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Bryan Cranston

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Bryan Cranston
Take a closer look at the various roles Bryan Cranston has played throughout his acting career.
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Bryan Lee Cranston was born on March 7, 1956 in Hollywood, California, to Audrey Peggy Sell, a radio actress, and Joe Cranston, an actor and former amateur boxer. His maternal grandparents were German, and his father was of Irish, German, and Austrian-Jewish ancestry. He was raised in the Canoga Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, and also stayed with his grandparents, living on their poultry farm in Yucaipa. Cranston's father walked out on the family when Cranston was eleven, and they did not see each other again until 11 years later, when Cranston and his brother decide to track down their father.

Cranston is known for his roles as Walter White on the AMC crime drama Breaking Bad (2008), Hal on the Fox situation comedy Malcolm in the Middle (2000), and Dr. Tim Whatley on five episodes of the NBC situation comedy Seinfeld (1989). For his role on "Breaking Bad", he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series four times (2008-2010, 2014), including three consecutive wins. After becoming one of the producers during the series' fourth and fifth seasons, he also won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series twice.

In June 2014, Cranston won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his portrayal of Lyndon B. Johnson in the play "All the Way" on Broadway. He reprised the role of Lyndon Johnson in the television adaptation All the Way (2016), which earned him widespread praise by critics. For the biographical drama Trumbo (2015), he earned widespread acclaim and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Cranston also appeared in several acclaimed films, such as Saving Private Ryan (1998), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Drive (2011), Argo (2012) and Godzilla (2014). In 2019, he starred with Kevin Hart in the box office hit The Upside (2017).
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Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston Reveal All About 'The Upside'

Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston Reveal All About 'The Upside'

The Upside co-stars Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart perform hilarious impressions of each other and open up about working together on set.
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Bryan Cranston in Part Twelve (2023)
Bryan Cranston in Part Five (2021)
Bryan Cranston in Part Seven (2021)
Bryan Cranston in Part Six (2021)
Bryan Cranston in Part Four (2020)
Bryan Cranston and Hunter Doohan in Part Two (2020)
Bryan Cranston in Chicago Hope (1994)
Bryan Cranston in Part One (2020)
Linda Hamilton and Bryan Cranston in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Linda Hamilton and Bryan Cranston in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Sean Bean, Alan Thicke, James Avery, and Bryan Cranston in "The IMDb Show" On Location: Best TV & Movie Dads (2019)
Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart in The Upside (2017)

Known for

Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad (2008)
Breaking Bad
9.5
TV Series
  • Walter White
Frankie Muniz, Justin Berfield, Bryan Cranston, Jane Kaczmarek, Christopher Masterson, and Erik Per Sullivan in Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
Malcolm in the Middle
8.1
TV Series
  • Hal
  • Hal Wilkerson
Argo (2012)
Argo
7.7
  • Jack O'Donnell
  • 2012
Bryan Cranston in Trumbo (2015)
Trumbo
7.4
  • Dalton Trumbo
  • 2015

Credits

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Actor

  • Asteroid City
    • Post-production
  • Argylle
    • Post-production
  • Bryan Cranston in Your Honor (2020)
    Your Honor
  • Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul (2015)
    Better Call Saul
  • Annette Bening and Bryan Cranston in Jerry and Marge Go Large (2022)
    Jerry and Marge Go Large
  • Experience Yosemite (2022)
    Experience Yosemite
  • The Stand (2020)
    The Stand
    • (voice, uncredited)
  • Danny DeVito, Sam Rockwell, Chaka Khan, Phillipa Soo, and Brooklynn Prince in The One and Only Ivan (2020)
    The One and Only Ivan
  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020)
    Home Movie: The Princess Bride
  • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
    Family Guy
    • ...
  • Mountain Dew Zero Sugar: As Good as the Original
  • Aaron Paul in El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
    El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
  • SuperMansion (2015)
    SuperMansion
    • (voice)
  • John Oliver in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
  • Robot Chicken (2001)
    Robot Chicken
    • (voice) ...
  • Jeff Goldblum, Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Edward Norton, Bryan Cranston, and Koyu Rankin in Isle of Dogs (2018)
    Isle of Dogs
    • (voice)
  • Electric Dreams (2017)
    Electric Dreams

Producer

  • Bryan Cranston in Your Honor (2020)
    Your Honor
  • Giovanni Ribisi in Sneaky Pete (2015)
    Sneaky Pete
  • SuperMansion (2015)
    SuperMansion
  • The Dangerous Book for Boys (2018)
    The Dangerous Book for Boys
  • Electric Dreams (2017)
    Electric Dreams
  • Bryan Cranston in The Infiltrator (2016)
    The Infiltrator
  • Bryan Cranston and Anthony Mackie in All the Way (2016)
    All the Way
  • Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad (2008)
    Breaking Bad
  • The Handlers
  • KidSmartz
  • Bryan Cranston, Robin Dearden, Jay Thomas, and Tim Thomerson in Last Chance (1999)
    Last Chance

Writer

  • Giovanni Ribisi in Sneaky Pete (2015)
    Sneaky Pete
    • (creator)
  • The Dangerous Book for Boys (2018)
    The Dangerous Book for Boys
    • (creator)
  • The Handlers
  • Bryan Cranston, Robin Dearden, Jay Thomas, and Tim Thomerson in Last Chance (1999)
    Last Chance
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"The Hollywood Quad"
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"The Hollywood Quad"
Bryan Cranston | Career Retrospective
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Bryan Cranston | Career Retrospective
Bryan Cranston on His Surprising First IMDb Credit
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Bryan Cranston on His Surprising First IMDb Credit
Bryan Cranston, Angelina Jolie Raise Honest Voices in 'The One and Only Ivan'
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Bryan Cranston, Angelina Jolie Raise Honest Voices in 'The One and Only Ivan'
You Live Like A Rich Guy
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You Live Like A Rich Guy
Breaking Bad Exclusive: "End Times"
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Breaking Bad Exclusive: "End Times"
The Most Popular Car in California
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The Most Popular Car in California
'My Hands are Dirty'
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'My Hands are Dirty'
"7th Street Bridge"
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"7th Street Bridge"
Gray Matter
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Gray Matter
Crazy Handful of Nothing
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Crazy Handful of Nothing
Cancer Man
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Cancer Man

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    • March 7, 1956
    • Hollywood, California, USA
    • Robin DeardenJuly 8, 1989 - present (1 child)
    • Taylor Dearden
    • Peggy Sell
    • Kyle Edward Cranston(Sibling)
  • Other works
    TV commercial: Honda Accord.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 11 Interviews
    • 21 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 6 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    For his role on Breaking Bad (2008), he was named one of the "Eight Actors Who Turn Television into Art", in the cover story of the New York Times magazine (September 11, 2011).
  • Quotes
    I've got a whole mantel just waiting for those awards to come, a whole big mantel. There's just so much available space. I've got the light fixtures hanging from the ceiling, all ready to shine on them. I dust it off every day.
    • Powerful deep voice
    • Breaking Bad
      (2008)
      $225,000 per episode

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