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).
Clean Slate
(Club Official)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
(Self)
An Audience with Adele
(Self)
Total Recall
(Cohaagen)
Drive
(Shannon)
Hard Four
(Lt. Bryce Baxter)
Contagion
(Lyle Haggerty)
Everything's Going to Be Great
(Buddy)
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
(Buzz Aldrin (voice))
Holiday Reunion
(Woodrow Snider)
John Carter
(Powell)
Argo
(Jack O'Donnell)
Batman: Year One
(Jim Gordon (voice))
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
(Vitaly (voice))
The Lincoln Lawyer
(Detective Lankford)
Rock of Ages
(Mayor Mike Whitmore)
Red Tails
(Colonel William Mortamus)
Detachment
(Richard Dearden)
Larry Crowne
(Dean Tainot)
'Twas the Night
(Nick Wrigley)
Godzilla
(Joe Brody)
Sell/Buy/Date
(Self)
Barely Legal Pawn
(Buzz Jackson)
Get a Job
(Roger Davis)
Cold Comes the Night
(Topo)
Writer's Block
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
(Self)
Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion
(self)
Experience Yosemite
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
(Self (extended version))
Trumbo
(Dalton Trumbo)
Kung Fu Panda 4
(Li (voice))
Strategic Command
(Phil Hertzberg)
Little Miss Sunshine
(Stan Grossman)
The Concert for Valor
(Self)
Kung Fu Panda 3
(Li (voice))
That Thing You Do!
(Virgil "Gus" Grissom)
The Phoenician Scheme
Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World
(Heisenberg)
The Infiltrator
(Robert Mazur)
In Dubious Battle
(Sheriff)
To Race The Wind
(Quarterback (uncredited))
All the Way
(Lyndon B. Johnson)
Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés
(Self)
Armitage III: Poly Matrix
(Eddie (voice))
Why Him?
(Ned Fleming)
David Blaine: Real or Magic
(Self)
Wakefield
(Howard Wakefield)
Dead Silence
(Prof. Harris)
Grendel
(King Hrothgar)
The Disaster Artist
(Bryan Cranston (uncredited))
Isle of Dogs
(Chief (voice))
Power Rangers
(Zordon)
Tangles: A Story About Alzheimer's, My Mother, and Me
Last Flag Flying
(Sal Nealon)
The Upside
(Phillip Lacasse)
Saving Private Ryan
(War Department Colonel)
Sense of Smell
(Tyler)
Dead Space
(Dr. Frank Darden)
Love Ranch
(James Pettis)
Illusion
Seeing Other People
(Peter)
Street Corner Justice
(Father Brophy)
Leave
(Eliot)
The Santa Claus Brothers
(Santa Claus (voice))
Terror Tract
(Ron Gatley)
Time Under Fire
Erotique
(Dr. Robert Stern (segment 'Let's Talk About Love'))
The Companion
(Alan)
The Big Turnaround
(Jim)
Corporate Affairs
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
(Patrick Dougherty)
The One and Only Ivan
(Mack)
Every Act of Life
(John Steinbeck (voice))
Godzilla: Force of Nature
(Himself)
The Power of the Present
(Self)
Last Chance
(Lance)
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
(Walt)
Übermansion
(Titanium Rex)
The Words That Built America
(Self - Reader - Declaration of Independence)
Pink Elephants
(Himself)
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
(Self)
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
(Dr. Shepherd)
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
The Story of Soaps
(Self)
Love Letters
(Andrew Makepeace Ladd III)
David Blaine: The Magic Way
(Self)
Loving
(Douglas Donovan)
Ancient Caves
(Self - Narrator)
Jerry & Marge Go Large
(Jerry Selbee)
Kissing Miranda
(Special Agent Falsey)
Argylle
(Director Ritter)
Asteroid City
(The Host)
Amazon Women on the Moon
(Paramedic #1 (segment "Roast Your Loved One") (uncredited))
Jackpot
Breaking Bad - Series
(Walter White)
Assassination
Lone Wolf
Chili Finger
Network
(Howard Beale)
Falcon Crest
(Martin Randall)
Murder, She Wrote
(Brian East)
CHiPs
Breaking Bad
(Walter White)
How I Met Your Mother
(Hammond Druthers)
Seinfeld
(Tim Whatley)
The Tony Danza Show
(Self - Guest)
American Dad!
(Bill Publisherman (voice))
Family Guy
(Dr. Jewish (voice))
L.A. Law
(James Phillips)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Touched by an Angel
(Dr. Tom Bryant)
Matlock
(Brian Emerson)
The Pretender
(Neil Roberts)
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
(Mr. Jamieson (voice))
The View
(Self)
Malcolm in the Middle
(Hal)
Walker, Texas Ranger
(Hank)
Hill Street Blues
Inside Comedy
(Self)
Babylon 5
(Ericsson)
The X-Files
(Patrick Crump)
The King of Queens
(Tim)
Jake and the Fatman
Brotherly Love
(Russell)
Cover Up
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(Self)
MADtv
(Self)
Chicago Hope
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
Diagnosis: Murder
(Walter Mason)
Goode Behavior
(Record Executive)
Raising Miranda
Pocket Dragon Adventures
Brooklyn South
(IAB Lt. Gordon Denton)
Diagnosis: Murder
(Martin Rutgers)
Fallen
Good Day Live
(Self)
I Know My First Name Is Steven
(Officer Dickenson)
The Emmy Awards
(Self)
The Louie Show
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host)
Show Me More
(Self - "Walter White")
The Oscars
(Self)
Big History
(Narrator)
The Daily Show
(Self)
Family Guy
(Bert (voice))
Family Guy
(Bert / Arby's Executive (voice))
Family Guy
(Bert / Judge (voice))
Family Guy
(Hal (voice))
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
(Bryan Cranston)
Family Guy
(Bryan Cranston)
Supermansion
(Titanium Rex)
From the Earth to the Moon
(Buzz Aldrin)
Animal
(Self - Narrator (voice))
Murder, She Wrote
(Parker Foreman)
American Dad!
(Mr. Winthrop (voice))
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
(Witch Lawyer)
Viper
(Garrett Berlin)
Baywatch
(Tom Logan)
Talking with Chris Hardwick
(Self)
Archer
(Commander Tony Drake (voice))
The Stand
(The President (voice) (uncredited))
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
(Narrator (voice))
The Late Late Show with James Corden
(Self - Guest)
30 Rock
(Ron)
Hot Ones
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
Nowhere Man
(Sheriff Norman Wade)
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
(Silas Herrick)
Gary & Mike
(Mr. Newton (voice))
Gary & Mike
((voice))
Who Do You Think You Are?
(Self)
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
(Count Rugen)
Better Call Saul
(Walter White / Heisenberg (archive footage))
The Flash
(Philip Moses)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
(Self)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
(Self - Guest)
MADtv
(Self / Mike)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(Self - Guest)
The View
(Self - Guest)
Airwolf
(Robert Hollis)
Hart to Heart
(Self)
Better Call Saul
(Walter White)
Alf's Hit Talk Show
Your Honor
(Michael Desiato)
3rd Rock from the Sun
(Neil Diamond impersonator)
Just For Laughs: Redux
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
(Richard Sackler)
The Studio
Entertainment Tonight
(Self)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Cameo (uncredited))
Breaking Bad
(Hal)
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
(Self)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
(Self)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
(Dr. Templeton)
Real Time with Bill Maher
(Self)
The Simpsons
(Stradivarius Cain (voice))
Geeking Out
(Self)
Sneaky Pete
(Vince)
Eagle Riders
(Joe Thax)
Matlock
(Dr. Harding Fletcher - Marriage Counselor)
The Writers' Room
(Self - Actor)
Murder, She Wrote
(Jerry Wilber)
Working
(Larry Prince)
Thank God You're Here
(Self)
V.I.P.
(Colt Arrow)
Capital News
(Congressman Marple)
Clerks
(Various (voice))
Clerks
(Helicopter Pilot (voice))
Conan
(Self)
The Simpsons
(Walter White (voice))
Jujutsu Kaisen
(Kaisen (voice))
Last Chance
(Producer)
Special Unit
(Director)
The Infiltrator
(Executive Producer)
All the Way
(Executive Producer)
Last Chance
(Writer)
Last Chance
(Director)
Big Day
(Director)
Malcolm in the Middle
(Director)
Breaking Bad
(Director)
Breaking Bad
(Producer)
Modern Family
(Director)
The Office
(Director)
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
(Executive Producer)
Sneaky Pete
(Story)
Your Honor
(Executive Producer)
Sneaky Pete
(Executive Producer)
Sneaky Pete
(Director)
Your Honor
(Director)
The Dangerous Book for Boys
(Writer)
The Dangerous Book for Boys
(Executive Producer)
Supermansion
(Executive Producer)
Tightrope!
(Executive Producer)
Supermansion
(Creator)
Sneaky Pete
(Creator)
The Dangerous Book for Boys
(Creator)