Bryan Cranston
Known for: Acting
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Bryan Cranston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Series
Breaking Bad
Walter White
2008
Series
Family Guy
Dr. Jewish (voice)
1999
Series
Family Guy
Bert (voice)
1999
Series
Family Guy
Bert / Arby's Executive (voice)
1999
Series
Family Guy
Bert / Judge (voice)
1999
Series
Family Guy
Hal (voice)
1999
Series
Family Guy
Bryan Cranston
1999
Series
The Simpsons
Stradivarius Cain (voice)
1989
Series
The Simpsons
Walter White (voice)
1989
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
American Dad!
Bill Publisherman (voice)
2005
Series
American Dad!
Mr. Winthrop (voice)
2005
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Series
The X-Files
Patrick Crump
1993
Series
Seinfeld
Tim Whatley
1989
Series
Better Call Saul
Walter White
2015
Series
How I Met Your Mother
Hammond Druthers
2005
Series
Conan
Self
2010
Series
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Bryan Cranston
2005
Series
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Brian East
1984
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Parker Foreman
1984
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Jerry Wilber
1984
Series
Chicago Hope
Jesus
1994
Film
The Sheep Detectives
Sebastian (voice)
2026
Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Diagnosis: Murder
Walter Mason
1993
Series
Diagnosis: Murder
Martin Rutgers
1993
Series
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
1998
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
The View
Self - Guest
1997
Series
Malcolm in the Middle
Hal
2000
Series
The Colbert Report
Self (uncredited)
2005
Series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Richard Sackler
2014
Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Dr. Templeton
2000
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - "Mean Tweets"
2003
Series
Babylon 5
Ericsson
1994
Series
V.I.P.
Colt Arrow
1998
Series
Hot Ones
Self
2015
Series
The King of Queens
Tim
1998
Series
30 Rock
Ron
2006
Series
Falcon Crest
Martin Randall
1981
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
Baywatch
Tom Logan
1989
Series
Hill Street Blues
1981
Series
Matlock
Brian Emerson
1986
Series
Matlock
Dr. Harding Fletcher - Marriage Counselor
1986
Series
L.A. Law
James Phillips
1986
Series
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Witch Lawyer
1996
Series
Archer
Commander Tony Drake (voice)
2009
Series
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Film
Saving Private Ryan
War Department Colonel
1998
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
Touched by an Angel
Tom Bryant
1994
Good Day Live
Self
2001
Series
The Studio
Griffin Mill
2025
Series
3rd Rock from the Sun
Neil Diamond impersonator
1996
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Series
Airwolf
Robert Hollis
1984
Series
The Cleveland Show
Dr. Fist (voice)
2009
Series
Walker, Texas Ranger
Hank
1993
Film
Kung Fu Panda 4
Li (voice)
2024
Series
The Pretender
Neil Roberts
1996
Series
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Mr. Jamieson (voice)
2003
Series
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Mr. Jameson (voice)
2003
Series
Sneaky Pete
Vince
2015
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Film
Drive
Shannon
2011
Film
Kung Fu Panda 3
Li (voice)
2016
Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Series
Hot Ones Versus
Self
2024
Series
Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair
Hal
2026
Series
Viper
Garrett Berlin
1994
Film
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Vitaly (voice)
2012
Series
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self
2022
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
2004
Film
John Carter
Powell
2012
Series
Your Honor
Michael Desiato
2020
Film
Total Recall
Cohaagen
2012
Film
Godzilla
Joe Brody
2014
Series
Working
Larry Prince
1997
Film
Argo
Jack O'Donnell
2012
Series
The Flash
Philip Moses
1990
Film
Isle of Dogs
Chief (voice)
2018
Series
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
Narrator (voice)
2006
Film
Power Rangers
Zordon
2017
Film
The Phoenician Scheme
Reagan
2025
Series
From the Earth to the Moon
Buzz Aldrin
1998
Film
Why Him?
Ned Fleming
2016
Series
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Self
2004
Series
Brooklyn South
Gordon Denton
1997
Series
The Stand
The President (voice) (uncredited)
2020
Film
Argylle
Director Ritter
2024
Film
Contagion
Lyle Haggerty
2011
Film
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Walt
2019
Film
Asteroid City
The Host
2023
Series
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Self
2025
Series
CHiPs
1977
Film
The Upside
Phillip Lacasse
2019
Film
Little Miss Sunshine
Stan Grossman
2006
Series
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Silas Herrick
2017
Series
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
2010
Film
Dead Silence
Prof. Harris
1991
Series
Nowhere Man
Norman Wade
1995
Series
Brotherly Love
Russell
1995
Series
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Count Rugen
2020
Film
The Lincoln Lawyer
Detective Lankford
2011
Film
Larry Crowne
Dean Tainot
2011
Series
Inside Comedy
Self
2012
Film
Rock of Ages
Mayor Mike Whitmore
2012
Series
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Film
Detachment
Mr. Dearden
2011
Series
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
Self
2022
Series
Cover Up
1984
Series
Clerks
Various (voice)
2000
Series
Clerks
Helicopter Pilot (voice)
2000
Film
That Thing You Do!
Virgil "Gus" Grissom
1996
Film
Red Tails
Colonel William Mortamus
2012
Series
Pocket Dragon Adventures
(voice)
1998
Series
SuperMansion
Titanium Rex
2015
Film
The Infiltrator
Robert Mazur
2016
Film
Jerry & Marge Go Large
Jerry Selbee
2022
Series
Eagle Riders
Joe Thax
1996
Film
The Disaster Artist
Bryan Cranston (uncredited)
2017
Film
The One and Only Ivan
Mack
2020
Series
Gary & Mike
Mr. Newton (voice)
2001
Series
Gary & Mike
(voice)
2001
Film
Get a Job
Roger Davis
2016
Series
Hart to Heart
Self
2021
Series
Animal
Self - Narrator (voice)
2021
Goode Behavior
Record Executive
1996
Series
Talking with Chris Hardwick
Self
2017
Series
Geeking Out
Self
2016
Series
After Hours with James Corden
Self
2026
Series
I Know My First Name Is Steven
Officer Dickenson
1989
Series
Capital News
Congressman Marple
1990
Film
The Power of the Present
Self
2017
Series
Show Me More
Self - "Walter White"
2021
Film
Wakefield
Howard Wakefield
2017
Film
Trumbo
Dalton Trumbo
2015
Series
Fallen
Lucifer
2007
Film
Batman: Year One
Jim Gordon (voice)
2011
Series
Thank God You're Here
Self
2007
Series
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949
Film
All the Way
Lyndon B. Johnson
2016
Film
Terror Tract
Ron Gatley
2000
Series
Talking Bad
Self
2013
Film
Amazon Women on the Moon
Paramedic #1 (segment "Roast Your Loved One") (uncredited)
1987
Film
Chili Finger
Dave
2026
Film
Armitage III: Poly Matrix
Eddie (voice)
1996
Film
David Blaine: Real or Magic
Self
2013
Film
Tangles
Rob (voice)
2027
Film
In Dubious Battle
Sheriff
2016
Film
Everything's Going to Be Great
Buddy Smart
2025
Film
Last Flag Flying
Sal Nealon
2017
Series
The Louie Show
Curt Sincic
1996
Film
Dead Space
Dr. Frank Darden
1991
Film
Love Ranch
James Pettis
2010
Series
Alf's Hit Talk Show
2004
Film
Show of Titles
"There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
2021
Series
MADtv
Self
1995
Series
MADtv
Self / Mike
1995
Film
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
Self
2013
Film
Cold Comes the Night
Topo
2013
Film
Clean Slate
Club Official
1994
Film
Seeing Other People
Peter
2004
Raising Miranda
1988
Film
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
Self
2004
Film
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
2017
Film
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
Dr. Shepherd
1987
Film
Illusion
David
2004
Series
Big History
Narrator
2013
Film
David Blaine: The Magic Way
Self
2020
Film
Network
Howard Beale
2018
Film
Grendel
King Hrothgar
Film
Pink Elephants
Self
2018
Film
Leave
Eliot
2011
Film
Erotique
Dr. Robert Stern (segment 'Let's Talk About Love')
1994
Film
An Audience with Adele
Self
2021
Film
'Twas the Night
Nick Wrigley
2001
Film
Time Under Fire
Braddock (as Brian Cranston)
1997
Film
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
Joe Keller
2026
Film
Strategic Command
Phil Hertzberg
1997
Film
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
Self
2018
Film
The Big Turnaround
Jim
1988
Film
The Santa Claus Brothers
Santa Claus (voice)
2002
Film
The Companion
Alan
1994
Film
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Buzz Aldrin (voice)
2005
Film
Ancient Caves
Self - Narrator
2020
Series
Just For Laughs: Redux
2017
Film
Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés
Self
2024
Film
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
Patrick Dougherty
1996
Jackpot
Film
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
1993
Film
The Concert for Valor
Self
2014
Film
Love Letters
Andrew Makepeace Ladd III
2020
Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion
Self
2020
Film
Every Act of Life
John Steinbeck (voice)
2018
Film
Barely Legal Pawn
Buzz Jackson
2014
Film
The Story of Soaps
Self
2020
Series
The Writers' Room
Self - Actor
2013
Film
Street Corner Justice
Father Brophy
1996
Assassination
Film
Hard Four
Lt. Bryce Baxter
2007
Loving
Douglas Donovan
1983
Film
Holiday Reunion
Woodrow Snider
2003
Film
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
Self
2022
Film
Corporate Affairs
Darren
1990
Film
To Race the Wind
Quarterback (uncredited)
1980
Film
Last Chance
Lance
1999
Writer's Block
2013
Film
The Disappearance of Nora
Police Detective
1993
Film
Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World
Heisenberg
2013
Film
When We Went MAD!
Self
2025
Film
Sell/Buy/Date
Self
2022
Kissing Miranda
Special Agent Falsey
1995
Film
Sense of Smell
Tyler
2014
Lone Wolf
The Big Thing
Roberto Montalban
2008
Film
Übermansion
Titanium Rex
2013
Film
Experience Yosemite
2022
Film
Moscow Mule
Bryan Cranston
2024