Bryan Cranston
Highest Rated: 100% Ôritsu uchûgun Oneamisu no tsubasa (Royal Space Force - Wings of Honneamise) (1987)
Lowest Rated: 0% Erotique (1994)
Birthday: Mar 7, 1956
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
A familiar face to a nation of television viewers thanks to his role as the more-than-slightly demented father on the popular FOX sitcom Malcolm in the Middle, longtime stage and screen actor Bryan Cranston has had a rich and varied career, lending his talents to everything from anime voice work (Armitage III and Macross Plus) to daytime television (as an original cast member of Loving). His commanding but off-kilter presence and quirky charm have easily provided Cranston with the necessary range to essay such diverse roles, and the longtime actor can always be counted on to inject a healthy dose of personality into his performances, no matter how large or small the role may be. Though the San Fernando Valley native made his television debut as a commercial actor at the age of eight, it wasn't until college that Cranston truly realized his calling as an actor. Following college graduation, Cranston's passion eventually drew him to Daytona Beach, FL, where the burgeoning actor appeared in such community-theater productions as Barefoot in the Park and Death of a Salesman. In 1982, he joined the cast of the then-new soap opera Loving, and though he would only remain with the daytime drama for a short time, appearances in Airwolf and Hill Street Blues, among various other series, found the actor maintaining a notable presence on television. Following a series of supporting feature performances, Cranston moved back to the small screen with a regular role in the 1988 sitcom Raising Miranda. In the years that followed, he would frequently shift between film (Clean Slate) and television (The Louie Show) while supplementing his income with voice-over work for such popular anime series as Armitage III. Supporting performances in such high-profile features as That Thing You Do! and Saving Private Ryan helped to increase the busy actor's recognition factor, and in 1999, Cranston wrote, produced, directed, and starred in his first feature film, a low-key drama entitled Last Chance. Though the film failed to gain much attention, Cranston was soon receiving numerous positive notices for his Emmy-nominated role as the hapless father in the breakout television hit Malcolm in the Middle. His performance alternately eccentric and endearing, Cranston injected the role with the perfect balance of fatherly weirdness and down-to-earth charm, and the series embarked on a healthy run. In the years that followed, Cranston became an increasingly familiar face to television and film viewers, and in addition to offering vocal work for the short-lived animated television series Clerks, he would contribute to such family-friendly fare as 'Twas the Night and The Santa Claus Brothers. After taking the lead in the 2003 made-for-television feature Thanksgiving Family Reunion, Cranston could be spotted opposite screen legend Kirk Douglas in the 2004 drama The Illusion. He appeared in the 2006 miniseries Fallen, and had a bit part in the Oscar nominated Little Miss Sunshine.However, in 2008 his career entered a whole new phase when he began work on the AMC series Breaking Bad, playing a chemistry teacher who becomes a meth dealer. His work on the critically lauded program would earn him four Emmys for Best Actor in a Drama Series (plus another two as a producer on the series). It also made him an in-demand character actor for movies and he worked steadily appearing in projects as radically different as Drive, Larry Crowne, Red Tails, John Carter, and Rock of Ages among many others.In 2014, Cranston made his Broadway debut in the play All The Way, playing President Lyndon Baines Johnson. The role earned him a Tony Award, and he committed to reprising the role for a TV movie. The following year, he played blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo in the film Trumbo (2015), nabbing Cranston his first Academy Award nomination.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91% | El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | Walt | — | 2019 |
| 41% | The Upside | Phil | — | 2019 |
| 90% | Isle of Dogs | Chief | — | 2018 |
| 78% | Last Flag Flying | Sal Nealon | $0.5M | 2017 |
| 74% | Wakefield | Howard Wakefield | — | 2017 |
| 50% | Saban's Power Rangers | Zordon | $85.3M | 2017 |
| 30% | In Dubious Battle | Sheriff | — | 2017 |
| No Score Yet | The Words That Built America | Actor | — | 2017 |
| 89% | Every Act of Life | Actor | — | 2017 |
| 39% | Why Him? | Ned Fleming | $60.4M | 2016 |
| 72% | The Infiltrator | Executive Producer Robert Mazur | $15.5M | 2016 |
| 88% | All the Way | Executive Producer Lyndon Johnson | — | 2016 |
| 5% | Get a Job | Roger Davis | — | 2016 |
| 87% | Kung Fu Panda 3 | Li | $128.4M | 2016 |
| 74% | Trumbo | Dalton Trumbo | — | 2015 |
| 75% | Godzilla | Joe Brody | $173M | 2014 |
| 44% | Cold Comes The Night | Topo | — | 2014 |
| 96% | Argo | Jack O'Donnell | $136.1M | 2012 |
| 31% | Total Recall | Cohaagen | $58.9M | 2012 |
| 42% | Rock of Ages | Mike Whitmore | $38.6M | 2012 |
| 79% | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | Vitaly | $216.4M | 2012 |
| 57% | Detachment | Mr. Dearden | $49.4K | 2012 |
| 52% | John Carter | Powell | $73.1M | 2012 |
| 40% | Red Tails | Colonel William Mortamus | $49.6M | 2012 |
| 92% | Drive | Shannon | $34.4M | 2011 |
| 84% | Contagion | RADM Lyle Haggerty | $75.7M | 2011 |
| 36% | Larry Crowne | Dean Tainot | $35.6M | 2011 |
| 84% | The Lincoln Lawyer | Detective Lankford | $58M | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | Leave | Actor | — | 2011 |
| 88% | Batman: Year One | James Gordon | — | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | Hard Four | Lt. Bryce Baxter | — | 2010 |
| 13% | Love Ranch | James Pettis | $0.2M | 2010 |
| 91% | Little Miss Sunshine | Stan Grossman | $59.9M | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | Fallen | Actor | — | 2006 |
| 36% | Illusion | David Bennett | — | 2006 |
| 88% | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D | Buzz Aldrin | $32.6M | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | Hard Four | Actor | — | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | National Lampoon's Thanksgiving Family Reunion (National Lampoon's Holiday Reunion) | Woodrow Snider | — | 2004 |
| 39% | Seeing Other People | Peter | — | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | The Santa Claus Brothers | Santa Claus | — | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 'Twas the Night | Nick Wrigley | — | 2001 |
| 60% | Terror Tract | Ron Gatley | — | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | The Big Thing | Actor | — | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | Last Chance | Producer Director Lance Screenwriter | — | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | Beneath the Bermuda Triangle | Actor | — | 1999 |
| 93% | Saving Private Ryan | War Department Colonel | — | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | Armitage III: Poly Matrix | Eddie | — | 1997 |
| 93% | That Thing You Do! | Virgil `Gus' Grissom | — | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | Macross Plus | Director Actor | — | 1994 |
| 19% | Clean Slate | Club Official | — | 1994 |
| No Score Yet | The Companion | Alan | — | 1994 |
| 0% | Erotique | Dr. Stern | — | 1994 |
| No Score Yet | Armitage III | Actor | — | 1994 |
| No Score Yet | High Stakes | Actor | — | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | The Disappearance of Nora | Wilson | — | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | Corporate Affairs | Darren | — | 1990 |
| No Score Yet | Dead Space | Dr. Frank Darden | — | 1990 |
| No Score Yet | I Know My First Name Is Steven | Officer Dickenson | — | 1989 |
| 59% | Amazon Women on the Moon | "Roast Your Loved One" - Paramedic #1 | $0.6M | 1987 |
| 100% | Ôritsu uchûgun Oneamisu no tsubasa (Royal Space Force - Wings of Honneamise) | Matti | — | 1987 |
TV
| Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet |
American Masters 2001 |
Voice |
2019 |
| 98% |
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver 2014 |
Appearing |
2019 |
| No Score Yet |
Late Night With Seth Meyers 2014 |
Guest |
2019 2017 2016 |
| 96% |
Sneaky Pete 2017-2019 |
Executive Producer Co-creator Creator Vince |
2019 2018 2017 2015 |
| No Score Yet |
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert 2015 |
Appearing Guest |
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 |
| 71% |
Family Guy 1999 |
Voice Bert |
2019 2018 2014 2006 |
| No Score Yet |
Close Up With the Hollywood Reporter 2015 |
Guest |
2018 |
| 72% |
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams 2017-2018 |
Executive Producer |
2018 |
| 71% |
The Dangerous Book for Boys 2018 |
Executive Producer Creator |
2018 |
| No Score Yet |
SuperMansion 2015-2018 |
Executive Producer Voice Titanium Rex |
2018 2017 2016 2015 |
| No Score Yet |
Jimmy Kimmel Live 2003 |
Guest |
2018 2017 2016 2012 |
| No Score Yet |
Conan 2010 |
Guest |
2018 2017 2016 2012 2011 |
| No Score Yet |
Talking With Chris Hardwick 2017-2018 |
Guest |
2017 |
| No Score Yet |
Tavis Smiley 2013-2018 |
Guest |
2017 |
| No Score Yet |
The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2003 |
Guest |
2017 |
| No Score Yet |
Today 2017 |
Guest |
2017 |
| No Score Yet |
60 Minutes 1999 |
Appearing |
2017 2016 |
| No Score Yet |
The Graham Norton Show 2007 |
Guest |
2017 2016 |
| No Score Yet |
The Late Late Show With James Corden 2015-2019 |
Host Guest |
2017 2015 |
| No Score Yet |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2014 |
Guest |
2017 2016 2015 2014 |
| No Score Yet |
CBS This Morning 2012 |
Guest |
2017 2016 2014 2013 |
| No Score Yet |
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 2015 |
Guest |
2016 |
| No Score Yet |
Real Time with Bill Maher 2003 |
Guest |
2016 2011 |
| No Score Yet |
Inside Comedy 2012-2015 |
Guest |
2015 |
| No Score Yet |
Who Do You Think You Are? 2010-2018 |
Appearing |
2015 |
| No Score Yet |
Charlie Rose 2013-2017 |
Guest |
2015 2014 |
| No Score Yet |
PBS NewsHour Weekend 2013 |
Guest |
2014 |
| No Score Yet |
Sunday Morning 2011-2018 |
Appearing |
2014 2013 2012 |
| No Score Yet |
The View 1997 |
Guest |
2014 2012 |
| No Score Yet |
Late Show With David Letterman 1993-2015 |
Guest |
2014 2013 2012 2011 |
| 96% |
Breaking Bad 2008-2013 |
Director Walter White |
2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 |
| No Score Yet |
Big History 2013 |
Narrator |
2013 |
| No Score Yet |
Colbert Report 2005-2014 |
Appearing Guest |
2013 |
| 86% |
Modern Family 2009 |
Director |
2013 2012 |
| No Score Yet |
The Cleveland Show 2009-2013 |
Voice |
2013 2012 |
| No Score Yet |
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno 1992-2014 |
Guest |
2013 2012 2011 |
| No Score Yet |
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 2009-2014 |
Guest |
2013 2010 2009 |
| No Score Yet |
Comment je l'ai rencontrée 2005-2011 |
Hammond Druthers Druthers |
2013 2008 2007 2006 |
| 83% |
How I Met Your Mother 2005-2014 |
Hammond Druthers Druthers |
2013 2007 2006 2005 |
| 85% |
30 Rock 2006-2013 |
2012 |
|
| No Score Yet |
Chelsea Lately 2007-2014 |
Guest |
2012 |
| 81% |
The Office 2005-2013 |
Director |
2012 |
| 85% |
The Simpsons 1989 |
Voice |
2012 |
| 91% |
Archer 2009 |
Voice |
2012 2011 |
| 36% |
Glenn Martin, DDS 2009-2011 |
Voice |
2011 |
| No Score Yet |
Lopez Tonight 2009-2011 |
Guest |
2010 |
| No Score Yet |
Saturday Night Live 1975 |
Host |
2010 |
| No Score Yet |
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart 1999-2015 |
Guest |
2010 |
| 33% |
The Wanda Sykes Show 2009-2010 |
Guest |
2010 |
| No Score Yet |
Last Call With Carson Daly 2007-2019 |
Guest |
2010 2009 |
| No Score Yet |
The Bonnie Hunt Show 2008-2010 |
Guest |
2009 |
| No Score Yet |
American Dad (target for inaccurate feed data) 2005 |
Voice |
2008 2005 |
| 25% |
Thank God You're Here 2007 |
Performer |
2007 |
| 50% |
Big Day 2006-2007 |
Director |
2006 |
| No Score Yet |
Malcolm in the Middle 2000-2006 |
Director Hal Hal Wilkerson |
2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 |
| No Score Yet |
MADtv 1995-2009 |
Guest |
2002 |
| 33% |
Gary & Mike 2001 |
Voice |
2001 |
| No Score Yet |
The King of Queens 1998-2007 |
Tim Sacksky Tim |
2001 2000 1999 |
| No Score Yet |
The Pretender 1996-2000 |
Neil Roberts |
1999 |
| No Score Yet |
From the Earth to the Moon 1998 |
Buzz Aldrin |
1998 |
| 74% |
The X-Files 1993-2018 |
Mr. Crump |
1998 |
| No Score Yet |
V.I.P. 1998-2004 |
Colt Arrow |
1998 |
| 30% |
Working 1997-1999 |
1998 |
|
| 88% |
Seinfeld 1989-1998 |
Guest Tim Whatley Dr. Tim Whatley Tim |
1998 1997 1995 1994 1990 |
| No Score Yet |
Babylon 5 1993-1998 |
Ericsson |
1997 |
| No Score Yet |
Murder, She Wrote 1984-1996 |
Parker Foreman Jerry Brian East |
1996 1990 1986 |
| 86% |
Brotherly Love 1995-1997 |
Russell |
1995 |
| No Score Yet |
Touched by an Angel 1994-2003 |
Dr. Bryant |
1995 |
| No Score Yet |
Viper 1994-1999 |
Garrett Berlin |
1994 |
| No Score Yet |
Walker, Texas Ranger 1993-2001 |
1994 |
|
| No Score Yet |
Matlock 1986-1995 |
Dr. Harding Fletcher Emerson |
1991 1987 |
| No Score Yet |
Baywatch 1989-2001 |
Tom Logan |
1989 |
| No Score Yet |
Airwolf 1984-1987 |
Robert Hollis |
1986 |
| No Score Yet |
CHiPs 1977-1983 |
Billy Joe |
1982 |
| No Score Yet |
Breaking Bad |
Director Walter White | |
| 0% |
The Louie Show 1996 |
Curt Sincic |
QUOTES FROM Bryan Cranston CHARACTERS
Li says: Panda's don't walk. We roll!
Joe Brody says: You have no idea what's coming
Joe Brody says: See! There it is again! It knocks out everything electrical for miles! It's what caused this whole thing, and it's happening again! IT'S GOING TO SEND US BACK TO THE STONE AGE!
Joe Brody says: "It's gonna send us back to the stone age, you have no idea whats coming"
Joe Brody says: You're not fooling anybody when you say that what happened was a "natural disaster,". You're lying! It was not an earthquake, it wasn't a typhoon! Because what's really happening is that you're hiding something out there! And it is going to send us back to the Stone Age!
Topo says: Good help is hard to find...
Jack O'Donnell says: We're a spy agency!! Find him!!!!
Jack O'Donnell says: We're a spy agency! Find him!
RADM Lyle Haggerty says: We just need to make sure that nobody knows until everybody knows
Jack O'Donnell says: This is the best bad plan we have, sir.
Jack O'Donnell says: This is the best bad plan we have, sir.
Jack O'Donnell says: Brace yourself; it's like talking to those two old fucks from The Muppets.
Jack O'Donnell says: Brace yourself, it's like talking to those two old fucks from The Muppets.
Jack O'Donnell says: Carter is shitting bricks big enough to build the piramids
Jack O'Donnell says: Carter is shitting bricks big enough to build the pyramids.
Tony Mendez says: I need another week, Jack.
Jack O'Donnell says: You don't have it.
Jack O'Donnell says: Brace yourself; it's like talking to those two old fucks from The Muppets.
Jack O'Donnell says: Carter said you were a great American.
Tony Mendez says: A great American what?
Jack O'Donnell says: He didn't say.
Tony Mendez says: We are responsible for these people.
Jack O'Donnell says: What we are is required to follow orders.
Jack O'Donnell says: If we wanted applause, we would have joined the circus.
Alex says: Look, I got a good left foot, but without my right foot, I can't walk.
Vitaly says: You get fake foot, then you walk.
Alex says: I don't want fake foot! Okay?
Jack O'Donnell says: The whole country is watching you, they just don't know it
Jack O'Donnell says: [to Tony Mendez] The whole country is watching you, they just don't know it...
Jack O'Donnell says: We are a fucking spy agency now find him
Jack O'Donnell says: We're a fucking intelligence agency!
Jack O'Donnell says: Brace yourself, it's like talking to those two old fucks on the Muppets.
Jack O'Donnell says: You have revolutionary guards going door to door if this people die they die badly
Jack O'Donnell says: They've got revolutionary guards going door to door. These people die, they die badly.
Jack O'Donnell says: This is the best bad idea we have sir...
Vitaly says: Bolshevik!!!
Vitaly says: That's bolshevik!
Vilos Cohaagen says: DEAL WITH IT!
Cohaagen says: In thirty seconds you'll be dead! And I'll blow this place up and be home in time for corn flakes!
Cohaagen says: Who gives a shit what you believe? In thirty seconds you'll be dead, and I'll blow this place up and be home in time for Corn Flakes.
Shannon says: I have the driver.
John Carter says: "Son,we are up to our chinstraps in Apaches! We need someone to defend the Arizona territory"
John Carter says: Son,we are up to our chinstraps in Apaches! We need someone to defend the Arizona territory.
Powell says: Son,we are up to our chinstraps in Apaches! We need someone to defend the Arizona territory.
John Carter says: "Yanks, Apaches....you can all go to hell. We´re nothing but a worn species and I want no part in it"
John Carter says: Yanks, Apaches... you can all go to hell. We're nothing but a worn species and I want no part in it.
Shannon says: You put this kid behind the wheel and there's nothing he can't do.
Shannon says: I know a lot of guys who mess around with married women, but you're the only one I know who robs a place to pay back the husband.
Shannon says: You breaking in here, I figure it's bad news.
Bernie Rose says: No, Shannon. It's bad luck. Two thousand heists a year in this city, he has to pick the wrong one.
Shannon says: He tried to put it right.
Bernie Rose says: Well, he picked the wrong guy for that too. My partner is a belligerent asshole, with his back against the wall. Right now, so am I.
Shannon says: He wouldn't be able to find pussy in a whore house.
Shannon says: I know a lot of guys who mess around with married women, but you're the only one I know who robs a place to pay back the husband.