Bryan Cranston
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.
TV Shows(104)
Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair
Hal
2026
The Studio
Griffin Mill
2025
Hot Ones Versus
Self
2024
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
Self
2022
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self
2022
Animal
Self - Narrator (voice)
2021
Show Me More
Self - "Walter White"
2021
Hart to Heart
Self
2021
Omori
Omori Hartwell Black
2020
The Stand
The President (voice) (uncredited)
2020
Your Honor
Michael Desiato
2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Count Rugen
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Silas Herrick
2017
Just For Laughs: Redux
2017
Talking with Chris Hardwick
Self
2017
Geeking Out
Self
2016
SuperMansion
Titanium Rex
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Sneaky Pete
Vince
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
Hot Ones
Self
2015
Better Call Saul
Walter White
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Richard Sackler
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Big History
Narrator
2013
Talking Bad
Self
2013
The Writers' Room
Self - Actor
2013
Inside Comedy
Self
2012
Conan
Self
2010
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
2010
Archer
Commander Tony Drake (voice)
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Breaking Bad
Walter White
2008
Fallen
Lucifer
2007
Thank God You're Here
Self
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
Narrator (voice)
2006
30 Rock
Ron
2006
The Colbert Report
Self (uncredited)
2005
How I Met Your Mother
Hammond Druthers
2005
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Bryan Cranston
2005
American Dad!
Bill Publisherman (voice)
2005
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
2004
Alf's Hit Talk Show
2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Self
2004
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Mr. Jamieson (voice)
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Good Day Live
Self
2001
Gary & Mike
Mr. Newton (voice)
2001
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Dr. Templeton
2000
Clerks
Various (voice)
2000
Malcolm in the Middle
Hal
2000
Family Guy
Dr. Jewish (voice)
1999
V.I.P.
Colt Arrow
1998
The King of Queens
Tim
1998
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
1998
From the Earth to the Moon
Buzz Aldrin
1998
Pocket Dragon Adventures
(voice)
1998
Working
Larry Prince
1997
Brooklyn South
Gordon Denton
1997
The View
Self
1997
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Witch Lawyer
1996
The Pretender
Neil Roberts
1996
Eagle Riders
Joe Thax
1996
Goode Behavior
Record Executive
1996
The Daily Show
Self
1996
The Louie Show
Curt Sincic
1996
3rd Rock from the Sun
Neil Diamond impersonator
1996
MADtv
Self
1995
Brotherly Love
Russell
1995
Nowhere Man
Norman Wade
1995
Touched by an Angel
Tom Bryant
1994
Chicago Hope
Jesus
1994
Babylon 5
Ericsson
1994
Viper
Garrett Berlin
1994
Diagnosis: Murder
Walter Mason
1993
The X-Files
Patrick Crump
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Hank
1993
The Flash
Philip Moses
1990
Capital News
Congressman Marple
1990
The Simpsons
Stradivarius Cain (voice)
1989
Seinfeld
Tim Whatley
1989
I Know My First Name Is Steven
Officer Dickenson
1989
Baywatch
Tom Logan
1989
Raising Miranda
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Jake and the Fatman
1987
L.A. Law
James Phillips
1986
Matlock
Brian Emerson
1986
Murder, She Wrote
Brian East
1984
Cover Up
1984
Airwolf
Robert Hollis
1984
Falcon Crest
Martin Randall
1981
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Hill Street Blues
1981
CHiPs
1977
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
The Oscars
Self
1953
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949
Movies(104)
Chili Finger
Dave
2026
The Sheep Detectives
Sebastian (voice)
2026
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
Joe Keller
2026
When We Went MAD!
Self
2025
Everything's Going to Be Great
Buddy Smart
2025
The Phoenician Scheme
Reagan
2025
Moscow Mule
Bryan Cranston
2024
Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés
Self
2024
Kung Fu Panda 4
Li (voice)
2024
Argylle
Director Ritter
2024
Asteroid City
The Host
2023
Jerry & Marge Go Large
Jerry Selbee
2022
Sell/Buy/Date
Self
2022
Experience Yosemite
2022
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
Self
2022
An Audience with Adele
Self
2021
Show of Titles
"There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
2021
The One and Only Ivan
Mack
2020
Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion
Self
2020
Love Letters
Andrew Makepeace Ladd III
2020
The Story of Soaps
Self
2020
David Blaine: The Magic Way
Self
2020
Ancient Caves
Self - Narrator
2020
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Walt
2019
The Upside
Phillip Lacasse
2019
Pink Elephants
Self
2018
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
Self
2018
Every Act of Life
John Steinbeck (voice)
2018
Isle of Dogs
Chief (voice)
2018
Network
Howard Beale
2018
Last Flag Flying
Sal Nealon
2017
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
2017
The Power of the Present
Self
2017
Wakefield
Howard Wakefield
2017
Power Rangers
Zordon
2017
The Disaster Artist
Bryan Cranston (uncredited)
2017
Why Him?
Ned Fleming
2016
In Dubious Battle
Sheriff
2016
The Infiltrator
Robert Mazur
2016
All the Way
Lyndon B. Johnson
2016
Get a Job
Roger Davis
2016
Kung Fu Panda 3
Li (voice)
2016
Trumbo
Dalton Trumbo
2015
The Concert for Valor
Self
2014
Barely Legal Pawn
Buzz Jackson
2014
Sense of Smell
Tyler
2014
Godzilla
Joe Brody
2014
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
Self
2013
David Blaine: Real or Magic
Self
2013
Writer's Block
2013
Cold Comes the Night
Topo
2013
Übermansion
Titanium Rex
2013
Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World
Heisenberg
2013
Argo
Jack O'Donnell
2012
Total Recall
Cohaagen
2012
Rock of Ages
Mayor Mike Whitmore
2012
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Vitaly (voice)
2012
John Carter
Powell
2012
Red Tails
Colonel William Mortamus
2012
Batman: Year One
Jim Gordon (voice)
2011
Drive
Shannon
2011
Contagion
Lyle Haggerty
2011
Larry Crowne
Dean Tainot
2011
Leave
Eliot
2011
Detachment
Mr. Dearden
2011
The Lincoln Lawyer
Detective Lankford
2011
Love Ranch
James Pettis
2010
Hard Four
Lt. Bryce Baxter
2007
Little Miss Sunshine
Stan Grossman
2006
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Buzz Aldrin (voice)
2005
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
Self
2004
Illusion
David
2004
Seeing Other People
Peter
2004
Holiday Reunion
Woodrow Snider
2003
The Santa Claus Brothers
Santa Claus (voice)
2002
'Twas the Night
Nick Wrigley
2001
Terror Tract
Ron Gatley
2000
Last Chance
Lance
1999
Saving Private Ryan
War Department Colonel
1998
Time Under Fire
Braddock (as Brian Cranston)
1997
Strategic Command
Phil Hertzberg
1997
That Thing You Do!
Virgil "Gus" Grissom
1996
Street Corner Justice
Father Brophy
1996
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
Patrick Dougherty
1996
Armitage III: Poly Matrix
Eddie (voice)
1996
Kissing Miranda
Special Agent Falsey
1995
The Companion
Alan
1994
Erotique
Dr. Robert Stern (segment 'Let's Talk About Love')
1994
Clean Slate
Club Official
1994
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
1993
Dead Space
Dr. Frank Darden
1991
Dead Silence
Prof. Harris
1991
Corporate Affairs
Darren
1990
The Big Turnaround
Jim
1988
Amazon Women on the Moon
Paramedic #1 (segment "Roast Your Loved One") (uncredited)
1987
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
Dr. Shepherd
1987
Loving
Douglas Donovan
1983
To Race the Wind
Quarterback (uncredited)
1980
Grendel
King Hrothgar
Tangles
Jackpot
Assassination
Lone Wolf
The Big Thing
Roberto Montalban