Bryan Cranston Wins 2009 Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

Bryan Cranston has won the 2009 Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series.

Bryan Cranston earned widespread critical acclaim and a 2008 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Walt White, a mild mannered high school chemistry teacher turned drug lord, in AMC's Emmy-winning original drama "Breaking Bad."

He was previously nominated for three Emmys and a Golden Globe for his performance as "Hal" on FOX's award-winning comedy "Malcolm in the Middle."

Before joining "Malcolm," Cranston was making viewers laugh on "Seinfeld," as the recurring character of Dentist Tim Whatley. He also appeared in Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan, as a hardened one-armed Army Colonel, and in Tom Hanks' Emmy Award-winning HBO series, "From the Earth to the Moon," in which he was honored to portray Buzz Aldrin.

Cranston also starred in the mini-series, "I Know My First Name is Steven," and "North and South Book II," among others. He has starred in the series "The Louie Show" and "Raising Miranda"; and had recurring roles on "Brooklyn South", and "King of Queens." He has guest starred on numerous programs such as, "Chicago Hope," "Touched By An Angel," "X-Files," "Rockford Files", "3rd Rock From the Sun," and many more.

His feature film credits include Little Miss Sunshine, Seeing Other People, That Thing You Do, Clean Slate, Kissing Miranda, Terror Tract, Love Ranch with Joe Pesci and Helen Mirren, and the World War II drama Red Tails working along side Terrence Howard.