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BIO

Bryan Cranston made his debut in Network in 2017 at London's National Theatre, a performance that garnered him the 2018 Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play. In 2014, he made his Broadway debut as President Lyndon B. Johnson in All the Way at the Neil Simon Theatre, for which he received a Tony Award, as well as a Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Theater World Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play. Cranston's work in television includes "Breaking Bad" (Emmy, SAG, Golden Globe, Critics" Choice, PGA Awards and DGA nomination), "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2018 Emmy nomination), "All the Way" (SAG Award and Golden Globe, Emmy and Critics' Choice nominations), "Malcolm in the Middle" (Emmy and Golden Globe nominations), "Seinfeld," among many others. Film credits include: Trumbo (Academy Award, Golden Globe, SAG, BAFTA and Critics' Choice nominations), Argo (SAG Award), Isle of Dogs, Last Flag Flying, Why Him?, The Infiltrator, Godzilla, Wakefield, Drive, Rock of Ages, Contagion, The Lincoln Lawyer, Little Miss Sunshine, Saving Private Ryan and The Upside.

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STAGE CREDITS

All My Sons
[West End]
2025
Joe [Replacement]
[Replacement]
Network Network
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2018
Howard Beale
Network Network
[West End]
National Theatre World Premiere, 2017
All the Way All the Way
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2014
President Lyndon B. Johnson

Productions

Finding NeverlandFinding Neverland
 
[Broadway, 2015]
Producer

Awards and Nominations


winner
Drama League Awards - 2019 - Distinguished Performance Award

Bryan Cranston, Network


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

Bryan Cranston, Network


winner
Tony Awards - 2019 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Bryan Cranston, Network


winner
Olivier Awards - 2018 - Best Actor

Bryan Cranston, Network


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

Bryan Cranston, All the Way

Drama League Awards - 2014 - Distinguished Performance Award

Bryan Cranston, All the Way


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

Bryan Cranston, All the Way


winner
Theatre World Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance

Bryan Cranston, All the Way


winner
Tony Awards - 2014 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Bryan Cranston, All the Way

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Video: Laura Benanti Talks MAYOR OF KINGSTOWN Role, Averted Broadway Strike Photo
Video: Laura Benanti Talks MAYOR OF KINGSTOWN Role, Averted Broadway Strike
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 23, 2025

Tony Award winner Laura Benanti recently stopped by TODAY to discuss joining Season Four of the crime series Mayor of Kingstown, also speaking on the recent agreements with the Broadway League, which averted a potential Broadway strike. Watch the interview now.
Video: Laura Benanti Returns as First Lady Melania Trump on THE LATE SHOW Photo
Video: Laura Benanti Returns as First Lady Melania Trump on THE LATE SHOW
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 21, 2025

During Monday's episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Laura Benanti reprised her fan-favorite performance as Melania Trump. Watch the clip now!
Photos: Bryan Cranston and More in Rehearsals for ALL MY SONS in the West End Photo
Photos: Bryan Cranston and More in Rehearsals for ALL MY SONS in the West End
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 16, 2025

Get a first look inside rehearsals for Arthur Miller’s ALL MY SONS, directed by Ivo Van Hove and starring Bryan Cranston. See who is starring, and learn how to purchase tickets for the production here!
Ruben Santiago-Hudson and Joshua Boone Join JOE TURNER’S COME AND GONE Photo
Ruben Santiago-Hudson and Joshua Boone Join JOE TURNER’S COME AND GONE
by Stephi Wild - Oct 15, 2025

Additional casting has been announced for August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone on Broadway, starring Taraji P. Henson and Cedric “The Entertainer”. Learn more here!
Adult Film To Present Two Post Show Talkbacks At THE CHERRY ORCHARD Photo
Adult Film To Present Two Post Show Talkbacks At THE CHERRY ORCHARD
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 17, 2025

After a year-long process of ensemble exploration and rehearsals, Adult Film, in association with BKE Productions, will present a radically reimagined production of Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard. Learn more!
Meet the Cast of WAITING FOR GODOT, Now Playing on Broadway Photo
Meet the Cast of WAITING FOR GODOT, Now Playing on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Sep 13, 2025

Jamie Lloyd’s new production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot is now on Broadway! Meet the cast of Waiting For Godot and learn more about the show here! 
2025 Creative Arts Emmy Awards- Night One Winners List Photo
2025 Creative Arts Emmy Awards- Night One Winners List
by Josh Sharpe - Sep 7, 2025

On Saturday, September 6, the Television Academy presented the first of its two 2025 Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremonies. Notable honors included Julie Andrews for her work in Bridgerton, Tony Award winner Bryan Cranston for The Studio, and more. Take a look at the winners here.
Brian Stokes Mitchell and Laura Benanti to Open Lyric Opera of Chicago 2025/26 Season Photo
Brian Stokes Mitchell and Laura Benanti to Open Lyric Opera of Chicago 2025/26 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 20, 2025

Lyric Opera of Chicago is launching its 2025/26 Season in unforgettable style with Brian Stokes Mitchell & Laura Benanti in Concert, for one night only. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
ILP Theatrical Partners With the Literary Estate of Paddy Chayefsky Photo
ILP Theatrical Partners With the Literary Estate of Paddy Chayefsky
by Stephi Wild - Aug 5, 2025

 The Theatrical division of International Literary Properties (ILP), the global company that invests in, acquires, and manages literary estates, has announced a strategic partnership with Simcha Productions, Inc. and Dan Chayefsky for the literary works of Paddy Chayefsky.
DEL VALLE: A True Tale of Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll... and Redemption is Coming to Ed Photo
DEL VALLE: A True Tale of Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll... and Redemption is Coming to Edinburgh
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 14, 2025

​​​​​​​Step into the wild, raw, and often shockingly hilarious world of Del Valle - the true tale of a well-born Texas man who made it in Hollywood... and then made it to prison. Coming to Edinburgh Fringe!
Wes Anderson's THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME Coming to Digital Tomorrow Photo
Wes Anderson's THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME Coming to Digital Tomorrow
by Josh Sharpe - Jul 7, 2025

Focus Features’ The Phoenician Scheme will be available exclusively on digital platforms to own or rent at home tomorrow, July 8, 2025, from Universal.
SON OF ZEUS Comes to Penguin Rep Theatre Photo
SON OF ZEUS Comes to Penguin Rep Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jun 30, 2025

Penguin Rep Theatre will present the world premiere of Son of Zeus, a new play written and performed by Jimmy Georgiades, directed by Gretchen Cryer. Learn more here!
Tom Glynn-Carney and Hayley Squires Will Star in ALL MY SONS, Limited Season Extends Photo
Tom Glynn-Carney and Hayley Squires Will Star in ALL MY SONS, Limited Season Extends
by Stephi Wild - Jun 25, 2025

Tom Glynn-Carney will play George Deever and Hayley Squires will play Ann Deever in Arthur Miller's ALL MY SONS, directed by Ivo Van Hove.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld June 23, 2025 Photo
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld June 23, 2025
by - Jun 23, 2025

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 23, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.
Review: NETWORK at Group Rep Photo
Review: NETWORK at Group Rep
by Evan Henerson - Jun 20, 2025

The knives are lethal and the cuts are man...With Bert Emmett fronting an equally enthusiastic and bloodthirsty cast, the Group Rep’s NETWORK is equal parts rollicking, disturbing and thought-provoking.
Videos You Missed This Week: HEATHERS, MAMMA MIA! and More Photo
Videos You Missed This Week: HEATHERS, MAMMA MIA! and More
by Sidney Paterra - Jun 20, 2025

It's been a busy week on (and off) Broadway! Summer has arrived and a new Broadway season has officially begun.  Catch up on all the latest from the week ending June 20, 2025 with videos from Heathers, Mamma Mia!, and more!
Video: Watch a New Clip From EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE GREAT Photo
Video: Watch a New Clip From EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE GREAT
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 20, 2025

A new clip has been released from Lionsgate's Everything's Going to Be Great, the dramedy film starring Broadway alums Bryan Cranston and Allison Janney. Watch it here!
Top Broadway Titles at Tribeca 2025: A Recap Photo
Top Broadway Titles at Tribeca 2025: A Recap
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 16, 2025

Following the Tribeca Festival, BroadwayWorld has done a recap of some of the biggest theater titles, including Everything's Going to Be Great starring Bryan Cranston and Allison Janney, Mandy Patinkin's long-awaited Seasoned series, the third season of The Gilded Age, and more.
Review Roundup: EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE GREAT Premieres at Tribeca Festival Photo
Review Roundup: EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE GREAT Premieres at Tribeca Festival
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 13, 2025

This past week, the new theater dramedy Everything's Going to Be Great made its world premiere at Tribeca Festival. Find out what critics thought of the film, which stars Broadway alums Bryan Cranston and Allison Janney.
Review: Bryan Cranston and Allison Janney Lead Theater Dramedy EVERYTHING'S GOING TO Photo
Review: Bryan Cranston and Allison Janney Lead Theater Dramedy EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE GREAT
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 13, 2025

Led by Bryan Cranston and Allison Janney, Everything's Going to Be Great is an occasionally funny, but ultimately unsatisfying portrait of an eccentric family of regional theater producers.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Bryan Cranston been in?

Bryan Cranston has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.

How many West End shows has Bryan Cranston been in?

Bryan Cranston has appeared on London's West End in 2 shows.

What was Bryan Cranston's first West End show?

Bryan Cranston's first West End show was Network which opened in 2017

What awards has Bryan Cranston been nominated for?

Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Network, Outstanding Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Network, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Network, Best Actor (Olivier Awards) for Network, Outstanding Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for All the Way, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for All the Way, Outstanding Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for All the Way, Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance (Theatre World Awards) for All the Way and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for All the Way.

What awards has Bryan Cranston won?

Bryan Cranston has won several prestigious awards for his performances in theater. He received the Distinguished Performance Award from the Drama League Awards for Network. He also won Outstanding Actor in a Play from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Network. Additionally, Cranston earned the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for Network. His performance in Network also garnered him the Best Actor award at the Olivier Awards. For his role in All the Way, Cranston won Outstanding Actor in a Play from the Drama Desk Awards and the Outer Critics Circle Awards. He was honored with the Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance from the Theatre World Awards for All the Way. Finally, he received the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for All the Way.

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