Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal

Birthdate
November 30, 1978 (45 years old)
Place of Birth
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
November 30, 1978 (45 years old)
Place of Birth
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Known For
Acting

Biography

Gael García Bernal (born 30 November 1978) is a Mexican actor and producer. He is best known for his performances in the films Bad Education, The Motorcycle Diaries (where he played a young Che Guevara), Amores perros, Y tu mamá también, Babel, Coco, and Old, and for his role as Rodrigo de Souza in the Amazon Studios streaming television series Mozart in the Jungle. He and Diego Luna founded Canana Films in Mexico City.

García Bernal was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for 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. 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.

Gael García Bernal's LGBTQ+ Titles

Y Tu Mamá También
Y Tu Mamá También
Julio Zapata
Bad Education
Bad Education
Ángel / Juan / Zahara

Acting (87)

Holland, Michigan as Javier Delgado
Z as Zorro
Monkey Hill
2024
La Máquina as Esteban 'La Máquina' Osuna (6 episodes)
2024
LEGO Pixar: BrickToons as Héctor (voice) (1 episode)
2024
Another End as Sal
2023
Cassandro as Saúl "Cassandro"
2023
The Mother as Hector
2023
This One Summer as Thiago
2022
Director by Night as Self
2022
Werewolf by Night as Jack Russell
2021
Station Eleven as Arthur Leander (10 episodes)
2021
Maya and the Three as The Jaguar Brothers (voice) (9 episodes)
2021
Old as Guy
2021
El Tema as Host (1 episode)
2021
Pixar Popcorn as Hector (voice) (10 episodes)
2020
Perros, amores, accidentes as Self (archive footage)
2020
Pan y Circo as Self (7 episodes)
2020
Wasp Network as Viramontez
2019
It Must Be Heaven as Gael García Bernal
2019
Ema as Gastón
2019
1994 as Self (1 episode)
2018
The Kindergarten Teacher as Simon
2018
The Accused as Mario Elmo
2018
Museo as Juan Núñez
2018
Here on Earth as El Pájaro (8 episodes)
2017
If You Saw His Heart as Daniel
2017
Coco as Héctor (voice)
2016
Salt and Fire as Dr. Fabio Cavani
2016
You're Killing Me Susana as Eligio
2016
Neruda as Oscar Peluchoneau
2016
Chelsea as Self (1 episode)
2015
Eva Doesn't Sleep as Massera
2015
Zoom as Edward
2015
Desierto as Moises
2014
Rosewater as Maziar Bahari
2014
The Ardor as Kaí
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self (2 episodes)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (1 episode)
2014
Mozart in the Jungle as Rodrigo De Souza (40 episodes)
2013
Who Is Dayani Cristal? as Himself
2012
Vamps as Diego Bardem
2012
No as René Saaverdra
2012
The Loneliest Planet as Alex
2012
Casa de Mi Padre as Onza
2011
Breaking the Taboo as Self
2011
Sin maquillaje as Self (1 episode)
2011
A Little Bit of Heaven as Julian Goldstein
2011
Even the Rain as Sebastián
2010
Los Invisibles as Self
2010
José & Pilar as Self
2010
Hidalgo, Frenesí de Libertad as Narrator
2010
Letters to Juliet as Victor
2009
The Limits of Control as Mexican
2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self (1 episode)
2009
Mammoth as Leo Vidales
2008
Rudo & Cursi as Tato
2008
Blindness as Bartender / King of Ward Three
2008
Chevolution
2007
The Past as Rímini
2007
Saint Death as Narrator
2007
Déficit as Cristobal
2006
Babel as Santiago
2006
The Science of Sleep as Stéphane
2006
The King as Elvis
2004
Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education as Self
2004
Bad Education as Ángel / Juan / Zahara
2004
The Motorcycle Diaries as Ernesto Guevara de la Serna
2004
Traveling with Che Guevara as Che
2003
Dreaming of Julia as Ricky
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self (1 episode)
2003
Dot the I as Kit Winter
2002
Fidel as Che Guevara (1 episode)
2002
The Crime of Padre Amaro as Padre Amaro
2002
I'm with Lucy as Date 2 - Gabriel
2002
Fidel as Che Guevara
2001
Don't Tempt Me as Davenport
2001
The Last Post as Jose Francisco
2001
Y Tu Mamá También as Julio Zapata
2001
Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También' as Self
2001
Private Lives as Gustavo 'Gana' Bertolini
2001
The Eye on the Nape as Pablo
2000
Amores Perros as Octavio
1996
The Daily Show as Self (1 episode)
1996
De Tripas, Corazón
1992
El abuelo y yo as Daniel García Medina (90 episodes)
1953
The Oscars as Self (1 episode)

Directing (8)

2019
Chicuarotes • Director
• Director
2018
Here on Earth • Director (1 episode)
• Director (1 episode)
2016
Madly • Director
• Director
2015
The Visible Hand • Director
• Director
2010
Los Invisibles • Director
• Director
2010
Revolución • Director
• Director
2008
8 • Director
• Director
2007
Déficit • Director
• Director

Production (22)

ASCO: Without Permission • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2024
Thesis on a Domestication • Producer
• Producer
2024
La Máquina • Executive Producer (6 episodes)
• Executive Producer (6 episodes)
2024
State of Silence • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2023
Cassandro • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2021
El Tema • Producer (1 episode)
• Producer (1 episode)
2020
Pan y Circo • Producer (10 episodes)
• Producer (10 episodes)
2019
Lorena, Light-footed Woman • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2019
Birders • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2019
Chicuarotes • Producer
• Producer
2018
A 3 Minute Hug • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2017
Zama • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2016
Salt and Fire • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2015
The Empty Classroom • Producer
• Producer
2015
The Chosen Ones • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2015
Leagues • Producer
• Producer
2013
Paradise • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2013
Who Is Dayani Cristal? • Producer
• Producer
2011
Miss Bala • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2009
Sin Nombre • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer
2008
8 • Producer
• Producer
2006
Drama/Mex • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer

Creator (3)

2021
El Tema • Creator
• Creator
2020
Pan y Circo • Creator
• Creator
2018
Here on Earth • Creator
• Creator

Writing (4)

2024
La Máquina • Original Story (6 episodes)
• Original Story (6 episodes)
2016
Madly
• Screenplay
• Story
2008
8 • Writer
• Writer

Art (1)

2015
Leagues • Creative Director
• Creative Director

Crew (1)

2021
El Tema • Creator (1 episode)
• Creator (1 episode)