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+
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.
Born
Nov 30, 1978
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Known For
Acting
Movies
77 acting
39 crew
Popularity
4.1
Known For
Coco
2017
as Héctor (voice)
Amores Perros
2000
as Octavio
Old
2021
as Guy
Y Tu Mamá También
2001
as Julio Zapata
Letters to Juliet
2010
as Victor
The Mother
2023
as Hector
Babel
2006
as Santiago
Blindness
2008
as Bartender / King of Ward Three
Werewolf by Night
2022
as Jack Russell
Bad Education
2004
as Ángel / Juan / Zahara
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