Acting · Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico · Born November 30, 1978
Gael García Bernal 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.
MovieZero A.D.: The Birth of Christ
2026
as Joachim
MovieThe End of It
2026
as Diego
MovieNothing Between Us
2026
as Guillermo
TVSantita
2026
as Alejandro
MovieMagellan
2025
as Fernão de Magalhães
MovieHolland
2025
as Dave Delgado
TVLa Máquina
2024
as Esteban 'La Máquina' Osuna
TVLEGO Pixar: BrickToons
2024
as Héctor (voice)
MovieGombrowicz or The Immaturity
2024
MovieAnother End
2024
as Sal
MovieCassandro
2023
as Saúl "Cassandro"
MovieThe Mother
2023
as Hector
MovieThis One Summer
2023
as Thiago
MovieDirector by Night
2022
as Self
MovieWerewolf by Night
2022
as Jack Russell
TVStation Eleven
2021
as Arthur Leander
TVMaya and the Three
2021
as The Jaguar Brothers (voice)
MovieOld
2021
as Guy
TVEl Tema
2021
as Host
MoviePerros, amores, accidentes
2020
as Self (archive footage)
TVPan y Circo
2020
as Self
MovieWasp Network
2020
as Viramontez
MovieIt Must Be Heaven
2019
as Gael García Bernal
MovieEma
2019
as Gastón
TV1994
2019
as Self
MovieThe Kindergarten Teacher
2018
as Simon
MovieThe Accused
2018
as Mario Elmo
MovieMuseo
2018
as Juan Núñez
TVHere on Earth
2018
as El Pájaro
MovieIf You Saw His Heart
2017
as Daniel
MovieCoco
2017
as Héctor (voice)
MovieSalt and Fire
2016
as Dr. Fabio Cavani
MovieYou're Killing Me Susana
2016
as Eligio
MovieNeruda
2016
as Oscar Peluchoneau
TVChelsea
2016
as Self
MovieZoom
2016
as Edward
MovieEva Doesn't Sleep
2015
as Massera
MovieDesierto
2015
as Moises
MovieRosewater
2014
as Maziar Bahari
MovieThe Ardor
2014
as Kaí
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
TVMozart in the Jungle
2014
as Rodrigo De Souza
MovieWho Is Dayani Cristal?
2013
as Himself
MovieVamps
2012
as Diego Bardem (uncredited)
MovieNo
2012
as René Saaverdra
MovieThe Loneliest Planet
2012
as Alex
MovieCasa de Mi Padre
2012
as Onza
MovieBreaking the Taboo
2011
as Self
MovieA Little Bit of Heaven
2011
as Julian Goldstein
MovieEven the Rain
2011
as Sebastián
MovieLos Invisibles
2010
as Self
MovieJosé & Pilar
2010
as Self
MovieHidalgo, Frenesí de Libertad
2010
as Narrator
MovieLetters to Juliet
2010
as Victor
MovieThe Limits of Control
2009
as Mexican
TVLate Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
as Self
MovieMammoth
2009
as Leo Vidales
MovieRudo & Cursi
2008
as Tato
MovieBlindness
2008
as Bartender / King of Ward Three
MovieChevolution
2008
MovieThe Past
2007
as Rímini
MovieCommon Ground: Under Construction Notes
2007
as Self
MovieSaint Death
2007
as Narrator
MovieDéficit
2007
as Cristobal
MovieBabel
2006
as Santiago
MovieThe Science of Sleep
2006
as Stéphane
MovieThe King
2006
as Elvis Valderez
MovieImpressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education
2004
as Self
MovieBad Education
2004
as Ángel / Juan / Zahara
MovieThe Motorcycle Diaries
2004
as Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna
MovieTraveling with Che Guevara
2004
as Che
MovieDot the I
2003
as Kit Winter
MovieDreaming of Julia
2003
as Ricky
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Crime of Padre Amaro
2002
as Padre Amaro
MovieI'm with Lucy
2002
as Date 2 - Gabriel
MovieFidel
2002
as Che Guevara
TVFidel
2002
as Che Guevara
MovieDon't Tempt Me
2001
as Jack Davenport
The Last Post
2001
as Jose Francisco
MovieY Tu Mamá También
2001
as Julio Zapata
MovieBehind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'
2001
as Self
MoviePrivate Lives
2001
as Gustavo 'Gana' Bertolini
MovieThe Eye on the Nape
2001
as Pablo
MovieAmores Perros
2000
as Octavio
TVThe View
1997
as Self
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self
MovieDe Tripas, Corazón
1996
TVEl abuelo y yo
1992
as Daniel García Medina
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
MovieZ
as Zorro
Monkey Hill
Hombre al algua
In the Valley of Shadows
as Álvar Toledano
MovieSueño Perro
TVThe Boys: Mexico
