Bryan Cranston

Biography: Bryan Cranston has had a very interesting career. He has worked from popular sitcoms and movies to Japanese animé series like Armitage III. He made his debut on television when he was just 8 years old, appearing in a commercial. However, he didn't want to be an actor until high school. After graduation, he studied acting and moved to Daytona Beach, Florida where he participated in major theatrical productions like Barefoot in the Park and Death of a Salesman. His television series debut came in 1982 when he joined the cast of the soap opera Loving. He worked in the program for a while, but then he had other roles on Airwolf and Hill Street Blues, where he was more successful.

Bryan began transforming into a more prominent actor as he made appearances in the sitcom Raising Miranda in 1988. In the following years, Bryan worked in various television and film projects, including the movie Clean State and the TV series The Louie Show and voice-acting in the Japanese animé Armitag
age III, in which he was credited as Lee Stone for unknown reasons.

Cranston rose to popularity with his roles in notable films such as That Thing You Do! and Saving Private Ryan. Fox then gave him a starring role in the sitcom, Malcolm in the Middle. The show was a huge success and made Bryan one of the most known actors on television. His performance on the series also earned him back-to-back Emmy award nominations in 2002 and 2003. Since 2007, Cranston has been portraying the role of Walter White on the AMC original drama series, Breaking Bad.
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Bryan Cranston's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average career score: 58
Highest Metascore:
Metascore: 86
Lowest Metascore:
Metascore: 37
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 15
  2. Negative: 1 out of 15
15 movie reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
Metascore: 86
Argo
Oct 12, 2012 Jack O'Donnell 7.9
Metascore: 80
Little Miss Sunshine
Jul 26, 2006 Stan Grossman 7.6
Metascore: 79
Drive
Sep 16, 2011 Shannon 7.7
Metascore: 71
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D
Sep 23, 2005 Buzz Aldrin 7.0
Metascore: 70
Contagion
Sep 9, 2011 Haggerty 6.4
Metascore: 63
The Lincoln Lawyer
Mar 18, 2011 Detective Lankford 7.4
Metascore: 60
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Jun 8, 2012 Vitaly 6.5
Metascore: 52
Detachment
Mar 16, 2012 Mr. Dearden / Richard Dearden 7.9
Metascore: 51
Seeing Other People
May 7, 2004 Peter 7.7
Metascore: 51
John Carter
Mar 9, 2012 Cast / Powell 7.0
Metascore: tbd
Illusion
Feb 17, 2006 David 6.3
Metascore: 47
Rock of Ages
Jun 15, 2012 Mike Whitmore 5.9
Metascore: 46
Red Tails
Jan 20, 2012 Maj. William Mortamus 5.9
Metascore: 43
Total Recall (2012)
Aug 3, 2012 Cohaagen / Vilos Cohaagen 6.0
Metascore: 41
Larry Crowne
Jul 1, 2011 Dean 5.7
Metascore: 37
Love Ranch
Jun 30, 2010 James Pettis 6.5
Metascore: tbd
Kung Fu Panda 3
Dec 23, 2015 Cast tbd

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