Bryan Cranston
91 movies · 69 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 7, 1956 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Bryan Lee Cranston · Lee Stone
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).
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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
Bryan Cranston: movies and TV shows
Acting (154)
- Upcoming Tangles
as Rob (voice)
- Upcoming Grendel
as King Hrothgar
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- 2026 The Sheep Detectives
as Sebastian (voice)
- 2026 National Theatre Live: All My Sons
as Joe Keller
- 2026
- 2026 Chili Finger
as Dave
- 2025 The Equilibrium Knight II- The Cast of Shadows
as Walter White
- 2025 Everything's Going to Be Great
as Buddy Smart
- 2025 The Phoenician Scheme
as Reagan
- 2025
- 2024 Moscow Mule
as Bryan Cranston
- 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
- 2021 Show of Titles
as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020 The One and Only Ivan
as Mack
- 2020
- 2020 Love Letters
as Andrew Makepeace Ladd III
- 2019 El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
as Walt
- 2019 The Upside
as Phillip Lacasse
- 2018 Every Act of Life
as John Steinbeck (voice)
- 2018 Isle of Dogs
as Chief (voice)
- 2018 Network
as Howard Beale
- 2017 Last Flag Flying
as Sal Nealon
- 2017
- 2017
- 2017 Wakefield
as Howard Wakefield
- 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 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
- 2015
- 2015
- 2014 Barely Legal Pawn
as Buzz Jackson
- 2014 Sense of Smell
as Tyler
- 2014 Godzilla
as Joe Brody
- 2013
- 2013
- 2013 Cold Comes the Night
as Topo
- 2013 Übermansion
as Titanium Rex
- 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 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 Mr. Dearden
- 2011 The Lincoln Lawyer
as Detective Lankford
- 2010 Love Ranch
as James Pettis
- 2009
- 2009
- 2009
- 2008
- 2008 The Big Thing
as Roberto Montalban
- 2007 Hard Four
as Lt. Bryce Baxter
- 2007
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006 Little Miss Sunshine
as Stan Grossman
- 2006 Dark Mind
as CSE Radio Host
- 2005 Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
as Buzz Aldrin (voice)
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005
- 2004 Illusion
as David
- 2004 Seeing Other People
as Peter
- 2003 Holiday Reunion
as Woodrow Snider
- 2003
- 2002 The Santa Claus Brothers
as Santa Claus (voice)
- 2001 'Twas the Night
as Nick Wrigley
- 2001
- 2000 Terror Tract
as Ron Gatley
- 2000
- 2000
- 2000
- 1999 Family Guy · TV
as Dr. Jewish (voice) / Bert (voice) / Bert / Arby's Executive (voice) / Bert / Judge (voice) / Hal (voice) / Bryan Cranston · 9 episodes
- 1999 Last Chance
as Lance
- 1998
- 1998
- 1998 Saving Private Ryan
as War Department Colonel
- 1998
- 1998
- 1997 Time Under Fire
as Braddock (as Brian Cranston)
- 1997
- 1997
- 1997 Strategic Command
as Phil Hertzberg
- 1996 That Thing You Do!
as Virgil "Gus" Grissom
- 1996 Street Corner Justice
as Father Brophy
- 1996
- 1996
- 1996 The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
as Patrick Dougherty
- 1996
- 1996
- 1996 Armitage III: Poly Matrix
as Eddie (voice)
- 1996
- 1996
- 1995
- 1995
- 1995 Kissing Miranda
as Special Agent Falsey
- 1994 The Companion
as Alan
- 1994 Erotique
as Dr. Robert Stern (segment 'Let's Talk About Love')
- 1994
- 1994
- 1994 Clean Slate
as Club Official
- 1994
- 1994
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993 The Disappearance of Nora
as Police Detective
- 1991 Dead Space
as Dr. Frank Darden
- 1991 Dead Silence
as Prof. Harris
- 1990 Corporate Affairs
as Darren
- 1990
- 1990
- 1989
- 1989
- 1989
- 1989
- 1988
- 1988 The Big Turnaround
as Jim
- 1987
- 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
- 1986
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984
- 1983 Loving
as Douglas Donovan
- 1981
- 1981
- 1980 To Race the Wind
as Quarterback (uncredited)
- 1977
Behind the camera (16)
- Upcoming
- 2026
- 2020
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016 The Infiltrator
Executive Producer
- 2016 All the Way
Executive Producer
- 2015
- 2015
- 2009
- 2008
- 2006
- 2006 Special Unit
Director
- 2005
- 2000
- 1999 Last Chance
Producer, Writer, Director
Talk shows and appearances (62)
- 2026 After Hours with James Corden
1 episode
- 2025 Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
1 episode
- 2025
- 2024
- 2024
- 2024 Hot Ones Versus
1 episode
- 2022
- 2022 Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
1 episode
- 2022 Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
1 episode
- 2022
- 2021
- 2021 Animal
1 episode
- 2021 Show Me More
1 episode
- 2021 Hart to Heart
1 episode
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show
2 episodes
- 2018
- 2018
- 2017
- 2017
- 2017 Talking with Chris Hardwick
1 episode
- 2016 Geeking Out
1 episode
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6 episodes
- 2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
1 episode
- 2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden
3 episodes
- 2015 Hot Ones
2 episodes
- 2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
1 episode
- 2014
- 2014 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
1 episode
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
4 episodes
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
3 episodes
- 2013
- 2013
- 2013 Talking Bad
1 episode
- 2013 The Writers' Room
1 episode
- 2012 Inside Comedy
1 episode
- 2010 Conan
3 episodes
- 2010 Who Do You Think You Are?
1 episode
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2 episodes
- 2007 Thank God You're Here
1 episode
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show
5 episodes
- 2005 The Colbert Report
1 episode
- 2004
- 2004 The Tony Danza Show
3 episodes
- 2004 Alf's Hit Talk Show
1 episode
- 2004 On Air with Ryan Seacrest
1 episode
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
1 episode
- 2003 Real Time with Bill Maher
2 episodes
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
6 episodes
- 2001 Good Day Live
1 episode
- 1998 Hollywood Squares
5 episodes
- 1997 The View
3 episodes
- 1996 The Daily Show
2 episodes
- 1995 MADtv
2 episodes
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1 episode
- 1981 Entertainment Tonight
2 episodes
- 1975 Saturday Night Live
2 episodes
- 1953 The Oscars
1 episode
- 1949 The Emmy Awards
1 episode