Cranston later starred in a film directed by his father entitled The Big Turnaround in 1988. He eventually walked out on the family when Cranston was 11 years old, and they did not see each other again until a 22-year-old Cranston and his brother Kyle decided to track him down.

His father held many jobs before deciding to become an actor, but did not secure enough roles to provide for his family. Cranston was raised in Canoga Park, Los Angeles. He has an older brother, Kyle, and a younger sister, Amy.

His father was of half Irish, quarter Austrian Ashkenazi Jewish, and quarter German descent, while his mother was the daughter of German immigrants. He has also voiced roles in Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016), and Isle of Dogs (2018).īryan Lee Cranston was born in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on March 7, 1956, the second of three children born to Annalisa 'Peggy' ( née Sell), a radio actress, and Joseph Louis Cranston, an actor and former amateur boxer. Other notable films include Saving Private Ryan (1998), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Drive (2011), Contagion (2011), Argo (2012), Godzilla (2014), The Infiltrator (2016), and The Upside (2017). Ĭranston earned a Academy Award for Best Actor nomination for portraying Dalton Trumbo in Trumbo (2015). He received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play and his second Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for portraying Howard Beale in the play Network both on London's National Theatre, and on Broadway respectively. Johnson in the Broadway play All the Way (2014), a role he reprised in the 2016 HBO film of the same name. He earned a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his portrayal of President Lyndon B.

Cranston co-developed and occasionally appeared in the crime drama series Sneaky Pete (2015–2019). He was previously nominated three times for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in Malcolm in the Middle. After becoming a producer of the show in 2011, he also won the award for Outstanding Drama Series twice. He has received a number of awards, including six Primetime Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Golden Globe, in addition to a nomination for an Academy Award.Ĭranston's performance on Breaking Bad earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series four times (2008, 2009, 2010, and 2014) and a Golden Globe in 2014. Joseph Cranston (father), Kyle Cranston (brother)īryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956) is an American actor, director, and producer who is mainly known for portraying Walter White in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2008–2013) and Hal in the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006).

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