Bryan Cranston
Birthday: 1956-03-07
Birthplace: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender: Male
Drafted: 93
Drafted By: Hangin with Mr. Cooper
Owned By: Hangin with Mr. Cooper
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 1
Win Bonus: 3
Nom Bonus: 3
Total Points: 7
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).
Career Statisics
| Season | Age | Movie | Role | Result | Points | |
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| 2016 | 60 | Trumbo (2015) | Lead Actor | Nom | 7 | |
| Career | 7 |
Transaction History
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Credits
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Everything's Going to Be Great | Buddy | |
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The Phoenician Scheme | ||
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Grendel | King Hrothgar | |
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Tangles: A Story About Alzheimer's, My Mother, and Me | ||
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Jackpot | ||
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Assassination | ||
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Lone Wolf | ||
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Chili Finger | ||
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2024-03-02 | Kung Fu Panda 4 | Li (voice) |
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2024-01-31 | Argylle | Director Ritter |
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2023-06-08 | Asteroid City | The Host |
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2022-10-20 | Jerry & Marge Go Large | Jerry Selbee |
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2022-06-04 | Experience Yosemite | |
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2020-08-21 | The One and Only Ivan | Mack |
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2020-07-09 | Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion | self |
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2020-05-21 | Love Letters | Andrew Makepeace Ladd III |
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2019-10-11 | El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Walt |
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2019-01-10 | The Upside | Phillip Lacasse |
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2018-12-06 | Network | Howard Beale |
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2018-04-23 | Every Act of Life | John Steinbeck (voice) |
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2018-03-23 | Isle of Dogs | Chief (voice) |
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2017-11-03 | Last Flag Flying | Sal Nealon |
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2017-05-19 | Wakefield | Howard Wakefield |
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2017-03-23 | Power Rangers | Zordon |
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2017-03-12 | The Disaster Artist | Bryan Cranston (uncredited) |
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2016-12-22 | Why Him? | Ned Fleming |
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2016-10-08 | In Dubious Battle | Sheriff |
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2016-07-13 | The Infiltrator | Robert Mazur |
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2016-05-23 | All the Way | Lyndon B. Johnson |
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2016-03-17 | Get a Job | Roger Davis |
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2016-01-23 | Kung Fu Panda 3 | Li (voice) |
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2015-10-27 | Trumbo | Dalton Trumbo |
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2014-08-19 | Barely Legal Pawn | Buzz Jackson |
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2014-06-27 | Sense of Smell | Tyler |
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2014-05-14 | Godzilla | Joe Brody |
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2013-11-01 | Writer's Block | |
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2013-09-20 | Cold Comes the Night | Topo |
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2013-08-25 | Übermansion | Titanium Rex |
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2013-04-10 | Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World | Heisenberg |
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2012-10-11 | Argo | Jack O'Donnell |
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2012-08-02 | Total Recall | Cohaagen |
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2012-06-13 | Rock of Ages | Mayor Mike Whitmore |
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2012-06-06 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | Vitaly (voice) |
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2012-03-07 | John Carter | Powell |
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2012-01-19 | Red Tails | Colonel William Mortamus |
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2011-09-27 | Batman: Year One | Jim Gordon (voice) |
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2011-09-15 | Drive | Shannon |
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2011-09-08 | Contagion | Lyle Haggerty |
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2011-06-30 | Larry Crowne | Dean Tainot |
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2011-05-03 | Leave | Eliot |
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2011-04-24 | Detachment | Richard Dearden |
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2011-03-17 | The Lincoln Lawyer | Detective Lankford |
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2010-06-30 | Love Ranch | James Pettis |
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2007-11-01 | Hard Four | Lt. Bryce Baxter |
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2006-07-26 | Little Miss Sunshine | Stan Grossman |
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2005-09-23 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | Buzz Aldrin (voice) |
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2004-10-25 | Illusion | |
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2004-05-07 | Seeing Other People | Peter |
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2003-11-23 | Holiday Reunion | Woodrow Snider |
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2002-07-12 | The Santa Claus Brothers | Santa Claus (voice) |
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2001-12-07 | 'Twas the Night | Nick Wrigley |
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2000-10-18 | Terror Tract | Ron Gatley |
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1999-01-01 | Last Chance | Lance |
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1998-07-24 | Saving Private Ryan | War Department Colonel |
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1997-11-12 | Time Under Fire | |
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1997-01-06 | Strategic Command | Phil Hertzberg |
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1996-10-04 | That Thing You Do! | Virgil "Gus" Grissom |
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1996-09-27 | Street Corner Justice | Father Brophy |
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1996-09-18 | The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime | Patrick Dougherty |
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1996-06-25 | Armitage III: Poly Matrix | Eddie (voice) |
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1995-02-25 | Kissing Miranda | Special Agent Falsey |
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1994-10-14 | The Companion | Alan |
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1994-05-14 | Erotique | Dr. Robert Stern (segment 'Let's Talk About Love') |
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1994-05-06 | Clean Slate | Club Official |
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1993-05-04 | Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story | |
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1991-10-21 | Dead Space | Dr. Frank Darden |
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1991-08-26 | Dead Silence | Prof. Harris |
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1990-10-05 | Corporate Affairs | |
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1988-01-01 | The Big Turnaround | Jim |
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1987-09-18 | Amazon Women on the Moon | Paramedic #1 (segment "Roast Your Loved One") (uncredited) |
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1987-05-17 | The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman | Dr. Shepherd |
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1983-06-26 | Loving | Douglas Donovan |
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1980-03-12 | To Race the Wind | Quarterback (uncredited) |