Acting
Gael García Bernal
EN, ES, PT, FR cinema · 101 credits
Born
30 November 1978 (age 47)
Birthplace
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Also known as Gael Garcia Bernal · Gael García
Gael García Bernal (born November 30, 1978) is a Mexican actor and filmmaker who acts in both Spanish-language and English-language films and series. He is known for his performances in the films Y tu mamá también (2001), Bad Education (2004), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), Babel (2006), Coco (2017), Old (2021), and Cassandro (2023). He has also played music conductor Rodrigo de Souza in the television drama series Mozart in the Jungle (2014–2018) and starred in the Disney+ special Werewolf by Night (2022). García Bernal was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of a young Che Guevara in The Motorcycle Diaries in 2005, and in 2016 won his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for Mozart in the Jungle. He and fellow actor Diego Luna founded the production company Canana Films in Mexico City. In 2016, Time magazine named him in the annual Time 100 Most Influential People list. In 2020, The New York Times ranked him No. 25 in its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century.
Known for
Filmography
Z
as Zorro
En el valle de las sombras
In the Valley of Shadows
as Álvar Toledano
The End of It
as Diego
Man Overboard!
as Camilo, Director, Writer, Producer
Nothing Between Us
as Guillermo
Each Day in a Moment: 2025
as Self (uncredited)
Holland
as Dave Delgado
Magellan
as Fernão de Magalhães
ASCO: Without Permission
Executive Producer
Another End
as Sal
State of Silence
Executive Producer
The Mother
as Hector
This One Summer
as Thiago
Cassandro
as Saúl "Cassandro", Executive Producer
Werewolf by Night
as Jack Russell
Old
as Guy
Perros, amores, accidentes
as Self (archive footage)
Wasp Network
as Viramontez
Ema
as Gastón
It Must Be Heaven
as Gael García Bernal
Lorena: Light-Footed Woman
Executive Producer
Birders
Executive Producer
Chicuarotes
Director, Producer
Museo
as Juan Núñez
The Accused
as Mario Elmo
A 3 Minute Hug
Executive Producer
Coco
as Héctor (voice)
If You Saw His Heart
as Daniel
Zama
Executive Producer
You're Killing Me Susana
as Eligio
Zoom
as Edward
Salt and Fire
as Dr. Fabio Cavani, Executive Producer
Neruda
as Oscar Peluchoneau
Madly
Director, Screenplay, Story
Desierto
as Moises, Executive Producer
Eva Doesn't Sleep
as Massera
Leagues
Creative Director, Producer
The Chosen Ones
Executive Producer
Rosewater
as Maziar Bahari
The Ardor
as Kaí
Who Is Dayani Cristal?
as Himself, Producer
Paraíso
Executive Producer
Casa de Mi Padre
as Onza
No
as René Saaverdra
Vamps
as Diego Bardem (uncredited)
A Little Bit of Heaven
as Julian Goldstein
Even the Rain
as Sebastián
Miss Bala
Executive Producer
José & Pilar
as Self
Los Invisibles
as Self, Director
Letters to Juliet
as Victor
Revolución
Director
Abel
Executive Producer
The Limits of Control
as Mexican
Mammoth
as Leo Vidales
Sin Nombre
Executive Producer
Rudo & Cursi
as Tato
Blindness
as Bartender / King of Ward Three
8
Director, Writer, Producer
Walking Vengeance
Executive Producer
I'm Gonna Explode
Executive Producer
The letter
Director
The Past
as Rímini
Déficit
as Cristobal, Director
Saint Death
as Narrator
Cochochi
Executive Producer
The Science of Sleep
as Stéphane
Babel
as Santiago
The King
as Elvis Valderez
Drama/Mex
Executive Producer
Bad Education
as Ángel / Juan / Zahara
The Motorcycle Diaries
as Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna
Dot the I
as Kit Winter
Dreaming of Julia
as Ricky
The Crime of Padre Amaro
as Padre Amaro
I'm with Lucy
as Date 2 - Gabriel
Fidel
as Che Guevara
Y Tu Mamá También
as Julio Zapata
Don't Tempt Me
as Jack Davenport
Private Lives
as Gustavo 'Gana' Bertolini
The Last Post
2001
The Last Post
as Jose Francisco
The Eye on the Nape
as Pablo
Amores Perros
as Octavio
