Actor
Gael García Bernal
Born 30 November 1978 · Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Gael García Bernal is a Mexican actor and filmmaker who rose to international fame in the early 2000s. He is known for Amores Perros, Y Tu Mamá También and The Motorcycle Diaries, and later voiced Héctor in Coco. He co-founded the production company Canana Films with Diego Luna.
Key films
Amores Perros (2000)
His breakthrough film, a landmark of 2000s Mexican cinema that launched his international career.
Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
Acclaimed road movie with Diego Luna that cemented his place in new Mexican cinema.
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
He played a young Che Guevara, a performance that earned a BAFTA nomination.
Bad Education (2004)
A leading role in Pedro Almodóvar's film, showing his range in European art cinema.
Coco (2017)
A major role in Pixar's hit animated film, bringing him a very wide family audience.
Key awards
- 2005 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, nominated for The Motorcycle Diaries
- 2016 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy, for Mozart in the Jungle
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 82
- 1996De Tripas, CorazónActor
- 2000Amores Perros · as OctavioActor
- 2001Y Tu Mamá También · as Julio ZapataActor
- 2001Don't Tempt Me · as Jack DavenportActor
- 2001Private Lives · as Gustavo 'Gana' BertoliniActor
- 2001Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También' · as SelfActor
- 2001The Last Post · as Jose FranciscoActor
- 2001The Eye on the Nape · as PabloActor
- 2002The Crime of Padre Amaro · as Padre AmaroActor
- 2002I'm with Lucy · as Date 2 - GabrielActor
- 2002Fidel · as Che GuevaraActor
- 2003Dot the I · as Kit WinterActor
- 2003Dreaming of Julia · as RickyActor
- 2004The Motorcycle Diaries · as Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la SernaActor
- 2004Bad Education · as Ángel / Juan / ZaharaActor
- 2004Traveling with Che Guevara · as CheActor
- 2004Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education · as SelfActor
- 2006Babel · as SantiagoActor
- 2006The Science of Sleep · as StéphaneActor
- 2006The King · as Elvis ValderezActor
- 2007The Past · as RíminiActor
- 2007Déficit · as CristobalActor
- 2007DéficitDirector
- 2007Saint Death · as NarratorActor
- 2007Common Ground: Under Construction Notes · as SelfActor
- 2008Blindness · as Bartender / King of Ward ThreeActor
- 2008Rudo & Cursi · as TatoActor
- 20088Director
- 2008ChevolutionActor
- 2008The letterDirector
- 2009The Limits of Control · as MexicanActor
- 2009Mammoth · as Leo VidalesActor
- 2010Letters to Juliet · as VictorActor
- 2010José & Pilar · as SelfActor
- 2010RevoluciónDirector
- 2010Los Invisibles · as SelfActor
- 2010Hidalgo, Frenesí de Libertad · as NarratorActor
- 2010Los InvisiblesDirector
- 2011A Little Bit of Heaven · as Julian GoldsteinActor
- 2011Even the Rain · as SebastiánActor
- 2011Breaking the Taboo · as SelfActor
- 2012No · as René SaaverdraActor
- 2012Casa de Mi Padre · as OnzaActor
- 2012Vamps · as Diego Bardem (uncredited)Actor
- 2012The Loneliest Planet · as AlexActor
- 2013Who Is Dayani Cristal? · as HimselfActor
- 2014Rosewater · as Maziar BahariActor
- 2014The Ardor · as KaíActor
- 2015Desierto · as MoisesActor
- 2015Eva Doesn't Sleep · as MasseraActor
- 2015The Visible HandDirector
- 2016Neruda · as Oscar PeluchoneauActor
- 2016You're Killing Me Susana · as EligioActor
- 2016Zoom · as EdwardActor
- 2016Salt and Fire · as Dr. Fabio CavaniActor
- 2016MadlyDirector
- 2017Coco · as Héctor (voice)Actor
- 2017If You Saw His Heart · as DanielActor
- 2018The Kindergarten Teacher · as SimonActor
- 2018The Accused · as Mario ElmoActor
- 2018Museo · as Juan NúñezActor
- 2019Ema · as GastónActor
- 2019ChicuarotesDirector
- 2019It Must Be Heaven · as Gael García BernalActor
- 2020Wasp Network · as ViramontezActor
- 2020Perros, amores, accidentes · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2021Old · as GuyActor
- 2022Werewolf by Night · as Jack RussellActor
- 2022Director by Night · as SelfActor
- 2023The Mother · as HectorActor
- 2023Cassandro · as Saúl "Cassandro"Actor
- 2023This One Summer · as ThiagoActor
- 2024Another End · as SalActor
- 2024Gombrowicz or The ImmaturityActor
- 2025Holland · as Dave DelgadoActor
- 2025Magellan · as Fernão de MagalhãesActor
- 2025Sueño PerroActor
- 2026Nothing Between Us · as GuillermoActor
- 2026Hombre Al Agua · as CamiloActor
- 2026Hombre Al AguaDirector
- 2026The End of It · as DiegoActor
- 2026Zero A.D.: The Birth of Christ · as JoachimActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.