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Bryan Cranston
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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 …
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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). 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.
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BODY OF WORK
Bryan Cranston's Filmography
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Tangles
as Rob Leavitt (voice)
The Sheep Detectives
as Sebastian (voice)
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
as Joe Keller
Chili Finger
as Dave
The Equilibrium Knight II- The Cast of Shadows
as Walter White
When We Went MAD!
as Self
Everything's Going to Be Great
as Buddy Smart
The Phoenician Scheme
as Reagan
Moscow Mule
as Bryan Cranston
Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés
as Self
Kung Fu Panda 4
as Li (voice)
Argylle
as Director Ritter
Asteroid City
as The Host
Jerry & Marge Go Large
as Jerry Selbee
Sell/Buy/Date
as Self
Experience Yosemite
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
as Self
An Audience with Adele
as Self
Show of Titles
as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
The One and Only Ivan
as Mack
No Poster
Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion
as Self
Love Letters
as Andrew Makepeace Ladd III
The Story of Soaps
as Self
David Blaine: The Magic Way
as Self
Ancient Caves
as Self - Narrator
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
as Walt
The Upside
as Phillip Lacasse
Pink Elephants
as Self
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
as Self
Every Act of Life
as John Steinbeck (voice)
Isle of Dogs
as Chief (voice)
Network
as Howard Beale
Last Flag Flying
as Sal Nealon
The Words That Built America
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
The Power of the Present
as Self
Wakefield
as Howard Wakefield
Power Rangers
as Zordon
The Disaster Artist
as Bryan Cranston (uncredited)
Why Him?
as Ned Fleming
In Dubious Battle
as Sheriff
The Infiltrator
as Robert Mazur
All the Way
as Lyndon B. Johnson
Get a Job
as Roger Davis
Kung Fu Panda 3
as Li (voice)
Trumbo
as Dalton Trumbo
The Concert for Valor
as Self
Barely Legal Pawn
as Buzz Jackson
Sense of Smell
as Tyler
Godzilla
as Joe Brody
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
as Self
David Blaine: Real or Magic
as Self
No Poster
Writer's Block
Cold Comes the Night
as Topo
Übermansion
as Titanium Rex
Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World
as Heisenberg
Argo
as Jack O'Donnell
Total Recall
as Cohaagen
Rock of Ages
as Mayor Mike Whitmore
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
as Vitaly (voice)
John Carter
as Powell
Red Tails
as Colonel William Mortamus
Batman: Year One
as Jim Gordon (voice)
Drive
as Shannon
Contagion
as Lyle Haggerty
Larry Crowne
as Dean Tainot
Leave
as Eliot
Detachment
as Mr. Dearden
The Lincoln Lawyer
as Detective Lankford
Love Ranch
as James Pettis
No Poster
The Big Thing
as Roberto Montalban
Hard Four
as Lt. Bryce Baxter
Little Miss Sunshine
as Stan Grossman
Dark Mind
as CSE Radio Host
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
as Buzz Aldrin (voice)
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
as Self
Illusion
as David
Seeing Other People
as Peter
Holiday Reunion
as Woodrow Snider
The Santa Claus Brothers
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
as Braddock (as Brian Cranston)
Strategic Command
as Phil Hertzberg
That Thing You Do!
as Virgil "Gus" Grissom
Street Corner Justice
as Father Brophy
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
as Patrick Dougherty
Armitage III: Poly Matrix
as Eddie (voice)
No Poster
Kissing Miranda
as Special Agent Falsey
The Companion
as Alan
Erotique
as Dr. Robert Stern (segment 'Let's Talk About Love')
Clean Slate
as Club Official
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
The Disappearance of Nora
as Police Detective
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
as Paramedic #1 (segment "Roast Your Loved One") (uncredited)
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
as Dr. Shepherd
No Poster
Loving
as Douglas Donovan
To Race the Wind
as Quarterback (uncredited)
Grendel
as King Hrothgar
No Poster
Jackpot
No Poster
Lone Wolf
No Poster