Portrait of Gael García Bernal

Acting

Gael García Bernal

Career

Active from 1992 to 2026, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Leading roles
59
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Maya and the Three
Maya and the Three
GoodWatch score87/100

Characters

13

The characters Gael García Bernal played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 74 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gael García Bernal Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.4, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    2.0, average 2.7
  • Adrenaline
    4.2, average 4.8
  • Nostalgia
    3.3, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 12
  • Political Intrigue 7
  • Psychological Drama 7
  • Character Study 5
  • Contemporary Realism 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Character-Driven Narrative 4
  • Biographical Drama 4
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Melancholic Tone 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Anthology Film 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

98
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
Z
Z

as Zorro

The Boys: Mexico
The Boys: Mexico

TV show

In the Valley of Shadows
In the Valley of Shadows

as Álvar Toledano

2020s

21 titles · average score 62
Nothing Between Us
Nothing Between Us (2026)
GoodWatch score 54

as Guillermo

Santita
Santita (2026)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show · as Alejandro

Man Overboard!
Man Overboard! (2026)
GoodWatch score 61

as Camilo

Holland
Holland (2025)
GoodWatch score 37

as Dave Delgado

Magellan
Magellan (2025)
GoodWatch score 76

as Fernão de Magalhães

La Máquina
La Máquina (2024)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Esteban 'La Máquina' Osuna

Cassandro
Cassandro (2023)
GoodWatch score 75

as Saúl "Cassandro"

The Mother
The Mother (2023)
GoodWatch score 51

as Hector

Werewolf by Night
Werewolf by Night (2022)
GoodWatch score 82

as Jack Russell

Old
Old (2021)
GoodWatch score 52

as Guy

Maya and the Three
Maya and the Three (2021)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as The Jaguar Brothers (voice)

Wasp Network
Wasp Network (2020)
GoodWatch score 48

as Viramontez

2010s

41 titles · average score 62
It Must Be Heaven
It Must Be Heaven (2019)
GoodWatch score 67

as Gael García Bernal

Ema
Ema (2019)
GoodWatch score 72

as Gastón

The Kindergarten Teacher
The Kindergarten Teacher (2018)
GoodWatch score 75

as Simon

The Accused
The Accused (2018)
GoodWatch score 75

as Mario Elmo

Coco
Coco (2017)
GoodWatch score 82

as Héctor (voice)

Neruda
Neruda (2016)
GoodWatch score 77

as Oscar Peluchoneau

Madly
Madly (2016)
GoodWatch score 55

Story, Director

Desierto
Desierto (2015)
GoodWatch score 56

as Moises

Mozart in the Jungle
Mozart in the Jungle (2014)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Rodrigo De Souza

No
No (2012)
GoodWatch score 81

as René Saaverdra

A Little Bit of Heaven
A Little Bit of Heaven (2011)
GoodWatch score 33

as Julian Goldstein

Letters to Juliet
Letters to Juliet (2010)
GoodWatch score 55

as Victor

2000s

32 titles · average score 62
Mammoth
Mammoth (2009)
GoodWatch score 57

as Leo Vidales

Rudo & Cursi
Rudo & Cursi (2008)
GoodWatch score 70

as Tato

Blindness
Blindness (2008)
GoodWatch score 52

as Bartender / King of Ward Three

The Past
The Past (2007)
GoodWatch score 62

as Rímini

The Science of Sleep
The Science of Sleep (2006)
GoodWatch score 72

as Stéphane

The Motorcycle Diaries
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
GoodWatch score 79

as Ernesto "Che" Guevara de la Serna

Bad Education
Bad Education (2004)
GoodWatch score 81

as Ángel / Juan / Zahara

Dot the I
Dot the I (2003)
GoodWatch score 48

as Kit Winter

The Crime of Padre Amaro
The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)
GoodWatch score 63

as Padre Amaro

Y Tu Mamá También
Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
GoodWatch score 84

as Julio Zapata

Don't Tempt Me
Don't Tempt Me (2001)
GoodWatch score 50

as Jack Davenport

Amores Perros
Amores Perros (2000)
GoodWatch score 85

as Octavio

1990s

1 title
Vovô e Eu
Vovô e Eu (1992)

TV show · as Daniel García Medina