Gael García Bernal
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 30, 1978
- Birthplace
- Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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+ 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.
Filmography
- El Origen de la Experiencia
El Origen de la Experiencia TBA
as Self - Narrator
- In the Valley of Shadows
In the Valley of Shadows TBA
as Álvar Toledano
- Monkey Hill
Monkey Hill TBA
Actor
Z TBA
as Zorro
Zero A.D.: The Birth of Christ 2026
as Joachim
Man Overboard! 2026
as Camilo, Director, Writer, Producer
Nothing Between Us 2026
as Guillermo
The End of It 2026
as Diego
Each Day in a Moment: 2025 2026
as Self (uncredited)
Thesis on a Domestication 2025
Producer
Sueño Perro 2025
Actor
Magellan 2025
as Fernão de Magalhães
Holland 2025
as Dave Delgado
ASCO: Without Permission 2025
Executive Producer
State of Silence 2024
Executive Producer
Gombrowicz or The Immaturity 2024
Actor
Another End 2024
as Sal
Cassandro 2023
as Saúl "Cassandro", Executive Producer
The Mother 2023
as Hector
This One Summer 2023
as Thiago
Director by Night 2022
as Self
Werewolf by Night 2022
as Jack Russell
Old 2021
as Guy
Perros, amores, accidentes 2020
as Self (archive footage)
Wasp Network 2020
as Viramontez
It Must Be Heaven 2019
as Gael García Bernal
Lorena: Light-Footed Woman 2019
Executive Producer
Ema 2019
as Gastón
Birders 2019
Executive Producer
Chicuarotes 2019
Director, Producer
A 3 Minute Hug 2018
Executive Producer
The Kindergarten Teacher 2018
as Simon
The Accused 2018
as Mario Elmo
Museo 2018
as Juan Núñez
If You Saw His Heart 2017
as Daniel
Coco 2017
as Héctor (voice)
Zama 2017
Executive Producer
Salt and Fire 2016
as Dr. Fabio Cavani, Executive Producer
You're Killing Me Susana 2016
as Eligio
Neruda 2016
as Oscar Peluchoneau
Madly 2016
Director, Story, Screenplay
Zoom 2016
as Edward
The Empty Classroom 2015
Producer
Eva Doesn't Sleep 2015
as Massera
The Chosen Ones 2015
Executive Producer
Desierto 2015
as Moises, Executive Producer
Leagues 2015
Producer, Creative Director
- The Visible Hand
The Visible Hand 2015
Director
Rosewater 2014
as Maziar Bahari
The Ardor 2014
as Kaí
Paraíso 2013
Executive Producer
Who Is Dayani Cristal? 2013
as Himself, Producer
Vamps 2012
as Diego Bardem (uncredited)
No 2012
as René Saaverdra
The Loneliest Planet 2012
as Alex
Casa de Mi Padre 2012
as Onza
Miss Bala 2011
Executive Producer
Breaking the Taboo 2011
as Self
A Little Bit of Heaven 2011
as Julian Goldstein
Even the Rain 2011
as Sebastián
Los Invisibles 2010
as Self, Director
José & Pilar 2010
as Self
Hidalgo, Frenesí de Libertad 2010
as Narrator
Revolución 2010
Director
Abel 2010
Executive Producer
Letters to Juliet 2010
as Victor
The Limits of Control 2009
as Mexican
Sin Nombre 2009
Executive Producer
Mammoth 2009
as Leo Vidales
Rudo & Cursi 2008
as Tato
Walking Vengeance 2008
Executive Producer
8 2008
Director, Writer, Producer
I'm Gonna Explode 2008
Executive Producer
Blindness 2008
as Bartender / King of Ward Three
Chevolution 2008
Actor
The letter 2008
Director
The Past 2007
as Rímini
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes 2007
as Self
Saint Death 2007
as Narrator
Déficit 2007
as Cristobal, Director
Cochochi 2007
Executive Producer
Babel 2006
as Santiago
The Science of Sleep 2006
as Stéphane
Drama/Mex 2006
Executive Producer
The King 2006
as Elvis Valderez
Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education 2004
as Self
Bad Education 2004
as Ángel / Juan / Zahara
The Motorcycle Diaries 2004
as Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna
Traveling with Che Guevara 2004
as Che
Dot the I 2003
as Kit Winter
Dreaming of Julia 2003
as Ricky
The Crime of Padre Amaro 2002
as Padre Amaro
I'm with Lucy 2002
as Date 2 - Gabriel
Fidel 2002
as Che Guevara
Don't Tempt Me 2001
as Jack Davenport
- The Last Post
The Last Post 2001
as Jose Francisco
Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También' 2001
as Self
Y Tu Mamá También 2001
as Julio Zapata
Private Lives 2001
as Gustavo 'Gana' Bertolini
The Eye on the Nape 2001
as Pablo
Amores Perros 2000
as Octavio
De Tripas, Corazón 1996
Actor
Credits from TMDB.