Cast & creator
Bryan Cranston
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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 seven Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, 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 has also starred in the drama series Your Honor (2020–2023). On stage, he 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 (2014), a role he reprised in the 2016 HBO film of the same name. 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), Isle of Dogs (2018), Asteroid City (2023), and The Phoenician Scheme (2025). He has also voiced roles in Madagascar 3 (2012), Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016), 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.
Also known as: Bryan Lee Cranston, Lee Stone
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film credits
148
television credits
235
1949–2027 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (261)
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
The Simpsons
Stradivarius Cain (voice)
1989The Simpsons
Walter White (voice)
1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
The Office
Director
2005
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Family Guy
Dr. Jewish (voice)
1999Family Guy
Bert / Arby's Executive (voice)
1999Family Guy
Bert (voice)
1999Family Guy
Bert / Judge (voice)
1999Family Guy
Hal (voice)
1999Family Guy
Bryan Cranston
1999
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
American Dad!
Bill Publisherman (voice)
2005American Dad!
Mr. Winthrop (voice)
2005
Conan
Self
2010
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Breaking Bad
Walter White
2008Breaking Bad
Director
2008Breaking Bad
Producer
2008
Modern Family
Director
2009
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
The View
Self
1997The View
Self - Guest
1997
The Colbert Report
Self (uncredited)
2005
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
1998
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - "Mean Tweets"
2003
Seinfeld
Tim Whatley
1989
The X-Files
Patrick Crump
1993
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
How I Met Your Mother
Hammond Druthers
2005
Diagnosis: Murder
Walter Mason
1993Diagnosis: Murder
Martin Rutgers
1993
Better Call Saul
Walter White
2015
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Bryan Cranston
2005
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Dr. Templeton
2000
Chicago Hope
Jesus
1994
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Richard Sackler
2014
Murder, She Wrote
Brian East
1984Murder, She Wrote
Parker Foreman
1984Murder, She Wrote
Jerry Wilber
1984
Malcolm in the Middle
Hal
2000Malcolm in the Middle
Director
2000
30 Rock
Ron
2006
Falcon Crest
Martin Randall
1981
Babylon 5
Ericsson
1994
The King of Queens
Tim
1998
Touched by an Angel
Tom Bryant
1994
L.A. Law
James Phillips
1986
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Witch Lawyer
1996
Archer
Commander Tony Drake (voice)
2009
Hot Ones
Self
2015
Hill Street Blues
1981
3rd Rock from the Sun
Neil Diamond impersonator
1996
Baywatch
Tom Logan
1989Good Day Live
Self
2001
Matlock
Brian Emerson
1986Matlock
Dr. Harding Fletcher - Marriage Counselor
1986
Airwolf
Robert Hollis
1984
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
V.I.P.
Colt Arrow
1998
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self
2022The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
2004
The Pretender
Neil Roberts
1996
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Mr. Jamieson (voice)
2003Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Mr. Jameson (voice)
2003
Walker, Texas Ranger
Hank
1993
Sneaky Pete
Vince
2015Sneaky Pete
Story
2015Sneaky Pete
Executive Producer
2015Sneaky Pete
Director
2015Sneaky Pete
Creator
2015
The Cleveland Show
Dr. Fist (voice)
2009
The Sheep Detectives
Sebastian (voice)
2026
The Oscars
Self
1953
Viper
Garrett Berlin
1994
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Self
2004
Saving Private Ryan
War Department Colonel
1998
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Silas Herrick
2017Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Executive Producer
2017
Kung Fu Panda 4
Li (voice)
2024
The Studio
Griffin Mill
2025
From the Earth to the Moon
Buzz Aldrin
1998
Hot Ones Versus
Self
2024
Kung Fu Panda 3
Li (voice)
2016
Your Honor
Michael Desiato
2020Your Honor
Executive Producer
2020Your Honor
Director
2020
The Flash
Philip Moses
1990
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Vitaly (voice)
2012
Brooklyn South
Gordon Denton
1997
Isle of Dogs
Chief (voice)
2018
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
2010
CHiPs
1977
Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair
Hal
2026Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair
Executive Producer
2026
Total Recall
Cohaagen
2012
Godzilla
Joe Brody
2014
Drive
Shannon
2011
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Working
Larry Prince
1997
Brotherly Love
Russell
1995
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
Self
2022
Nowhere Man
Norman Wade
1995
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
Narrator (voice)
2006
The Stand
The President (voice) (uncredited)
2020
Why Him?
Ned Fleming
2016
Pocket Dragon Adventures
(voice)
1998
Argylle
Director Ritter
2024
John Carter
Powell
2012
Cover Up
1984
Little Miss Sunshine
Stan Grossman
2006
Inside Comedy
Self
2012
Asteroid City
The Host
2023
Argo
Jack O'Donnell
2012
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Count Rugen
2020
Power Rangers
Zordon
2017
The Phoenician Scheme
Reagan
2025
Contagion
Lyle Haggerty
2011
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Walt
2019
SuperMansion
Titanium Rex
2015SuperMansion
Executive Producer
2015SuperMansion
Creator
2015
Gary & Mike
Mr. Newton (voice)
2001Gary & Mike
(voice)
2001
Clerks
Various (voice)
2000Clerks
Helicopter Pilot (voice)
2000
The Disaster Artist
Bryan Cranston (uncredited)
2017
Detachment
Mr. Dearden
2011
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Self
2025
Rock of Ages
Mayor Mike Whitmore
2012
Hart to Heart
Self
2021
The Upside
Phillip Lacasse
2019
Capital News
Congressman Marple
1990
Show Me More
Self - "Walter White"
2021Goode Behavior
Record Executive
1996
The Lincoln Lawyer
Detective Lankford
2011
Larry Crowne
Dean Tainot
2011
Geeking Out
Self
2016
In Dubious Battle
Sheriff
2016
The Infiltrator
Robert Mazur
2016The Infiltrator
Executive Producer
2016
Jerry & Marge Go Large
Jerry Selbee
2022
That Thing You Do!
Virgil "Gus" Grissom
1996
The Dangerous Book for Boys
Writer
2018The Dangerous Book for Boys
Executive Producer
2018The Dangerous Book for Boys
Creator
2018
Animal
Self - Narrator (voice)
2021
Talking with Chris Hardwick
Self
2017
I Know My First Name Is Steven
Officer Dickenson
1989
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949
Fallen
Lucifer
2007
Big Day
Director
2006
Talking Bad
Self
2013
After Hours with James Corden
Self
2026
The One and Only Ivan
Mack
2020
Batman: Year One
Jim Gordon (voice)
2011
Amazon Women on the Moon
Paramedic #1 (segment "Roast Your Loved One") (uncredited)
1987
Eagle Riders
Joe Thax
1996
Thank God You're Here
Self
2007
The Concert for Valor
Self
2014
The Louie Show
Curt Sincic
1996
Trumbo
Dalton Trumbo
2015
Alf's Hit Talk Show
2004
Cold Comes the Night
Topo
2013
All the Way
Lyndon B. Johnson
2016All the Way
Executive Producer
2016
Last Flag Flying
Sal Nealon
2017
Wakefield
Howard Wakefield
2017
MADtv
Self
1995MADtv
Self / Mike
1995
Red Tails
Colonel William Mortamus
2012
Clean Slate
Club Official
1994
Get a Job
Roger Davis
2016
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
Joe Keller
2026
Armitage III: Poly Matrix
Eddie (voice)
1996
Chili Finger
Dave
2026
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
Self
2013
The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman
Dr. Shepherd
1987
The Writers' Room
Self - Actor
2013
Live from the LBJ Library with Mark Updegrove
Self
2024
Tangles
Rob (voice)
2027
Everything's Going to Be Great
Buddy Smart
2025
The Power of the Present
Self
2017
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
2017
Dark Mind
CSE Radio Host
2006
Just For Laughs: Redux
2017
Terror Tract
Ron Gatley
2000
David Blaine: Real or Magic
Self
2013
To Race the Wind
Quarterback (uncredited)
1980
Show of Titles
"There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
2021
The Story of Soaps
Self
2020Raising Miranda
1988
An Audience with Adele
Self
2021
Pink Elephants
Self
2018
Leave
Eliot
2011
Dead Space
Dr. Frank Darden
1991
Seeing Other People
Peter
2004
Illusion
David
2004
Big History
Narrator
2013
'Twas the Night
Nick Wrigley
2001
Dead Silence
Prof. Harris
1991
Time Under Fire
Braddock (as Brian Cranston)
1997
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl
Self
2022
Every Act of Life
John Steinbeck (voice)
2018
Grendel
King Hrothgar
Love Ranch
James Pettis
2010
Strategic Command
Phil Hertzberg
1997
David Blaine: The Magic Way
Self
2020
Love Letters
Andrew Makepeace Ladd III
2020
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
Self
2004
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
Self
2018
The Santa Claus Brothers
Santa Claus (voice)
2002Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion
Self
2020
Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World
Heisenberg
2013
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Buzz Aldrin (voice)
2005
Holiday Reunion
Woodrow Snider
2003
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
Patrick Dougherty
1996
Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story
1993
When We Went MAD!
Self
2025
Barely Legal Pawn
Buzz Jackson
2014
Ancient Caves
Self - Narrator
2020
Dinner Party Diaries with José Andrés
Self
2024
The Big Turnaround
Jim
1988
The Companion
Alan
1994
Network
Howard Beale
2018Lone Wolf
The Disappearance of Nora
Police Detective
1993Tightrope!
Executive Producer
Erotique
Dr. Robert Stern (segment 'Let's Talk About Love')
1994
Street Corner Justice
Father Brophy
1996Assassination
Writer's Block
2013
Last Chance
Lance
1999Last Chance
Producer
1999Last Chance
Writer
1999Last Chance
Director
1999Jackpot
Special Unit
Director
2006
Sell/Buy/Date
Self
2022
Corporate Affairs
Darren
1990
Hard Four
Lt. Bryce Baxter
2007
Übermansion
Titanium Rex
2013
Experience Yosemite
2022
Sense of Smell
Tyler
2014The Big Thing
Roberto Montalban
2008Loving
Douglas Donovan
1983Kissing Miranda
Special Agent Falsey
1995
Moscow Mule
Bryan Cranston
2024
The Equilibrium Knight II- The Cast of Shadows
Walter White
2025