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Bryan Cranston
Birth name Bryan Lee Cranston
Born March 7, 1956 in San Fernando Valley, California, USA
Notable Roles
Notable Episodes
Awards
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Contents

Biography

Roles

Starring Roles

Series Role Year(s) Season(s)
Raising Miranda Russell 1988 1
The Louie Show Curt Sincic 1996 1
Malcolm in the Middle Hal Wilkerson 2000–  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Breaking Bad Walter White 2008–2013 1 2 3 4 5
SuperMansion Titanium Rex 2015–2019 1 2 3
Your Honor Michael Desiato 2020–2023 1 2

Guest Starring Roles

Series Role Episode Airdate
Airwolf Robert Hollis 3x17 - Desperate Monday February 8, 1986
Murder, She Wrote Brian East 2x20 - Menace, Anyone? April 6, 1986
Hill Street Blues 7x21 - A Pound of Flesh May 5, 1987
Matlock Brian Emerson 2x11 - The Gift December 22, 1987
Falcon Crest Martin Randall 8x18 - Enquiring Minds April 7, 1989
Baywatch Tom Logan 1x08 - Cruise Ship November 24, 1989
Murder, She Wrote Jerry Wilbur 6x12 - Good-Bye Charlie January 7, 1990
Jake and the Fatman Lyle Wicks/Miller 4x03 - Exactly Like You September 26, 1990
Matlock Dr. Harding Fletcher 6x05 - The Marriage Counselor November 8, 1991
L.A. Law James Phillips 6x11 - All About Sleaze January 30, 1992
Walker, Texas Ranger Hank 2x18 - Deadly Vision March 26, 1994
Seinfeld Whatley 6x12 - The Label Maker January 19, 1995
Touched by an Angel Dr. Tom Bryant 1x11 - The Hero March 4, 1995
Seinfeld Whatley 6x19 - The Jimmy March 16, 1995
Brotherly Love Russell 1x02 - Such a Bargain September 17, 1995
Murder, She Wrote Parker Foreman 12x17 - Something Foul in Flappieville February 15, 1996
Diagnosis Murder Walter Mason 3x10 - Living on the Streets Can Be Murder February 16, 1996
Babylon 5 Ericsson 4x05 - The Long Night January 30, 1997
Seinfeld Whatley 8x19 - The Yada Yada April 24, 1997
Goode Behavior Record Executive 1x19 - Goode Music April 28, 1997
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Stuart the lawyer 1x24 - Troll Bride May 16, 1997
Seinfeld Whatley 9x10 - The Strike December 18, 1997
V.I.P. Colt Arrow 1x01 - Beats Working at a Hot Dog Stand September 26, 1998
Diagnosis Murder Martin Rutgers 6x05 - Blood Will Out October 15, 1998
The X-Files Patrick Crump 6x02 - Drive November 15, 1998
Chicago Hope Jesus 5x09 - Tantric Turkey November 25, 1998
3rd Rock from the Sun Neil 4x14 - Paranoid Dick February 16, 1999
The Pretender Neil Roberts 3x16 - P.T.B. April 3, 1999
American Dad Publisher 1x15 - Star Trek November 27, 2005
Family Guy Himself 4x21 - I Take Thee Quagmire March 12, 2006
How I Met Your Mother Hammond Druthers 2x06 - Aldrin Justice October 23, 2006
How I Met Your Mother Hammond Druthers 2x13 - Columns January 22, 2007
How I Met Your Mother Hammond Druthers 9x09 - Platonish November 11, 2013
Sneaky Pete Vance 1x01 - Pilot August 7, 2015

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series Episode Airdate
Hollywood Squares July 10-14, 2000
Hollywood Squares February 25-March 1, 2002

Producer

Series Produced

Series Year(s) Credit Season(s)
Breaking Bad 2011 –2013 Producer 4 5
Sneaky Pete 2015 –2019 Executive Producer 1 2 3
SuperMansion 2015 –2019 Executive Producer 1 2 3
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams 2017 –2018 Executive Producer 1
The Dangerous Book for Boys 2018 Executive Producer 1
Your Honor 2020 –2023 Executive Producer 1 2
Tightrope! 2025 –  Executive Producer 1
Malcolm in the Middle 2025 –  Executive Producer 8

Writer

Series Created

Series Premiere Date Creation Credit
Sneaky Pete August 5, 2015 Co-Creator
The Dangerous Book for Boys March 30, 2018 Co-Creator

Episodes Written

Series Episode Airdate Credit
Sneaky Pete 1x01 - Pilot August 7, 2015
The Dangerous Book for Boys 1x01 - How to Walk on the Moon March 30, 2018
The Dangerous Book for Boys 1x02 - How to Play Poker March 30, 2018

Director

Episodes Directed

Series Episode Airdate Credit
Malcolm in the Middle 4x13 - Stereo Store March 16, 2003
Malcolm in the Middle 5x01 - Vegas November 2, 2003
Malcolm in the Middle 5x09 - Dirty Magazine January 11, 2004
Malcolm in the Middle 5x18 - Experiment May 2, 2004
Malcolm in the Middle 6x02 - Busey's Run Away November 14, 2004
Malcolm in the Middle 6x10 - Billboard February 13, 2005
Malcolm in the Middle 7x09 - Malcolm Defends Reese December 16, 2005
Big Day 1x05 - Stolen Vows December 19, 2006
Breaking Bad 2x01 - Seven Thirty-Seven March 8, 2009
Breaking Bad 3x01 - No Mas March 21, 2010
Modern Family 3x19 - Election Day April 11, 2012
The Office 9x04 - Work Bus October 18, 2012
Breaking Bad 5x09 - Blood Money August 11, 2013
Modern Family 5x10 - The Old Man & the Tree December 11, 2013
Sneaky Pete 1x08 - The Roll Over January 13, 2017

Memorable Moments

Awards and Accolades

Primetime Emmy Awards

(4 Wins in 9 Nominations)

  • Won: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2008, 2009, 2010, 2014)
Breaking Bad

Screen Actors Guild Awards

(2 Wins in 6 Nominations)

  • Won: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (2013, 2014)
Breaking Bad

Golden Globe Awards

(1 Win in 6 Nominations)

  • Won: Best Actor in a TV Series - Musical or Comedy (2014)
Breaking Bad

Tony Awards

  • Won: Best Leading Actor in a Play (2014)
All the Way

Trivia

  • Is of German, Austrian-Jewish and Irish decent
  • His mother, Peggy was a radio actress and his father, Joe was an actor and a former amateur boxer
  • Has an older brother, Kyle and a younger sister, Amy
  • Was raised in Canoga Park, California where he graduated from Canoga Park High School
  • Attended Los Angeles Valley College where he got an associate's degree in police science in 1976
  • Married his first wife, writer Mickey Middleton in 1977; they divorced in 1982
  • Married his second wife, Robin Dearden in 1989; they have a daughter, Taylor (born in 1993)