Gael García Bernal
Acting
- Born:
- 1978-11-30
- Place of birth:
- Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Biography
Gael García Bernal (born November 30, 1978) is a Mexican actor and filmmaker who acts in both Spanish-language and English-language films and series. He is known for his performances in the films Y tu mamá también (2001), Bad Education (2004), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), Babel (2006), Coco (2017), Old (2021), and Cassandro (2023). He has also played music conductor Rodrigo de Souza in the television drama series Mozart in the Jungle (2014–2018) and starred in the Disney+ special Werewolf by Night (2022). García Bernal was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of a young Che Guevara in The Motorcycle Diaries in 2005, and in 2016 won his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for Mozart in the Jungle. He and fellow actor Diego Luna founded the production company Canana Films in Mexico City. In 2016, Time magazine named him in the annual Time 100 Most Influential People list. In 2020, The New York Times ranked him No. 25 in its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century.
Known For
Filmography
Zero A.D: The Birth of Christ
Hombre al agua
The End of It
Nothing Between Us
Santita
Each Day in a Moment: 2025
Sueño Perro
Magellan
Holland
La Máquina
LEGO Pixar: BrickToons
Gombrowicz or The Immaturity
Another End
Cassandro
The Mother
This One Summer
Director by Night
Werewolf by Night
Station Eleven
Maya and the Three
Old
El Tema
Perros, amores, accidentes
Pan y Circo
Wasp Network
It Must Be Heaven
Ema
1994
The Kindergarten Teacher
The Accused
Museo
Here on Earth
If You Saw His Heart
Coco
Salt and Fire
You're Killing Me Susana
Neruda
Chelsea
Zoom
Eva Doesn't Sleep
Desierto
Rosewater
The Ardor
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Mozart in the Jungle
Who Is Dayani Cristal?
Vamps
No
The Loneliest Planet
Casa de Mi Padre
Breaking the Taboo
A Little Bit of Heaven
Even the Rain
Los Invisibles
José & Pilar
Hidalgo, Frenesí de Libertad
Letters to Juliet
The Limits of Control
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Mammoth
Rudo & Cursi
Blindness
Chevolution
The Past
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
Saint Death
Déficit
Babel
The Science of Sleep
The King
Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education
Bad Education
The Motorcycle Diaries
Traveling with Che Guevara
Dot the I
Dreaming of Julia
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Crime of Padre Amaro
I'm with Lucy
Fidel
Fidel
Don't Tempt Me
The Last Post
Y Tu Mamá También
Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'
Private Lives
The Eye on the Nape
Amores Perros
The View
The Daily Show
De Tripas, Corazón
Vovô e Eu
The Oscars
Z
Monkey Hill
In the Valley of Shadows
The Boys: Mexico