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Bryan Cranston

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Biography

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).

Overview

Known For

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Late Night with Seth Meyers

30 Rock

The Graham Norton Show

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

How I Met Your Mother

The Daily Show

Better Call Saul

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Airwolf

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Oscars

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Real Time with Bill Maher

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The X-Files

Walker, Texas Ranger

From the Earth to the Moon

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Jake and the Fatman

Lilo & Stitch: The Series

Who Do You Think You Are?

The King of Queens

L.A. Law

Cover Up

3rd Rock from the Sun

The Flash

Brotherly Love

Thank God You're Here

Babylon 5

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

Geeking Out

The Pretender

Talking with Chris Hardwick

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Power Rangers

America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

Gary & Mike

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

Saving Private Ryan

Inside Comedy

Amazon Women on the Moon

I Know My First Name Is Steven

The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

Detachment

Sneaky Pete

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

The Lincoln Lawyer

John Carter

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Power Rangers

Venom: The Last Dance

Kung Fu Panda 4

The Studio

The Louie Show

The Concert for Valor

Godzilla

Spider-Man 4

Malcolm in the Middle

Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion

Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World

Jerry & Marge Go Large

Supermansion

Your Honor

The One and Only Ivan

Animal

Isle of Dogs

No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad

Production Credits