Gael García Bernal

45, from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Artwork for CocoImage of Gael García Bernal

Biography

Gael García Bernal (born 30 November 1978) is a Mexican actor and producer. He is best known for his performances in the films Bad Education, The Motorcycle Diaries (where he played a young Che Guevara), Amores perros, Y tu mamá también, Babel, Coco, and Old, and for his role as Rodrigo de Souza in the Amazon Studios streaming television series Mozart in the Jungle. He and Diego Luna founded Canana Films in Mexico City.

García Bernal was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for 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. 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.

Timeline

2024Aged 46

  • Poster for Another End

    Sal

2023Aged 45

  • Poster for This One Summer

    Thiago

  • Poster for The Mother

    Hector

  • Poster for Cassandro

    Saúl "Cassandro"

2022Aged 44

  • Poster for Werewolf by Night

    Jack Russell

  • Poster for Director by Night

    Self

2021Aged 43

  • Poster for Old

    Guy

2020Aged 42

  • Poster for Wasp Network

    Viramontez

2019Aged 41

  • Poster for Ema

    Gastón

  • Poster for It Must Be Heaven

    Gael García Bernal

  • Poster for Chicuarotes

    Producer

  • Poster for Birders

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for Lorena, Light-footed Woman

    Executive Producer

2018Aged 40

  • Poster for Museo

    Juan Núñez

  • Poster for The Accused

    Mario Elmo

  • Poster for The Kindergarten Teacher

    Simon

  • Poster for A 3 Minute Hug

    Executive Producer

2017Aged 39

  • Poster for Dante's Lunch

    Héctor (voice)

  • Poster for Coco

    Héctor (voice)

  • Poster for If You Saw His Heart

    Daniel

  • Poster for Zama

    Executive Producer

2016Aged 38

  • Poster for Neruda

    Oscar Peluchoneau

  • Poster for You're Killing Me Susana

    Eligio

  • Poster for Salt and Fire

    Dr. Fabio Cavani

  • Poster for Madly

    Screenplay

2015Aged 37

  • Poster for Desierto

    Moises

  • Poster for Zoom

    Edward

  • Poster for Eva Doesn't Sleep

    Massera

  • The Visible Hand

    Director

  • Poster for Leagues

    Creative Director

  • Poster for The Chosen Ones

    Executive Producer

  • Poster for The Empty Classroom

    Director

2014Aged 36

  • Poster for The Ardor

    Kaí

  • Poster for Rosewater

    Maziar Bahari

2013Aged 35

  • Poster for Who Is Dayani Cristal?

    Himself

  • Poster for Paradise

    Executive Producer

2012Aged 34

  • Poster for Casa de Mi Padre

    Onza

  • Poster for The Loneliest Planet

    Alex

  • Poster for No

    René Saaverdra

  • Poster for Vamps

    Diego Bardem

2011Aged 33

  • Poster for Even the Rain

    Sebastián

  • Poster for A Little Bit of Heaven

    Julian Goldstein

  • Poster for Miss Bala

    Executive Producer

2010Aged 32

  • Poster for Letters to Juliet

    Victor

  • Poster for Hidalgo, Frenesí de Libertad

    Narrator

  • Poster for José & Pilar

    Self

  • Poster for Los Invisibles

    Self

  • Poster for Revolución

    Director

2009Aged 31

  • Poster for Mammoth

    Leo Vidales

  • Poster for The Limits of Control

    Mexican

  • Poster for Sin Nombre

    Executive Producer

2008Aged 30

  • Poster for Chevolution

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Blindness

    Bartender / King of Ward Three

  • Poster for Rudo & Cursi

    Tato

  • Poster for The Letter

    Producer

  • Poster for 8

    Producer

2007Aged 29

  • Poster for Déficit

    Cristobal

  • Poster for Saint Death

    Narrator

  • Poster for The Past

    Rímini

2006Aged 28

  • Poster for The King

    Elvis

  • Poster for The Science of Sleep

    Stéphane

  • Poster for Babel

    Santiago

  • Poster for Drama/Mex

    Executive Producer

2004Aged 26

  • Poster for Traveling with Che Guevara

    Che

  • Poster for The Motorcycle Diaries

    Ernesto Guevara de la Serna

  • Poster for Bad Education

    Ángel/Juan/Zahara

2003Aged 25

  • Poster for Dot the I

    Kit Winter

  • Poster for Dreaming of Julia

    Ricky

2002Aged 24

  • Poster for Fidel

    Che Guevara

  • Poster for I'm with Lucy

    Date 2 - Gabriel

  • Poster for The Crime of Padre Amaro

    Padre Amaro

2001Aged 23

  • Poster for The Eye on the Nape

    Pablo

  • Poster for Private Lives

    Gustavo 'Gana' Bertolini

  • Poster for Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'

    Self

  • Poster for Y Tu Mamá También

    Julio Zapata

  • The Last Post

    Jose Francisco

  • Poster for Don't Tempt Me

    Davenport

2000Aged 22

  • Poster for Amores Perros

    Octavio

1996Aged 18

  • Poster for De Tripas, Corazón

    (Unknown)

Year unknown