Highest rated as cast or director
Coco
2017
Amores Perros
2000
Maya and the Three
2021 · 1 Season
Mozart in the Jungle
2014 · 4 Seasons
No
2012
Gael García Bernal's 10 titles from the 2000s have a median Balasaur Score of 70, led by Amores Perros (83) and Y Tu Mamá También (82), against 62 for those from the 2020s.
Biography
Gael García Bernal (born November 30, 1978) is a Mexican actor and filmmaker who acts in both Spanish-language and English-language films and series. He is known for his performances in the films 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.
Acted in 73
2020s
- 2026
Man Overboard!
Camilo
The End of It
Diego
- 2025
Sueño Perro
Movie
- 2024
FICCIONANDO
TV
Gombrowicz or The Immaturity
Movie
- 2023
This One Summer
Thiago
- 2022
- 2021
57Old
Guy
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
It Must Be Heaven
Gael García Bernal
- 2018
Museo
Juan Núñez
Here on Earth
El Pájaro · 8 episodes
- 2017
If You Saw His Heart
Daniel
- 2016
You're Killing Me Susana
Eligio
- 2015
- 2014
- 2012
The Loneliest Planet
Alex
- 2011
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
Mammoth
Leo Vidales
- 2008
- 2007
The Past
Rímini
Déficit
Cristobal
- 2006
The King
Elvis Valderez
- 2004
Traveling with Che Guevara
Che
- 2003
Dreaming of Julia
Ricky
- 2002
I'm with Lucy
Date 2 - Gabriel
Fidel
Che Guevara
Fidel
Che Guevara · 2 episodes
- 2001
Private Lives
Gustavo 'Gana' Bertolini
The Eye on the Nape
Pablo
- 2000
1990s
- 1996
De Tripas, Corazón
Movie
- 1992
No release date
Z
Zorro
The Boys: Mexico
TV
Produced 28
2020s
- 2026
Man Overboard!
Producer
- 2025
Thesis on a Domestication
Producer
ASCO: Without Permission
Executive Producer
- 2024
- 2023
- 2021
El Tema
Producer
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
The Empty Classroom
Producer
The Chosen Ones
Executive Producer
- 2013
Who Is Dayani Cristal?
Producer
- 2011
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
Walking Vengeance
Executive Producer
8
Producer
I'm Gonna Explode
Executive Producer
- 2007
Cochochi
Executive Producer
- 2006
Drama/Mex
Executive Producer
Directed 9
2020s
- 2026
Man Overboard!
Director
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
Here on Earth
Director
- 2016
- 2010
Los Invisibles
Director
Revolución
Director
2000s
- 2008
8
Director
The letter
Director
- 2007
Déficit
Director
Wrote 4
2020s
- 2026
Man Overboard!
Writer
- 2024
2010s
- 2016
2000s
- 2008
8
Writer
Created 3
2020s
- 2021
El Tema
Creator
- 2020
2010s
- 2018
Here on Earth
Creator
Art department 1
2010s
- 2015
Other crew 1
2020s
- 2021
El Tema
Creator
Appearances23
2020s
- 2026
Each Day in a Moment: 2025
Self (uncredited)
- 2022
- 2021
El Tema
Host · 1 episode
- 2020
Perros, amores, accidentes
Self (archive footage)
2010s
- 2019
- 2016
- 2014
- 2013
Who Is Dayani Cristal?
Himself
- 2011
- 2010
Los Invisibles
Self
José & Pilar
Self
Hidalgo, Frenesí de Libertad
Narrator
2000s
- 2009
- 2007
Saint Death
Narrator
- 2004
Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education
Self
- 2003
- 2001
Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'
Self
1990s
- 1997
- 1996
1950s
- 1953
