Gael García Bernal
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1978-11-30
Place of Birth
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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.
Also Known For
Amores Perros
Jun 16, 2000
Bad Education
Mar 19, 2004
The Science of Sleep
Jun 25, 2006
The Crime of Padre Amaro
Oct 01, 2002
Babel
Oct 26, 2006
Y Tu Mamá También
Jun 08, 2001
The Motorcycle Diaries
Feb 06, 2004
The Mother
May 04, 2023
Holland
Mar 09, 2025
The King
May 05, 2006
Rudo & Cursi
Dec 19, 2008
I'm with Lucy
Sep 04, 2002
Another End
Mar 21, 2024
Blindness
May 14, 2008
The Limits of Control
May 01, 2009
Werewolf by Night
Sep 25, 2022
Mammoth
Jan 19, 2009
Fidel
Jan 27, 2002
A Little Bit of Heaven
Feb 03, 2011
Don't Tempt Me
Nov 30, 2001
The Past
Oct 26, 2007
Dot the I
Jan 18, 2003
Casa de Mi Padre
Mar 15, 2012
The Loneliest Planet
May 25, 2012
Even the Rain
Jan 05, 2011
José & Pilar
Oct 18, 2010
Déficit
May 21, 2007
Traveling with Che Guevara
Jan 01, 2004
No
Aug 09, 2012
Private Lives
Mar 24, 2001
This One Summer
Jan 04, 2023
Who Is Dayani Cristal?
Jan 17, 2013
Hidalgo, Frenesí de Libertad
Sep 16, 2010
The Last Post
Aug 11, 2001
Rosewater
Nov 07, 2014
Saint Death
Jun 26, 2007
De Tripas, Corazón
Jan 01, 1996
Desierto
Apr 12, 2015
You're Killing Me Susana
Aug 25, 2016
The Ardor
May 14, 2014
Z
Vamps
Aug 25, 2012
Dreaming of Julia
Oct 24, 2003
Director by Night
Nov 04, 2022
Chevolution
Apr 01, 2008
Zoom
Sep 11, 2015
Eva Doesn't Sleep
Nov 05, 2015
Salt and Fire
Dec 07, 2016
Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education
Dec 24, 2004
Neruda
Aug 11, 2016
Perros, amores, accidentes
Dec 15, 2020
Breaking the Taboo
Jun 03, 2011
Coco
Oct 27, 2017
The Eye on the Nape
Jan 31, 2001
If You Saw His Heart
Nov 30, 2017
Museo
Aug 23, 2018
The Kindergarten Teacher
Sep 23, 2018
Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'
Jun 08, 2001
The Accused
Sep 13, 2018
Ema
Sep 26, 2019
Wasp Network
Jan 29, 2020
Los Invisibles
Nov 08, 2010
It Must Be Heaven
Dec 04, 2019
Old
Jul 21, 2021
Cassandro
Sep 14, 2023
Letters to Juliet
May 13, 2010
Monkey Hill
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
Sep 30, 2007
Zero A.D.
Dec 19, 2025
Magellan
Aug 10, 2025
Untitled Adam Sandler/Josh Safdie Project
The End of It
Sin equipaje
El Tema
Apr 12, 2021
Mozart in the Jungle
Feb 06, 2014
The Daily Show
Jul 22, 1996
Maya and the Three
Oct 22, 2021
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Feb 25, 2014
El abuelo y yo
Jan 20, 1992
Station Eleven
Dec 16, 2021
Chelsea
May 11, 2016
Pan y Circo
Aug 06, 2020
Here on Earth
Apr 21, 2018
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Feb 17, 2014
La Máquina
Oct 09, 2024
1994
May 17, 2019
The Oscars
Mar 19, 1953
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Mar 02, 2009
LEGO Pixar: BrickToons
Sep 04, 2024
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jan 26, 2003
Fidel
Dec 14, 2002