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Gael García Bernal
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Gael García Bernal (born November 30, 1978) is a Mexican actor and filmmaker who acts in both Spanish-language and English-language films and series. He is known for his performances in the films Y tu mamá también (2001), Bad Education (2004), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), Babel (2006), Coco (2017), Old (2021), and Cassandro (2023). He has also played music conductor Rodrigo de Souza in the television drama series Mozart in the Jungle (2014–2018) and starred in the Disney+ special Werewolf by Night (2022).
García Bernal was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of a young Che Guevara in The Motorcycle Diaries in 2005, and in 2016 won his first Golde…
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Gael García Bernal (born November 30, 1978) is a Mexican actor and filmmaker who acts in both Spanish-language and English-language films and series. He is known for his performances in the films Y tu mamá también (2001), Bad Education (2004), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), Babel (2006), Coco (2017), Old (2021), and Cassandro (2023). He has also played music conductor Rodrigo de Souza in the television drama series Mozart in the Jungle (2014–2018) and starred in the Disney+ special Werewolf by Night (2022). García Bernal was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of a young Che Guevara in The Motorcycle Diaries in 2005, and in 2016 won his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for Mozart in the Jungle. He and fellow actor Diego Luna founded the production company Canana Films in Mexico City. In 2016, Time magazine named him in the annual Time 100 Most Influential People list. In 2020, The New York Times ranked him No. 25 in its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century.
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Gael García Bernal's Filmography
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Zero A.D: The Birth of Christ
as Joachim
Man Overboard!
as Camilo
Nothing Between Us
as Guillermo
The End of It
as Diego
Each Day in a Moment: 2025
as Self (uncredited)
Sueño Perro
Magellan
as Fernão de Magalhães
Holland
as Dave Delgado
Gombrowicz or The Immaturity
Another End
as Sal
Cassandro
as Saúl "Cassandro"
The Mother
as Hector
This One Summer
as Thiago
Director by Night
as Self
Werewolf by Night
as Jack Russell
Old
as Guy
Perros, amores, accidentes
as Self (archive footage)
Wasp Network
as Viramontez
It Must Be Heaven
as Gael García Bernal
Ema
as Gastón
The Kindergarten Teacher
as Simon
The Accused
as Mario Elmo
Museo
as Juan Núñez
If You Saw His Heart
as Daniel
Coco
as Héctor (voice)
Salt and Fire
as Dr. Fabio Cavani
You're Killing Me Susana
as Eligio
Neruda
as Oscar Peluchoneau
Zoom
as Edward
Eva Doesn't Sleep
as Massera
Desierto
as Moises
Rosewater
as Maziar Bahari
The Ardor
as Kaí
Who Is Dayani Cristal?
as Himself
Vamps
as Diego Bardem (uncredited)
No
as René Saaverdra
The Loneliest Planet
as Alex
Casa de Mi Padre
as Onza
Breaking the Taboo
as Self
A Little Bit of Heaven
as Julian Goldstein
Even the Rain
as Sebastián
Los Invisibles
as Self
José & Pilar
as Self
Hidalgo, Frenesí de Libertad
as Narrator
Letters to Juliet
as Victor
The Limits of Control
as Mexican
Mammoth
as Leo Vidales
Rudo & Cursi
as Tato
Blindness
as Bartender / King of Ward Three
Chevolution
The Past
as Rímini
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
as Self
Saint Death
as Narrator
Déficit
as Cristobal
Babel
as Santiago
The Science of Sleep
as Stéphane
The King
as Elvis Valderez
Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education
as Self
Bad Education
as Ángel / Juan / Zahara
The Motorcycle Diaries
as Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna
Traveling with Che Guevara
as Che
Dot the I
as Kit Winter
Dreaming of Julia
as Ricky
The Crime of Padre Amaro
as Padre Amaro
I'm with Lucy
as Date 2 - Gabriel
Fidel
as Che Guevara
Don't Tempt Me
as Jack Davenport
No Poster
The Last Post
as Jose Francisco
Y Tu Mamá También
as Julio Zapata
Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'
as Self
Private Lives
as Gustavo 'Gana' Bertolini
The Eye on the Nape
as Pablo
Amores Perros
as Octavio
De Tripas, Corazón
Z
as Zorro
No Poster
In the Valley of Shadows
as Álvar Toledano
No Poster