Gael García Bernal

Film Industry Role: Actor

Nationality: Mexican

Major Works: The Motorcycle Diaries, Mozart in the Jungle

Major Awards and Nominations: BAFTA nominee Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role by The Motorcycle Diaries

Gael García Bernal is an actor. He began performing in stage productions with his parents in Mexico, and later studied at the Central School for Speech and Drama in London. He is a founder and president of Ambulante, an itinerant not-for-profit documentary film festival promoting documentaries within Mexico and abroad. He has recently opened his new production company, La Corriente del Golfo, together with Diego Luna, focused on the production of films, series, theater and podcasts.