Bryan Cranston

Bryan Lee Cranston born March 7 1956 is an American actor director and producer who is mainly known for portraying Walter White in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad 20082013 and Hal in the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle 20002006 He has received a number of awardsincluding six Primetime Emmy Awards four Screen Actors Guild Awards two Tony Awards and a Golden Globe Awardwith a nomination for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award Bryan Cranstons performance on Breaking Bad earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series four times 2008 2009 2010 and 2014 After becoming a producer of the show in 2011 he also won the award for Outstanding Drama Series twice Breaking Bad also earned Cranston five Golden Globe nominations with one win and nine Screen Actors Guild Award nominations with four wins He was previously nominated three times for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in Malcolm in the Middle Cranston codeveloped and occasionally appeared in the crime drama series Sneaky Pete 20152019 and served as a director for episodes of Malcolm in the Middle Breaking Bad Modern Family and The Office In 2014 Cranston earned a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his portrayal of President Lyndon B Johnson in the Broadway play All the Way a role he reprised in the HBO 2016 television film of the same name In 2018 he received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play for his portrayal of Howard Beale in the play Network at Londons National Theatre later winning his second Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for the same role on Broadway For portraying Dalton Trumbo in the film Trumbo 2015 he received nominations for an Academy Award a BAFTA Award a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe Award all for Best Actor in a Leading Role Cranston has appeared in several other films such as Saving Private Ryan 1998 Little Miss Sunshine 2006 Drive 2011 Argo 2012 Godzilla 2014 and The Upside 2017 He also provided voice acting in the films Madagascar 3 Europes Most Wanted 2012 Kung Fu Panda 3 2016 and Isle of Dogs 2018