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Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal

Acting1978Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

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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Acting History

Future
Z
as Zorro
2026
Zero A.D.
as Joachim
2025
Magellan
as Fernão de Magalhães
Holland, Michigan
as Dave Delgado
2024
La Máquina
TVas Esteban 'La Máquina' Osuna
LEGO Pixar: BrickToons
TVas Héctor (voice)
La Máquina
TVExecutive Producer
La Máquina
TVOriginal Story
2023
The Mother
as Hector
Cassandro
as Saúl "Cassandro"
Cassandro
Executive Producer
2022
Werewolf by Night
as Jack Russell
2021
Old
as Guy
Maya and the Three
TVas The Jaguar Brothers (voice)9 eps
Station Eleven
TVas Arthur Leander10 eps
2019
It Must Be Heaven
as Gael García Bernal
Ema
as Gastón
Chicuarotes
Director
Chicuarotes
Producer
Lorena: Light-Footed Woman
Executive Producer
2018
The Accused
as Mario Elmo
Museo
as Juan Núñez
2017
Coco
as Héctor (voice)
Zama
Executive Producer
2016
Salt and Fire
as Dr. Fabio Cavani
Neruda
as Oscar Peluchoneau
Zoom
as Edward
Chelsea
TVas Self1 eps
Madly
Director
Madly
Screenplay
Madly
Story
Salt and Fire
Executive Producer
2015
Desierto
as Moises
Leagues
Creative Director
Leagues
Producer
The Chosen Ones
Executive Producer
Desierto
Executive Producer
2014
The Ardor
as Kaí
Rosewater
as Maziar Bahari
Mozart in the Jungle
TVas Rodrigo De Souza40 eps
2013
Paraíso
Executive Producer
2012
No
as René Saaverdra
Vamps
as Diego Bardem (uncredited)
2011
Even the Rain
as Sebastián
Little Bit of Heaven, A
as Julian Goldstein
Miss Bala
Executive Producer
2010
2009
Mammoth
as Leo Vidales
Sin Nombre
Executive Producer
2008
Blindness
as Bartender / King of Ward Three
8
Director
8
Writer
8
Producer
Walking Vengeance
Executive Producer
I'm Gonna Explode
Executive Producer
2006
Babel
as Santiago
The King
as Elvis
Drama/Mex
Executive Producer
2004
The Motorcycle Diaries
as Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna
Bad Education
as Ángel / Juan / Zahara
2003
Dot the I
as Kit Winter
The Oscars
TVas Self1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TVas Self - Guest
2002
Fidel
as Che Guevara
I'm with Lucy
as Date 2 - Gabriel
2001
Private Lives
as Gustavo 'Gana' Bertolini
Don't Tempt Me
as Jack Davenport
Y Tu Mamá También
as Julio Zapata
2000
Amores Perros
as Octavio
1996
1992
El abuelo y yo
TVas Daniel García Medina

Social Media

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/30/1978(47 years old)
Place of Birth
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico