Gael García Bernal
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 30, 1978 (age 47)
- Birthplace
- Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Biography
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.
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Filmography
Z
Movie · as Zorro
Monkey Hill
Movie
In the Valley of Shadows
Movie · as Álvar Toledano
El Origen de la Experiencia
Movie · as Self - Narrator
The Boys: Mexico
TV · 1 ep
Zero A.D.: The Birth of Christ
Movie · as Joachim
The End of It
Movie · as Diego
Man Overboard!
Movie · as Camilo
Nothing Between Us
Movie · as Guillermo
Each Day in a Moment: 2025
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Santita
TV · as Alejandro · 7 eps
Holland
Movie · as Dave Delgado
Magellan
Movie · as Fernão de Magalhães
Sueño Perro
Movie
Another End
Movie · as Sal
Gombrowicz or The Immaturity
Movie
La Máquina
TV · as Esteban 'La Máquina' Osuna · 6 eps
LEGO Pixar: BrickToons
TV · as Héctor (voice) · 1 ep
FICCIONANDO
TV · 1 ep
The Mother
Movie · as Hector
This One Summer
Movie · as Thiago
Cassandro
Movie · as Saúl "Cassandro"
Werewolf by Night
Movie · as Jack Russell
Director by Night
Movie · as Self
Old
Movie · as Guy
El Tema
TV · as Host · 1 ep
Maya and the Three
TV · as The Jaguar Brothers (voice) · 9 eps
Station Eleven
TV · as Arthur Leander · 10 eps
Perros, amores, accidentes
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Wasp Network
Movie · as Viramontez
Pan y Circo
TV · as Self · 7 eps
Ema
Movie · as Gastón
It Must Be Heaven
Movie · as Gael García Bernal
1994
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Museo
Movie · as Juan Núñez
The Kindergarten Teacher
Movie · as Simon
The Accused
Movie · as Mario Elmo
Here on Earth
TV · as El Pájaro · 8 eps
Coco
Movie · as Héctor (voice)
If You Saw His Heart
Movie · as Daniel
You're Killing Me Susana
Movie · as Eligio
Zoom
Movie · as Edward
Salt and Fire
Movie · as Dr. Fabio Cavani
Neruda
Movie · as Oscar Peluchoneau
Chelsea
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Desierto
Movie · as Moises
Eva Doesn't Sleep
Movie · as Massera
Rosewater
Movie · as Maziar Bahari
The Ardor
Movie · as Kaí
Mozart in the Jungle
TV · as Rodrigo De Souza · 40 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Who Is Dayani Cristal?
Movie · as Himself
Casa de Mi Padre
Movie · as Onza
The Loneliest Planet
Movie · as Alex
No
Movie · as René Saaverdra
Vamps
Movie · as Diego Bardem (uncredited)
A Little Bit of Heaven
Movie · as Julian Goldstein
Even the Rain
Movie · as Sebastián
Breaking the Taboo
Movie · as Self
José & Pilar
Movie · as Self
Hidalgo, Frenesí de Libertad
Movie · as Narrator
Los Invisibles
Movie · as Self
Letters to Juliet
Movie · as Victor
The Limits of Control
Movie · as Mexican
Mammoth
Movie · as Leo Vidales
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Rudo & Cursi
Movie · as Tato
Blindness
Movie · as Bartender / King of Ward Three
Chevolution
Movie
The Past
Movie · as Rímini
Déficit
Movie · as Cristobal
Saint Death
Movie · as Narrator
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
Movie · as Self
The Science of Sleep
Movie · as Stéphane
Babel
Movie · as Santiago
The King
Movie · as Elvis Valderez
Bad Education
Movie · as Ángel / Juan / Zahara
The Motorcycle Diaries
Movie · as Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna
Traveling with Che Guevara
Movie · as Che
Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education
Movie · as Self
Dot the I
Movie · as Kit Winter
Dreaming of Julia
Movie · as Ricky
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Crime of Padre Amaro
Movie · as Padre Amaro
I'm with Lucy
Movie · as Date 2 - Gabriel
Fidel
Movie · as Che Guevara
Fidel
TV · as Che Guevara · 2 eps
Y Tu Mamá También
Movie · as Julio Zapata
Don't Tempt Me
Movie · as Jack Davenport
Private Lives
Movie · as Gustavo 'Gana' Bertolini
The Last Post
Movie · as Jose Francisco
The Eye on the Nape
Movie · as Pablo
Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'
Movie · as Self
Amores Perros
Movie · as Octavio
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
De Tripas, Corazón
Movie
The Daily Show
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
Vovô e Eu
TV · as Daniel García Medina · 90 eps
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep