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Aliases: 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

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Movie Involvements: 60

TV Involvements: 64


Most Famous Work

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 Supporting 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Bryan Cranston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Good Day Live
Average
3

Good Day Live

(2001) Self
Breaking Bad
Average
9

Breaking Bad

(2008) Hal
Touched by an Angel
Average
7

Touched by an Angel

(1994) Dr. Tom Bryant
Falcon Crest
Average
6

Falcon Crest

(1981) Martin Randall
The X-Files
Average
8

The X-Files

(1993) Patrick Crump
L.A. Law
Average
7

L.A. Law

(1986) James Phillips
Better Call Saul
Average
9

Better Call Saul

(2015) Walter White
Murder, She Wrote
Average
8

Murder, She Wrote

(1984) Jerry Wilber

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2026 N/A
2025 N/A
Griffin Mill
2024 Self (archive footage)
Self
Li (voice)
Director Ritter
2023 The Host
2022 Jerry Selbee
Self
Self
N/A
Self
2021 Self
Self - Narrator (voice)
Self - "Walter White"
Self
"There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
2020 The President (voice) (uncredited)
Michael Desiato
Mack
self
Count Rugen
Andrew Makepeace Ladd III
Self
Self
Self - Narrator
2019 Self (extended version)
Walt
N/A
Phillip Lacasse
2018 Self
Self
Self
John Steinbeck (voice)
Chief (voice)
Howard Beale
2017 Sal Nealon
Silas Herrick
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
N/A
Self
Howard Wakefield
Self
Zordon
Bryan Cranston (uncredited)
2016 Ned Fleming
Sheriff
Self
Robert Mazur
Lyndon B. Johnson
Roger Davis
Li (voice)
2015 Dalton Trumbo
Titanium Rex
Self
Vince
Self
Self - Guest
Self
Walter White / Heisenberg (archive footage)
Walter White
2014 Self
Self
Buzz Jackson
Tyler
Joe Brody
Richard Sackler
Self
Self
2013 Self
Self
Narrator
N/A
Topo
Titanium Rex
Self - Actor
Heisenberg
2012 Jack O'Donnell
Cohaagen
Mayor Mike Whitmore
Vitaly (voice)
Powell
Self
Colonel William Mortamus
2011 Jim Gordon (voice)
Shannon
Lyle Haggerty
Dean Tainot
Eliot
Mr. Dearden
Detective Lankford
2010 Self
James Pettis
Self
2009 Commander Tony Drake (voice)
Self - Guest
2008 Walter White
Hal
2007 Lt. Bryce Baxter
N/A
Self
Self
2006 Narrator (voice)
Ron
Stan Grossman
2005 Buzz Aldrin (voice)
Hammond Druthers
Bryan Cranston
Bill Publisherman (voice)
Mr. Winthrop (voice)
2004 David
Self - Guest
N/A
Peter
Self
2003 Woodrow Snider
Mr. Jamieson (voice)
Self
N/A
2002 Santa Claus (voice)
2001 Nick Wrigley
Self
Mr. Newton (voice)
(voice)
2000 Ron Gatley
Dr. Templeton
Various (voice)
Helicopter Pilot (voice)
Hal
1999 Dr. Jewish (voice)
Bert (voice)
Bert / Arby's Executive (voice)
Bert / Judge (voice)
Hal (voice)
Bryan Cranston
Lance
1998 Colt Arrow
Tim
War Department Colonel
Buzz Aldrin
(voice)
1997 N/A
Larry Prince
IAB Lt. Gordon Denton
Self
Self - Guest
N/A
Phil Hertzberg
1996 Virgil "Gus" Grissom
Witch Lawyer
Father Brophy
Neil Roberts
Patrick Dougherty
Joe Thax
Record Executive
Self
Eddie (voice)
N/A
Neil Diamond impersonator
1995 Self
Self / Mike
Russell
Sheriff Norman Wade
Special Agent Falsey
1994 Alan
Dr. Tom Bryant
N/A
Dr. Robert Stern (segment 'Let's Talk About Love')
Club Official
Ericsson
Garrett Berlin
1993 Walter Mason
Martin Rutgers
Patrick Crump
N/A
Hank
1991 Dr. Frank Darden
Prof. Harris
1990 Darren
Philip Moses
Congressman Marple
1989 Stradivarius Cain (voice)
Walter White (voice)
Tim Whatley
Officer Dickenson
Tom Logan
1988 N/A
Self - Guest
Jim
1987 N/A
Paramedic #1 (segment "Roast Your Loved One") (uncredited)
Dr. Shepherd
1986 James Phillips
Brian Emerson
Dr. Harding Fletcher - Marriage Counselor
1984 Brian East
Parker Foreman
Jerry Wilber
N/A
Robert Hollis
1983 Douglas Donovan
1981 Martin Randall
Self
N/A
1980 Quarterback (uncredited)
1977 N/A
1975 Self - Host
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1953 Self
1949 Self
N/A
King Hrothgar
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Hal
Buddy
Year Character Movie/Tv

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