Gael García Bernal
Actor
Born November 30, 1978 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Gael García Bernal is a Mexican actor and filmmaker. He is known for his performances in the films Amores perros (2000), 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.
Filmography
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Zero A.D.: The Birth of Christ
Joachim
Z
Zorro
Sueño Perro
The Boys: Mexico
The End of It
Diego
Nothing Between Us
Guillermo
Santita
Alejandro
Thesis on a Domestication
Magellan
Fernão de Magalhães
Holland
Dave Delgado
ASCO: Without Permission
La Máquina
Esteban 'La Máquina' Osuna
LEGO Pixar: BrickToons
Héctor (voice)
State of Silence
Gombrowicz or The Immaturity
Another End
Sal
Cassandro
Saúl "Cassandro"
The Mother
Hector
This One Summer
Thiago
Director by Night
Self
Werewolf by Night
Jack Russell
Station Eleven
Arthur Leander
Maya and the Three
The Jaguar Brothers (voice)
Old
Guy
El Tema
Host
Perros, amores, accidentes
Self (archive footage)
Pan y Circo
Self
Wasp Network
Viramontez
It Must Be Heaven
Gael García Bernal
Lorena: Light-Footed Woman
Ema
Gastón
Birders
Chicuarotes
1994
Self
A 3 Minute Hug
The Kindergarten Teacher
Simon
The Accused
Mario Elmo
Museo
Juan Núñez
Here on Earth
El Pájaro
If You Saw His Heart
Daniel
Coco
Héctor (voice)
Zama
Salt and Fire
Dr. Fabio Cavani
You're Killing Me Susana
Eligio
Neruda
Oscar Peluchoneau
Chelsea
Self
Madly
Zoom
Edward
The Empty Classroom
Eva Doesn't Sleep
Massera
The Chosen Ones
Desierto
Moises
Leagues
Rosewater
Maziar Bahari
The Ardor
Kaí
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Mozart in the Jungle
Rodrigo De Souza
Paraíso
Who Is Dayani Cristal?
Himself
Vamps
Diego Bardem (uncredited)
No
René Saaverdra
The Loneliest Planet
Alex
Casa de Mi Padre
Onza
Miss Bala
Breaking the Taboo
Self
A Little Bit of Heaven
Julian Goldstein
Even the Rain
Sebastián
Los Invisibles
Self
José & Pilar
Self
Hidalgo, Frenesí de Libertad
Narrator
Revolución
Letters to Juliet
Victor
The Limits of Control
Mexican
Sin Nombre
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self
Mammoth
Leo Vidales
Rudo & Cursi
Tato
Walking Vengeance
8
I'm Gonna Explode
Blindness
Bartender / King of Ward Three
Chevolution
The letter
The Past
Rímini
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
Self
Saint Death
Narrator
Déficit
Cristobal
Cochochi
Babel
Santiago
The Science of Sleep
Stéphane
Drama/Mex
The King
Elvis Valderez
Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education
Self
Bad Education
Ángel / Juan / Zahara
The Motorcycle Diaries
Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna
Traveling with Che Guevara
Che
Dot the I
Kit Winter
Dreaming of Julia
Ricky
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
The Crime of Padre Amaro
Padre Amaro
I'm with Lucy
Date 2 - Gabriel
Fidel
Che Guevara
Fidel
Che Guevara
Don't Tempt Me
Jack Davenport
Y Tu Mamá También
Julio Zapata
Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'
Self
Private Lives
Gustavo 'Gana' Bertolini
The Eye on the Nape
Pablo
Amores Perros
Octavio
The View
Self
The Daily Show
Self
De Tripas, Corazón
El abuelo y yo
Daniel García Medina
The Oscars
Self