Biography
Bryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956) is an American actor, director, and producer who is mainly known for portraying Walter White in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2008–2013) and Hal in the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006). He has received a number of awards—including six Primetime Emmy Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Golden Globe Award—with a nomination for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award.
Bryan Cranston's performance on Breaking Bad earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series four times (2008, 2009, 2010, and 2014). After becoming a producer of the show in 2011, he also won the award for Outstanding Drama Series twice. Breaking Bad also earned Cranston five Golden Globe nominations (with one win) and nine Screen Actors Guild Award nominations (with four wins). He was previously nominated three times for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in Malcolm in the Middle. Cranston co-developed and occasionally appeared in the crime drama series Sneaky Pete (2015–2019) and served as a director for episodes of Malcolm in the Middle, Breaking Bad, Modern Family, and The Office.
In 2014, Cranston 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, a role he reprised in the HBO 2016 television film of the same name. In 2018, he received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play for his portrayal of Howard Beale in the play Network at London's National Theatre, later winning his second Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for the same role on Broadway. For portraying Dalton Trumbo in the film Trumbo (2015), he received nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe Award, all for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
Cranston has appeared in several other films, such as Saving Private Ryan (1998), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Drive (2011), Argo (2012), Godzilla (2014), and The Upside (2017). He also provided voice acting in the films Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016), and Isle of Dogs (2018).
Filmography
all 201
TV Shows 103
Movies 98
self 55
Voice 13
Director 5
Writer 3
Narrator 2
Producer 2
Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés (2024)
Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
Argylle (2024)
Asteroid City (2023)
Breaking Kitchen (2022)
Jerry & Marge Go Large (2022)
Sell/Buy/Date (2022)
Experience Yosemite (2022)
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? (2022)
An Audience with Adele (2021)
Animal (2021)
Show Me More (2021)
Superstar (2021)
Hart to Heart (2021)
The Stand (2020)
Your Honor (2020)
The One and Only Ivan (2020)
Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion (2020)
Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020)
Love Letters (2020)
The Story of Soaps (2020)
David Blaine: The Magic Way (2020)
Ancient Caves (2020)
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
The Upside (2019)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize (2018)
Pink Elephants (2018)
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion (2018)
Every Act of Life (2018)
The Dangerous Book for Boys (2018)
Isle of Dogs (2018)
Last Flag Flying (2017)
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams (2017)
The Words That Built America (2017)
Just For Laughs: Redux (2017)
The Power of the Present (2017)
Wakefield (2017)
Talking with Chris Hardwick (2017)
Power Rangers (2017)
Breaking Bad - The Movie (2017)
The Disaster Artist (2017)
Why Him? (2016)
In Dubious Battle (2016)
Geeking Out (2016)
The Infiltrator (2016)
All the Way (2016)
Get a Job (2016)
Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
Trumbo (2015)
Supermansion (2015)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Sneaky Pete (2015)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Hot Ones (2015)
Better Call Saul (2015)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014)
The Concert for Valor (2014)
Godzilla: Rebirth of an Icon (2014)
Godzilla: Force of Nature (2014)
Barely Legal Pawn (2014)
Sense of Smell (2014)
Godzilla (2014)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad (2013)
David Blaine: Real or Magic (2013)
Big History (2013)
Writer's Block (2013)
Cold Comes the Night (2013)
Übermansion (2013)
Talking Bad (2013)
Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World (2013)
Argo: Inside Story (2013)
Argo (2012)
Total Recall (2012)
Rock of Ages (2012)
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
John Carter (2012)
Inside Comedy (2012)
Red Tails (2012)
Batman: Year One (2011)
Drive (2011)
Contagion (2011)
Larry Crowne (2011)
Leave (2011)
Detachment (2011)
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
Conan (2010)
Love Ranch (2010)
Who Do You Think You Are? (2010)
Modern Family (2009)
Archer (2009)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
Breaking Bad (2008)
Hard Four (2007)
Fallen (2007)
Jerry Seinfeld: Submarine Captain (2007)
Thank God You're Here (2007)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Big Day (2006)
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions (2006)
30 Rock (2006)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Special Unit (2006)
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon (2005)
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
The Office (2005)
American Dad! (2005)
Illusion (2004)
The Tony Danza Show (2004)
Alf's Hit Talk Show (2004)
Seeing Other People (2004)
On Air with Ryan Seacrest (2004)
Holiday Reunion (2003)
Lilo & Stitch: The Series (2003)
Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
The Santa Claus Brothers (2002)
'Twas the Night (2001)
Good Day Live (2001)
Gary & Mike (2001)
Terror Tract (2000)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
Clerks (2000)
Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
Family Guy (1999)
Last Chance (1999)
V.I.P. (1998)
The King of Queens (1998)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
From the Earth to the Moon (1998)
Pocket Dragon Adventures (1998)
Time Under Fire (1997)
Brooklyn South (1997)
The View (1997)
Strategic Command (1997)
That Thing You Do! (1996)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996)
Street Corner Justice (1996)
The Pretender (1996)
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996)
Eagle Riders (1996)
Goode Behavior (1996)
The Daily Show (1996)
Armitage III: Poly Matrix (1996)
The Louie Show (1996)
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
MADtv (1995)
Brotherly Love (1995)
Nowhere Man (1995)
Armitage III (1995)
Kissing Miranda (1995)
The Companion (1994)
Touched by an Angel (1994)
Chicago Hope (1994)
Macross Plus (1994)
Erotique (1994)
Clean Slate (1994)
Babylon 5 (1994)
Viper (1994)
Super Dimension Century Orguss 02 (1993)
Diagnosis: Murder (1993)
The X-Files (1993)
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story (1993)
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
Dead Space (1991)
Dead Silence (1991)
Corporate Affairs (1990)
The Flash (1990)
The Simpsons (1989)
Seinfeld (1989)
I Know My First Name Is Steven (1989)
Baywatch (1989)
Raising Miranda (1988)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
The Big Turnaround (1988)
Jake and the Fatman (1987)
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1987)
L.A. Law (1986)
Matlock (1986)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Cover Up (1984)
Airwolf (1984)
Loving (1983)
Falcon Crest (1981)
Hill Street Blues (1981)
Call of the Wild: Howl, Buck (1981)
To Race The Wind (1980)
CHiPs (1977)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
The Oscars (1953)
The Emmy Awards (1949)
Everything's Going to Be Great
The Phoenician Scheme
Dog Tales
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1956-03-07
Deathday2022-04-20 (66 years old)
Birth NameBryan Lee Cranston
Birth PlaceHollywood, United States
Height1.79-meter
RelationshipsMickey Middleton (1977-01-01 - 1982-01-01)
SpouseRobin Dearden
ChildrenTaylor Dearden
FatherJoseph Louis Cranston
CitizenshipsUnited States
ResidencesVentura County, United States of America
Also Known AsBryan Lee Cranston, Браян Кренстон, בריאן קראנסטון, 布莱恩·科兰斯顿, ブライアン・クランストン, 브라이언 크랜스턴, براين كرانستون, Брайан Крэнстон
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play, Drama League Award, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, Audie Award for Narration by the Author, Primetime Emmy Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television, Theatre World Award
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