
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.
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Known For
Acting History
2025
Magellan as Ferdinand Magellan
2025Holland as Dave Delgado
2024La Máquina as Esteban 'La Máquina' Osuna
2024LEGO Pixar: BrickToons as Héctor (voice)
2024Another End as Sal
2023Cassandro as Saúl "Cassandro"
2023The Mother as Hector
2023This One Summer as Thiago
2022Director by Night as Self
2022Werewolf by Night as Jack Russell
2021Station Eleven as Arthur Leander
2021Maya and the Three as The Jaguar Brothers (voice)
2021Old as Guy
2021El Tema as Host
2020Perros, amores, accidentes as Self (archive footage)
2020Pan y Circo as Self
2020Wasp Network as Viramontez
2019It Must Be Heaven as Gael García Bernal
2019Ema as Gastón
20191994 as Self
2018The Kindergarten Teacher as Simon
2018The Accused as Mario Elmo
2018Museo as Juan Núñez
2018Here on Earth as El Pájaro
2017If You Saw His Heart as Daniel
2017Coco as Héctor (voice)
2016Salt and Fire as Dr. Fabio Cavani
2016You're Killing Me Susana as Eligio
2016Neruda as Oscar Peluchoneau
2016Chelsea as Self
2016Zoom as Edward
2015Eva Doesn't Sleep as Massera
2015Desierto as Moises
2014Rosewater as Maziar Bahari
2014The Ardor as Kaí
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2014Mozart in the Jungle as Rodrigo De Souza
2013Who Is Dayani Cristal? as Himself
2012Vamps as Diego Bardem (uncredited)
2012No as René Saaverdra
2012The Loneliest Planet as Alex
2012Casa de Mi Padre as Onza
2011Breaking the Taboo as Self
2011A Little Bit of Heaven as Julian Goldstein
2011Even the Rain as Sebastián
2010Los Invisibles as Self
2010José & Pilar as Self
2010Hidalgo, Frenesí de Libertad as Narrator
2010Letters to Juliet as Victor
2009The Limits of Control as Mexican
2009Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self
2009Mammoth as Leo Vidales
2008Rudo & Cursi as Tato
2008Blindness as Bartender / King of Ward Three
2008Chevolution
2007The Past as Rímini
2007Common Ground: Under Construction Notes as Self
2007Saint Death as Narrator
2007Déficit as Cristobal
2006Babel as Santiago
2006The Science of Sleep as Stéphane
2006The King as Elvis
2004Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education as Self
2004Bad Education as Ángel / Juan / Zahara
2004The Motorcycle Diaries as Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna
2004Traveling with Che Guevara as Che
2003Dreaming of Julia as Ricky
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2003Dot the I as Kit Winter
2002Fidel as Che Guevara
2002The Crime of Padre Amaro as Padre Amaro
2002I'm with Lucy as Date 2 - Gabriel
2002Fidel as Che Guevara
2001Don't Tempt Me as Jack Davenport
2001The Last Post as Jose Francisco
2001Y Tu Mamá También as Julio Zapata
2001Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También' as Self
2001Private Lives as Gustavo 'Gana' Bertolini
2001The Eye on the Nape as Pablo
2000Amores Perros as Octavio
1996The Daily Show as Self
1996De Tripas, Corazón
1992El abuelo y yo as Daniel García Medina
1953The Oscars as Self
—Untitled Adam Sandler/Josh Safdie Project
—Zero A.D. as Joachim
—Monkey Hill
—Z as Zorro
—Santita
—The End of It
—Sin equipaje









