Actor profile

Gael García Bernal

30th November 1978 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Acting

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.

70 Movies 21 TV Shows 2 In Production 98 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Nothing Between Us poster

Nothing Between Us 21st May 2026 as Guillermo

The End of It poster

The End of It 21st May 2026 as Diego

Sueño Perro poster

Sueño Perro 18th September 2025

Magellan poster

Magellan 10th September 2025 as Fernão de Magalhães

Holland poster

Holland 9th March 2025 as Dave Delgado

Gombrowicz or The Immaturity poster

Gombrowicz or The Immaturity 20th April 2024

Another End poster

Another End 21st March 2024 as Sal

Cassandro poster

Cassandro 14th September 2023 as Saúl "Cassandro"

The Mother poster

The Mother 4th May 2023 as Hector

This One Summer poster

This One Summer 4th January 2023 as Thiago

Director by Night poster

Director by Night 4th November 2022 as Self

Werewolf by Night poster

Werewolf by Night 25th September 2022 as Jack Russell

Old poster

Old 21st July 2021 as Guy

Perros, amores, accidentes poster

Perros, amores, accidentes 15th December 2020 as Self (archive footage)

Wasp Network poster

Wasp Network 29th January 2020 as Viramontez

It Must Be Heaven poster

It Must Be Heaven 4th December 2019 as Gael García Bernal

Ema poster

Ema 26th September 2019 as Gastón

The Kindergarten Teacher poster

The Kindergarten Teacher 23rd September 2018 as Simon

The Accused poster

The Accused 13th September 2018 as Mario Elmo

Museo poster

Museo 23rd August 2018 as Juan Núñez

If You Saw His Heart poster

If You Saw His Heart 30th November 2017 as Daniel

Coco poster

Coco 27th October 2017 as Héctor (voice)

Salt and Fire poster

Salt and Fire 7th December 2016 as Dr. Fabio Cavani

You're Killing Me Susana poster

You're Killing Me Susana 25th August 2016 as Eligio

Neruda poster

Neruda 11th August 2016 as Oscar Peluchoneau

Zoom poster

Zoom 31st March 2016 as Edward

Eva Doesn't Sleep poster

Eva Doesn't Sleep 5th November 2015 as Massera

Desierto poster

Desierto 12th April 2015 as Moises

Rosewater poster

Rosewater 7th November 2014 as Maziar Bahari

The Ardor poster

The Ardor 14th May 2014 as Kaí

Who Is Dayani Cristal? poster

Who Is Dayani Cristal? 17th January 2013 as Himself

Vamps poster

Vamps 25th August 2012 as Diego Bardem (uncredited)

No poster

No 9th August 2012 as René Saaverdra

The Loneliest Planet poster

The Loneliest Planet 25th May 2012 as Alex

Casa de Mi Padre poster

Casa de Mi Padre 15th March 2012 as Onza

Breaking the Taboo poster

Breaking the Taboo 3rd June 2011 as Self

A Little Bit of Heaven poster

A Little Bit of Heaven 3rd February 2011 as Julian Goldstein

Even the Rain poster

Even the Rain 5th January 2011 as Sebastián

Los Invisibles poster

Los Invisibles 8th November 2010 as Self

José & Pilar poster

José & Pilar 18th October 2010 as Self

Hidalgo, Frenesí de Libertad poster

Hidalgo, Frenesí de Libertad 16th September 2010 as Narrator

Letters to Juliet poster

Letters to Juliet 13th May 2010 as Victor

The Limits of Control poster

The Limits of Control 1st May 2009 as Mexican

Mammoth poster

Mammoth 19th January 2009 as Leo Vidales

Rudo & Cursi poster

Rudo & Cursi 19th December 2008 as Tato

Blindness poster

Blindness 14th May 2008 as Bartender / King of Ward Three

Chevolution poster

Chevolution 1st April 2008

The Past poster

The Past 26th October 2007 as Rímini

Common Ground: Under Construction Notes poster

Common Ground: Under Construction Notes 30th September 2007 as Self

Saint Death poster

Saint Death 26th June 2007 as Narrator

Déficit poster

Déficit 21st May 2007 as Cristobal

Babel poster

Babel 26th October 2006 as Santiago

The Science of Sleep poster

The Science of Sleep 25th June 2006 as Stéphane

The King poster

The King 5th May 2006 as Elvis Valderez

Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education poster

Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education 24th December 2004 as Self

Bad Education poster

Bad Education 19th March 2004 as Ángel / Juan / Zahara

The Motorcycle Diaries poster

The Motorcycle Diaries 6th February 2004 as Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna

Traveling with Che Guevara poster

Traveling with Che Guevara 1st January 2004 as Che

Dot the I poster

Dot the I 31st October 2003 as Kit Winter

Dreaming of Julia poster

Dreaming of Julia 24th October 2003 as Ricky

The Crime of Padre Amaro poster

The Crime of Padre Amaro 1st October 2002 as Padre Amaro

I'm with Lucy poster

I'm with Lucy 4th September 2002 as Date 2 - Gabriel

Fidel poster

Fidel 27th January 2002 as Che Guevara

Don't Tempt Me poster

Don't Tempt Me 30th November 2001 as Jack Davenport

Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También' poster

Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También' 8th June 2001 as Self

Y Tu Mamá También poster

Y Tu Mamá También 8th June 2001 as Julio Zapata

Private Lives poster

Private Lives 24th March 2001 as Gustavo 'Gana' Bertolini

The Eye on the Nape poster

The Eye on the Nape 31st January 2001 as Pablo

Amores Perros poster

Amores Perros 16th June 2000 as Octavio

De Tripas, Corazón poster

De Tripas, Corazón 1st January 1996

Santita poster

Santita 22nd April 2026 as Alejandro

La Máquina poster

La Máquina 9th October 2024 as Esteban 'La Máquina' Osuna

LEGO Pixar: BrickToons poster

LEGO Pixar: BrickToons 4th September 2024 as Héctor (voice)

Station Eleven poster

Station Eleven 16th December 2021 as Arthur Leander

Maya and the Three poster

Maya and the Three 22nd October 2021 as The Jaguar Brothers (voice)

El Tema poster

El Tema 12th April 2021 as Host

Pan y Circo poster

Pan y Circo 6th August 2020 as Self

1994 poster

1994 17th May 2019 as Self

Here on Earth poster

Here on Earth 21st April 2018 as El Pájaro

Chelsea poster

Chelsea 11th May 2016 as Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers 25th February 2014 as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 17th February 2014 as Self

Mozart in the Jungle poster

Mozart in the Jungle 6th February 2014 as Rodrigo De Souza

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon poster

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 2nd March 2009 as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self - Guest

Fidel poster

Fidel 27th January 2002 as Che Guevara

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self

The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show 22nd July 1996 as Self

The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show 22nd July 1996 as Self - Guest

Vovô e Eu poster

Vovô e Eu 20th January 1992 as Daniel García Medina

The Oscars poster

The Oscars 19th March 1953 as Self

Zero A.D. poster

Coming soon

Zero A.D. 3rd December 2026 as Joachim

Hombre al agua poster

Coming soon

Hombre al agua 6th September 2026 as Camilo