Gael García Bernal
Acting • Born 1978-11-30
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.
Filmography
95 credits
Amores Perros
Movie • 2000
Octavio
Bad Education
Movie • 2004
Ángel / Juan / Zahara
The Science of Sleep
Movie • 2006
Stéphane
The Crime of Padre Amaro
Movie • 2002
Padre Amaro
Babel
Movie • 2006
Santiago
Y Tu Mamá También
Movie • 2001
Julio Zapata
The Motorcycle Diaries
Movie • 2004
Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna
The Mother
Movie • 2023
Hector
Holland
Movie • 2025
Dave Delgado
The King
Movie • 2006
Elvis
Rudo & Cursi
Movie • 2008
Tato
I'm with Lucy
Movie • 2002
Date 2 - Gabriel
Another End
Movie • 2024
Sal
Blindness
Movie • 2008
Bartender / King of Ward Three
The Limits of Control
Movie • 2009
Mexican
Werewolf by Night
Movie • 2022
Jack Russell
Mammoth
Movie • 2009
Leo Vidales
Fidel
Movie • 2002
Che Guevara
A Little Bit of Heaven
Movie • 2011
Julian Goldstein
Don't Tempt Me
Movie • 2001
Jack Davenport
The Past
Movie • 2007
Rímini
Dot the I
Movie • 2003
Kit Winter
Casa de Mi Padre
Movie • 2012
Onza
The Loneliest Planet
Movie • 2012
Alex
Even the Rain
Movie • 2011
Sebastián
José & Pilar
Movie • 2010
Self
Déficit
Movie • 2007
Cristobal
Traveling with Che Guevara
Movie • 2004
Che
No
Movie • 2012
René Saaverdra
Private Lives
Movie • 2001
Gustavo 'Gana' Bertolini
This One Summer
Movie • 2023
Thiago
Who Is Dayani Cristal?
Movie • 2013
Himself
Hidalgo, Frenesí de Libertad
Movie • 2010
Narrator
The Last Post
Movie • 2001
Jose Francisco
Rosewater
Movie • 2014
Maziar Bahari
Saint Death
Movie • 2007
Narrator
De Tripas, Corazón
Movie • 1996
Desierto
Movie • 2015
Moises
You're Killing Me Susana
Movie • 2016
Eligio
The Ardor
Movie • 2014
Kaí
Z
Movie
Zorro
Vamps
Movie • 2012
Diego Bardem (uncredited)
Dreaming of Julia
Movie • 2003
Ricky
Director by Night
Movie • 2022
Self
Chevolution
Movie • 2008
Zoom
Movie • 2016
Edward
Eva Doesn't Sleep
Movie • 2015
Massera
Salt and Fire
Movie • 2016
Dr. Fabio Cavani
Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education
Movie • 2004
Self
Neruda
Movie • 2016
Oscar Peluchoneau
Perros, amores, accidentes
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Breaking the Taboo
Movie • 2011
Self
Coco
Movie • 2017
Héctor (voice)
The Eye on the Nape
Movie • 2001
Pablo
If You Saw His Heart
Movie • 2017
Daniel
Museo
Movie • 2018
Juan Núñez
The Kindergarten Teacher
Movie • 2018
Simon
Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'
Movie • 2001
Self
The Accused
Movie • 2018
Mario Elmo
Ema
Movie • 2019
Gastón
Wasp Network
Movie • 2020
Viramontez
Los Invisibles
Movie • 2010
Self
It Must Be Heaven
Movie • 2019
Gael García Bernal
Old
Movie • 2021
Guy
Cassandro
Movie • 2023
Saúl "Cassandro"
Letters to Juliet
Movie • 2010
Victor
Monkey Hill
Movie
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
Movie • 2007
Self
Zero A.D.
Movie • 2026
Joachim
Magellan
Movie • 2025
Fernão de Magalhães
The End of It
Movie
Sin equipaje
Movie
Hombre al algua
Movie
Nothing Between Us
Movie
Guillermo
In the Valley of Shadows
Movie
Álvar Toledano
El Tema
TV • 2021
Host
Mozart in the Jungle
TV • 2014
Rodrigo De Souza
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
Maya and the Three
TV • 2021
The Jaguar Brothers (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
El abuelo y yo
TV • 1992
Daniel García Medina
Station Eleven
TV • 2021
Arthur Leander
Chelsea
TV • 2016
Self
Pan y Circo
TV • 2020
Self
Here on Earth
TV • 2018
El Pájaro
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
La Máquina
TV • 2024
Esteban 'La Máquina' Osuna
1994
TV • 2019
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2009
Self
LEGO Pixar: BrickToons
TV • 2024
Héctor (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
Fidel
TV • 2002
Che Guevara
Santita
TV
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self - Guest