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Bryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956) is an American businessman, entrepreneur, actor, voice actor, screenwriter, director and producer. After taking minor roles in television, he established himself as a leading actor in both comedic and dramatic works on stage and screen. He has received several accolades, including seven Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, and two Tony Awards, as well as nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award. Cranston first gained prominence playing Hal in the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He gained stardom for his dramatic leading role playing Walter White in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2008–2013), for which he won the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series four times (2008, 2009, 2010, and 2014). He was Emmy-nominated for All the Way (2016) and Curb Your Enthusiasm (2018). Cranston co-developed and appeared in the crime drama series Sneaky Pete (2015–2019), and has also starred in the drama series Your Honor (2020–2023). On stage, he 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 (2014), a role he reprised in the 2016 HBO film of the same name. He received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor and his second Tony Award for portraying Howard Beale in the play Network on the West End and Broadway, respectively. Cranston earned nominations for the Academy Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor for portraying Dalton Trumbo in the Hollywood blacklist drama Trumbo (2015). Other notable films include Saving Private Ryan (1998), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Drive (2011), Contagion (2011), Argo (2012), Godzilla (2014), The Infiltrator (2016), The Upside (2017), Last Flag Flying (2017), Isle of Dogs (2018), Asteroid City (2023), and The Phoenician Scheme (2025). He has also voiced roles in Madagascar 3 (2012), Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016), and Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Bryan Cranston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Batman is a 2024 American superhero film based on the eponymous DC Comics superhero. Produced by Legendary Pictures, The Stone Quarry, and DC Films, it is the first installment in the DC Legacy Universe. The film was directed by Joseph Kosinski and written by Zack Snyder and Tim Burton, and stars Liam Hemsworth as Bruce Wayne alongside Sienna Miller, Giancarlo Esposito, Bryan Cranston, Hugo Weaving, Liev Schreiber, Willem Dafoe, Jim Caviezel, John Travolta, and Ian McKellen as Alfred Pennyworth. The film follows a young Bruce Wayne who is forced to make allies when dealing with a crime kingpin known as the Joker. Batman was released on February 8th, 2024; the film received critical and universal praise for its direction, story, visual style, action sequences, themes, performances–particularly Hemsworth, Miller, Cranston, Weaving, and McKellen–stylistic cinematography, and emotional depth. It was also a financial success, grossing $891 million worldwide. A sequel entitled Batman Unchained is in development, named after the cancelled Batman & Robin sequel.
