Gael García Bernal
Acteur·rice
30 novembre 1978 · 47 years old
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Gael García Bernal 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.
Known for
As an actor
Z
Zorro
Monkey Hill
Hombre al algua
In the Valley of Shadows
Álvar Toledano
Sueño Perro
The Boys: Mexico
Zero A.D.
2026 · Joachim
The End of It
2026 · Diego
Nothing Between Us
2026 · Guillermo
Santita
2026 · Alejandro
Holland
2025 · Dave Delgado
Magellan
2025 · Fernão de Magalhães
Another End
2024 · Sal
Gombrowicz or The Immaturity
2024
La Máquina
2024 · Esteban 'La Máquina' Osuna
LEGO Pixar: BrickToons
2024 · Héctor (voice)
The Mother
2023 · Hector
This One Summer
2023 · Thiago
Cassandro
2023 · Saúl "Cassandro"
Werewolf by Night
2022 · Jack Russell
Director by Night
2022 · Self
Old
2021 · Guy
El Tema
2021 · Host
Maya and the Three
2021 · The Jaguar Brothers (voice)
Station Eleven
2021 · Arthur Leander
Perros, amores, accidentes
2020 · Self (archive footage)
Wasp Network
2020 · Viramontez
Pan y Circo
2020 · Self
Ema
2019 · Gastón
It Must Be Heaven
2019 · Gael García Bernal
1994
2019 · Self
Museo
2018 · Juan Núñez
The Kindergarten Teacher
2018 · Simon
The Accused
2018 · Mario Elmo
Here on Earth
2018 · El Pájaro
Coco
2017 · Héctor (voice)
If You Saw His Heart
2017 · Daniel
You're Killing Me Susana
2016 · Eligio
Zoom
2016 · Edward
Salt and Fire
2016 · Dr. Fabio Cavani
Neruda
2016 · Oscar Peluchoneau
Chelsea
2016 · Self
Desierto
2015 · Moises
Eva Doesn't Sleep
2015 · Massera
Rosewater
2014 · Maziar Bahari
The Ardor
2014 · Kaí
Mozart in the Jungle
2014 · Rodrigo De Souza
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
Who Is Dayani Cristal?
2013 · Himself
Casa de Mi Padre
2012 · Onza
The Loneliest Planet
2012 · Alex
No
2012 · René Saaverdra
Vamps
2012 · Diego Bardem (uncredited)
A Little Bit of Heaven
2011 · Julian Goldstein
Even the Rain
2011 · Sebastián
Breaking the Taboo
2011 · Self
José & Pilar
2010 · Self
Hidalgo, Frenesí de Libertad
2010 · Narrator
Los Invisibles
2010 · Self
Letters to Juliet
2010 · Victor
The Limits of Control
2009 · Mexican
Mammoth
2009 · Leo Vidales
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009 · Self
Rudo & Cursi
2008 · Tato
Blindness
2008 · Bartender / King of Ward Three
Chevolution
2008
The Past
2007 · Rímini
Déficit
2007 · Cristobal
Saint Death
2007 · Narrator
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
2007 · Self
The Science of Sleep
2006 · Stéphane
Babel
2006 · Santiago
The King
2006 · Elvis Valderez
Bad Education
2004 · Ángel / Juan / Zahara
The Motorcycle Diaries
2004 · Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna
Traveling with Che Guevara
2004 · Che
Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education
2004 · Self
Dot the I
2003 · Kit Winter
Dreaming of Julia
2003 · Ricky
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
The Crime of Padre Amaro
2002 · Padre Amaro
I'm with Lucy
2002 · Date 2 - Gabriel
Fidel
2002 · Che Guevara
Fidel
2002 · Che Guevara
Y Tu Mamá También
2001 · Julio Zapata
Don't Tempt Me
2001 · Jack Davenport
Private Lives
2001 · Gustavo 'Gana' Bertolini
The Last Post
2001 · Jose Francisco
The Eye on the Nape
2001 · Pablo
Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'
2001 · Self
Amores Perros
2000 · Octavio
The View
1997 · Self
De Tripas, Corazón
1996
The Daily Show
1996 · Self, Self - Guest
El abuelo y yo
1992 · Daniel García Medina
The Oscars
1953 · Self
Réalisation
Scénario
Production
Hombre al algua
Producer
ASCO: Without Permission
2025 · Executive Producer
Thesis on a Domestication
2025 · Producer
State of Silence
2024 · Executive Producer
La Máquina
2024 · Executive Producer
Cassandro
2023 · Executive Producer
El Tema
2021 · Producer
Pan y Circo
2020 · Producer
Lorena: Light-Footed Woman
2019 · Executive Producer
Birders
2019 · Executive Producer
Chicuarotes
2019 · Producer
A 3 Minute Hug
2018 · Executive Producer
Zama
2017 · Executive Producer
Salt and Fire
2016 · Executive Producer
Leagues
2015 · Producer
The Chosen Ones
2015 · Executive Producer
The Empty Classroom
2015 · Producer
Desierto
2015 · Executive Producer
Who Is Dayani Cristal?
2013 · Producer
Paraíso
2013 · Executive Producer
Miss Bala
2011 · Executive Producer
Sin Nombre
2009 · Executive Producer
8
2008 · Producer
Walking Vengeance
2008 · Executive Producer
I'm Gonna Explode
2008 · Executive Producer
Cochochi
2007 · Executive Producer
Drama/Mex
2006 · Executive Producer