Bryan Cranston

ActorProducerDirectorWriter Mar 7 (age 70) Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA 1956–2026 (70 year career)

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Biography

Bryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956) is an American businessman, entrepreneur, actor, voice actor, screenwriter, director and producer. 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 g…

Known For

Film

Breaking Bad

Walter White

Film

Saving Private Ryan

War Department Colonel

Film

The Office

Director

Film

Drive

Shannon

Film

Malcolm in the Middle

Hal

Film

Little Miss Sunshine

Stan Grossman

Film

Isle of Dogs

Chief (voice)

Film

Argo

Jack O'Donnell

Filmography

Acting (213)

Movies (109)

The Sheep Detectives

2026 Upcoming

as Sebastian (voice)

May 6

Chili Finger

2026 Upcoming

Dec 3

National Theatre Live: All My Sons

2026 Upcoming

as Joe Keller

May 23

All My Sons

2026 Upcoming

as Joe Keller

Apr 16

The Phoenician Scheme

2025

as Reagan

6.5

Everything's Going to Be Great

2025

as Buddy Smart

5.8

The Studio: How to Shoot a Oner

2025

as Self

When We Went MAD!

as Self

Kung Fu Panda 4

as Li (voice)

Argylle

as Director Ritter

Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés

2024

as Self

Moscow Mule

2024

as Bryan Cranston

Asteroid City

2023

as The Host

6.4

Making of Better Call Saul: Finale

2022

as Self

10.0

Jerry & Marge Go Large

as Jerry Selbee

Experience Yosemite

The Call

as Mr White

Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl

as Self

Sell/Buy/Date

as Self

An Audience with Adele

2021

as Self

8.4

Show of Titles

2021

as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer

The One and Only Ivan

2020

as Mack

7.3

David Blaine: The Magic Way

as Self

Ancient Caves

as Self - Narrator

Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion

2020

as self

Love Letters

2020

as Andrew Makepeace Ladd III

The Story of Soaps

2020

as Self

7.0

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

as Walt

The Upside

as Phillip Lacasse

Isle of Dogs

as Chief (voice)

Network

as Howard Beale

Pink Elephants

2018

as Self

6.2

CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion

2018

as Self

5.2

Every Act of Life

2018

as John Steinbeck (voice)

Power Rangers

as Zordon

The Disaster Artist

as Bryan Cranston (uncredited)

7.1

The Power of the Present

as Self

Wakefield

as Howard Wakefield

Last Flag Flying

as Sal Nealon

The Words That Built America

2017

as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence

Kung Fu Panda 3

as Li (voice)

Why Him?

as Ned Fleming

All the Way

as Lyndon B. Johnson

The Infiltrator

as Robert Mazur

Get a Job

as Roger Davis

In Dubious Battle

as Sheriff

Trumbo

as Dalton Trumbo

Godzilla

as Joe Brody

Sense of Smell

as Tyler

Barely Legal Pawn

as Buzz Jackson

The Concert for Valor

2014

as Self

8.6

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

2013

as Self

8.4

David Blaine: Real or Magic

as Self

Cold Comes the Night

as Topo

Übermansion

as Titanium Rex

Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World

as Heisenberg

Writer's Block

Argo

as Jack O'Donnell

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

as Vitaly (voice)

John Carter

as Powell

Total Recall

as Cohaagen

Red Tails

as Colonel William Mortamus

6.6

Rock of Ages

2012

as Mayor Mike Whitmore

Detachment

as Mr. Dearden

Drive

as Shannon

Contagion

as Lyle Haggerty

The Lincoln Lawyer

as Detective Lankford

Larry Crowne

as Dean Tainot

Batman: Year One

as Jim Gordon (voice)

Leave

as Eliot

Love Ranch

as James Pettis

Hard Four

as Lt. Bryce Baxter

Little Miss Sunshine

as Stan Grossman

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon

2005

as Buzz Aldrin (voice)

5.8

Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo

2004

as Self

Seeing Other People

as Peter

Illusion

as David

Holiday Reunion

as Woodrow Snider

The Santa Claus Brothers

2002

as Santa Claus (voice)

'Twas the Night

as Nick Wrigley

Terror Tract

as Ron Gatley

Last Chance

as Lance

Saving Private Ryan

as War Department Colonel

Time Under Fire

Strategic Command

as Phil Hertzberg

That Thing You Do!

as Virgil "Gus" Grissom

6.9

Armitage III: Poly Matrix

1996

as Eddie (voice)

6.4

Street Corner Justice

1996

as Father Brophy

4.7

The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime

1996

as Patrick Dougherty

5.8

Kissing Miranda

1995

as Special Agent Falsey

The Companion

as Alan

Erotique

as Dr. Robert Stern (segment 'Let's Talk About Love')

3.7

Clean Slate

1994

as Club Official

5.8

Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story

Dead Space

as Dr. Frank Darden

Dead Silence

as Prof. Harris

Corporate Affairs

as Darren

The Big Turnaround

as Jim

Amazon Women on the Moon

1987

as Paramedic #1 (segment "Roast Your Loved One") (uncredited)

5.9

The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman

1987

as Dr. Shepherd

7.3

Loving

1983

as Douglas Donovan

To Race the Wind

1980

as Quarterback (uncredited)

8.5

Grendel

as King Hrothgar

Tangles

Assassination

Jackpot

Lone Wolf

The Big Thing

as Roberto Montalban

Better Call Saul

as Walter White

Television (104)

Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair

2026 Upcoming

as Hal

Apr 10

The Studio

2025

as Griffin Mill

7.7

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

2022

as Self

2.8

Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?

2022

as Self

3.7

Animal

2021

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Hart to Heart

as Self

Show Me More

as Self - "Walter White"

Your Honor

2020

as Michael Desiato

8.1

The Stand

2020

as The President (voice) (uncredited)

6.8

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

2020

as Count Rugen

7.5

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

as Self

6.4

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

2017

as Silas Herrick

7.1

Talking with Chris Hardwick

2017

as Self

8.7

Just For Laughs: Redux

Geeking Out

as Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

as Self - Guest

6.2

Better Call Saul

2015

as Walter White / Heisenberg (archive footage)

8.7

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest

Hot Ones

as Self

Sneaky Pete

as Vince

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

SuperMansion

as Titanium Rex

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

as Self - Guest

5.9

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

as Self - Guest

5.2

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014

as Richard Sackler

7.8

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

The Writers' Room

as Self - Actor

Big History

as Narrator

Talking Bad

as Self

Inside Comedy

as Self

Conan

as Self

Who Do You Think You Are?

2010

as Self

6.6

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

as Self - Guest

5.1

Archer

2009

as Commander Tony Drake (voice)

Breaking Bad

as Walter White

Breaking Bad

as Hal

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Fallen

as Lucifer

Thank God You're Here

2007

as Self

30 Rock

2006

as Ron

7.5

America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

2006

as Narrator (voice)

8.0

American Dad!

2005

as Bill Publisherman (voice)

7.0

How I Met Your Mother

as Hammond Druthers

The Colbert Report

as Self (uncredited)

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

as Bryan Cranston

The Tony Danza Show

as Self - Guest

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

as Self

Alf's Hit Talk Show

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Lilo & Stitch: The Series

2003

as Mr. Jamieson (voice)

Good Day Live

as Self

Gary & Mike

as Mr. Newton (voice)

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000

as Dr. Templeton

8.0

Malcolm in the Middle

as Hal

Clerks

as Various (voice)

Family Guy

as Hal (voice)

Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist

The King of Queens

as Tim

V.I.P.

as Colt Arrow

From the Earth to the Moon

1998

as Buzz Aldrin

8.1

Pocket Dragon Adventures

as (voice)

The View

as Self

Brooklyn South

as Gordon Denton

Working

as Larry Prince

The Daily Show

as Self

3rd Rock from the Sun

1996

as Neil Diamond impersonator

7.5

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

as Witch Lawyer

The Pretender

as Neil Roberts

Eagle Riders

as Joe Thax

Goode Behavior

as Record Executive

The Louie Show

1996

Nowhere Man

1995

as Sheriff Norman Wade

Brotherly Love

as Russell

MADtv

as Self

Babylon 5

as Ericsson

Chicago Hope

as Jesus

Touched by an Angel

as Dr. Tom Bryant

Viper

as Garrett Berlin

The X-Files

as Patrick Crump

Diagnosis: Murder

as Walter Mason

Walker, Texas Ranger

as Hank

The Flash

as Philip Moses

Capital News

as Congressman Marple

6.0

The Simpsons

1989

as Stradivarius Cain (voice)

Baywatch

as Tom Logan

Seinfeld

as Tim Whatley

I Know My First Name Is Steven

1989

as Officer Dickenson

6.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Raising Miranda

Jake and the Fatman

L.A. Law

as James Phillips

Matlock

as Brian Emerson

Murder, She Wrote

as Brian East

Airwolf

as Robert Hollis

Cover Up

Falcon Crest

as Martin Randall

Hill Street Blues

Entertainment Tonight

as Self

CHiPs

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

The Oscars

as Self

The Emmy Awards

as Self

Crew (23)

Movies (6)

All the Way

Executive Producer

The Infiltrator

Executive Producer

Special Unit

Director

Last Chance

Director

Last Chance

Producer

Last Chance

Writer

Television (17)

Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair

2026 Upcoming

Executive Producer

Apr 10

Your Honor

Director

Your Honor

Executive Producer

The Dangerous Book for Boys

2018

Executive Producer

6.0

The Dangerous Book for Boys

2018

Writer

6.0

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

Executive Producer

Sneaky Pete

Director

Sneaky Pete

Executive Producer

Sneaky Pete

Story

SuperMansion

Executive Producer

Modern Family

Director

Breaking Bad

Director

Breaking Bad

Producer

Big Day

Director

The Office

Director

Malcolm in the Middle

2000

Director

8.5

Tightrope!

Executive Producer