Bryan Cranston
Date of birth: 1956-03-07
Place of birth: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Bryan Lee Cranston, Lee Stone
Biography
Bryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956) is a European-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 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.
Movie Credits
Clean Slate
1994-05-06
Pogue is a private eye with a problem: every morning when he wakes up, he has total amnesia, waking
An Audience with Adele
2021-11-21
Joining multi-Grammy Award winning and one of the biggest UK artists of all time, Adele, for a uniqu
Total Recall
2012-08-02
Factory worker Doug Quaid takes a virtual mind-trip vacation with the Rekall company, opting for imp
Drive
2011-09-15
Driver is a skilled Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Though he p
Hard Four
2007-11-01
When legendary gambler Golden Hands Segal suffers a fatal heart attack at the craps table in Las Veg
Contagion
2011-09-08
As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide me
Everything's Going to Be Great
2025-06-20
When they are unexpectedly forced to move in with an estranged relative, the Smart Family must navig
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005-09-23
Twelve men who belong to one of the world's most exclusive fraternities -- people who've walked on t
Holiday Reunion
2003-11-23
All Mitch Snider wants for his family is a traditional holiday feast with the relatives. The problem
John Carter
2012-03-07
John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious
Argo
2012-10-11
As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky
Batman: Year One
2011-09-27
A wealthy playboy named Bruce Wayne and a Chicago cop named Jim Gordon both return to Gotham City wh
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012-06-06
Animal pals Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are still trying to make it back to New York's Central P
The Lincoln Lawyer
2011-03-17
Mick Haller is a charismatic defense attorney who does business out of his Lincoln Continental sedan
Rock of Ages
2012-06-13
A small town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip, while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.
Red Tails
2012-01-19
The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron duri
Detachment
2011-04-24
A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students
Larry Crowne
2011-06-30
When he suddenly finds himself without his long-standing blue-collar job, Larry Crowne enrolls at hi
'Twas the Night
2001-12-07
A mischievous 14-year-old boy and his irresponsible uncle almost ruin Christmas when they decide to
Godzilla
2014-05-14
Ford Brody, a Navy bomb expert, has just reunited with his family in San Francisco when he is forced
Sell/Buy/Date
2022-10-14
A hybrid doc/narrative following Tony winning performer and comedian Sarah Jones. As a mixed-race Bl
Barely Legal Pawn
2014-08-19
Two men open a pawn shop together. Julia Louis-Dreyfus is one of their clients, trying to offload te
Get a Job
2016-03-17
Life after college graduation is not exactly going as planned for Will and Jillian who find themselv
Cold Comes the Night
2013-09-20
A struggling motel owner and her daughter are taken hostage by a nearly blind career criminal to be
Writer's Block
2013-11-01
The short film is a poetic interpretation of the writer's mental journey during the writing process.
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
2013-11-26
A documentary about the making of season five of the acclaimed AMC series Breaking Bad.
Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion
2020-07-09
A documentary where the cast meet 20 years after the series started (filmed at the peak covid-19 out
Experience Yosemite
2022-06-04
Narrated by Bryan Cranston, "Experience Yosemite" is a cinematic virtual reality experience that det
Trumbo
2015-10-27
The career of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo is halted by a witch hunt in the late 1940s when he defies
Kung Fu Panda 4
2024-03-02
Po is gearing up to become the spiritual leader of his Valley of Peace, but also needs someone to ta
Strategic Command
1997-01-06
Rick Harding is a former Marines officer, now working in the FBI as a chemical weapons designer. Whi
Little Miss Sunshine
2006-07-26
A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California
The Concert for Valor
2014-11-11
A live HBO concert honoring United States veterans in Washington DC.
Kung Fu Panda 3
2016-01-23
While Po and his father are visiting a secret panda village, an evil spirit threatens all of China,
That Thing You Do!
1996-10-04
A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can, with
Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World
2013-04-10
In this short from Funny Or Die, Seth Rogen realizes that after raising millions of dollars for char
The Infiltrator
2016-07-13
A U.S Customs official uncovers a massive money laundering scheme involving Pablo Escobar.
In Dubious Battle
2016-10-08
In the California apple country, 900 migratory workers rise 'in dubious battle' against the landowne
To Race the Wind
1980-03-12
A lighthearted dramatization of the autobiography of Harold Krents, a blind Harvard Law School stude
All the Way
2016-05-23
Lyndon B. Johnson's amazing 11-month journey from taking office after JFK's assassination, through t
Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés
2024-03-18
Andrés invites Jamie Lee Curtis, Bryan Cranston and O’Shea Jackson Jr., over for food and conversati
Armitage III: Poly Matrix
1996-06-25
Ross Sylibus is assigned to a police unit on a Martian colony, to find that women are being murdered
Why Him?
2016-12-22
A dad forms a bitter rivalry with his daughter's young rich boyfriend.
David Blaine: Real or Magic
2013-11-19
David Blaine's signature brand of street magic mystifies the most recognisable celebrities in the wo
Wakefield
2017-05-19
A man's nervous breakdown causes him to leave his wife and live in his attic for several months.
Dead Silence
1991-08-26
Three friends on spring break hit and kill a transient in the California desert. Will they keep sile
Grendel
The tale of the legendary monster at the heart of the Beowulf epic poem who steps forth to tell his
The Disaster Artist
2017-03-12
An aspiring actor in Hollywood meets an enigmatic stranger by the name of Tommy Wiseau, the meeting
Isle of Dogs
2018-03-23
In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an
Power Rangers
2017-03-23
Five ordinary teens must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town of Ang
Tangles
When Alzheimer’s disease begins to strip away her mother’s vibrant personality, a headstrong young w
Last Flag Flying
2017-11-03
Thirty years after serving together in the Vietnam War, Larry, Sal and Richard reunite for a differe
The Upside
2019-01-10
Phillip is a wealthy quadriplegic who needs a caretaker to help him with his day-to-day routine in h
Saving Private Ryan
1998-07-24
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fou
Sense of Smell
2014-06-27
Iraq War vet Tyler has had enough and finally deals with all of the other rude party guests.
Dead Space
1991-10-21
In this loose remake of "Forbidden World" (1982), Commander Krieger and his robot companion Tinpan a
Love Ranch
2010-06-30
Story of a couple that starts the first legal brothel in Nevada and a boxer they own a piece of.
Terror Tract
2000-10-18
A real estate agent terrifies a couple with the grim fates of the previous owners of a house they're
Seeing Other People
2004-05-07
Ed and Alice are two months shy of getting married when she realizes that she wishes she'd had a mor
Leave
2011-05-03
Henry Harper is a successful novelist who has it all. But after surviving a recent trauma he finds h
Erotique
1994-05-14
The sexual fantasies of women are explored by three female directors.
The Companion
1994-10-14
In the near-distant future, a female romance writer is planning to write her next book in a remote m
Illusion
2004-10-25
A once-powerful, but now ailing movie director nears the end of his life. As he awaits death, he sli
Time Under Fire
1997-11-12
A US submarine runs into a time rift. A special unit goes on a mission to see what's on the other si
The Big Turnaround
1988-01-01
Two trained men, one angry local woman and the local priest take on the local crime lord and his cre
Street Corner Justice
1996-09-27
Pittsburgh cop Mike Justus is kicked off the force and moves away to relax in sunny Los Angeles. Unf
The Santa Claus Brothers
2002-07-12
This tale of Santa's 3 sons seeks the true meaning of Christmas. Kevin McDonald and Richard Kind add
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
1996-09-18
Laid-back private eye Jim Rockford and his brown Pontiac Firebird become embroiled in another case w
Corporate Affairs
1990-10-05
An executive discovers that his former lover has given their firm's CEO a fatal heart attack during
The One and Only Ivan
2020-08-21
A gorilla named Ivan who’s living in a suburban shopping mall tries to piece together his past, with
Every Act of Life
2018-04-23
The life of Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally (Master Class, Ragtime): 60 years of groundbrea
The Power of the Present
2017-06-27
Exploring the history of the 'Power Rangers' franchise, casting, special effects and music.
Last Chance
1999-01-01
Dreams collide in a small cafe in the California desert when a man and a woman must decide whether o
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
2019-10-11
In the wake of his dramatic escape from captivity, Jesse Pinkman must come to terms with his past in
Übermansion
2013-08-25
A group of superheroes live in a mansion where dealing with each other is more difficult than dealin
The Words That Built America
2017-07-04
In recognition of the 4th of July, several celebrities and politicians of differing ideologies join
Pink Elephants
2018-11-15
The dynamics of a cult? Fragile actors are deconstructed by their mentor. Forbidden from discussing
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
2018-10-05
An investigation into the way media portrayals impact the actual inclusion of people with disabiliti
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
1987-05-17
Ten years after his retirement from the government, Colonel Steve Austin must again team up with Jai
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
1993-05-04
The take-down of an infamous leader of a small polygamous Mormon fundamentalist group, who ordered a
The Story of Soaps
2020-05-19
This ABC/PEOPLE television special highlights the impact of the soap opera. In today's shifting tele
Love Letters
2020-05-21
Andrew Makepeace Ladd III wrote his first letter to Melissa Gardner to tell her she looked like a lo
David Blaine: The Magic Way
2020-04-01
Magician David Blaine performs reality-defying magical acts; featured celebrities include Odell Beck
Loving
1983-06-26
Feature-length prime time pilot for a daytime soap centered around the wealthy and influential Alden
Ancient Caves
2020-03-13
Ancient Caves brings science and adventure together as it follows paleoclimatologist Dr. Gina Mosele
Jerry & Marge Go Large
2022-10-20
The remarkable true story of how retiree Jerry Selbee discovers a mathematical loophole in the Massa
Kissing Miranda
1995-02-25
A young man falls in love with a co-worker's mail order bride from Latin America.
Argylle
2024-01-31
When the plots of reclusive author Elly Conway's fictional espionage novels begin to mirror the cove
Asteroid City
2023-06-08
In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987-09-18
Centered around a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a s
Jackpot
Four guys win a jackpot over a million dollars, but when it comes to dividing it up, things get bloo
Assassination
A new take on the JFK conspiracy, centering around Dorothy Kilgallen, one of the most famous voices
Lone Wolf
A troubled vet struggling with addiction is recruited by a contractor for a covert plot to assassina
Chili Finger
A recently empty-nested mother who discovers a human finger in her bowl of fast-food chili. When she
Network
2018-03-07
A stage production with the similar plot of the 1976 film of the same name but uses stage devices an
Show of Titles
2021-06-13
An evening of celebrated stars performing the titles songs from Broadway’s best.
The Phoenician Scheme
2025-05-23
Wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
2022-01-31
Friends and stars pay tribute to America's comedy sweetheart and her trailblazing television career.
The Sheep Detectives
2026-05-06
George is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night, assuming they can'
The Big Thing
Zany situations and lapses of twisted logic make for a comedic romp when a free-spirited hippy coupl
When We Went MAD!
2025-06-24
A historical documentary and tribute to the legacy and influence of MAD Magazine, featuring intervie
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
2004-11-23
A look at how comedian Kenny Kramer inspired the character Cosmo Kramer from Seinfeld.
Moscow Mule
2024-05-02
Jensen muses on what makes the perfect Moscow Mule while haunted by old phantoms, Albuquerque's fine
Making of Better Call Saul: Finale
2022-09-01
A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of Better Call Saul Season Six. Includes interviews wi
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
2026-04-16
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) feature in a five-star, trium
The Call
2022-09-29
The Doctor takes Captain Benton back home, where he receives a very interesting phone call.