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Bryan Cranston

Acting · Producer · Director

Born March 7, 1956 · Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Also known as Bryan Lee Cranston · Lee Stone

Biography

Bryan Lee Cranston is an American actor. He established himself as a leading actor in both comic and dramatic works on stage and screen. His accolades include seven Primetime Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award.

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Awards & recognition

  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 2014
  • Theatre World Award · 2014
  • Tony Award — Best Actor in a Play · 2014
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 2010
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 2009
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  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 2008
  • Audie Award — Narration by the Author or Authors
  • Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Actor in a Play
  • Drama League Award
  • Primetime Emmy Award
  • Saturn Award — Best Actor on Television
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • Academy Award — Best Actor · 2016 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Breaking Bad

2008as Walter White

Better Call Saul

2015as Walter White

The Office

2005Director

Spider-Man: Brand New Day

2026

Malcolm in the Middle

2000as Hal

The X-Files

1993as Patrick Crump

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

2005as Bryan Cranston

Saving Private Ryan

1998as War Department Colonel

Seinfeld

1989as Tim Whatley

Your Honor

2020as Michael Desiato

How I Met Your Mother

2005as Hammond Druthers

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000as Dr. Templeton

From the Earth to the Moon

1998as Buzz Aldrin

Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair

2026as Hal

Sell/Buy/Date

2022as Self

Talking with Chris Hardwick

2017as Self

America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

2006as Narrator (voice)

Pocket Dragon Adventures

1998as (voice)

Babylon 5

1994as Ericsson

The Simpsons

1989as Stradivarius Cain (voice)

The Sheep Detectives

2026as Sebastian (voice)

Animal

2021as Self - Narrator (voice)

Isle of Dogs

2018as Chief (voice)

Archer

2009as Commander Tony Drake (voice)

Modern Family

2009Director

The Studio

2025as Griffin Mill

Big History

2013as Narrator

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

1996as Witch Lawyer

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014as Richard Sackler

Little Miss Sunshine

2006as Stan Grossman

Dark Mind

2006as CSE Radio Host

Illusion

2004as David

Detachment

2011as Mr. Dearden

Drive

2011as Shannon

Hollywood Squares

1998as Self - Panelist

Airwolf

1984as Robert Hollis

Hill Street Blues

1981

Sneaky Pete

2015as Vince

30 Rock

2006as Ron

3rd Rock from the Sun

1996as Neil Diamond impersonator

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Parker Foreman

Jerry & Marge Go Large

2022as Jerry Selbee

Lilo & Stitch: The Series

2003as Mr. Jamieson (voice)

Family Guy

1999as Bert / Judge (voice)

The Pretender

1996as Neil Roberts

The Flash

1990as Philip Moses

The One and Only Ivan

2020as Mack

Argo

2012as Jack O'Donnell

Batman: Year One

2011as Jim Gordon (voice)

Trumbo

2015as Dalton Trumbo