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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Holland
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2025
Another End
Sal
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The Mother
Hector
2023
This One Summer
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Director by Night
Self
2022
Werewolf by Night
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2022
You're Killing Me Susana
Eligio
2016
Zoom
Edward
2015
Desierto
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2015
Rosewater
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2014
The Ardor
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2014
Who Is Dayani Cristal?
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2013
Vamps
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2012
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2012
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A Little Bit of Heaven
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José & Pilar
Self
2010
Hidalgo, Frenesí de Libertad
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2010
The Limits of Control
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2009
Mammoth
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Tato
2008
Blindness
Bartender / King of Ward Three
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Chevolution
2008
The Past
Rímini
2007
Saint Death
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2007
Déficit
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2007
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2006
The Science of Sleep
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2006
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2006
Bad Education
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Ricky
2003
Dot the I
Kit Winter
2003
The Crime of Padre Amaro
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2002
I'm with Lucy
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2002
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2002
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2001
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Jose Francisco
2001
Y Tu Mamá También
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Private Lives
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Amores Perros
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2024
LEGO Pixar: BrickToons
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2024
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2023
Station Eleven
Arthur Leander · (10 episodes)
2021
Maya and the Three
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2021
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2021
El Tema
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2020
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2020
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Viramontez
2020
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2019
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2019
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2019
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2018
The Accused
Mario Elmo
2018
Museo
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2018
Here on Earth
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2018
If You Saw His Heart
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2017
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2017
Salt and Fire
Dr. Fabio Cavani
2016
Neruda
Oscar Peluchoneau
2016
Chelsea
Self · (1 episode)
2016
Eva Doesn't Sleep
Massera
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
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2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(1 episode)
2014
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Rodrigo De Souza · (40 episodes)
2014
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2011
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2010
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2010
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2009
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2007
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2004
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2001
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2001
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2003
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2002
The Daily Show
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1996
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1992
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1953
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