Bryan Cranston
Known for Acting · 210 credits
- Born
- 1956-03-07 (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).
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
The Simpsons
1989
as Stradivarius Cain (voice) / Walter White (voice)
Family Guy
1999
as Dr. Jewish (voice) / Bert (voice) / Bert / Arby's Executive (voice) / Bert / Judge (voice) / Hal (voice) / Bryan Cranston
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Breaking Bad
2008
as Walter White
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
TV Shows (106)
The Simpsons
1989
as Stradivarius Cain (voice) / Walter White (voice)
Family Guy
1999
as Dr. Jewish (voice) / Bert (voice) / Bert / Arby's Executive (voice) / Bert / Judge (voice) / Hal (voice) / Bryan Cranston
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Breaking Bad
2008
as Walter White
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
American Dad!
2005
as Bill Publisherman (voice) / Mr. Winthrop (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host / Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
Seinfeld
1989
as Tim Whatley
Conan
2010
as Self
The X-Files
1993
as Patrick Crump
Better Call Saul
2015
as Walter White
How I Met Your Mother
2005
as Hammond Druthers
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Dr. Templeton
The Colbert Report
2005
as Self (uncredited)
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Brian East / Parker Foreman / Jerry Wilber
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
Malcolm in the Middle
2000
as Hal
Falcon Crest
1981
as Martin Randall
The View
1997
as Self / Self - Guest
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Walter Mason / Martin Rutgers
Babylon 5
1994
as Ericsson
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
30 Rock
2006
as Ron
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
as Bryan Cranston
Hot Ones
2015
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Chicago Hope
1994
as Jesus
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Richard Sackler
Baywatch
1989
as Tom Logan
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Witch Lawyer
Archer
2009
as Commander Tony Drake (voice)
Hill Street Blues
1981
The King of Queens
1998
as Tim
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
L.A. Law
1986
as James Phillips
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Tom Bryant
3rd Rock from the Sun
1996
as Neil Diamond impersonator
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
V.I.P.
1998
as Colt Arrow
Matlock
1986
as Brian Emerson / Dr. Harding Fletcher - Marriage Counselor
Airwolf
1984
as Robert Hollis
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Hank
Good Day Live
2001
as Self
The Pretender
1996
as Neil Roberts
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Viper
1994
as Garrett Berlin
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
2003
as Mr. Jamieson (voice) / Mr. Jameson (voice)
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
Sneaky Pete
2015
as Vince
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair
2026
as Hal
The Studio
2025
as Griffin Mill
Movies (104)
The Sheep Detectives
2026
as Sebastian (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 4
2024
as Li (voice)
Saving Private Ryan
1998
as War Department Colonel
Kung Fu Panda 3
2016
as Li (voice)
John Carter
2012
as Powell
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012
as Vitaly (voice)
Godzilla
2014
as Joe Brody
Drive
2011
as Shannon
Argo
2012
as Jack O'Donnell
Power Rangers
2017
as Zordon
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019
as Walt
Total Recall
2012
as Cohaagen
The Phoenician Scheme
2025
as Reagan
Isle of Dogs
2018
as Chief (voice)
Argylle
2024
as Director Ritter
Asteroid City
2023
as The Host
Contagion
2011
as Lyle Haggerty
Detachment
2011
as Mr. Dearden
Rock of Ages
2012
as Mayor Mike Whitmore
Little Miss Sunshine
2006
as Stan Grossman
Why Him?
2016
as Ned Fleming
The Upside
2019
as Phillip Lacasse
That Thing You Do!
1996
as Virgil "Gus" Grissom
The Power of the Present
2017
as Self
Larry Crowne
2011
as Dean Tainot
The Disaster Artist
2017
as Bryan Cranston (uncredited)
The Lincoln Lawyer
2011
as Detective Lankford
The One and Only Ivan
2020
as Mack
Jerry & Marge Go Large
2022
as Jerry Selbee
The Infiltrator
2016
as Robert Mazur
Red Tails
2012
as Colonel William Mortamus
Batman: Year One
2011
as Jim Gordon (voice)
The Big Thing
2008
as Roberto Montalban
In Dubious Battle
2016
as Sheriff
Trumbo
2015
as Dalton Trumbo
Wakefield
2017
as Howard Wakefield
Seeing Other People
2004
as Peter
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
2013
as Self
Love Ranch
2010
as James Pettis
Chili Finger
2026
as Dave
Clean Slate
1994
as Club Official
Get a Job
2016
as Roger Davis
The Words That Built America
2017
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Cold Comes the Night
2013
as Topo
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
1987
as Dr. Shepherd
Everything's Going to Be Great
2025
as Buddy Smart
All the Way
2016
as Lyndon B. Johnson
Tangles
2026
as (voice)
An Audience with Adele
2021
as Self
Strategic Command
1997
as Phil Hertzberg
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
as Paramedic #1 (segment "Roast Your Loved One") (uncredited)
Show of Titles
2021
as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
Last Flag Flying
2017
as Sal Nealon
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005
as Buzz Aldrin (voice)
Illusion
2004
as David
David Blaine: Real or Magic
2013
as Self
Armitage III: Poly Matrix
1996
as Eddie (voice)
Barely Legal Pawn
2014
as Buzz Jackson
Every Act of Life
2018
as John Steinbeck (voice)
Terror Tract
2000
as Ron Gatley
Time Under Fire
1997
as Braddock (as Brian Cranston)
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
2022
as Self
Hard Four
2007
as Lt. Bryce Baxter
Erotique
1994
as Dr. Robert Stern (segment 'Let's Talk About Love')
Dead Space
1991
as Dr. Frank Darden
Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés
2024
as Self
Holiday Reunion
2003
as Woodrow Snider
The Companion
1994
as Alan
Dead Silence
1991
as Prof. Harris
Love Letters
2020
as Andrew Makepeace Ladd III
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
1996
as Patrick Dougherty
Leave
2011
as Eliot
The Story of Soaps
2020
as Self
Ancient Caves
2020
as Self - Narrator
When We Went MAD!
2025
as Self
David Blaine: The Magic Way
2020
as Self
The Concert for Valor
2014
as Self
Last Chance
1999
as Lance
Lone Wolf
Grendel
as King Hrothgar
Writer's Block
2013
To Race the Wind
1980
as Quarterback (uncredited)
'Twas the Night
2001
as Nick Wrigley
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
2026
as Joe Keller
Street Corner Justice
1996
as Father Brophy
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
2018
as Self
The Santa Claus Brothers
2002
as Santa Claus (voice)
Assassination
Sell/Buy/Date
2022
as Self
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
1993
Loving
1983
as Douglas Donovan
Übermansion
2013
as Titanium Rex
The Big Turnaround
1988
as Jim
Corporate Affairs
1990
as Darren
Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion
2020
as Self
Kissing Miranda
1995
as Special Agent Falsey
Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World
2013
as Heisenberg
Pink Elephants
2018
as Self
Jackpot
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
2004
as Self
Sense of Smell
2014
as Tyler
Network
2018
as Howard Beale
Experience Yosemite
2022
Moscow Mule
2024
as Bryan Cranston
About Bryan Cranston
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… With 210 credits spanning from 1949 to 2026, Bryan Cranston has appeared in 104 films and 106 TV shows.
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Most Popular Bryan Cranston Movies
- The Sheep Detectives (2026) — as Sebastian (voice)
- Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) — as Li (voice)
- Saving Private Ryan (1998) — as War Department Colonel
- Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) — as Li (voice)
- John Carter (2012) — as Powell
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