Gael García Bernal
Biography
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
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Daily Show
1996
The Daily Show
1996
The View
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
Coco
2017
Chelsea
2016
Mozart in the Jungle
2014
The Oscars
1953
Amores Perros
2000
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self · 2014
The Daily Show
as Self · 1996
The Daily Show
as Self - Guest · 1996
The View
as Self · 1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as Self · 2009
Coco
as Héctor (voice) · 2017
Chelsea
as Self · 2016
Mozart in the Jungle
as Rodrigo De Souza · 2014
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
Amores Perros
as Octavio · 2000
Station Eleven
as Arthur Leander · 2021
Pan y Circo
as Self · 2020
Old
as Guy · 2021
Maya and the Three
as The Jaguar Brothers (voice) · 2021
Y Tu Mamá También
as Julio Zapata · 2001
Letters to Juliet
as Victor · 2010
Werewolf by Night
as Jack Russell · 2022
Babel
as Santiago · 2006
LEGO Pixar: BrickToons
as Héctor (voice) · 2024
Vovô e Eu
as Daniel García Medina · 1992
La Máquina
as Esteban 'La Máquina' Osuna · 2024
Holland
as Dave Delgado · 2025
The Mother
as Hector · 2023
Santita
as Alejandro · 2026
The Motorcycle Diaries
as Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna · 2004
Wasp Network
as Viramontez · 2020
Zero A.D.: The Birth of Christ
as Joachim · 2026
Blindness
as Bartender / King of Ward Three · 2008
Bad Education
as Ángel / Juan / Zahara · 2004
Here on Earth
as El Pájaro · 2018
The Science of Sleep
as Stéphane · 2006
Nothing Between Us
as Guillermo · 2026
Casa de Mi Padre
as Onza · 2012
A Little Bit of Heaven
as Julian Goldstein · 2011
No
as René Saaverdra · 2012
Magellan
as Fernão de Magalhães · 2025
Director by Night
as Self · 2022
Vamps
as Diego Bardem (uncredited) · 2012
The Limits of Control
as Mexican · 2009
Desierto
as Moises · 2015
This One Summer
as Thiago · 2023
Neruda
as Oscar Peluchoneau · 2016
Another End
as Sal · 2024
Don't Tempt Me
as Jack Davenport · 2001
The Crime of Padre Amaro
as Padre Amaro · 2002
The Kindergarten Teacher
as Simon · 2018
It Must Be Heaven
as Gael García Bernal · 2019
Salt and Fire
as Dr. Fabio Cavani · 2016
Rudo & Cursi
as Tato · 2008
Even the Rain
as Sebastián · 2011
Dot the I
as Kit Winter · 2003
Ema
as Gastón · 2019
Cassandro
as Saúl "Cassandro" · 2023
Sueño Perro
· 2025
Hombre al agua
as Camilo · 2026
I'm with Lucy
as Date 2 - Gabriel · 2002
Mammoth
as Leo Vidales · 2009
If You Saw His Heart
as Daniel · 2017
The End of It
as Diego · 2026
You're Killing Me Susana
as Eligio · 2016
Rosewater
as Maziar Bahari · 2014
1994
as Self · 2019
The Past
as Rímini · 2007
The Accused
as Mario Elmo · 2018
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
as Self · 2007
Zoom
as Edward · 2016
Breaking the Taboo
as Self · 2011
Traveling with Che Guevara
as Che · 2004
El Tema
as Host · 2021
Museo
as Juan Núñez · 2018
In the Valley of Shadows
as Álvar Toledano
The King
as Elvis Valderez · 2006
The Ardor
as Kaí · 2014
Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'
as Self · 2001
Chevolution
· 2008
Dreaming of Julia
as Ricky · 2003
Fidel
as Che Guevara · 2002
The Eye on the Nape
as Pablo · 2001
De Tripas, Corazón
· 1996
Who Is Dayani Cristal?
as Himself · 2013
The Boys: Mexico
Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education
as Self · 2004
Eva Doesn't Sleep
as Massera · 2015
The Loneliest Planet
as Alex · 2012
Private Lives
as Gustavo 'Gana' Bertolini · 2001
Fidel
as Che Guevara · 2002
Déficit
as Cristobal · 2007
Gombrowicz or The Immaturity
· 2024
José & Pilar
as Self · 2010
Hidalgo, Frenesí de Libertad
as Narrator · 2010
Perros, amores, accidentes
as Self (archive footage) · 2020
The Last Post
as Jose Francisco · 2001
Los Invisibles
as Self · 2010
Z
as Zorro
Monkey Hill
Saint Death
as Narrator · 2007