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Actor

Gael García Bernal

Born 30 November 1978 · Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

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.

Films and shows

  1. 2026Man Overboard!1h 56mCamilo
  2. 2026Nothing Between Us1h 30mGuillermo
  3. 2026Santita1 seasonAlejandro
  4. 2026The End of It1h 42mDiego
  5. 2026Zero A.D.: The Birth of Christ1h 55mJoachim
  6. 2026Each Day in a Moment: 20251h 20mSelf (uncredited)
  7. 2025Magellan2h 40mFernão de Magalhães
  8. 2025Holland1h 48mDave Delgado
  9. 2025Sueño Perro30m
  10. 2025ASCO: Without Permission1h 30mExecutive Producer
  11. 2024Another End2h 9mSal
  12. 2024La Máquina1 seasonEsteban 'La Máquina' Osuna
  13. 2024Gombrowicz or The Immaturity
  14. 2024State of Silence1h 23mExecutive Producer
  15. 2023Cassandro1h 46mSaúl "Cassandro"
  16. 2023This One Summer1h 39mThiago
  17. 2023The Mother1h 55mHector
  18. 2022Werewolf by Night55mJack Russell
  19. 2022Director by Night54mSelf
  20. 2021Old1h 48mGuy
  21. 2021El Tema1 seasonHost
  22. 2021Maya and the Three1 seasonThe Jaguar Brothers (voice)
  23. 2020Perros, amores, accidentes44mSelf (archive footage)
  24. 2020Wasp Network2h 8mViramontez
  25. 2020Pan y Circo2 seasonsProducer
  26. 2019Ema1h 47mGastón
  27. 2019It Must Be Heaven1h 43mGael García Bernal
  28. 2019Birders37mExecutive Producer
  29. 2019Lorena: Light-Footed Woman28mExecutive Producer
  30. 2019Chicuarotes1h 36mProducer
  31. 2018Museo2h 6mJuan Núñez
  32. 2018The Accused1h 53mMario Elmo
  33. 2018The Kindergarten Teacher1h 36mSimon
  34. 2018A 3 Minute Hug28mExecutive Producer
  35. 2018Here on Earth2 seasonsCreator
  36. 2017If You Saw His Heart1h 26mDaniel
  37. 2017Coco1h 45mHéctor (voice)
  38. 2016Neruda1h 48mOscar Peluchoneau
  39. 2016Zoom1h 33mEdward
  40. 2016You're Killing Me Susana1h 41mEligio
  41. 2016Salt and Fire1h 38mDr. Fabio Cavani
  42. 2016Madly1h 45mDirector
  43. 2015Desierto1h 28mMoises
  44. 2015Eva Doesn't Sleep1h 25mMassera
  45. 2015The Visible Hand10mDirector
  46. 2015Leagues12mProducer
  47. 2015The Chosen Ones1h 45mExecutive Producer
  48. 2014Mozart in the Jungle4 seasonsRodrigo De Souza
  49. 2014Rosewater1h 43mMaziar Bahari
  50. 2014The Ardor1h 41mKaí
  51. 2013Who Is Dayani Cristal?1h 20mHimself
  52. 2013Paraíso1h 43mExecutive Producer
  53. 2012No1h 58mRené Saaverdra
  54. 2012The Loneliest Planet1h 53mAlex
  55. 2012Casa de Mi Padre1h 24mOnza
  56. 2011A Little Bit of Heaven1h 46mJulian Goldstein
  57. 2011Even the Rain1h 43mSebastián
  58. 2011Breaking the Taboo1h 20mSelf
  59. 2011Miss Bala1h 53mExecutive Producer
  60. 2010Hidalgo, Frenesí de Libertad1h 25mNarrator
  61. 2010Letters to Juliet1h 45mVictor
  62. 2010Los Invisibles24mSelf
  63. 2010José & Pilar1h 57mSelf
  64. 2010Revolución1h 45mDirector
  65. 2010Abel1h 23mExecutive Producer
  66. 2009Mammoth2h 5mLeo Vidales
  67. 2009The Limits of Control1h 56mMexican
  68. 2009Sin Nombre1h 36mExecutive Producer
  69. 2008Rudo & Cursi1h 42mTato
  70. 2008Chevolution1h 26m
  71. 2008Blindness2h 1mBartender / King of Ward Three
  72. 200881h 40mDirector
  73. 2008Walking Vengeance2h 9mExecutive Producer
  74. 2008The letter10mDirector
  75. 2008I'm Gonna Explode1h 46mExecutive Producer
  76. 2007Déficit1h 19mCristobal
  77. 2007Saint Death1h 24mNarrator
  78. 2007The Past1h 54mRímini
  79. 2007Common Ground: Under Construction Notes1h 36mSelf
  80. 2007Cochochi1h 27mExecutive Producer
  81. 2006The King1h 45mElvis Valderez
  82. 2006The Science of Sleep1h 46mStéphane
  83. 2006Babel2h 23mSantiago
  84. 2006Drama/Mex1h 45mExecutive Producer
  85. 2004Traveling with Che Guevara2h 1mChe
  86. 2004The Motorcycle Diaries2h 6mErnesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna
  87. 2004Bad Education1h 45mÁngel / Juan / Zahara
  88. 2004Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education2mSelf
  89. 2003Dot the I1h 32mKit Winter
  90. 2003Dreaming of Julia1h 49mRicky
  91. 2002The Crime of Padre Amaro1h 58mPadre Amaro
  92. 2002Fidel3h 25mChe Guevara
  93. 2002Fidel1 seasonChe Guevara
  94. 2002I'm with Lucy1h 30mDate 2 - Gabriel
  95. 2001The Eye on the Nape25mPablo
  96. 2001The Last Post16mJose Francisco
  97. 2001Private Lives1h 37mGustavo 'Gana' Bertolini
  98. 2001Y Tu Mamá También1h 46mJulio Zapata
  99. 2001Don't Tempt Me1h 52mJack Davenport
  100. 2001Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'22mSelf
  101. 2000Amores Perros2h 34mOctavio
  102. 1996De Tripas, Corazón16m
  103. 1992Vovô e Eu1 seasonDaniel García Medina
  104. In the Valley of ShadowsÁlvar Toledano
  105. ZZorro
  106. Monkey Hill
  107. The Boys: Mexico1 season