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Bryan Cranston
Bryan Cranston’s screen credits include Chief (voice) in Isle of Dogs, Shannon in Drive, and Stan Grossman in Little Miss Sunshine.
Born March 7, 1956 Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA9 movies on MoviHero
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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). …
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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).
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- 2026Tangles1h 42m · Animation · DramaRob Leavitt (voice)Upcoming
- 2026Chili Finger1h 40m · ComedyDave
- 2018Isle of Dogs1h 41m · Adventure · AnimationChief (voice)
- 2016Kung Fu Panda 31h 35m · Action · AdventureLi (voice)
- 2014Godzilla2h 3m · Action · DramaJoe Brody
- 2012Argo2h 0m · Drama · ThrillerJack O'Donnell
- 2012Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted1h 33m · Adventure · AnimationVitaly (voice)
- 2011Drive1h 40m · Crime · DramaShannon
- 2006Little Miss Sunshine1h 42m · Comedy · DramaStan Grossman
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- 2026The Sheep DetectivesSebastian (voice)
- 2026National Theatre Live: All My SonsJoe Keller
- 2025The Equilibrium Knight II- The Cast of ShadowsWalter White
- 2025When We Went MAD!Self
- 2025Everything's Going to Be GreatBuddy Smart
- 2025The Phoenician SchemeReagan
- 2024Moscow MuleBryan Cranston
- 2024Dinner Party Diaries with José AndrésSelf
- 2024Kung Fu Panda 4Li (voice)
- 2024ArgylleDirector Ritter
- 2023Asteroid CityThe Host
- 2022Jerry & Marge Go LargeJerry Selbee
- 2022Sell/Buy/DateSelf
- 2022Experience YosemiteActor
- 2022Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden GirlSelf
- 2021An Audience with AdeleSelf
- 2021Show of Titles"There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
- 2020The One and Only IvanMack
- 2020Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom ReunionSelf
- 2020Love LettersAndrew Makepeace Ladd III
- 2020The Story of SoapsSelf
- 2020David Blaine: The Magic WaySelf
- 2020Ancient CavesSelf - Narrator
- 2019El Camino: A Breaking Bad MovieWalt
- 2019The UpsidePhillip Lacasse
- 2018Pink ElephantsSelf
- 2018CinemAbility: The Art of InclusionSelf
- 2018Every Act of LifeJohn Steinbeck (voice)
- 2018NetworkHoward Beale
- 2017Last Flag FlyingSal Nealon
- 2017The Words That Built AmericaSelf - Reader: Declaration of Independence
- 2017The Power of the PresentSelf
- 2017WakefieldHoward Wakefield
- 2017Power RangersZordon
- 2017The Disaster ArtistBryan Cranston (uncredited)
- 2016Why Him?Ned Fleming
- 2016In Dubious BattleSheriff
- 2016The InfiltratorProducer · Robert Mazur
- 2016All the WayProducer · Lyndon B. Johnson
- 2016Get a JobRoger Davis
- 2015TrumboDalton Trumbo
- 2014The Concert for ValorSelf
- 2014Barely Legal PawnBuzz Jackson
- 2014Sense of SmellTyler
- 2013No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking BadSelf
- 2013David Blaine: Real or MagicSelf
- 2013Writer's BlockActor
- 2013Cold Comes the NightTopo
- 2013ÜbermansionTitanium Rex
- 2013Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the WorldHeisenberg
- 2012Total RecallCohaagen
- 2012Rock of AgesMayor Mike Whitmore
- 2012John CarterPowell
- 2012Red TailsColonel William Mortamus
- 2011Batman: Year OneJim Gordon (voice)
- 2011ContagionLyle Haggerty
- 2011Larry CrowneDean Tainot
- 2011LeaveEliot
- 2011DetachmentMr. Dearden
- 2011The Lincoln LawyerDetective Lankford
- 2010Love RanchJames Pettis
- 2008The Big ThingRoberto Montalban
- 2007Hard FourLt. Bryce Baxter
- 2006Special UnitDirector
- 2006Dark MindCSE Radio Host
- 2005Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the MoonBuzz Aldrin (voice)
- 2004Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to CosmoSelf
- 2004IllusionDavid
- 2004Seeing Other PeoplePeter
- 2003Holiday ReunionWoodrow Snider
- 2002The Santa Claus BrothersSanta Claus (voice)
- 2001'Twas the NightNick Wrigley
- 2000Terror TractRon Gatley
- 1999Last ChanceProducer · Writer · Director · Lance
- 1998Saving Private RyanWar Department Colonel
- 1997Time Under FireBraddock (as Brian Cranston)
- 1997Strategic CommandPhil Hertzberg
- 1996That Thing You Do!Virgil "Gus" Grissom
- 1996Street Corner JusticeFather Brophy
- 1996The Rockford Files: Punishment and CrimePatrick Dougherty
- 1996Armitage III: Poly MatrixEddie (voice)
- 1995Kissing MirandaSpecial Agent Falsey
- 1994The CompanionAlan
- 1994ErotiqueDr. Robert Stern (segment 'Let's Talk About Love')
- 1994Clean SlateClub Official
- 1993Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron StoryActor
- 1993The Disappearance of NoraPolice Detective
- 1991Dead SpaceDr. Frank Darden
- 1991Dead SilenceProf. Harris
- 1990Corporate AffairsDarren
- 1988The Big TurnaroundJim
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