B. Johnson
2016
Get a Job as Roger Davis
2016
Kung Fu Panda 3 as Li (voice)
2015
Trumbo as Dalton Trumbo
2015
Supermansion as Titanium Rex (44 episodes)
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self (4 episodes)
2015
Sneaky Pete as Vince (10 episodes)
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self (1 episode)
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest (3 episodes)
2015
Hot Ones as Self (2 episodes)
2015
Better Call Saul as Walter White (2 episodes)
2015
Better Call Saul as Walter White / Heisenberg (archive footage) (1 episode)
2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self (1 episode)
2014
The Concert for Valor as Self
2014
Godzilla: Force of Nature as Himself
2014
Barely Legal Pawn as Buzz Jackson
2014
Sense of Smell as Tyler
2014
Godzilla as Joe Brody
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Richard Sackler (1 episode)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self (3 episodes)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self (3 episodes)
2013
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad as Self
2013
David Blaine: Real or Magic as Self
2013
Big History as Narrator (17 episodes)
2013
Writer's Block
2013
Cold Comes the Night as Topo
2013
Übermansion as Titanium Rex
2013
The Writers' Room as Self - Actor (1 episode)
2013
Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World as Heisenberg
2012
Argo as Jack O'Donnell
2012
Total Recall as Cohaagen
2012
Rock of Ages as Mayor Mike Whitmore
2012
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted as Vitaly (voice)
2012
John Carter as Powell
2012
Inside Comedy as Self (1 episode)
2012
Red Tails as Colonel William Mortamus
2011
Batman: Year One as Jim Gordon (voice)
2011
Drive as Shannon
2011
Contagion as Lyle Haggerty
2011
Larry Crowne as Dean Tainot
2011
Leave as Eliot
2011
Detachment as Richard Dearden
2011
The Lincoln Lawyer as Detective Lankford
2010
Conan as Self (2 episodes)
2010
Love Ranch as James Pettis
2010
Who Do You Think You Are? as Self (1 episode)
2009
Archer as Commander Tony Drake (voice) (2 episodes)
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest (2 episodes)
2008
Breaking Bad as Hal (1 episode)
2008
Breaking Bad as Walter White (65 episodes)
2007
Hard Four as Lt. Bryce Baxter
2007
Fallen (1 episode)
2007
Thank God You're Here as Self (1 episode)
2007
The Graham Norton Show as Self (4 episodes)
2006
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions as Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
2006
30 Rock as Ron (1 episode)
2006
Little Miss Sunshine as Stan Grossman
2005
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon as Buzz Aldrin (voice)
2005
How I Met Your Mother as Hammond Druthers (3 episodes)
2005
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Bryan Cranston (1 episode)
2005
American Dad! as Bill Publisherman (voice) (1 episode)
2005
American Dad! as Mr. Winthrop (voice) (1 episode)
2004
Illusion
2004
The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest (4 episodes)
2004
Alf's Hit Talk Show (1 episode)
2004
Seeing Other People as Peter
2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest as Self (1 episode)
2003
Holiday Reunion as Woodrow Snider
2003
Lilo & Stitch: The Series as Mr. Jamieson (voice) (4 episodes)
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher as Self (2 episodes)
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1 episode)
2002
The Santa Claus Brothers as Santa Claus (voice)
2001
'Twas the Night as Nick Wrigley
2001
Good Day Live as Self (1 episode)
2001
Gary & Mike as (voice) (5 episodes)
2001
Gary & Mike as Mr. Newton (voice) (3 episodes)
2000
Terror Tract as Ron Gatley
2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm as Dr. Templeton (1 episode)
2000
Clerks as Helicopter Pilot (voice) (1 episode)
2000
Clerks as Various (voice) (2 episodes)
2000
Malcolm in the Middle as Hal (151 episodes)
1999
Family Guy as Bert (voice) (4 episodes)
1999
Family Guy as Bert / Arby's Executive (voice) (1 episode)
1999
Family Guy as Bert / Judge (voice) (1 episode)
1999
Family Guy as Bryan Cranston (1 episode)
1999
Family Guy as Dr. Jewish (voice) (1 episode)
1999
Family Guy as Hal (voice) (1 episode)
1999
Last Chance as Lance
1998
V.I.P. as Colt Arrow (1 episode)
1998
The King of Queens as Tim (4 episodes)
1998
Saving Private Ryan as War Department Colonel
1998
From the Earth to the Moon as Buzz Aldrin (2 episodes)
1998
Pocket Dragon Adventures (20 episodes)
1997
Time Under Fire
1997
Working as Larry Prince (1 episode)
1997
Brooklyn South as IAB Lt. Gordon Denton (2 episodes)
1997
The View as Self (1 episode)
1997
The View as Self - Guest (1 episode)
1997
Strategic Command as Phil Hertzberg
1996
That Thing You Do! as Virgil "Gus" Grissom
1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Witch Lawyer (1 episode)
1996
Street Corner Justice as Father Brophy
1996
The Pretender as Neil Roberts (1 episode)
1996
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime as Patrick Dougherty
1996
Eagle Riders as Joe Thax (65 episodes)
1996
Goode Behavior as Record Executive (1 episode)
1996
The Daily Show as Self (1 episode)
1996
Armitage III: Poly Matrix as Eddie (voice)
1996
The Louie Show (6 episodes)
1996
3rd Rock from the Sun as Neil Diamond impersonator (1 episode)
1995
MADtv as Self (1 episode)
1995
MADtv as Self / Mike (1 episode)
1995
Brotherly Love as Russell (1 episode)
1995
Nowhere Man as Sheriff Norman Wade (1 episode)
1995
Kissing Miranda as Special Agent Falsey
1994
The Companion as Alan
1994
Touched by an Angel as Dr. Tom Bryant (1 episode)
1994
Chicago Hope (1 episode)
1994
Erotique as Dr. Robert Stern (segment 'Let's Talk About Love')
1994
Clean Slate as Club Official
1994
Babylon 5 as Ericsson (1 episode)
1994
Viper as Garrett Berlin (1 episode)
1993
Diagnosis: Murder as Martin Rutgers (1 episode)
1993
Diagnosis: Murder as Walter Mason (1 episode)
1993
The X-Files as Patrick Crump (1 episode)
1993
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger as Hank (1 episode)
1991
Dead Space as Dr. Frank Darden
1991
Dead Silence as Prof. Harris
1990
Corporate Affairs
1990
The Flash as Philip Moses (1 episode)
1990
Capital News as Congressman Marple (1 episode)
1989
The Simpsons as Stradivarius Cain (voice) (1 episode)
1989
The Simpsons as Walter White (voice) (1 episode)
1989
Seinfeld as Tim Whatley (7 episodes)
1989
I Know My First Name Is Steven as Officer Dickenson (2 episodes)
1989
Baywatch as Tom Logan (1 episode)
1988
Raising Miranda (9 episodes)
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest (1 episode)
1988
The Big Turnaround as Jim
1987
Jake and the Fatman (2 episodes)
1987
Amazon Women on the Moon as Paramedic #1 (segment "Roast Your Loved One") (uncredited)
1987
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman as Dr. Shepherd
1986
L.A. Law as James Phillips (1 episode)
1986
Matlock as Brian Emerson (1 episode)
1986
Matlock as Dr. Harding Fletcher - Marriage Counselor (1 episode)
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Brian East (1 episode)
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Jerry Wilber (1 episode)
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Parker Foreman (1 episode)
1984
Cover Up (1 episode)
1984
Airwolf as Robert Hollis (1 episode)
1983
Loving as Douglas Donovan
1981
Falcon Crest as Martin Randall (1 episode)
1981
Entertainment Tonight as Self (2 episodes)
1981
Hill Street Blues (1 episode)
1980
To Race the Wind as Quarterback (uncredited)
1977
CHiPs (1 episode)
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited) (1 episode)
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Host (1 episode)
1953
The Oscars as Self (1 episode)
1949
The Emmy Awards as Self (1 episode)

Directing (9)

2020
Your Honor • Director (1 episode)
• Director (1 episode)
2015
Sneaky Pete • Director (1 episode)
• Director (1 episode)
2009
Modern Family • Director (2 episodes)
• Director (2 episodes)
2008
Breaking Bad • Director (3 episodes)
• Director (3 episodes)
2006
Big Day • Director (1 episode)
• Director (1 episode)
2006
Special Unit • Director
• Director
2005
The Office • Director (1 episode)
• Director (1 episode)
2000
Malcolm in the Middle • Director (7 episodes)
• Director (7 episodes)
1999
Last Chance • Director
• Director

Production (10)

Tightrope! • Executive Producer (1 episode)
• Executive Producer (1 episode)
2020
Your Honor • Executive Producer (10 episodes)
• Executive Producer (10 episodes)
2018
The Dangerous Book for Boys • Executive Producer (6 episodes)
• Executive Producer (6 episodes)
2017
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams • Executive Producer (10 episodes)
• Executive Producer (10 episodes)
2016
The Infiltrator • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2016
All the Way • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2015
Supermansion • Executive Producer (44 episodes)
• Executive Producer (44 episodes)
2015
Sneaky Pete • Executive Producer (30 episodes)
• Executive Producer (30 episodes)
2008
Breaking Bad • Producer (29 episodes)
• Producer (29 episodes)
1999
Last Chance • Producer
• Producer

Creator (3)

2018
The Dangerous Book for Boys • Creator
• Creator
2015
Supermansion • Creator
• Creator
2015
Sneaky Pete • Creator
• Creator

Writing (3)

2018
The Dangerous Book for Boys • Writer (2 episodes)
• Writer (2 episodes)
2015
Sneaky Pete • Story (1 episode)
• Story (1 episode)
1999
Last Chance • Writer
• Writer