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Gael García Bernal
Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal

ActingBorn November 30, 1978 (age 47)Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

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.

Filmography

2026
Zero A.D.

as Joachim

Movie
2026Movie
2026
Nothing Between Us

as Guillermo

Movie
2026
Santita

as Alejandro

TV
2025
Magellan

as Fernão de Magalhães

Movie
2025
Holland

as Dave Delgado

Movie
2024
La Máquina

as Esteban 'La Máquina' Osuna

TV
2024
LEGO Pixar: BrickToons

as Héctor (voice)

TV
2024Movie
2023
Cassandro

as Saúl "Cassandro"

Movie
2023
The Mother

as Hector

Movie
2023Movie
2022Movie
2022
Werewolf by Night

as Jack Russell

Movie
2021
Station Eleven

as Arthur Leander

TV
2021
Maya and the Three

as The Jaguar Brothers (voice)

TV
2021
Old

as Guy

Movie
2021
El Tema

as Host

TV
2020
Perros, amores, accidentes

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2020TV
2020
Wasp Network

as Viramontez

Movie
2019
It Must Be Heaven

as Gael García Bernal

Movie
2019
Ema

as Gastón

Movie
2019
1994

as Self

TV
2018Movie
2018
The Accused

as Mario Elmo

Movie
2018
Museo

as Juan Núñez

Movie
2018
Here on Earth

as El Pájaro

TV
2017Movie
2017
Coco

as Héctor (voice)

Movie
2016
Salt and Fire

as Dr. Fabio Cavani

Movie
2016Movie
2016
Neruda

as Oscar Peluchoneau

Movie
2016
Chelsea

as Self

TV
2016
Zoom

as Edward

Movie
2015Movie
2015
Desierto

as Moises

Movie
2014
Rosewater

as Maziar Bahari

Movie
2014
The Ardor

as Kaí

Movie
2014
Mozart in the Jungle

as Rodrigo De Souza

TV
2013Movie
2012
Vamps

as Diego Bardem (uncredited)

Movie
2012
No

as René Saaverdra

Movie
2012Movie
2012Movie
2011Movie
2011
A Little Bit of Heaven

as Julian Goldstein

Movie
2011
Even the Rain

as Sebastián

Movie
2010Movie
2010Movie
2010Movie
2010Movie
2009Movie
2009
Mammoth

as Leo Vidales

Movie
2008Movie
2008
Blindness

as Bartender / King of Ward Three

Movie
2008Movie
2007
The Past

as Rímini

Movie
2007
Saint Death

as Narrator

Movie
2007
Déficit

as Cristobal

Movie
2006
Babel

as Santiago

Movie
2006Movie
2006
The King

as Elvis Valderez

Movie
2004
Bad Education

as Ángel / Juan / Zahara

Movie
2004
The Motorcycle Diaries

as Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna

Movie
2003
Dot the I

as Kit Winter

Movie
2003Movie
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

TV
2002Movie
2002
I'm with Lucy

as Date 2 - Gabriel

Movie
2002
Fidel

as Che Guevara

Movie
2002
Fidel

as Che Guevara

TV
2001
Don't Tempt Me

as Jack Davenport

Movie
2001
The Last Post

as Jose Francisco

Movie
2001
Y Tu Mamá También

as Julio Zapata

Movie
2001
Private Lives

as Gustavo 'Gana' Bertolini

Movie
2001Movie
2000
Amores Perros

as Octavio

Movie
1997
The View

as Self

TV
1996TV
1996
The Daily Show

as Self - Guest

TV
1992
El abuelo y yo

as Daniel García Medina

TV
1953
The Oscars

as Self

TV
Z

as Zorro

Movie
Movie
Movie
In the Valley of Shadows

as Álvar Toledano

Movie
Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayNovember 30, 1978
Place of BirthGuadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Popularity2.3