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.