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GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL 2017 - 14.22 JULY

BRYAN CRANSTON

JULY 20th

BIOGRAPHY

Bryan Cranston is an Academy Award nominee, a four time Emmy Award winner, and a Golden Globe, SAG, and Tony Award winner.

Cranston recently wrapped production on Neil Burger’s Untouchable with Kevin Hart, and Richard Linklater’s Last Flag Flying with Steve Carell and Laurence Fishburne, which is set to release this fall. Bryan was last seen as Zordon in Power Rangers, and he will next star as the title character in Robin Swicord's independent feature, Wakefield, which will be released by IFC on May 19, 2017.

On stage, Cranston made his Broadway debut as President Lyndon B. Johnson in All The Way by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan. Bryan won the 2014 Tony® Award for his performance, as well as a Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, and Theater World Award for “Outstanding Actor in a Play.” Bryan went on to produce the film adaption of the play through his production company, Moonshot Entertainment, along with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television and Tale Told Productions. It premiered on HBO in May 2016 and was nominated for eight Emmy Awards including “Outstanding Television Movie” and an individual nomination for Bryan for “Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie”. All The Way was nominated for four Critics’ Choice Awards, including “Best Television Movie” and an individual nomination for Bryan for “Best Actor in a Television Movie”. Additionally, Bryan was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for “Best Actor in a Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television” and recently won the SAG Award for “Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series”.

Moonshot Entertainment has also developed the drama series Sneaky Pete for Amazon and the animated series SuperMansion for Crackle. SuperMansion received two Emmy Award nominations and was recently picked up for a third season. Sneaky Pete was picked up for a second season. 

In 2015, Cranston starred as the title character in Jay Roach’s Trumbo. His performance garnered him nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a SAG Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Critics’ Choice Award in 2016 for “Best Actor”.

Cranston’s other feature film credits include: John Hamburg’s Why Him?, Brad Furman’s The Infiltrator, Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla, Ben Affleck's Argo, Len Wiseman’s remake of Total Recall, Nicholas Winding Refn’s Drive, Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion, Brad Furman’s The Lincoln Lawyer, Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris’ Little Miss Sunshine, Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan, and Tom Hanks’ Larry Crown and That Thing You Do!, among others. Bryan has also lent his voice to DreamWorks Animation films Kung Fu Panda 3 and Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted.

On television, Cranston’s portrayal of Walter White on AMC’s Breaking Bad garnered him four Emmy® Awards, four SAG Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Bryan holds the honor of being the first actor in a cable series and the second lead actor in the history of the Emmy® Awards to receive three consecutive wins. As a producer on Breaking Bad, Bryan won two Emmy® Awards and a Producers Guild of America (PGA) Award for “Outstanding Drama Series.”

Behind the camera, Cranston was nominated for the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Award for Breaking Bad (in 2014) and Modern Family (in 2013 and 2014). Cranston also wrote, directed, and acted in the original romantic drama Last Chance as a birthday gift for his wife and star of the film, Robin Dearden.

Bryan’s career began with a role on the television movie Love Without End, which led to him being signed as an original cast member of ABC's Loving. He went on to appear as Hal on FOX's Malcolm in the Middle, which ran for seven seasons and for which Cranston was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and three Emmy® Awards.

Cranston is also a spokesperson and longtime supporter of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). NCMEC is the leading nonprofit organization in the U.S. working with law enforcement, families and professionals on issues related to missing and sexually exploited children.

  • Filmography:

    ACTOR
    cinema
    Amazon Women on the Moon, by Joe Dante (1987)
    The Big Turnaround, by Joe Cranston (1988)
    Corporate Affairs, by Terence H. Winkless (1990)
    Dead Space, by Fred Gallo (1991)
    Erotique (episode Let's talk about sex), by Lizzie Borden (1993)
    Clean Slate, by Mick Jackson (1994)
    That Thing You Do!, by Tom Hanks (1996)
    Street Corner Justice, by Charles Bail (1996)
    Strategic Command, by Rick Jacobson (1997)
    Time Under Fire, by Scott P. Levy and Tripp Reed (1997)
    Saving Private Ryan, by Steven Spielberg (1998)
    Last Chance, by Bryan Cranston (1999)
    The Prince of Light, by Yûgô Sakô (2000)
    Terror Tract, by Lance W. Dreesen and Clint Hutchison (2000)
    The Big Thing, by Aleks Horvat (2000)
    Seeing Other People, by Wallace Wolodarsky (2004)
    Illusion, by Michael A. Goorjian (2004)
    Little Miss Sunshine, by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (2006)
    Intellectual Property, by Nicholas Peterson (2006) - cameo
    Hard Four, by Charles Dennis (2007)
    Love Ranch, by Taylor Hackford (2010)
    The Lincoln Lawyer, by Brad Furman (2011)
    Detachment, by Tony Kaye (2011)
    Leave, by Robert Celestino (2011)
    Drive, by Nicolas Winding Refn (2011)
    Larry Crowne, by Tom Hanks (2011)
    Contagion, by Steven Soderbergh (2011)
    Red Tails, by Anthony Hemingway (2012)
    John Carter, by Andrew Stanton (2012)
    Rock of Ages, by Adam Shankman (2012)
    Total Recall, by Len Wiseman (2012)
    Argo, by Ben Affleck (2012)
    Cold Comes the Night, by Tze Chun (2013)
    Writer's Block, by Brandon Polanco - short (2013)
    Godzilla, by Gareth Edwards (2014)
    Trumbo, by Jay Roach (2015)
    Get a Job, by Dylan Kidd (2016)
    The Infiltrator, by Brad Furman (2016)
    In Dubious Battle, by James Franco (2016)
    Why Him?, by John Hamburg (2016)
    Wakefield, by Robin Swicord (2016)
    The Disaster Artist, by James Franco (2017) - cameo
    Power Rangers, by Dean Israelite (2017)

    television
    One Life to Live – TV Series (1985)
    To Race the Wind, by Walter Grauman – TV film (1980) - uncredited
    Crisis Counselor – TV Series, 1 episode (1982)
    Chips – TV Series, 1 episode (1982)
    Loving – TV Series, 1 episode (1983)
    Cover Up – TV Series, 1 episode (1985)
    Supercopter – TV Series, 1 episode (1986)
    North and South, Book II, by Kevin Connor – TV Miniseries, 1 episode (1986)
    Murder, She Wrote – TV Series, 3 episodes (1986-1996)
    Hill Street Blues – TV Series, 1 episode (1987)
    Matlock – TV Series, 2 episodes (1987-1991)
    The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman, by Ray Austin – TV film (1987)
    Raising Miranda – TV Series, 9 episodes (1988)
    Falcon Crest – TV Series, 1 episode (1989)
    I Know My First Name Is Steven, by Larry Elikann – TV film (1989)
    Baywatch – TV Series, 1 episode (1989)
    Hull High – TV Series, 1 episode (1990)
    Capital News – TV Series, 1 episode (1990)
    Jake and the Fatman – TV Series, 1 episode (1990)
    Flash – TV Series, 1 episode (1991)
    Dead Silence, by Peter O'Fallon – TV film (1991)
    L.A. Law – TV Series, 1 episode (1992)
    The Disappearance of Nora, by Joyce Chopra – TV film (1993)
    Prophet of Evil: The Ervil LeBaron Story, by Jud Taylor – TV film (1993)
    Days Like This, by John Bowab – TV film (1994)
    Viper – TV Series, 1 episode (1994)
    Walker Texas Ranger – TV Series, 1 episode (1994)
    Seinfeld – TV Series, 4 episodes (1994-1997)
    The Companion, by Gary Fleder – TV film (1994)
    Men Who Hate Women & the Women Who Love Them, by Corey Allen – TV film (1994)
    Touched by an Angel – TV Series, 1 episode (1995)
    Murder, She Wrote - TV Series, ep.15 Detective Le Chat (1995)
    Brotherly Love – TV Series, 1 episode (1995)
    Land's End – TV Series, 2 episodes (1995)
    Nowhere Man – TV Series, 1 episode (1995)
    Kissing Miranda, by Aleks Horvat – TV film (1995)
    Extreme Blue – TV film (1995)
    The Louie Show – TV Series, 6 episodes (1996)
    Detective in corsia – TV Series, 2 episodes (1996-1998)
    The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime, by David Chase – TV film (1996)
    Moloney – TV Series, 1 episode (1997)
    Babylon 5 – TV Series, 1 episode (1997)
    Dogs – TV Series, 1 episode (1997)
    Goode Behavior – TV Series, 1 episode (1997)
    Sabrina, the Teenage Witch – TV Series, 1 episode (1997)
    Pearl – TV Series, 1 episode (1997)
    Alright Already – TV Series, 1 episode (1997)
    Total Security – TV Series, 1 episode (1997)
    Brooklyn South – TV Series, 2 episodes (1998)
    From the Earth to the Moon – TV Miniseries, 2 episodes (1998)
    V.I.P. Vallery Irons Protection – TV Series, 1 episode (1998)
    The X-Files – TV Series, 1 episode, 6x02 "Drive" (1998)
    Chicago Hope – TV Series, 1 episode (1998)
    Working – TV Series, 1 episode (1998)
    Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show – TV Series, 1 episode (1998)
    3rd Rock from the Sun – TV Series, 1 episode (1999)
    The Pretender – TV Series, 1 episode (1999)
    The King of Queens – TV Series, 4 episodes (1999-2001)
    Malcolm in the Middle – TV Series, 151 episodes (2000-2006)
    'Twas the Night, by Nick Castle – TV film (2001)
    National Lampoon's Holiday Reunion, by Neal Israel – TV film (2001)
    How I Met Your Mother – TV Series, 3 episodes (2006-2013)
    Fallen, by Mikael Salomon – TV Miniseries (2006)
    The Hollywood Quad, by James Troesh – TV film (2008)
    Breaking Bad – TV Series, 62 episodes (2008-2013)
    Breaking Bad: Original Minisodes – TV Series, 2 episodes (2009)
    The Handlers – TV Series, 4 episodes (2011)
    30 Rock – TV Series, 1 episode (2012)
    Seth Rogen = Worst Person in the World, by Van Robichaux – short (2013)
    Übermansion – TV film (2013)
    Sneaky Pete - TV Series, 10 episodes (2015-2017)
    All the Way – TV film, by Jay Roach (2016)

    DUBBING
    Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise, by Hiroyuki Yamaga (1987)
    Power Rangers – TV Series, 2 episodes (1993)
    Chôjikû seiki Ôgasu 02, by various directors – short (1993)
    Morudaibâ, by various directors – short (1993)
    Macross Plus, by Shôji Kawamori and Shinichirô Watanabe (1994)
    Teknoman – TV Series, 1 episode (1994)
    Armitage III, by various directors (1995)
    Eagle Riders – TV Series, 1 episode (1996)
    Armitage III: Poly Matrix, by Takuya Satô (1997)
    Clerks – TV Series, 3 episodes (2000-2001)
    The Santa Claus Brothers, by Mike Fallows – TV film (2001)
    Lilo & Stitch: The Series – TV Series, 4 episodes (2003-2005)
    American Dad! – TV Series, 2 episodes (2005-2010)
    Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D, by Mark Cowen – documentary, short (2005)
    Glenn Martin DDS – TV Series, 2 episodes (2011)
    Batman: Year One (2011)
    Robot Chicken – TV Series, 2 episodes (2011)
    Madagascar 3 - Europe's Most Wanted, by Eric Darnell and Conrad Vernon (2012)
    Archer – TV Series, 2 episodes (2012)
    The Simpsons – TV Series, 2 episodes (2012-2013)
    The Cleveland Show – TV Series, 9 episodes (2012-2013)
    Family Guy – TV Series, episode 12x16 (2014)
    Kung Fu Panda 3, by Alessandro Carloni and Jennifer Yu (2016)

    DIRECTOR
    Last Chance (1999)
    Malcolm in the Middle – TV Series, 7 episodes (2003-2005)
    Special Unit – TV film (2006)
    Big Day – TV Series, 1 episode (2006)
    Breaking Bad – TV Series, 3 episodes (2009-2013)
    Modern Family – TV Series, 1 episode (2012)
    The Office – TV Series, 1 episode (2012)
    Sneaky Pete - TV Series, 1 episode (2017)

    PRODUCER
    Last Chance, by Bryan Cranston (1999)
    KidSmartz, by Christopher Haifley – documentary (2003)
    The Handlers – TV Series, 5 episodes (2011)
    Breaking Bad – TV Series, 29 episodes (2011-2013)
    Sneaky Pete – TV Series (2015-present)

    SCREENPLAY
    Last Chance, by Bryan Cranston (1999)
    The Handlers - TV Series, 1 episode (2011)