
Bryan Cranston
Birthday: 1956-03-07
Place of Birth: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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).

That Thing You Do!, 1996
Comedy
Drama
Romance

Saving Private Ryan, 1998
Drama
Historical
War

Little Miss Sunshine, 2006
Comedy
Drama

Drive, 2011
Drama
Thriller
Detective

Detachment, 2011
Drama

Contagion, 2011
Drama
Thriller
Sci-Fi

Batman: Year One, 2011
Action
Animation
Detective

The Lincoln Lawyer, 2011
Detective
Drama
Thriller

Larry Crowne, 2011
Comedy
Romance
Drama

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, 2012
Animation
Comedy
Adventure

John Carter, 2012
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi

Total Recall, 2012
Action
Sci-Fi
Thriller

Argo, 2012
Drama
Thriller

Red Tails, 2012
Drama
Action
Adventure
Historical
War

Rock of Ages, 2012
Comedy
Drama
Romance

Cold Comes the Night, 2013
Detective
Drama
Thriller

Godzilla, 2014
Action
Drama
Sci-Fi

Trumbo, 2015
Drama

Kung Fu Panda 3, 2016
Action
Adventure
Animation
Comedy

Why Him?, 2016
Comedy

The Infiltrator, 2016
Detective
Drama
Thriller

Get a Job, 2016
Drama
Comedy

Power Rangers, 2017
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi

The Disaster Artist, 2017
Comedy
Drama

Last Flag Flying, 2017
Drama
Comedy

Wakefield, 2017
Drama

Isle of Dogs, 2018
Adventure
Comedy
Animation

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, 2019
Detective
Drama
Thriller

The Upside, 2019
Comedy
Drama

The One and Only Ivan, 2020
Comedy
Drama

Jerry & Marge Go Large, 2022
Comedy
Drama

Asteroid City, 2023
Comedy
Drama

Argylle, 2024
Action
Adventure
Comedy