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name: "Bryan Cranston"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bryan-cranston"
fi1m_id: "bryan-cranston"
imdb_id: "nm0186505"
tmdb_id: 17419
wikidata_id: "Q23547"
roles: ["Actor","Director","Producer"]
born: "7 March 1956"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 23
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 19
updated: "2026-10-05T13:57:00.412203+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Bryan Cranston

## Identity

Bryan Cranston

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/bryan-cranston
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** bryan-cranston
- **IMDb ID:** nm0186505
- **TMDB ID:** 17419
- **Wikidata ID:** Q23547
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Cranston, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23547, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0186505/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17419

Actor and director. Born 7 March 1956 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Director, Producer
- **Born:** 7 March 1956, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 1994–present
- **Also known as:** Bryan Lee Cranston, Lee Stone
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 23: 19 acting, 3 directing, 1 other
- **Frequently works with:** [Ken Kwapis](https://film.one/person/ken-kwapis.md), [Steven Rales](https://film.one/person/steven-m-rales.md), [Wes Anderson](https://film.one/person/wes-anderson.md), [Alan J. Higgins](https://film.one/person/alan-j-higgins.md), [Angelina Jolie](https://film.one/person/angelina-jolie.md), [Caroline Goddard](https://film.one/person/caroline-goddard.md), [Chris Koch](https://film.one/person/chris-koch.md), [Christopher Masterson](https://film.one/person/christopher-masterson.md)
- **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 4 Emmys (4 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 19 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 74 (1), 2000s 81 (5), 2010s 74 (9), 2020s 67 (8)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 69 across 18 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 13 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 6 of 17 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 13, Drama 11, Adventure 6, Family 5, Action 4, Animation 4
- **Screen time:** 27 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3,295m across 14 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Cranston, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23547, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0186505/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17419

## Coming up

- *Chili Finger* (2026-11-05), as Dave
- *Tangles* (2027-01-20), as Rob (voice)

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Studio*](https://film.one/tv/the-studio.md) (84), [*Argo*](https://film.one/film/argo.md) (79)
- **HBO Max:** [*Isle of Dogs*](https://film.one/film/isle-of-dogs.md) (78), [*Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted*](https://film.one/film/madagascar-3-europes-most-wanted.md) (71)
- **Disney+:** [*Modern Family*](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md) (77), [*Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair*](https://film.one/tv/malcolm-in-the-middle-lifes-still-unfair.md) (71)
- **Peacock:** [*The Office*](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md) (77), [*Asteroid City*](https://film.one/film/asteroid-city.md) (71)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Sheep Detectives*](https://film.one/film/the-sheep-detectives.md) (76), [*The Phoenician Scheme*](https://film.one/film/the-phoenician-scheme.md) (70)
- **Netflix:** [*Breaking Bad*](https://film.one/tv/breaking-bad.md) (91)
- **Tubi:** [*Kung Fu Panda 3*](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-panda-3.md) (73)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Bryan Cranston

> Bryan Cranston's precision makes broad comedy funny and authority convincing. We rate him highly, but he needs time with a character; a brief appearance by an important-looking man is rarely enough.

In *Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair* (2026), Cranston's Hal makes the family's inability to behave look physically exhausting. We laughed because he makes the effort so visible and so ridiculous. Jane Kaczmarek's Lois gives him a formidable partner, and together they make the affection credible even when the family is wearing us out. The reunion is crowded and Malcolm explains himself too much, but these two give us a reason to return.

The move from Hal in *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000–2006) to Walter White in *Breaking Bad* (2008–2013) changed his standing from familiar sitcom actor to star. It should not make us treat the comedy as an apprenticeship. Both parts draw on precise physical and vocal work, even if one invites us to laugh much more readily. The stage leads and screen supporting roles that followed have offered different amounts of space for that care.

Wes Anderson has found a use for his authority, though we are not always grateful for it. In *Asteroid City* (2023), his television host introduces the play and steps in to explain what we are watching, adding to an already slow middle stretch. The basketball negotiation with Tom Hanks in *The Phoenician Scheme* (2025) is funnier, but Barney Pilling's brisk cutting moves the partners on before they become people. Cranston fits Anderson's ensembles; neither film gives us much time with him.

The smaller parts elsewhere are less rewarding. Matthew Vaughn's *Argylle* (2024) brings Cranston in when the plot needs him and dismisses him when it does not. As the voice of Li in *Kung Fu Panda 4* (2024), he joins James Hong's Mr Ping in a repetitive double act of anxious and gung-ho fatherhood. Christopher Knights cuts so quickly that the jokes barely have time to settle, let alone the feelings underneath them.

Cranston's willingness to play broadly is not always an advantage: *Everything's Going to Be Great* (2025) takes it towards kitsch. He needs material that gives the exaggeration a purpose, and colleagues who can push back. That is part of what makes Kaczmarek such a useful partner. If another reunion is proposed, we would ask for less explaining from Malcolm and more time for his parents.

## Biography

Bryan Cranston is an American actor. He was born on 7 March 1956. After early minor roles in television, he worked in both comedic and dramatic parts on stage and screen.

Cranston first gained prominence as Hal in the sitcom *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000–2006). He later starred as Walter White in the drama series *Breaking Bad* (2008–2013). His film credits include *Contagion* (2011), *Argo* (2012), *Godzilla* (2014), *Asteroid City* (2023), *Argylle* (2024) and *Kung Fu Panda 4* (2024). He has appeared as Reagan in *The Phoenician Scheme* (2025) and as Griffin Mill in the series *The Studio* (2025), and is set to reprise Hal in *Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair* (2026).

Cranston has received seven Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, two Tony Awards and a Laurence Olivier Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, watch.plex.tv, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (23)

### Performed in (19) — the average rests on these

- *Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair* (2026), Fi1m 71, as Hal — [page](https://film.one/tv/malcolm-in-the-middle-lifes-still-unfair.md)
- *The Sheep Detectives* (2026), Fi1m 76, as Sebastian (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sheep-detectives.md)
- *The Phoenician Scheme* (2025), Fi1m 70, as Reagan — [page](https://film.one/film/the-phoenician-scheme.md)
- *The Studio* (2025), Fi1m 84, as Griffin Mill — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-studio.md)
- *Argylle* (2024), Fi1m 45, as Director Ritter — [page](https://film.one/film/argylle.md)
- *Kung Fu Panda 4* (2024), Fi1m 54, as Li (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-panda-4.md)
- *Asteroid City* (2023), Fi1m 71, as The Host — [page](https://film.one/film/asteroid-city.md)
- *The One and Only Ivan* (2020), Fi1m 64, as Mack — [page](https://film.one/film/the-one-and-only-ivan.md)
- *Isle of Dogs* (2018), Fi1m 78, as Chief (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/isle-of-dogs.md)
- *Kung Fu Panda 3* (2016), Fi1m 73, as Li (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-panda-3.md)
- *Trumbo* (2015), Fi1m 58, as Dalton Trumbo — [page](https://film.one/film/trumbo.md)
- *Godzilla* (2014), Fi1m 68, as Joe Brody — [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-2014.md)
- *Argo* (2012), Fi1m 79, as Jack O'Donnell — [page](https://film.one/film/argo.md)
- *Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted* (2012), Fi1m 71, as Vitaly (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/madagascar-3-europes-most-wanted.md)
- *Contagion* (2011), Fi1m 78, as Lyle Haggerty — [page](https://film.one/film/contagion.md)
- *Drive* (2011), Fi1m 83, as Shannon — [page](https://film.one/film/drive.md)
- *Little Miss Sunshine* (2006), Fi1m 78, as Stan Grossman — [page](https://film.one/film/little-miss-sunshine.md)
- *Curb Your Enthusiasm* (2000), Fi1m 84, as Dr. Templeton — [page](https://film.one/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm.md)
- *Babylon 5* (1994), Fi1m 74, as Ericsson — [page](https://film.one/tv/babylon-5.md)

### Directed (3)

- *Modern Family* (2009), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)
- *Breaking Bad* (2008), Fi1m 91, as Walter White — [page](https://film.one/tv/breaking-bad.md)
- *The Office* (2005), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *The Disaster Artist* (2017), Fi1m 74, as Bryan Cranston (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-disaster-artist.md)

## Complete filmography (158)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Tangles* (2027), as Rob (voice)
- *Chili Finger* (2026), as Dave
- *The Sheep Detectives* (2026), as Sebastian (voice) — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sheep-detectives.md)
- *National Theatre Live: All My Sons* (2026), as Joe Keller
- *Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair* (2026), series, as Hal · Executive Producer — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/malcolm-in-the-middle-lifes-still-unfair.md)
- *Everything's Going to Be Great* (2025), as Buddy Smart
- *The Phoenician Scheme* (2025), as Reagan — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-phoenician-scheme.md)
- *The Studio* (2025), series, as Griffin Mill — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-studio.md)
- *Moscow Mule* (2024), as Bryan Cranston
- *Kung Fu Panda 4* (2024), as Li (voice) — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-panda-4.md)
- *Argylle* (2024), as Director Ritter — Fi1m 45, [page](https://film.one/film/argylle.md)
- *Asteroid City* (2023), as The Host — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/asteroid-city.md)
- *Jerry & Marge Go Large* (2022), as Jerry Selbee
- *Experience Yosemite* (2022), Actor
- *Show of Titles* (2021), as "There's No Business Like Show Business" Performer
- *The Stand* (2020), series, as The President (voice) (uncredited)
- *Your Honor* (2020), series, as Michael Desiato · Executive Producer, Director
- *The One and Only Ivan* (2020), as Mack — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-one-and-only-ivan.md)
- *Home Movie: The Princess Bride* (2020), series, as Count Rugen
- *Love Letters* (2020), as Andrew Makepeace Ladd III
- *El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie* (2019), as Walt
- *The Upside* (2019), as Phillip Lacasse
- *Every Act of Life* (2018), as John Steinbeck (voice)
- *The Dangerous Book for Boys* (2018), series, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
- *Isle of Dogs* (2018), as Chief (voice) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/isle-of-dogs.md)
- *Network* (2018), as Howard Beale
- *Last Flag Flying* (2017), as Sal Nealon
- *Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams* (2017), series, as Silas Herrick · Executive Producer
- *Just For Laughs: Redux* (2017), series, Actor
- *Wakefield* (2017), as Howard Wakefield
- *Power Rangers* (2017), as Zordon
- *The Disaster Artist* (2017), as Bryan Cranston (uncredited) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-disaster-artist.md)
- *Why Him?* (2016), as Ned Fleming
- *In Dubious Battle* (2016), as Sheriff
- *The Infiltrator* (2016), as Robert Mazur · Executive Producer
- *All the Way* (2016), as Lyndon B. Johnson · Executive Producer
- *Get a Job* (2016), as Roger Davis
- *Kung Fu Panda 3* (2016), as Li (voice) — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-panda-3.md)
- *Trumbo* (2015), as Dalton Trumbo — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/trumbo.md)
- *SuperMansion* (2015), series, as Titanium Rex · Executive Producer, Creator
- *Sneaky Pete* (2015), series, as Vince · Story, Executive Producer, Director, Creator
- *Better Call Saul* (2015), series, as Walter White — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/better-call-saul.md)
- *Barely Legal Pawn* (2014), as Buzz Jackson
- *Sense of Smell* (2014), as Tyler
- *Godzilla* (2014), as Joe Brody — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-2014.md)
- *Big History* (2013), series, as Narrator
- *Writer's Block* (2013), Actor
- *Cold Comes the Night* (2013), as Topo
- *Übermansion* (2013), as Titanium Rex
- *Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World* (2013), as Heisenberg
- *Argo* (2012), as Jack O'Donnell — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/argo.md)
- *Total Recall* (2012), as Cohaagen
- *Rock of Ages* (2012), as Mayor Mike Whitmore
- *Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted* (2012), as Vitaly (voice) — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/madagascar-3-europes-most-wanted.md)
- *John Carter* (2012), as Powell
- *Red Tails* (2012), as Colonel William Mortamus
- *Batman: Year One* (2011), as Jim Gordon (voice)
- *Drive* (2011), as Shannon — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/drive.md)
- *Contagion* (2011), as Lyle Haggerty — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/contagion.md)
- *Larry Crowne* (2011), as Dean Tainot
- *Leave* (2011), as Eliot
- *Detachment* (2011), as Mr. Dearden
- *The Lincoln Lawyer* (2011), as Detective Lankford
- *Love Ranch* (2010), as James Pettis
- *The Cleveland Show* (2009), series, as Dr. Fist (voice)
- *Modern Family* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)
- *Archer* (2009), series, as Commander Tony Drake (voice)
- *Breaking Bad* (2008), series, as Walter White · Director, Producer — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/breaking-bad.md)
- *The Big Thing* (2008), as Roberto Montalban
- *Hard Four* (2007), as Lt. Bryce Baxter
- *Fallen* (2007), series, as Lucifer
- *Big Day* (2006), series, Director
- *America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions* (2006), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *30 Rock* (2006), series, as Ron — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md)
- *Little Miss Sunshine* (2006), as Stan Grossman — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/little-miss-sunshine.md)
- *Special Unit* (2006), Director
- *Dark Mind* (2006), as CSE Radio Host
- *Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon* (2005), as Buzz Aldrin (voice)
- *How I Met Your Mother* (2005), series, as Hammond Druthers — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/how-i-met-your-mother.md)
- *It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia* (2005), series, as Bryan Cranston
- *The Office* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)
- *American Dad!* (2005), series, as Bill Publisherman (voice), Mr. Winthrop (voice)
- *Illusion* (2004), as David
- *Seeing Other People* (2004), as Peter
- *Holiday Reunion* (2003), as Woodrow Snider
- *Lilo & Stitch: The Series* (2003), series, as Mr. Jamieson (voice), Mr. Jameson (voice)
- *The Santa Claus Brothers* (2002), as Santa Claus (voice)
- *'Twas the Night* (2001), as Nick Wrigley
- *Gary & Mike* (2001), series, as Mr. Newton (voice), (voice)
- *Terror Tract* (2000), as Ron Gatley
- *Curb Your Enthusiasm* (2000), series, as Dr. Templeton — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm.md)
- *Clerks* (2000), series, as Various (voice), Helicopter Pilot (voice)
- *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000), series, as Hal · Director
- *Family Guy* (1999), series, as Dr. Jewish (voice), Bert / Arby's Executive (voice), Bert (voice), Bert / Judge (voice), Hal (voice), Bryan Cranston — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md)
- *Last Chance* (1999), as Lance · Producer, Writer, Director
- *V.I.P.* (1998), series, as Colt Arrow
- *The King of Queens* (1998), series, as Tim
- *Saving Private Ryan* (1998), as War Department Colonel — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/saving-private-ryan.md)
- *From the Earth to the Moon* (1998), series, as Buzz Aldrin
- *Pocket Dragon Adventures* (1998), series, as (voice)
- *Time Under Fire* (1997), as Braddock (as Brian Cranston)
- *Working* (1997), series, as Larry Prince
- *Brooklyn South* (1997), series, as Gordon Denton
- *Strategic Command* (1997), as Phil Hertzberg
- *That Thing You Do!* (1996), as Virgil "Gus" Grissom
- *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch* (1996), series, as Witch Lawyer
- *Street Corner Justice* (1996), as Father Brophy
- *The Pretender* (1996), series, as Neil Roberts
- *The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime* (1996), as Patrick Dougherty
- *Eagle Riders* (1996), series, as Joe Thax
- *Goode Behavior* (1996), series, as Record Executive
- *Armitage III: Poly Matrix* (1996), as Eddie (voice)
- *The Louie Show* (1996), series, as Curt Sincic
- *3rd Rock from the Sun* (1996), series, as Neil Diamond impersonator
- *Brotherly Love* (1995), series, as Russell
- *Nowhere Man* (1995), series, as Norman Wade
- *Kissing Miranda* (1995), as Special Agent Falsey
- *The Companion* (1994), as Alan
- *Erotique* (1994), as Dr. Robert Stern (segment 'Let's Talk About Love')
- *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as Tom Bryant
- *Chicago Hope* (1994), series, as Jesus
- *Clean Slate* (1994), as Club Official
- *Babylon 5* (1994), series, as Ericsson — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/babylon-5.md)
- *Viper* (1994), series, as Garrett Berlin
- *Diagnosis: Murder* (1993), series, as Walter Mason, Martin Rutgers
- *The X-Files* (1993), series, as Patrick Crump — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story* (1993), Actor
- *Walker, Texas Ranger* (1993), series, as Hank
- *The Disappearance of Nora* (1993), as Police Detective
- *Dead Space* (1991), as Dr. Frank Darden
- *Dead Silence* (1991), as Prof. Harris
- *Corporate Affairs* (1990), as Darren
- *The Flash* (1990), series, as Philip Moses
- *Capital News* (1990), series, as Congressman Marple
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Stradivarius Cain (voice), Walter White (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Seinfeld* (1989), series, as Tim Whatley — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/seinfeld.md)
- *I Know My First Name Is Steven* (1989), series, as Officer Dickenson
- *Baywatch* (1989), series, as Tom Logan
- *Raising Miranda* (1988), series, Actor
- *The Big Turnaround* (1988), as Jim
- *Jake and the Fatman* (1987), series, Actor
- *Amazon Women on the Moon* (1987), as Paramedic #1 (segment "Roast Your Loved One") (uncredited)
- *The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman* (1987), as Dr. Shepherd
- *L.A. Law* (1986), series, as James Phillips
- *Matlock* (1986), series, as Brian Emerson, Dr. Harding Fletcher - Marriage Counselor
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Brian East, Parker Foreman, Jerry Wilber
- *Cover Up* (1984), series, Actor
- *Airwolf* (1984), series, as Robert Hollis
- *Loving* (1983), as Douglas Donovan
- *Falcon Crest* (1981), series, as Martin Randall
- *Hill Street Blues* (1981), series, Actor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/hill-street-blues.md)
- *To Race the Wind* (1980), as Quarterback (uncredited)
- *CHiPs* (1977), series, Actor
- *Grendel*, as King Hrothgar
- *Tightrope!*, series, Executive Producer
- *Assassination*, Actor
- *Jackpot*, Actor
- *Lone Wolf*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Bryan Cranston as Walter White in Breaking Bad (2008)](https://film.one/media/title/3612/still-e54c32876f82.jpg) Bryan Cranston as Walter White in *Breaking Bad* (2008) — Image via TMDB
- ![Bryan Cranston as Hal in Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair (2026)](https://film.one/media/title/2018/still-88dc9b37f2e1.jpg) Bryan Cranston as Hal in *Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair* (2026) — Image via TMDB
- ![Bryan Cranston](https://film.one/media/person/8450/gallery-3b2d0b05867c.jpg) Bryan Cranston — PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/BryanCranston-byPhilipRomano_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-BryanCranston-byPhilipRomano_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actor Bryan Cranston recites a selection of remarks by President Lyndon B. Johnson when he signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Cranston appeared at the LBJ Pre (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/8450/gallery-d9c1952cb012.jpg) Actor Bryan Cranston recites a selection of remarks by President Lyndon B. Johnson when he signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Cranston appeared at the LBJ Pre (2024) — LBJ Library from Austin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Biden_at_LBJ_%2853898344580%29.jpg/1280px-Biden_at_LBJ_%2853898344580%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bryan Cranston speaking with supporters at a reproductive freedom rally at Warehouse 215 in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewher (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/8450/gallery-757a8f7ac9e3.jpg) Bryan Cranston speaking with supporters at a reproductive freedom rally at Warehouse 215 in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewher (2024) — Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Bryan_Cranston_%2854109496597%29.jpg/1280px-Bryan_Cranston_%2854109496597%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bryan Cranston speaking with supporters at a reproductive freedom rally at Warehouse 215 in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewher (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/8450/gallery-7bb0cb6cb253.jpg) Bryan Cranston speaking with supporters at a reproductive freedom rally at Warehouse 215 in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewher (2024) — Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Bryan_Cranston_%2854109497002%29.jpg/1280px-Bryan_Cranston_%2854109497002%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bryan Cranston](https://film.one/media/person/8450/gallery-2c5f921219ab.jpg) Bryan Cranston — Image via TMDB
- ![Bryan Cranston](https://film.one/media/person/8450/gallery-f6aff0c4841c.jpg) Bryan Cranston — Image via TMDB
- ![Bryan Cranston](https://film.one/media/person/8450/gallery-5b3ad22a117d.jpg) Bryan Cranston — Image via TMDB
- ![Bryan Cranston](https://film.one/media/person/8450/gallery-336bc3691099.jpg) Bryan Cranston — Image via TMDB
- ![Bryan Cranston](https://film.one/media/person/8450/gallery-5007eb0da794.jpg) Bryan Cranston — Image via TMDB
- ![Bryan Cranston](https://film.one/media/person/8450/gallery-5c0b7da12335.jpg) Bryan Cranston — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2016: Best Actor (nominated), for *Trumbo*

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 4 won

- 2014: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (won), for *Breaking Bad*
- 2010: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (won), for *Breaking Bad*
- 2009: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (won), for *Breaking Bad*
- 2008: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (won), for *Breaking Bad*

### Other awards — 2 won

- Theatre World Award 2014: Theatre World Award (won)
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 2014: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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