Gael García Bernal

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1978-11-30 (47 years old)

Place of Birth

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Gael García Bernal

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...

Acting

2000

Amores Perros

as Octavio

2004

Bad Education

as Ángel / Juan / Zahara

2006

2002

2006

Babel

as Santiago

2001

Y Tu Mamá También

as Julio Zapata

2004

The Motorcycle Diaries

as Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna

2023

The Mother

as Hector

2025

Holland

as Dave Delgado

2006

The King

as Elvis

2008

2002

I'm with Lucy

as Date 2 - Gabriel

2024

2008

Blindness

as Bartender / King of Ward Three

2009

2022

Werewolf by Night

as Jack Russell

2009

Mammoth

as Leo Vidales

2002

Fidel

as Che Guevara

2011

A Little Bit of Heaven

as Julian Goldstein

2001

Don't Tempt Me

as Jack Davenport

2007

The Past

as Rímini

2003

Dot the I

as Kit Winter

2012

2011

Even the Rain

as Sebastián

2010

2007

Déficit

as Cristobal

2012

No

as René Saaverdra

2001

Private Lives

as Gustavo 'Gana' Bertolini

2023

2001

The Last Post

as Jose Francisco

2014

Rosewater

as Maziar Bahari

2007

Saint Death

as Narrator

2015

Desierto

as Moises

2014

The Ardor

as Kaí

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Z

as Zorro

2012

Vamps

as Diego Bardem (uncredited)

2003

2015

Zoom

as Edward

2015

2016

Salt and Fire

as Dr. Fabio Cavani

2016

Neruda

as Oscar Peluchoneau

2020

Perros, amores, accidentes

as Self (archive footage)

2017

Coco

as Héctor (voice)

2018

Museo

as Juan Núñez

2018

The Accused

as Mario Elmo

2019

Ema

as Gastón

2020

Wasp Network

as Viramontez

2010

2019

It Must Be Heaven

as Gael García Bernal

2021

Old

as Guy

2023

Cassandro

as Saúl "Cassandro"

2010

2025

Zero A.D.

as Joachim

2025

Magellan

as Ferdinand Magellan

Production

2009

Sin Nombre

as Executive Producer

2010

Revolución

as Director

2008

8

as Director

2007

Déficit

as Director

2013

2013

Paraíso

as Executive Producer

2015

Leagues

as Producer

2015

Leagues

as Creative Director

2019

Lorena: Light-Footed Woman

as Executive Producer

2019

Birders

as Executive Producer

2018

A 3 Minute Hug

as Executive Producer

2015

The Visible Hand

as Director

2016

Madly

as Director

2008

8

as Writer

2008

8

as Producer

2015

The Chosen Ones

as Executive Producer

2024

State of Silence

as Executive Producer

2015

2016

Madly

as Story

2016

Madly

as Screenplay

2023

Cassandro

as Executive Producer

2025

ASCO: Without Permission

as Executive Producer

2019

Chicuarotes

as Director

2017

Zama

as Executive Producer

2010

Los Invisibles

as Director

2006

Drama/Mex

as Executive Producer

2011

Miss Bala

as Executive Producer

2019

Chicuarotes

as Producer

2016

Salt and Fire

as Executive Producer

2008

Walking Vengeance

as Executive Producer

2015

Desierto

as Executive Producer

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