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Home/People/Gael García Bernal
Gael García Bernal profile photo
Born
Nov 30, 1978
Age 47
Place of Birth
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

75
Movies
20
TV Shows
10
Directed
Also Known As
Gael Garcia Bernal
Gael García
IMDb Profile

Gael García Bernal

Acting

Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gael García Bernal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Zero A.D. poster

Zero A.D.

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2026
Magellan poster

Magellan

as Fernão de Magalhães
2025
Holland poster

Holland

as Dave Delgado
2025
Another End poster

Another End

as Sal
2024
Cassandro poster

Cassandro

as Saúl "Cassandro"
2023
The Mother poster

The Mother

as Hector
2023
This One Summer poster

This One Summer

as Thiago
2023
Director by Night poster

Director by Night

as Self
2022
Werewolf by Night poster

Werewolf by Night

as Jack Russell
2022
Old poster

Old

as Guy
2021
Perros, amores, accidentes poster

Perros, amores, accidentes

as Self (archive footage)
2020
Wasp Network poster

Wasp Network

as Viramontez
2020
It Must Be Heaven poster

It Must Be Heaven

as Gael García Bernal
2019
Ema poster

Ema

as Gastón
2019
The Kindergarten Teacher poster

The Kindergarten Teacher

as Simon
2018
The Accused poster

The Accused

as Mario Elmo
2018
Museo poster

Museo

as Juan Núñez
2018
If You Saw His Heart poster

If You Saw His Heart

as Daniel
2017
Coco poster

Coco

as Héctor (voice)
2017
Salt and Fire poster

Salt and Fire

as Dr. Fabio Cavani
2016