Gael García Bernal
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Gael García Bernal

Nov 30, 1978 - Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

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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Credits

Cast

Media
Movie2000Amores PerrosOctavio
Movie2004Bad EducationÁngel / Juan / Zahara
Movie2006The Science of SleepStéphane
Movie2002The Crime of Padre AmaroPadre Amaro
Movie2006BabelSantiago
Movie2001Y Tu Mamá TambiénJulio Zapata
Movie2004The Motorcycle DiariesErnesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna
Movie2023The MotherHector
Movie2025HollandDave Delgado
Movie2006The KingElvis
Movie2008Rudo & CursiTato
Movie2002I'm with LucyDate 2 - Gabriel
Movie2024Another EndSal
Movie2008BlindnessBartender / King of Ward Three
Movie2009The Limits of ControlMexican
Movie2022Werewolf by NightJack Russell
Movie2009MammothLeo Vidales
Movie2002FidelChe Guevara
Movie2011A Little Bit of HeavenJulian Goldstein
Movie2001Don't Tempt MeJack Davenport
Movie2007The PastRímini
Movie2003Dot the IKit Winter
Movie2012Casa de Mi PadreOnza
Movie2012The Loneliest PlanetAlex
Movie2011Even the RainSebastián
Movie2010José & PilarSelf
Movie2007DéficitCristobal
Movie2004Traveling with Che GuevaraChe
Movie2012NoRené Saaverdra
Movie2001Private LivesGustavo 'Gana' Bertolini
Movie2023This One SummerThiago
Movie2013Who Is Dayani Cristal?Himself
Movie2010Hidalgo, Frenesí de LibertadNarrator
Movie2001The Last PostJose Francisco
Movie2014RosewaterMaziar Bahari
Movie2007Saint DeathNarrator
Movie1996De Tripas, Corazón
Movie2015DesiertoMoises
Movie2016You're Killing Me SusanaEligio
Movie2014The ArdorKaí
MovieN/AZZorro
Movie2012VampsDiego Bardem (uncredited)
Movie2003Dreaming of JuliaRicky
Movie2022Director by NightSelf
Movie2008Chevolution
Movie2015ZoomEdward
Movie2015Eva Doesn't SleepMassera
Movie2016Salt and FireDr. Fabio Cavani
Movie2004Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad EducationSelf
Movie2016NerudaOscar Peluchoneau
Movie2020Perros, amores, accidentesSelf (archive footage)
Movie2011Breaking the TabooSelf
Movie2017CocoHéctor (voice)
Movie2001The Eye on the NapePablo
Movie2017If You Saw His HeartDaniel
Movie2018MuseoJuan Núñez
Movie2018The Kindergarten TeacherSimon
Movie2001Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'Self
Movie2018The AccusedMario Elmo
Movie2019EmaGastón
Movie2020Wasp NetworkViramontez
Movie2010Los InvisiblesSelf
Movie2019It Must Be HeavenGael García Bernal
Movie2021OldGuy
Movie2023CassandroSaúl "Cassandro"
Movie2010Letters to JulietVictor
MovieN/AMonkey Hill
Movie2007Common Ground: Under Construction NotesSelf
Movie2025Zero A.D.Joachim
Movie2025MagellanFerdinand Magellan
MovieN/AUntitled Adam Sandler/Josh Safdie Project
MovieN/AThe End of It
MovieN/ASin equipaje
TV Show2021El TemaHost1
TV Show2014Mozart in the JungleRodrigo De Souza40
TV Show1996The Daily ShowSelf1
TV Show2021Maya and the ThreeThe Jaguar Brothers (voice)9
TV Show2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf2
TV Show1992El abuelo y yoDaniel García Medina90
TV Show2021Station ElevenArthur Leander10
TV Show2016ChelseaSelf1
TV Show2020Pan y CircoSelf7
TV Show2018Here on EarthEl Pájaro8
TV Show2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf1
TV Show2024La MáquinaEsteban 'La Máquina' Osuna6
TV Show20191994Self1
TV Show1953The OscarsSelf1
TV Show2009Late Night with Jimmy FallonSelf1
TV Show2024LEGO Pixar: BrickToonsHéctor (voice)1
TV Show2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self1
TV Show2002FidelChe Guevara1
TV ShowN/ASantita0

Crew

Media
Movie2009Sin NombreExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2010RevoluciónDirectorDirecting
Movie20088DirectorDirecting
Movie2007DéficitDirectorDirecting
Movie2013Who Is Dayani Cristal?ProducerProduction
Movie2013ParaísoExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2015LeaguesCreative DirectorArt
Movie2015LeaguesProducerProduction
Movie2019Lorena: Light-Footed WomanExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2019BirdersExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2018A 3 Minute HugExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2015The Visible HandDirectorDirecting
Movie2016MadlyDirectorDirecting
Movie20088WriterWriting
Movie20088ProducerProduction
Movie2015The Chosen OnesExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2024State of SilenceExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2024Thesis on a DomesticationProducerProduction
Movie2015The Empty ClassroomProducerProduction
Movie2016MadlyScreenplayWriting
Movie2016MadlyStoryWriting
Movie2023CassandroExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2025ASCO: Without PermissionExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2019ChicuarotesDirectorDirecting
Movie2017ZamaExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2010Los InvisiblesDirectorDirecting
Movie2006Drama/MexExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2011Miss BalaExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2019ChicuarotesProducerProduction
Movie2016Salt and FireExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2008Walking VengeanceExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2015DesiertoExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2018Here on EarthDirectorDirecting
TV Show2021El TemaProducerProduction
TV Show2021El TemaCreatorCrew
TV Show2020Pan y CircoProducerProduction
TV Show2024La MáquinaOriginal StoryWriting
TV Show2024La MáquinaExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2018Here on EarthCreatorCreator
TV Show2021El TemaCreatorCreator
TV Show2020Pan y CircoCreatorCreator