Acting credits
192
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Bryan Cranston
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
5.3
Moderate attention
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Movies: 97Series: 99Crew credits: 14
TMDB ID: 17419
IMDb ID: nm0186505
Known for: Acting
Born: March 7, 1956
Age: 69
Place of birth: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1949 - 2026
Years active: 78
Average TMDB rating: 6.85
Wikidata: Q23547
Also known as
Bryan Lee Cranston • Lee Stone
Other jobs
Executive Producer (6)Director (5)Producer (1)Story (1)Writer (1)
Biography
Bryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956) is an American businessman, entrepreneur, actor, voice actor, screenwriter, director and producer. 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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Bryan Cranston.
May 6
The Sheep Detectives
as Sebastian (voice)
2026 Movie
Apr 16
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
as Joe Keller
2026 Movie
5.0
When We Went MAD!
as Self
2025 Movie
5.9
Everything's Going to Be Great
as Buddy Smart
2025 Movie
6.5
The Phoenician Scheme
as Reagan
2025 Movie
Moscow Mule
as Bryan Cranston
2024 Movie
Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés
as Self
2024 Movie
7.0
Kung Fu Panda 4
as Li (voice)
2024 Movie
6.0
Argylle
as Director Ritter
2024 Movie
6.5
Asteroid City
as The Host
2023 Movie
7.4
Jerry & Marge Go Large
as Jerry Selbee
2022 Movie
8.0
Sell/Buy/Date
as Self
2022 Movie
The Call
as Mr White
2022 Movie
9.8
Making of Better Call Saul: Finale
as Self
2022 Movie
Experience Yosemite
2022 Movie
9.5
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
as Self
2022 Movie
8.4
An Audience with Adele
as Self
2021 Movie
Show of Titles
as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
2021 Movie
7.3
The One and Only Ivan
as Mack
2020 Movie
Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion
as self
2020 Movie
Love Letters
as Andrew Makepeace Ladd III
2020 Movie
7.0
The Story of Soaps
as Self
2020 Movie
6.6
David Blaine: The Magic Way
as Self
2020 Movie
10.0
Ancient Caves
as Self - Narrator
2020 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Bryan Cranston.
Apr 10
Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair
as Hal • 4 eps
2026 Series
7.7
The Studio
as Griffin Mill • 3 eps
2025 Series
3.7
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
as Self • 1 eps
2022 Series
2.8
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
as Self • 1 eps
2022 Series
8.1
Animal
as Self - Narrator (voice) • 1 eps
2021 Series
Show Me More
as Self - "Walter White" • 1 eps
2021 Series
8.2
Hart to Heart
as Self • 1 eps
2021 Series
6.8
The Stand
as The President (voice) (uncredited) • 1 eps
2020 Series
8.1
Your Honor
as Michael Desiato • 20 eps
2020 Series
7.5
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as Count Rugen • 1 eps
2020 Series
6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
6.0
The Dangerous Book for Boys
Writer • 2 eps
2018 Series
7.0
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
as Silas Herrick • 1 eps
2017 Series
10.0
Just For Laughs: Redux
1 eps
2017 Series
8.7
Talking with Chris Hardwick
as Self • 1 eps
2017 Series
5.3
Geeking Out
as Self • 1 eps
2016 Series
6.7
SuperMansion
as Titanium Rex • 44 eps
2015 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 4 eps
2015 Series
7.5
Sneaky Pete
as Vince • 10 eps
2015 Series
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
5.3
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest • 3 eps
2015 Series
7.2
Hot Ones
as Self • 2 eps
2015 Series
8.7
Better Call Saul
as Walter White • 2 eps
2015 Series
4.5
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series