Acting
Bryan Cranston
EN, DE, JA cinema · 108 credits
Born
7 March 1956 (age 70)
Birthplace
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as Bryan Lee Cranston · Lee Stone
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.
Known for
Filmography
Grendel
as King Hrothgar
Tangles
as Rob Leavitt (voice)
The Sheep Detectives
as Sebastian (voice)
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
as Joe Keller
Everything's Going to Be Great
as Buddy Smart
The Phoenician Scheme
as Reagan
Kung Fu Panda 4
as Li (voice)
Argylle
as Director Ritter
Moscow Mule
as Bryan Cranston
Asteroid City
as The Host
Sell/Buy/Date
as Self
Jerry & Marge Go Large
as Jerry Selbee
Show of Titles
as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion
2020
Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion
as Self
Love Letters
as Andrew Makepeace Ladd III
Ancient Caves
as Self - Narrator
The Upside
as Phillip Lacasse
Isle of Dogs
as Chief (voice)
Every Act of Life
as John Steinbeck (voice)
Pink Elephants
as Self
Network
as Howard Beale
Wakefield
as Howard Wakefield
The Disaster Artist
as Bryan Cranston (uncredited)
Power Rangers
as Zordon
Last Flag Flying
as Sal Nealon
The Words That Built America
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Get a Job
as Roger Davis
Kung Fu Panda 3
as Li (voice)
The Infiltrator
as Robert Mazur, Executive Producer
In Dubious Battle
as Sheriff
All the Way
as Lyndon B. Johnson, Executive Producer
Why Him?
as Ned Fleming
Trumbo
as Dalton Trumbo
Godzilla
as Joe Brody
Barely Legal Pawn
as Buzz Jackson
Sense of Smell
as Tyler
Übermansion
as Titanium Rex
Total Recall
as Cohaagen
John Carter
as Powell
Argo
as Jack O'Donnell
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
as Vitaly (voice)
Rock of Ages
as Mayor Mike Whitmore
Red Tails
as Colonel William Mortamus
Drive
as Shannon
Contagion
as Lyle Haggerty
Batman: Year One
as Jim Gordon (voice)
The Lincoln Lawyer
as Detective Lankford
Detachment
as Mr. Dearden
Larry Crowne
as Dean Tainot
Leave
as Eliot
Love Ranch
as James Pettis
The Big Thing
2008
The Big Thing
as Roberto Montalban
Hard Four
as Lt. Bryce Baxter
Little Miss Sunshine
as Stan Grossman
Dark Mind
as CSE Radio Host
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
as Buzz Aldrin (voice)
Illusion
as David
Seeing Other People
as Peter
Holiday Reunion
as Woodrow Snider
The Santa Claus Brothers
as Santa Claus (voice)
'Twas the Night
as Nick Wrigley
Terror Tract
as Ron Gatley
Last Chance
as Lance, Producer, Writer, Director
Saving Private Ryan
as War Department Colonel
Strategic Command
as Phil Hertzberg
Time Under Fire
as Braddock (as Brian Cranston)
That Thing You Do!
as Virgil "Gus" Grissom
Armitage III: Poly Matrix
as Eddie (voice)
Street Corner Justice
as Father Brophy
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
as Patrick Dougherty
Kissing Miranda
1995
Kissing Miranda
as Special Agent Falsey
Clean Slate
as Club Official
Erotique
as Dr. Robert Stern (segment 'Let's Talk About Love')
The Companion
as Alan
The Disappearance of Nora
as Police Detective
Dead Silence
as Prof. Harris
Dead Space
as Dr. Frank Darden
Corporate Affairs
as Darren
Amazon Women on the Moon
as Paramedic #1 (segment "Roast Your Loved One") (uncredited)
Loving
1983
Loving
as Douglas Donovan
To Race the Wind
as Quarterback (uncredited)