Bryan Cranston

Actor and director. Born 7 March 1956 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Titles on Fi1m19 acting · 3 directing · 1 other

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 19 titles

Emmys4 won

Born

7 March 1956, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Active

1994–present

Frequently works with

Ken Kwapis, Steven Rales, Wes Anderson, Alan J. Higgins, Angelina Jolie, Caroline Goddard, Chris Koch, Christopher Masterson

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

71Fi1m

69Critics

We rate Bryan’s work 2 points above the press, across 18 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 7913

Under 603

Of 19 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 6 of 17 billed first or second
Reviewed: 15 films, 4 series
Screen time: 27 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $3.3bn across 14 films with figures
Primetime Emmy Awards: 4 Emmys4 won
Active: 1994–present

Genres

Comedy13
Drama11
Adventure6
Family5
Action4
Animation4

Best and worst on Fi1m

84BestThe Studio2025

45WorstArgylle2024

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11970s

181980s

411990s

292000s

442010s

202020s

Bryan Cranston

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