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Bryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956) is an American actor, director, and producer who is mainly known for portraying Walter White in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2008–2013) and Hal in the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006). He has received a number of awards—including six Primetime Emmy Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Golden Globe Award—with a nomination for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award. Bryan Cranston's performance on Breaking Bad earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series four times (2008, 2009, 2010, and 2014). After becoming a producer of the show in 2011, he also won the award for Outstanding Drama Series twice. Breaking Bad also earned Cranston five Golden Globe nominations (with one win) and nine Screen Actors Guild Award nominations (with four wins). He was previously nominated three times for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in Malcolm in the Middle. Cranston co-developed and occasionally appeared in the crime drama series Sneaky Pete (2015–2019) and served as a director for episodes of Malcolm in the Middle, Breaking Bad, Modern Family, and The Office. In 2014, Cranston earned a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his portrayal of President Lyndon B. Johnson in the Broadway play All the Way, a role he reprised in the HBO 2016 television film of the same name. In 2018, he received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play for his portrayal of Howard Beale in the play Network at London's National Theatre, later winning his second Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for the same role on Broadway. For portraying Dalton Trumbo in the film Trumbo (2015), he received nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe Award, all for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Cranston has appeared in several other films, such as Saving Private Ryan (1998), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Drive (2011), Argo (2012), Godzilla (2014), and The Upside (2017). He also provided voice acting in the films Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016), and Isle of Dogs (2018).
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Bryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956) is an American actor, director, and producer who is mainly known for portraying Walter White in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2008–2013) and Hal in the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006). He has received a number of awards—including six Primetime Emmy Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Golden Globe Award—with a nomination for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award. Bryan Cranston's performance on Breaking Bad earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series four times (2008, 2009, 2010, and 2014). After becoming a producer of the show in 2011, he also won the award for Outstanding Drama Series twice. Breaking Bad also earned Cranston five Golden Globe nominations (with one win) and nine Screen Actors Guild Award nominations (with four wins). He was previously nominated three times for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in Malcolm in the Middle. Cranston co-developed and occasionally appeared in the crime drama series Sneaky Pete (2015–2019) and served as a director for episodes of Malcolm in the Middle, Breaking Bad, Modern Family, and The Office. In 2014, Cranston earned a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his portrayal of President Lyndon B. Johnson in the Broadway play All the Way, a role he reprised in the HBO 2016 television film of the same name. In 2018, he received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play for his portrayal of Howard Beale in the play Network at London's National Theatre, later winning his second Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for the same role on Broadway. For portraying Dalton Trumbo in the film Trumbo (2015), he received nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe Award, all for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Cranston has appeared in several other films, such as Saving Private Ryan (1998), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Drive (2011), Argo (2012), Godzilla (2014), and The Upside (2017). He also provided voice acting in the films Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016), and Isle of Dogs (2018).
Known For
Murder, She Wrote
Saturday Night Live
Seinfeld
The Simpsons
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Family Guy
Diagnosis: Murder
American Dad!
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Oscars
Late Night with Seth Meyers
30 Rock
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
How I Met Your Mother
The Graham Norton Show
The Daily Show
Matlock
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Airwolf
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Real Time with Bill Maher
Baywatch
CHiPs
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The X-Files
Walker, Texas Ranger
Working
Viper
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Jake and the Fatman
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Chicago Hope
The Stand
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
The Emmy Awards
Hill Street Blues
Better Call Saul
Inside Comedy
Touched by an Angel
Who Do You Think You Are?
The King of Queens
L.A. Law
Cover Up
3rd Rock from the Sun
The Flash
Babylon 5
Thank God You're Here
Brotherly Love
Geeking Out
The Pretender
Talking with Chris Hardwick
Clerks
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Archer
Gary & Mike
Brooklyn South
Hart to Heart
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
Power Rangers
Thank God You're Here
Saving Private Ryan
Amazon Women on the Moon
From the Earth to the Moon
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
I Know My First Name Is Steven
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Detachment
Sneaky Pete
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
The Lincoln Lawyer
John Carter
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Fall
Rock of Ages
Contagion
Total Recall
Little Miss Sunshine
MADtv
Power Rangers
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Asteroid City
Kung Fu Panda 4
The Studio
Venom: The Last Dance
The Louie Show
The Concert for Valor
Godzilla
Drive
Spider-Man 4
Argylle
Larry Crowne
Malcolm in the Middle
Get a Job
Last Flag Flying
Argo
Batman: Year One
The Upside
Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion
Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World
Kung Fu Panda 3
The One and Only Ivan
Your Honor
Supermansion
Breaking Bad
Jerry & Marge Go Large
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
Animal
All the Way
Why Him?
Isle of Dogs
Red Tails
Production Credits
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
The Office
Malcolm in the Middle
Modern Family
Supermansion
Sneaky Pete
Venom: The Last Dance
Your Honor
Breaking Bad
All the Way
The Dangerous Book for Boys
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