Gael García Bernal
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1978-11-30 (46 years old)
Place of Birth
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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.
Acting
Z
as Zorro
(2025)
Holland
as Dave Delgado
(2025)
Zero A.D.
as Joachim
(2025)
Magellan
as Ferdinand Magellan
(2024)
Another End
as Sal
(2023)
The Mother
as Hector
(2023)
Cassandro
as Saúl "Cassandro"
(2023)
This One Summer
as Thiago
(2022)
Werewolf by Night
as Jack Russell
(2022)
Director by Night
as Self
(2021)
Old
as Guy
(2020)
Wasp Network
as Viramontez
(2020)
Perros, amores, accidentes
as Self (archive footage)
(2019)
Ema
as Gastón
(2019)
It Must Be Heaven
as Gael García Bernal
(2018)
The Kindergarten Teacher
as Simon
(2018)
Museo
as Juan Núñez
(2018)
The Accused
as Mario Elmo
(2017)
Coco
as Héctor (voice)
(2017)
If You Saw His Heart
as Daniel
(2016)
Neruda
as Oscar Peluchoneau
(2016)
Salt and Fire
as Dr. Fabio Cavani
(2016)
You're Killing Me Susana
as Eligio
(2015)
Eva Doesn't Sleep
as Massera
(2015)
Desierto
as Moises
(2015)
Zoom
as Edward
(2014)
Rosewater
as Maziar Bahari
(2014)
The Ardor
as Kaí
(2013)
Who Is Dayani Cristal?
as Himself
(2012)
No
as René Saaverdra
(2012)
Vamps
as Diego Bardem
(2012)
Casa de Mi Padre
as Onza
(2012)
The Loneliest Planet
as Alex
(2011)
A Little Bit of Heaven
as Julian Goldstein
(2011)
Even the Rain
as Sebastián
(2011)
Breaking the Taboo
as Self
(2010)
Letters to Juliet
as Victor
(2010)
Los Invisibles
as Self
(2010)
José & Pilar
as Self
(2010)
Hidalgo, Frenesí de Libertad
as Narrator
(2009)
Mammoth
as Leo Vidales
(2009)
The Limits of Control
as Mexican
(2008)
Blindness
as Bartender / King of Ward Three
(2008)
Rudo & Cursi
as Tato
(2008)
(2007)
Saint Death
as Narrator
(2007)
(2007)
Déficit
as Cristobal
(2007)
The Past
as Rímini
(2006)
Babel
as Santiago
(2006)
The Science of Sleep
as Stéphane
(2006)
The King
as Elvis
(2004)
Bad Education
as Ángel / Juan / Zahara
(2004)
The Motorcycle Diaries
as Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna
(2004)
(2004)
(2003)
Dot the I
as Kit Winter
(2003)
Dreaming of Julia
as Ricky
(2003)
Mickey's PhilharMagic
as Hector (archive voice)
(2002)
The Crime of Padre Amaro
as Padre Amaro
(2002)
Fidel
as Che Guevara
(2002)
I'm with Lucy
as Date 2 - Gabriel
(2001)
Y Tu Mamá También
as Julio Zapata
(2001)
Don't Tempt Me
as Davenport
(2001)
(2001)
Private Lives
as Gustavo 'Gana' Bertolini
(2001)
The Last Post
as Jose Francisco
(2001)
The Eye on the Nape
as Pablo
(2000)
Amores Perros
as Octavio
(1996)
Crew
(2025)
ASCO: Without Permission
Executive Producer
(2024)
State of Silence
Executive Producer
(2024)
Thesis on a Domestication
Producer
(2023)
Cassandro
Executive Producer
(2019)
Lorena: Light-Footed Woman
Executive Producer
(2019)
Birders
Executive Producer
(2019)
Chicuarotes
Director, Producer
(2018)
A 3 Minute Hug
Executive Producer
(2017)
Zama
Executive Producer
(2016)
Madly
Director, Story, Screenplay
(2016)
Salt and Fire
Executive Producer
(2015)
Leagues
Producer, Creative Director
(2015)
The Visible Hand
Director
(2015)
The Chosen Ones
Executive Producer
(2015)
The Empty Classroom
Producer
(2015)
Desierto
Executive Producer
(2013)
Who Is Dayani Cristal?
Producer
(2013)
Paraíso
Executive Producer
(2011)
Miss Bala
Executive Producer
(2010)
Revolución
Director
(2010)
Los Invisibles
Director
(2009)
Sin Nombre
Executive Producer
(2008)
8
Director, Writer, Producer
(2008)
Walking Vengeance
Executive Producer
(2007)
Déficit
Director
(2006)
Drama/Mex
Executive Producer