Gael García Bernal

Acting · Born 1978-11-30 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Biography

Gael García Bernal (Spanish: [ɡaˈel ɣaɾˈsi.aβeɾˈnal]; born 30 November 1978) 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…

Filmography

• Amores Perros as Octavio
• Bad Education as Ángel / Juan / Zahara
• The Science of Sleep as Stéphane
• Babel as Santiago
• Y Tu Mamá También as Julio Zapata
• The Motorcycle Diaries as Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna
• Rudo & Cursi as Tato
• Werewolf by Night as Jack Russell
• Even the Rain as Sebastián
• No as René Saaverdra

TV

• Maya and the Three as The Jaguar Brothers (voice)
• Mozart in the Jungle as Rodrigo De Souza
• The Daily Show as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
• El abuelo y yo as Daniel García Medina
• Station Eleven as Arthur Leander
• Chelsea as Self
• Pan y Circo as Self
• Here on Earth as El Pájaro
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self