Gael García Bernal

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

1978-11-30

Place of Birth

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gael García Bernal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Acting History

2025
Magellan as Ferdinand Magellan
2025
Holland as Dave Delgado
2024
La Máquina as Esteban 'La Máquina' Osuna
2024
LEGO Pixar: BrickToons as Héctor (voice)
2024
Another End as Sal
2023
Cassandro as Saúl "Cassandro"
2023
The Mother as Hector
2023
This One Summer as Thiago
2022
Director by Night as Self
2022
Werewolf by Night as Jack Russell
2021
Station Eleven as Arthur Leander
2021
Maya and the Three as The Jaguar Brothers (voice)
2021
Old as Guy
2021
El Tema as Host
2020
Perros, amores, accidentes as Self (archive footage)
2020
Pan y Circo as Self
2020
Wasp Network as Viramontez
2019
It Must Be Heaven as Gael García Bernal
2019
Ema as Gastón
2019
1994 as Self
2018
The Kindergarten Teacher as Simon
2018
The Accused as Mario Elmo
2018
Museo as Juan Núñez
2018
Here on Earth as El Pájaro
2017
If You Saw His Heart as Daniel
2017
Coco as Héctor (voice)
2016
Salt and Fire as Dr. Fabio Cavani
2016
You're Killing Me Susana as Eligio
2016
Neruda as Oscar Peluchoneau
2016
Chelsea as Self
2016
Zoom as Edward
2015
Eva Doesn't Sleep as Massera
2015
Desierto as Moises
2014
Rosewater as Maziar Bahari
2014
The Ardor as Kaí
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2014
Mozart in the Jungle as Rodrigo De Souza
2013
Who Is Dayani Cristal? as Himself
2012
Vamps as Diego Bardem (uncredited)
2012
No as René Saaverdra
2012
The Loneliest Planet as Alex
2012
Casa de Mi Padre as Onza
2011
Breaking the Taboo as Self
2011
A Little Bit of Heaven as Julian Goldstein
2011
Even the Rain as Sebastián
2010
Los Invisibles as Self
2010
José & Pilar as Self
2010
Hidalgo, Frenesí de Libertad as Narrator
2010
Letters to Juliet as Victor
2009
The Limits of Control as Mexican
2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self
2009
Mammoth as Leo Vidales
2008
Rudo & Cursi as Tato
2008
Blindness as Bartender / King of Ward Three
2008
Chevolution
2007
The Past as Rímini
2007
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes as Self
2007
Saint Death as Narrator
2007
Déficit as Cristobal
2006
Babel as Santiago
2006
The Science of Sleep as Stéphane
2006
The King as Elvis
2004
Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education as Self
2004
Bad Education as Ángel / Juan / Zahara
2004
The Motorcycle Diaries as Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna
2004
Traveling with Che Guevara as Che
2003
Dreaming of Julia as Ricky
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2003
Dot the I as Kit Winter
2002
Fidel as Che Guevara
2002
The Crime of Padre Amaro as Padre Amaro
2002
I'm with Lucy as Date 2 - Gabriel
2002
Fidel as Che Guevara
2001
Don't Tempt Me as Jack Davenport
2001
The Last Post as Jose Francisco
2001
Y Tu Mamá También as Julio Zapata
2001
Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También' as Self
2001
Private Lives as Gustavo 'Gana' Bertolini
2001
The Eye on the Nape as Pablo
2000
Amores Perros as Octavio
1996
The Daily Show as Self
1996
De Tripas, Corazón
1992
El abuelo y yo as Daniel García Medina
1953
The 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