Bryan Lee Cranston is an American actor, voice actor, writer and director. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Walter White in the AMC drama series Breaking Bad, for which he has won three consecutive Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Emmy Awards, and as Hal, the father in the Fox situation comedy Malcolm in the Middle. Other notable roles include Dr. Tim Whatley on Seinfeld, Doug Heffernan's neighbor in The King of Queens, Astronaut Buzz Aldrin in From the Earth to the Moon, and Ted Mosby's boss on How I Met Your Mother.

1. Rock of Ages (2012) - Mayor Mike Whitmore 2. Total Recall (Total Recall) (2012) - Vilos Cohaagen 3. John Carter (John Carter) (2012) - Powell 4. Argo (2012) - Jack O'Donnell 5. Red Tails (2012) - Maj. William Mortamus 6. Batman: Year One (2011) - Jim Gordon (voice) 7. Drive (Cursa) (2011) - Shannon 8. The Lincoln Lawyer (Avocatul din limuzină) (2011) - Detective Lankford

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9. Larry Crowne (Larry Crowne) (2011) - Dean Tainot

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10. Detachment (2011) - Richard Dearden 11. Contagion (Contagion: Pericol nevăzut) (2011) - Haggerty 12. Love Ranch (2010) - James Pettis

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13. Breaking Bad (2008) - (2 episodes, 2009-2010) 14. Breaking Bad (2008) - Walter White (46 episodes, 2008-2011) 15. Little Miss Sunshine (2006) - Stan Grossman 16. "American Dad!" (2005) - Publisher (2 episodes, 2005-2010) 17. How I Met Your Mother (2005) - Hammond Druthers (2 episodes, 2006-2007) 18. Reflections on 'The X-Files' (2004) - Himself 19. "The Tony Danza Show" (2004) - Himself (4 episodes, 2004-2005) 20. Thanksgiving Family Reunion (2003) - Woodrow Snider 21. "From the Earth to the Moon" (1998) - Buzz Aldrin / ... (2 episodes, 1998) 22. Saving Private Ryan (1998) - War Department Colonel 23. Strategic Command (1997) - Phil Hertzberg 24. Armitage III: Poly Matrix (1997) - Eddie (voice) 25. Street Corner Justice (1996) - Father Brophy 26. That Thing You Do! (1996) - Virgil 'Gus' Grissom 27. Clean Slate (1994) - Club Official 28. "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers" (1993) - Snizard / ... (2 episodes, 1993) 29. "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993) - Himself (2 episodes, 2010-2011) 30. Dead Silence (1991) - Prof. Harris 31. "Murder, She Wrote" (1984) - Brian East / ... (3 episodes, 1986-1996)

1. Has one daughter named Taylor Cranston.

2. His father is actor Joe Cranston. Younger brother of Kyle Edward Cranston.

3. A couple of other titles he voiced for were "Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise", and "Macross Plus".

4. Once did voice acting for the English dubbing of Japanese Animation (or Anime), under the name "Lee Stone".

5. In the original Armitage III Polymatrix 4 episode home video release (also know as an OAV), he's listed as "Lee Stone", but in the movie edition of the same name, he's listed under his real name "Bryan Cranston".

6. Became an ordained minister when he was in college as a part-time job.

7. Got his start at the Granada Theatre in the San Fernando Valley, California.

8. Produced his "Kidsmartz" safety video with his "Malcolm in the Middle" (2000) crew during one of their weeks off.

9. Such a big baseball fan that his wife threw him a surprise 40th birthday party at Dodgers Stadium.

10. Always grows a beard and mustache during his "Malcolm in the Middle" (2000) hiatus.

11. His favorite episode of "Malcolm in the Middle" (2000) is the first season episode "Rollerskates." He spent six weeks before filming learning how to rollerskate.

12. Impersonated Brad Garrett's "Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996) voice shortly after losing to him for the second year in a row at the 2004 Emmy Awards. The crowd laughed hysterically, as did Brad Garrett himself.

13. Presented the category "Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series" at the 2004 Emmy Awards with his "Malcolm in the Middle" (2000) co-star Jane Kaczmarek. Bryan had been eligible for that category (for directing the "Malcolm in the Middle" (2000) episode "Stereo Store") but did not receive a nomination.

14. Was singled out by frequent "Malcolm in the Middle" (2000) director Todd Holland during his Emmy speech in 2001. Cranston had been overlooked that year, and Holland proclaimed that he would "stand up here soon." Cranston was subsequently nominated for the first-time the next year.

15. Directed three episodes of "Malcolm in the Middle" (2000) during its fifth season. The episodes were "Vegas," "Dirty Magazine," and "Experiment".

16. The last name of the first Blue Ranger on "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers" (1993) was named after him. He did various work as part of the crew (voice-overs, etc.), so the Blue Ranger's full name became Billy Cranston.

17. Has a dog named Sugar, saved from a local Los Angeles pound.

18. Enjoys traveling to Hawaii.

19. Met his wife Robin Dearden on the set of the show "Airwolf" (1984), (Season 3, episode "Desperate Monday"). He was playing the villain of the week, and she was his hostage (held at gunpoint).

20. Attended and graduated from Canoga Park High School, Canoga Park, California in 1974.

21. Honored as Grand Marshal of the 2006 Sherman Oaks, CA, Street Fair by the Chamber of Commerce for his leadership in the community and his protection of children through KidSmartz.

22. At one point considered becoming a police officer, and went to high school, and was friends with, Daniel Cameron.

23. Played Erik Per Sullivan's character's father on "Malcolm in the Middle" (2000), and wrote recommendation letters for his college applications.

24. In his younger years, he spent two years traveling around the USA by motorcycle with his brother.