
Gael García Bernal
Gael García Bernal (born November 30, 1978) is a Mexican actor and filmmaker who acts in both Spanish-language and English-language films and series. He is known for his performances in the films 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.
Filmography
Zero A.D.: The Birth of Christ2026 · Alejandro Monteverde
Nothing Between Us2026 · Juan Taratuto
Magellan2025 · Lav Diaz
Holland2025 · Mimi Cave
The Mother2023 · Niki Caro
Werewolf by Night2022 · Michael Giacchino
Director by Night2022 · Anthony Giacchino
Old2021 · M. Night Shyamalan
Wasp Network2020 · Olivier Assayas- It Must Be Heaven2019 · Elia Suleiman
The Kindergarten Teacher2018 · Sara Colangelo
The Accused2018 · Gonzalo Tobal
Coco2017 · Lee Unkrich
Neruda2016 · Pablo Larraín
Madly2016 · Anurag Kashyap- Desierto2015 · Jonás Cuarón
No2012 · Pablo Larraín
Casa de Mi Padre2012 · Matt Piedmont
A Little Bit of Heaven2011 · Nicole Kassell
Letters to Juliet2010 · Gary Winick- The Limits of Control2009 · Jim Jarmusch
Blindness2008 · Fernando Meirelles
The Past2007 · Héctor Babenco
Babel2006 · Alejandro G. Iñárritu
The Science of Sleep2006 · Michel Gondry
The Motorcycle Diaries2004 · Walter Salles
Bad Education2004 · Pedro Almodóvar- Dot the I2003 · Matthew Parkhill
- The Crime of Padre Amaro2002 · Carlos Carrera
Y Tu Mamá También2001 · Alfonso Cuarón
Amores Perros2000 · Alejandro G. Iñárritu