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Bryan Cranston

Bryan Cranston

Acting
Born: Mar 07, 1956
From: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits: 30 titles

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 …

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
Everything's Going to Be Great Buddy Smart 2025 5.8
Kung Fu Panda 4 Li (voice) 2024 7.0
Sell/Buy/Date Self 2022 8.0
Experience Yosemite 2022
An Audience with Adele Self 2021 8.4
Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion Self 2020 1.0
Get a Job Roger Davis 2016 5.308
Trumbo Dalton Trumbo 2015 7.166
Godzilla Joe Brody 2014 6.353
Barely Legal Pawn Buzz Jackson 2014 10.0
Cold Comes the Night Topo 2013 5.456
Writer's Block 2013 4.1
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad Self 2013 8.395
Total Recall Cohaagen 2012 6.03
John Carter Powell 2012 6.359
Argo Jack O'Donnell 2012 7.284
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Vitaly (voice) 2012 6.63
Rock of Ages Mayor Mike Whitmore 2012 6.197
Red Tails Colonel William Mortamus 2012 6.578
Drive Shannon 2011 7.583
Contagion Lyle Haggerty 2011 6.647
Batman: Year One Jim Gordon (voice) 2011 7.244
The Lincoln Lawyer Detective Lankford 2011 7.2
Detachment Mr. Dearden 2011 7.623
Larry Crowne Dean Tainot 2011 5.995
Hard Four Lt. Bryce Baxter 2007 4.9
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon Buzz Aldrin (voice) 2005 5.86
Holiday Reunion Woodrow Snider 2003 4.024
'Twas the Night Nick Wrigley 2001 5.57
Clean Slate Club Official 1994 5.788
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1956
FromHollywood, Los Angeles, …