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Bryan Cranston
14 FOLLOWERS • 121 CREDITS • MAR 7, 1956 • 68
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).
Known For
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Saturday Night Live
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Murder, She Wrote
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Seinfeld
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Diagnosis: Murder
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The Simpsons
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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Family Guy
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The Oscars
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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30 Rock
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The Graham Norton Show
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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
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How I Met Your Mother
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The Daily Show
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Better Call Saul
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Airwolf
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
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Real Time with Bill Maher
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Matlock
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American Dad!
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Baywatch
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MADtv
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CHiPs
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The Late Late Show with James Corden
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The X-Files
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Walker, Texas Ranger
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From the Earth to the Moon
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Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
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Jake and the Fatman
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/997mXFpYV2zdXK4EOctN3hgciaT.jpg)
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
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Chicago Hope
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The Stand
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The Emmy Awards
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Hill Street Blues
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Touched by an Angel
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Inside Comedy
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Who Do You Think You Are?
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The King of Queens
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L.A. Law
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Cover Up
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3rd Rock from the Sun
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The Flash
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Babylon 5
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Thank God You're Here
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Brotherly Love
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Geeking Out
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The Pretender
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Talking with Chris Hardwick
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Curb Your Enthusiasm
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Archer
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Gary & Mike
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Brooklyn South
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Clerks
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Hart to Heart
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
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America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
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Animal
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Home Movie: The Princess Bride
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Saving Private Ryan
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Amazon Women on the Moon
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Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
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The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
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I Know My First Name Is Steven
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Detachment
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Sneaky Pete
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El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
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The Lincoln Lawyer
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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
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John Carter
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Fall
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Contagion
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Rock of Ages
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Little Miss Sunshine
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Total Recall
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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Power Rangers
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Asteroid City
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Power Rangers
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Kung Fu Panda 4
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The Studio
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Venom: The Last Dance
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The Louie Show
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The Concert for Valor
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Godzilla
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Spider-Man 4
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Argylle
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Larry Crowne
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Malcolm in the Middle
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Get a Job
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Drive
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Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World
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The Upside
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Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion
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Kung Fu Panda 3
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Last Flag Flying
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Argo
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Batman: Year One
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Red Tails
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Your Honor
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No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
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Supermansion
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Breaking Bad
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Isle of Dogs
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All the Way
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Jerry & Marge Go Large
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The One and Only Ivan
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Why Him?
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