Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 30, 1978
Place of Birth:
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Holland | Dave Delgado |
| 2025 | Zero A.D. | Joachim |
| 2025 | Magellan | Ferdinand Magellan |
| 2024 | Another End | Sal |
| 2023 | The Mother | Hector |
| 2023 | This One Summer | Thiago |
| 2023 | Cassandro | Saúl "Cassandro" |
| 2022 | Werewolf by Night | Jack Russell |
| 2022 | Director by Night | Self |
| 2021 | Old | Guy |
| 2020 | Perros, amores, accidentes | Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Wasp Network | Viramontez |
| 2019 | Ema | Gastón |
| 2019 | It Must Be Heaven | Gael García Bernal |
| 2018 | Museo | Juan Núñez |
| 2018 | The Kindergarten Teacher | Simon |
| 2018 | The Accused | Mario Elmo |
| 2017 | Coco | Héctor (voice) |
| 2017 | If You Saw His Heart | Daniel |
| 2016 | You're Killing Me Susana | Eligio |
| 2016 | Salt and Fire | Dr. Fabio Cavani |
| 2016 | Neruda | Oscar Peluchoneau |
| 2015 | Desierto | Moises |
| 2015 | Zoom | Edward |
| 2015 | Eva Doesn't Sleep | Massera |
| 2014 | Rosewater | Maziar Bahari |
| 2014 | The Ardor | Kaí |
| 2013 | Who Is Dayani Cristal? | Himself |
| 2012 | Casa de Mi Padre | Onza |
| 2012 | The Loneliest Planet | Alex |
| 2012 | No | René Saaverdra |
| 2012 | Vamps | Diego Bardem (uncredited) |
| 2011 | A Little Bit of Heaven | Julian Goldstein |
| 2011 | Even the Rain | Sebastián |
| 2011 | Breaking the Taboo | Self |
| 2010 | José & Pilar | Self |
| 2010 | Hidalgo, Frenesí de Libertad | Narrator |
| 2010 | Los Invisibles | Self |
| 2010 | Letters to Juliet | Victor |
| 2009 | The Limits of Control | Mexican |
| 2009 | Mammoth | Leo Vidales |
| 2008 | Rudo & Cursi | Tato |
| 2008 | Blindness | Bartender / King of Ward Three |
| 2008 | Chevolution | |
| 2007 | The Past | Rímini |
| 2007 | Déficit | Cristobal |
| 2007 | Saint Death | Narrator |
| 2007 | Common Ground: Under Construction Notes | Self |
| 2006 | The Science of Sleep | Stéphane |
| 2006 | Babel | Santiago |
| 2006 | The King | Elvis |
| 2004 | Bad Education | Ángel / Juan / Zahara |
| 2004 | The Motorcycle Diaries | Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna |
| 2004 | Traveling with Che Guevara | Che |
| 2004 | Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education | Self |
| 2003 | Dot the I | Kit Winter |
| 2003 | Dreaming of Julia | Ricky |
| 2002 | The Crime of Padre Amaro | Padre Amaro |
| 2002 | I'm with Lucy | Date 2 - Gabriel |
| 2002 | Fidel | Che Guevara |
| 2001 | Y Tu Mamá También | Julio Zapata |
| 2001 | Don't Tempt Me | Jack Davenport |
| 2001 | Private Lives | Gustavo 'Gana' Bertolini |
| 2001 | The Last Post | Jose Francisco |
| 2001 | The Eye on the Nape | Pablo |
| 2001 | Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También' | Self |
| 2000 | Amores Perros | Octavio |
| 1996 | De Tripas, Corazón | |
| Z | Zorro | |
| Monkey Hill | ||
| Untitled Adam Sandler/Josh Safdie Project | ||
| The End of It | ||
| Sin equipaje |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | La Máquina | Esteban 'La Máquina' Osuna |
| 2024 | LEGO Pixar: BrickToons | Héctor (voice) |
| 2021 | El Tema | Host |
| 2021 | Maya and the Three | The Jaguar Brothers (voice) |
| 2021 | Station Eleven | Arthur Leander |
| 2020 | Pan y Circo | Self |
| 2019 | 1994 | Self |
| 2018 | Here on Earth | El Pájaro |
| 2016 | Chelsea | Self |
| 2014 | Mozart in the Jungle | Rodrigo De Souza |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self |
| 2002 | Fidel | Che Guevara |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self |
| 1992 | El abuelo y yo | Daniel García Medina |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
| Santita |