Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal

Born 1978-11-30 (age 47) Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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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.

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Known For

Nothing Between Us
Nothing Between Us

2026

as Guillermo

Coco
Coco

2017

as Héctor (voice)

Old
Old

2021

as Guy

Werewolf by Night
Werewolf by Night

2022

as Jack Russell

Babel
Babel

2006

as Santiago

Amores Perros
Amores Perros

2000

as Octavio

Y Tu Mamá También
Y Tu Mamá También

2001

as Julio Zapata

Letters to Juliet
Letters to Juliet

2010

as Victor

The Mother
The Mother

2023

as Hector

Blindness
Blindness

2008

as Bartender / King of Ward Three

Vamps
Vamps

2012

as Diego Bardem (uncredited)

No
No

2012

as René Saaverdra

Holland
Holland

2025

as Dave Delgado

The Motorcycle Diaries
The Motorcycle Diaries

2004

as Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna

Don't Tempt Me
Don't Tempt Me

2001

as Jack Davenport

Bad Education
Bad Education

2004

as Ángel / Juan / Zahara

Casa de Mi Padre
Casa de Mi Padre

2012

as Onza

It Must Be Heaven
It Must Be Heaven

2019

as Gael García Bernal

Zero A.D.: The Birth of Christ