Gael García Bernal
García Bernal was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, the son of Patricia Bernal, an actress and former model, and José Angel García, an actor and director. His stepfather is Sergio Yazbek, whom his mother married when García Bernal was young. He started acting at just a year old and spent most of his teen years starring in telenovelas. Gael studied the International Baccalaureate, with chemistry being unquestionably his favorite subject. When he was fourteen, he taught indigenous peoples in Mexico to read, often working with the Huichol Indians. In his later teens, he took part in peaceful demonstrations during the Chiapas uprisingof 1994.
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- Born:
- Nov 30, 1978 In Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 63
- First Appeared:
- In the series El abuelo y yo 1992-01-20
- Latest Project:
- Movie Welcome to Holland 2025
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Welcome to Holland | Javier Delgado | 2025 |
| Movie | Another End | Sal | 2024-03-21 |
| Movie | This One Summer | Thiago | 2023-01-04 |
| Movie | Cassandro | Saúl "Cassandro" | 2023-09-14 |
| Movie | The Mother | Hector | 2023-05-04 |
| Movie | Werewolf by Night | Jack Russell | 2022-09-25 |
| Movie | Old | Guy | 2021-07-21 |
| Series | Maya and the Three | The Jaguar Brothers (voice) | 2021-10-22 |
| Movie | Wasp Network | Viramontez | 2020-01-29 |
| Movie | Ema | Gastón | 2019-09-26 |
| Movie | It Must Be Heaven | Gael García Bernal | 2019-12-04 |
| Series | Here on Earth | El Pájaro | 2018-04-21 |
| Movie | Museo | Juan Núñez | 2018-08-23 |
| Movie | The Kindergarten Teacher | Simon | 2018-09-23 |
| Movie | The Accused | Mario Elmo | 2018-09-13 |
| Movie | Dante's Lunch | Héctor (voice) | 2017-03-29 |
| Movie | If You Saw His Heart | Daniel | 2017-11-30 |
| Movie | Coco | Héctor (voice) | 2017-10-27 |
| Movie | You're Killing Me Susana | Eligio | 2016-08-25 |
| Movie | Neruda | Oscar Peluchoneau | 2016-08-11 |
| Movie | Salt and Fire | Dr. Fabio Cavani | 2016-12-07 |
| Movie | Desierto | Moises | 2015-04-12 |
| Movie | Zoom | Edward | 2015-09-11 |
| Movie | Eva Doesn't Sleep | Massera | 2015-11-05 |
| Series | Mozart in the Jungle | Rodrigo De Souza | 2014-02-06 |
| Movie | Rosewater | Maziar Bahari | 2014-11-07 |
| Movie | The Ardor | Kaí | 2014-05-14 |
| Movie | Casa de Mi Padre | Onza | 2012-03-15 |
| Movie | The Loneliest Planet | Alex | 2012-05-25 |
| Movie | No | René Saaverdra | 2012-08-09 |
| Movie | Vamps | Diego Bardem | 2012-08-25 |
| Movie | Even the Rain | Sebastián | 2011-01-05 |
| Movie | Breaking the Taboo | Self | 2011-06-03 |
| Movie | A Little Bit of Heaven | Julian Goldstein | 2011-02-03 |
| Movie | Letters to Juliet | Victor | 2010-05-13 |
| Movie | José & Pilar | Self | 2010-10-18 |
| Movie | Mammoth | Leo Vidales | 2009-01-19 |
| Movie | The Limits of Control | Mexican | 2009-05-01 |
| Movie | Blindness | Bartender / King of Ward Three | 2008-05-14 |
| Movie | Chevolution | 2008-04-01 | |
| Movie | Rudo & Cursi | Tato | 2008-12-19 |
| Movie | Sexo en el plató | Julio Zapata / Ángel / Juan / Zahara (archive footage) | 2007-04-09 |
| Movie | Déficit | Cristobal | 2007-05-21 |
| Movie | The Past | Rímini | 2007-10-26 |
| Movie | The King | Elvis | 2006-05-05 |
| Movie | Babel | Santiago | 2006-10-26 |
| Movie | The Science of Sleep | Stéphane | 2006-06-25 |
| Movie | Traveling with Che Guevara | Che | 2004-01-01 |
| Movie | The Motorcycle Diaries | Ernesto Guevara de la Serna | 2004-02-06 |
| Movie | Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education | Self | 2004-12-24 |
| Movie | Bad Education | Ángel / Juan / Zahara | 2004-03-19 |
| Movie | Dot the I | Kit Winter | 2003-01-18 |
| Movie | Dreaming of Julia | Ricky | 2003-10-24 |
| Movie | Fidel | Che Guevara | 2002-01-27 |
| Movie | The Crime of Padre Amaro | Padre Amaro | 2002-10-01 |
| Movie | I'm with Lucy | Date 2 - Gabriel | 2002-09-04 |
| Movie | The Eye on the Nape | Pablo | 2001-01-31 |
| Movie | Y Tu Mamá También | Julio Zapata | 2001-06-08 |
| Movie | Don't Tempt Me | Davenport | 2001-11-30 |
| Movie | The Last Post | Jose Francisco | 2001-08-11 |
| Movie | Amores Perros | Octavio | 2000-06-16 |
| Movie | De Tripas, Corazón | 1996-01-01 | |
| Series | El abuelo y yo | Daniel García Medina | 1992-01-20 |