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.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The View

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Mozart in the Jungle

Coco

All Movies (76)

• Zero A.D.2026 · as Joachim
• The End of It2026
• Nothing Between Us2026 · as Guillermo
• Magellan2025 · as Fernão de Magalhães
• Holland2025 · as Dave Delgado
• Gombrowicz or The Immaturity2024
• Another End2024 · as Sal
• Cassandro2023 · as Saúl "Cassandro"
• The Mother2023 · as Hector
• This One Summer2023 · as Thiago
• Director by Night2022 · as Self
• Werewolf by Night2022 · as Jack Russell
• Old2021 · as Guy
• Perros, amores, accidentes2020 · as Self (archive footage)
• Wasp Network2020 · as Viramontez
• It Must Be Heaven2019 · as Gael García Bernal
• Ema2019 · as Gastón
• The Kindergarten Teacher2018 · as Simon
• The Accused2018 · as Mario Elmo
• Museo2018 · as Juan Núñez
• If You Saw His Heart2017 · as Daniel
• Coco2017 · as Héctor (voice)
• Salt and Fire2016 · as Dr. Fabio Cavani
• You're Killing Me Susana2016 · as Eligio
• Neruda2016 · as Oscar Peluchoneau
• Zoom2016 · as Edward
• Eva Doesn't Sleep2015 · as Massera
• Desierto2015 · as Moises
• Rosewater2014 · as Maziar Bahari
• The Ardor2014 · as Kaí
• Who Is Dayani Cristal?2013 · as Himself
• Vamps2012 · as Diego Bardem (uncredited)
• No2012 · as René Saaverdra
• The Loneliest Planet2012 · as Alex
• Casa de Mi Padre2012 · as Onza
• Breaking the Taboo2011 · as Self
• A Little Bit of Heaven2011 · as Julian Goldstein
• Even the Rain2011 · as Sebastián
• Los Invisibles2010 · as Self
• José & Pilar2010 · as Self
• Hidalgo, Frenesí de Libertad2010 · as Narrator
• Letters to Juliet2010 · as Victor
• The Limits of Control2009 · as Mexican
• Mammoth2009 · as Leo Vidales
• Rudo & Cursi2008 · as Tato
• Blindness2008 · as Bartender / King of Ward Three
• Chevolution2008
• The Past2007 · as Rímini
• Common Ground: Under Construction Notes2007 · as Self
• Saint Death2007 · as Narrator
• Déficit2007 · as Cristobal
• Babel2006 · as Santiago
• The Science of Sleep2006 · as Stéphane
• The King2006 · as Elvis Valderez
• Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education2004 · as Self
• Bad Education2004 · as Ángel / Juan / Zahara
• The Motorcycle Diaries2004 · as Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna
• Traveling with Che Guevara2004 · as Che
• Dot the I2003 · as Kit Winter
• Dreaming of Julia2003 · as Ricky
• The Crime of Padre Amaro2002 · as Padre Amaro
• I'm with Lucy2002 · as Date 2 - Gabriel
• Fidel2002 · as Che Guevara
• Don't Tempt Me2001 · as Jack Davenport
• The Last Post2001 · as Jose Francisco
• Y Tu Mamá También2001 · as Julio Zapata
• Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'2001 · as Self
• Private Lives2001 · as Gustavo 'Gana' Bertolini
• The Eye on the Nape2001 · as Pablo
• Amores Perros2000 · as Octavio
• De Tripas, Corazón1996
• Z— · as Zorro
• Monkey Hill—
• Hombre al algua—
• In the Valley of Shadows— · as Álvar Toledano
• Sueño Perro—

All TV Shows (22)

• Santita2026 · as Alejandro
• La Máquina2024 · as Esteban 'La Máquina' Osuna
• LEGO Pixar: BrickToons2024 · as Héctor (voice)
• Station Eleven2021 · as Arthur Leander
• Maya and the Three2021 · as The Jaguar Brothers (voice)
• El Tema2021 · as Host
• Pan y Circo2020 · as Self
• 19942019 · as Self
• Here on Earth2018 · as El Pájaro
• Chelsea2016 · as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• Mozart in the Jungle2014 · as Rodrigo De Souza
• Late Night with Jimmy Fallon2009 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• Fidel2002 · as Che Guevara
• The View1997 · as Self
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self - Guest
• El abuelo y yo1992 · as Daniel García Medina
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• The Boys: Mexico—