Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal

  • Birthday: 1978-11-30
  • Place of birth: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
  • Also know as: Gael Garcia Bernal

Biography

Gael García Bernal (born 30 November 1978) is a Mexican actor and producer. He is best known for his performances in the films Bad Education, The Motorcycle Diaries (where he played a young Che Guevara), Amores perros, Y tu mamá también, Babel, Coco, and Old, and for his role as Rodrigo de Souza in the Amazon Studios streaming television series Mozart in the Jungle. He and Diego Luna founded Canana Films in Mexico City. García Bernal was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for 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. 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.

Filmography

Bad Education

2004

As Ángel/Juan/Zahara

The Science of Sleep

2006

As Stéphane

The Crime of Padre Amaro

2002

As Padre Amaro

The Motorcycle Diaries

2004

As Ernesto Guevara de la Serna

The King

2006

As Elvis

Rudo & Cursi

2008

As Tato

Mammoth

2009

As Leo Vidales

The Past

2007

As Rímini

Déficit

2007

As Cristobal

No

2012

As René Saaverdra

Rosewater

2014

As Maziar Bahari

Saint Death

2007

As Narrator

Desierto

2015

As Moises

The Ardor

2014

As Kaí

Z

0000

As Zorro

Dot the I

2003

As Kit Winter

Zoom

2015

As Edward

Eva Doesn't Sleep

2015

As Massera

Who Is Dayani Cristal?

2013

As Himself

Neruda

2016

As Oscar Peluchoneau

The Eye on the Nape

2001

As Pablo

If You Saw His Heart

2017

As Daniel

Museo

2018

As Juan Núñez

Los Invisibles

2010

As Self

Cassandro

2023

As Saúl "Cassandro"

Werewolf by Night

2022

As Jack Russell

Another End

2024

As Sal

Amores Perros

2000

As Octavio

Y Tu Mamá También

2001

As Julio Zapata

Fidel

2002

As Che Guevara

A Little Bit of Heaven

2011

As Julian Goldstein

Even the Rain

2011

As Sebastián

Private Lives

2001

As Gustavo 'Gana' Bertolini

Dreaming of Julia

2003

As Ricky

The Last Post

2001

As Jose Francisco

Coco

2017

As Héctor (voice)

The Accused

2018

As Mario Elmo

Ema

2019

As Gastón

Dante's Lunch

2017

As Héctor (voice)

Old

2021

As Guy

Babel

2006

As Santiago

Don't Tempt Me

2001

As Davenport

José & Pilar

2010

As Self

Chevolution

2008

As

Salt and Fire

2016

As Dr. Fabio Cavani

Wasp Network

2020

As Viramontez

It Must Be Heaven

2019

As Gael García Bernal

Letters to Juliet

2010

As Victor

Casa de Mi Padre

2012

As Onza

This One Summer

2023

As Thiago

The Mother

2023

As Hector

I'm with Lucy

2002

As Date 2 - Gabriel

The Limits of Control

2009

As Mexican

Blindness

2008

As Bartender / King of Ward Three

Vamps

2012

As Diego Bardem

Mickey’s PhilharMagic

2003

As Hector (voice)

Director by Night

2022

As Self

Production

Leagues

2015

As Creative Director

Revolución

2010

As Director

8

2008

As Director

Déficit

2007

As Director

The Empty Classroom

2015

As Director

The Visible Hand

2015

As Director

Madly

2016

As Director

Chicuarotes

2019

As Director

Los Invisibles

2010

As Director

The Letter

0000

As Director

The Letter

2008

As Director

Sin Nombre

2009

As Executive Producer

Who Is Dayani Cristal?

2013

As Producer

Paradise

2013

As Executive Producer

The Chosen Ones

2015

As Executive Producer

Zama

2017

As Executive Producer

Drama/Mex

2006

As Executive Producer

Miss Bala

2011

As Executive Producer

Chicuarotes

2019

As Producer

Salt and Fire

2016

As Executive Producer

A 3 Minute Hug

2018

As Executive Producer

Lorena, Light-footed Woman

2019

As Executive Producer

Birders

2019

As Executive Producer

Leagues

2015

As Producer

The Letter

2008

As Producer

Cassandro

2023

As Executive Producer

8

2008

As Producer

Madly

2016

As Story

Madly

2016

As Screenplay

The Letter

2008

As Screenplay

8

2008

As Writer

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