How tall is Bryan Cranston?

Bryan Cranston's listed height is 180 cm (5'11"). He is taller than about 65% of men in the United States.

Where 180 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 65% of men in the United States born in 1956 (average 177.2 cm).

Cranston next to his co-stars

Tom Hanks is 3 cm taller than Bryan Cranston (183 cm), Saving Private Ryan co-star.

John de Lancie is 9 cm taller than Bryan Cranston (189 cm), Breaking Bad co-star.

Aaron Paul is 8 cm shorter than Bryan Cranston (172 cm), Breaking Bad co-star.

About Bryan Cranston

Bryan Cranston is an American actor, born on 7 March 1956 in Hollywood. He established himself as a leading actor in both comic and dramatic works on stage and screen. His accolades include seven Primetime Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as a nomination for an Academy Award.

Cranston first gained prominence playing Hal in the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle from 2000 to 2006. He gained stardom as Walter White in the AMC crime drama Breaking Bad from 2008 to 2013, winning the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series four times. On stage, he earned a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for playing President Lyndon B. Johnson in All the Way in 2014, a role he reprised in the 2016 HBO film.

At a listed 180 cm (5'11"), Cranston is 3 cm shorter than Tom Hanks, listed at 183 cm (6'0"), in Saving Private Ryan. He is 9 cm shorter than John de Lancie, listed at 189 cm (6'2"), and 5 cm taller than Krysten Ritter, listed at 175 cm (5'9"), both in Breaking Bad. Cranston is married to Robin Dearden.

Frequently asked

How tall is Bryan Cranston in feet and inches? Bryan Cranston is 5'11" tall, which is 180 cm, 70.9 inches or 1.80 m.

How tall is Bryan Cranston compared to Tom Hanks? Tom Hanks is 3 cm taller than Bryan Cranston: 183 cm (6'0") vs 180 cm (5'11").

How tall is Bryan Cranston compared to John de Lancie? John de Lancie is 9 cm taller than Bryan Cranston: 189 cm (6'2") vs 180 cm (5'11").

How tall is Bryan Cranston compared to Aaron Paul? Aaron Paul is 8 cm shorter than Bryan Cranston: 172 cm (5'8") vs 180 cm (5'11").

Is Bryan Cranston tall for men in the United States? At 180 cm he is taller than about 65% of men in the United States born in 1956, whose average height is 177.2 cm.

Sources

• Bryan Cranston on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Bryan Cranston on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 180 cm.
• Bryan Cranston on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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