Gael García Bernal
91 movies · 10 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 30, 1978 (age 47)
- Place of birth
- Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
- Also known as
- Gael Garcia Bernal · Gael García
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
Gael García Bernal: movies and TV shows
Acting (77)
- Upcoming Zero A.D: The Birth of Christ
as Joachim
- Upcoming Z
as Zorro
- Upcoming
- Upcoming In the Valley of Shadows
as Álvar Toledano
- Upcoming
- 2026 Hombre al agua
as Camilo
- 2026 The End of It
as Diego
- 2026 Nothing Between Us
as Guillermo
- 2026
- 2025
- 2025 Magellan
as Fernão de Magalhães
- 2025 Holland
as Dave Delgado
- 2024
- 2024
- 2024
- 2024 Another End
as Sal
- 2023 Cassandro
as Saúl "Cassandro"
- 2023 The Mother
as Hector
- 2023 This One Summer
as Thiago
- 2022 Werewolf by Night
as Jack Russell
- 2021
- 2021
- 2021 Old
as Guy
- 2020 Wasp Network
as Viramontez
- 2019 It Must Be Heaven
as Gael García Bernal
- 2019 Ema
as Gastón
- 2018 The Kindergarten Teacher
as Simon
- 2018 The Accused
as Mario Elmo
- 2018 Museo
as Juan Núñez
- 2018
- 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 Zoom
as Edward
- 2015 Eva Doesn't Sleep
as Massera
- 2015 Desierto
as Moises
- 2014 Rosewater
as Maziar Bahari
- 2014 The Ardor
as Kaí
- 2014
- 2012 Vamps
as Diego Bardem (uncredited)
- 2012 No
as René Saaverdra
- 2012 The Loneliest Planet
as Alex
- 2012 Casa de Mi Padre
as Onza
- 2011 A Little Bit of Heaven
as Julian Goldstein
- 2011 Even the Rain
as Sebastián
- 2010 Hidalgo, Frenesí de Libertad
as Narrator
- 2010 Letters to Juliet
as Victor
- 2009 The Limits of Control
as Mexican
- 2009 Mammoth
as Leo Vidales
- 2008 Rudo & Cursi
as Tato
- 2008 Blindness
as Bartender / King of Ward Three
- 2008
- 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 Valderez
- 2004 Bad Education
as Ángel / Juan / Zahara
- 2004 The Motorcycle Diaries
as Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna
- 2004 Traveling with Che Guevara
as Che
- 2003 Dot the I
as Kit Winter
- 2003 Dreaming of Julia
as Ricky
- 2002 The Crime of Padre Amaro
as Padre Amaro
- 2002 I'm with Lucy
as Date 2 - Gabriel
- 2002 Fidel
as Che Guevara
- 2002
- 2001 Don't Tempt Me
as Jack Davenport
- 2001 The Last Post
as Jose Francisco
- 2001 Y Tu Mamá También
as Julio Zapata
- 2001 Private Lives
as Gustavo 'Gana' Bertolini
- 2001 The Eye on the Nape
as Pablo
- 2000 Amores Perros
as Octavio
- 1996
- 1992
Behind the camera (35)
- 2026 Hombre al agua
Director, Writer, Producer
- 2025 Thesis on a Domestication
Producer
- 2025 ASCO: Without Permission
Executive Producer
- 2024
- 2024 State of Silence
Executive Producer
- 2023 Cassandro
Executive Producer
- 2021
- 2020
- 2019 Lorena: Light-Footed Woman
Executive Producer
- 2019 Birders
Executive Producer
- 2019 Chicuarotes
Director, Producer
- 2018 A 3 Minute Hug
Executive Producer
- 2018
- 2017 Zama
Executive Producer
- 2016 Salt and Fire
Executive Producer
- 2016 Madly
Director, Screenplay, Story
- 2015 The Empty Classroom
Producer
- 2015 The Chosen Ones
Executive Producer
- 2015 Desierto
Executive Producer
- 2015 Leagues
Creative Director, Producer
- 2015 The Visible Hand
Director
- 2013 Paraíso
Executive Producer
- 2013 Who Is Dayani Cristal?
Producer
- 2011 Miss Bala
Executive Producer
- 2010 Los Invisibles
Director
- 2010 Revolución
Director
- 2010 Abel
Executive Producer
- 2009 Sin Nombre
Executive Producer
- 2008 Walking Vengeance
Executive Producer
- 2008 8
Director, Producer, Writer
- 2008 I'm Gonna Explode
Executive Producer
- 2008 The letter
Director
- 2007 Déficit
Director
- 2007 Cochochi
Executive Producer
- 2006 Drama/Mex
Executive Producer
Talk shows and appearances (16)
- 2022
- 2020
- 2019 1994
1 episode
- 2016 Chelsea
1 episode
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
2 episodes
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
1 episode
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
1 episode
- 2007
- 2004
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
1 episode
- 2001
- 1997 The View
1 episode
- 1996 The Daily Show
2 episodes
- 1953 The Oscars
1 episode