Biography
Bryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956) is an American actor. After taking minor roles in television, he established himself as a leading actor in both comedic and dramatic works on stage and screen. He has received several accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, five Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Tony Awards, as well as nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award.
Cranston first gained prominence playing Hal in the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding ing Actor in a Comedy Series. He gained stardom for his dramatic leading role playing Walter White in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2008–2013), for which he won the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series four times (2008, 2009, 2010, and 2014). He was Emmy-nominated for All the Way (2016) and Curb Your Enthusiasm (2018). Cranston co-developed and appeared in the crime drama series Sneaky Pete (2015–2019) and starred in the drama series Your Honor (2020–2023).
On stage, he earned a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for portraying President Lyndon B. Johnson in the Broadway play All the Way (2014), a role he reprised in the 2016 HBO film. He received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor and his second Tony Award for portraying Howard Beale in the play Network on the West End and Broadway, respectively.
Cranston earned nominations for the Academy Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor for portraying Dalton Trumbo in the Hollywood blacklist drama Trumbo (2015). Other notable films include Saving Private Ryan (1998), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Drive (2011), Contagion (2011), Argo (2012), Godzilla (2014), The Infiltrator (2016), The Upside (2017), Last Flag Flying (2017), and Asteroid City (2023). He has also voiced roles in Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016), Isle of Dogs (2018), and Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024).
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Filmography
all 221
TV Shows 111
Movies 110
self 61
Voice 18
Producer 11
Director 6
Narrator 1
The Studio (2025)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special (2024)
Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
Argylle (2024)
Asteroid City (2023)
Jerry & Marge Go Large (2022)
Animal (2021)
Show Me More (2021)
Superstar (2021)
Show of Titles (2021)
The Stand (2020)
Your Honor (2020)
Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020)
Love Letters (2020)
Ancient Caves (2020)
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
The Upside (2019)
Every Act of Life (2018)
The Dangerous Book for Boys (2018)
Isle of Dogs (2018)
Network (2018)
Last Flag Flying (2017)
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams (2017)
The Words That Built America (2017)
Wakefield (2017)
The Disaster Artist (2017)
Why Him? (2016)
In Dubious Battle (2016)
The Infiltrator (2016)
All the Way (2016)
Get a Job (2016)
Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
Trumbo (2015)
Supermansion (2015)
Sneaky Pete (2015)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Hot Ones (2015)
Better Call Saul (2015)
Barely Legal Pawn (2014)
Godzilla (2014)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
Big History (2013)
Übermansion (2013)
The Writers' Room (2013)
Argo: Inside Story (2013)
Argo (2012)
Total Recall (2012)
Rock of Ages (2012)
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (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)
Modern Family (2009)
Archer (2009)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
Breaking Bad (2008)
Hard Four (2007)
Big Day (2006)
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions (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)
Holiday Reunion (2003)
Lilo & Stitch: The Series (2003)
The Santa Claus Brothers (2002)
'Twas the Night (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)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
From the Earth to the Moon (1998)
Working (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)
Armitage III: Poly Matrix (1996)
3rd Rock from the Sun (1996)
MADtv (1995)
Land's End (1995)
Brotherly Love (1995)
Nowhere Man (1995)
Armitage III (1995)
Kissing Miranda (1995)
Touched by an Angel (1994)
Macross Plus (1994)
Erotique (1994)
Clean Slate (1994)
Babylon 5 (1994)
Viper (1994)
Diagnosis: Murder (1993)
The X-Files (1993)
The Disappearance of Nora (1993)
Dead Space (1991)
Dead Silence (1991)
The Flash (1990)
Capital News (1990)
The Simpsons (1989)
Seinfeld (1989)
I Know My First Name Is Steven (1989)
Baywatch (1989)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
L.A. Law (1986)
Matlock (1986)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Airwolf (1984)
Loving (1983)
Falcon Crest (1981)
To Race the Wind (1980)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
The Oscars (1953)
Grendel
Tightrope!
Malcolm in the Middle Revival
Dog Tales
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Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1956-03-07
Deathday
2022-04-20 (66 years old)
Birth Name
Bryan Lee Cranston
Birth Place
Hollywood, United States
Height
1.79-meter
Relationships
Mickey Middleton (1977 - 1982)
Spouse
Robin Dearden
Children
Taylor Dearden
Father
Joseph Louis Cranston
Citizenships
United States
Residences
Ventura County, United States
Also Known As
Bryan Lee Cranston, 布莱恩·李·克兰斯顿, 布萊恩·克萊斯頓, 布赖恩·克兰斯顿, Lee Stone, برایان کرانستون
Awards
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play, Drama League Award, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television, Theatre World Award, Primetime Emmy Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Audie Award for Narration by the Author or Authors, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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