Gael García Bernal

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

91

Gender

Male

Birthday

1978-11-30 (47 years old)

Place of Birth

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Gael García Bernal

Biography

Gael García Bernal (Spanish: [ɡaˈel ɣaɾˈsi.aβeɾˈnal]; born 30 November 1978) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gael García Bernal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Coco

    Coco

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Chelsea

    Chelsea

  • Mozart in the Jungle

    Mozart in the Jungle

  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

    Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

  • Babel

    Babel

  • Déficit

    Déficit

  • Blindness

    Blindness

  • Amores Perros

    Amores Perros

  • Desierto

    Desierto

  • Old

    Old

  • Rosewater

    Rosewater

  • The Ardor

    The Ardor

  • Station Eleven

    Station Eleven

  • Mammoth

    Mammoth

  • The King

    The King

  • Vamps

    Vamps

  • Neruda

    Neruda

  • No

    No

  • Zoom

    Zoom

  • The Motorcycle Diaries

    The Motorcycle Diaries

  • I'm with Lucy

    I'm with Lucy

  • Dot the I

    Dot the I

  • Y Tu Mamá También

    Y Tu Mamá También

  • Maya and the Three

    Maya and the Three

  • Cassandro

    Cassandro

  • Director by Night

    Director by Night

  • Chevolution

    Chevolution

  • Dreaming of Julia

    Dreaming of Julia

  • The Mother

    The Mother

  • LEGO Pixar: BrickToons

    LEGO Pixar: BrickToons

  • It Must Be Heaven

    It Must Be Heaven

  • Werewolf by Night

    Werewolf by Night

  • Holland

    Holland

  • La Máquina

    La Máquina

  • The Kindergarten Teacher

    The Kindergarten Teacher

  • The Accused

    The Accused

  • Letters to Juliet

    Letters to Juliet

  • Casa de Mi Padre

    Casa de Mi Padre

  • El abuelo y yo

    El abuelo y yo

  • Magellan

    Magellan

  • This One Summer

    This One Summer

  • Bad Education

    Bad Education

  • The Science of Sleep

    The Science of Sleep

  • Rudo & Cursi

    Rudo & Cursi

  • Wasp Network

    Wasp Network

  • Here on Earth

    Here on Earth

  • A Little Bit of Heaven

    A Little Bit of Heaven

  • Pan y Circo

    Pan y Circo

  • Breaking the Taboo

    Breaking the Taboo

  • The Past

    The Past

  • The Limits of Control

    The Limits of Control

  • The Crime of Padre Amaro

    The Crime of Padre Amaro

  • Another End

    Another End

  • Don't Tempt Me

    Don't Tempt Me

  • Salt and Fire

    Salt and Fire

  • Even the Rain

    Even the Rain

  • 1994

    1994

  • Zero A.D.

    Zero A.D.

  • You're Killing Me Susana

    You're Killing Me Susana

  • Museo

    Museo

  • Ema

    Ema

  • De Tripas, Corazón

    De Tripas, Corazón

  • Fidel

    Fidel

  • Common Ground: Under Construction Notes

    Common Ground: Under Construction Notes

  • Fidel

    Fidel

  • Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'

    Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'

  • El Tema

    El Tema

  • Private Lives

    Private Lives

  • If You Saw His Heart

    If You Saw His Heart

  • Who Is Dayani Cristal?

    Who Is Dayani Cristal?

  • The Loneliest Planet

    The Loneliest Planet

  • Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education

    Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education

  • Eva Doesn't Sleep

    Eva Doesn't Sleep

  • Perros, amores, accidentes

    Perros, amores, accidentes

  • The End of It

    The End of It

  • Z

    Z

  • Santita

    Santita

  • José & Pilar

    José & Pilar

  • Monkey Hill

    Monkey Hill

  • The Eye on the Nape

    The Eye on the Nape

  • Los Invisibles

    Los Invisibles

  • Saint Death

    Saint Death

  • The Last Post

    The Last Post

  • Traveling with Che Guevara

    Traveling with Che Guevara

  • Sin equipaje

    Sin equipaje

  • Hidalgo, Frenesí de Libertad

    Hidalgo, Frenesí de Libertad