VIDEO: Bryan Cranston Wants to Play Donald Trump: 'He's Larger Than Life'

By: Jul. 13, 2016
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On last night's LATE NIGHT, guest Bryan Cranston shared his fascination with Donald Trump and revealed that he would love to play him in a film. "He's like a huge cargo ship to me," explained the actor. "He draws immense attention, his displacement of water is incredible, he leaves a wake like nobody's business... and yet inside the cargo hold is empty." Watch the appearance below!

Cranston won the 2014 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for All the Way. This was his first Tony nomination. He reprised the role for a television adaptation of the play for HBO.

Cranston is best known for portraying Walter White in BREAKING BADfrom 2008 to 2013. The actor won the 2014 Golden Globe and three consecutive Emmy Awards for "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" for the role. His performance has also earned him a fourth Emmy nomination this year, a Television Critics Association award, three Golden Globe nominations and a Screen Actors Guild award.

On the big screen, Cranston recently received an Oscar nomination for his role in TRUMBO. He won a Screen Actors Guild award for his co-starring role in the 2012 Oscar-winning Best Picture, Argo, essaying the role of CIA operative Jack O'Donnell opposite star-director Ben Affleck.



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