Person

Danny Trejo

Acting · Born 1944-05-16 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

Dan Trejo (born May 16, 1944) is a Native Mexican-American actor, and character actor who has appeared in numerous Hollywood films, often as hypermasculine characters, villains and anti-heroes. Some of his notable films include Heat, Con Air, Machete, and Desperado, the latter two with frequent collaborator Robert Rodriguez.

Known for

Filmography

2025The Street AvengerMuerte
2025Zootopia 2Jesús (voice)
2025The WreckerEduardo
2025Magical MeatSelf
2025Goldfish
2025Pug
2025E.B. White's Charlotte's WebGander (voice)
2025American Warrior
2025Hubbard StreetSebastian
2025Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's ParadoxRoyce
2024Mysteries Unearthed with Danny TrejoSelf - Presenter
2024ReapersThe Wanderer
2024Wages of SinJimmy
2024Seven CemeteriesBravo
2024Holy CashActor
2024The Legend of Johnny JonesEl Muerte
2024I Heart RobotsBob
2024Mr. BirchumSwitchblade (voice)
2024Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the RescueLaurence (voice)
2024NHL Big City Greens Classic 2Vasquez (voice)
2024The Night They Came HomeDigger
2023Miami Bici 2Mr Susan
2023Death on the BorderFather Francis
2023The Michoacan FileNarrator
20231521: The Quest for Love and FreedomFerdinand Magellan
2023KrapopolisChief Ravdi (voice)
2023A Dark Way OutRalph
2023Una preghiera per GiudaCarnizzari
2023Hunting GamesSheriff Ramos
2023The Muppets MayhemDanny Trejo
2023The Dream AmericanoSelf
2022It's a Wonderful BingeAngel
2022RenegadesSanchez
2022Lopez vs Lopez
2022Fire-Man's FetishFire-Man
2022Wolf MountainEddie
2022Clerks IIIAuditioner
2022ChibiverseVasquez (voice)
2022Minions: The Rise of GruStronghold (voice)
2022Smile or Hug
2022CaroltynWells
2022Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron LegendSelf - Guest Judge
2022Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-NineOscar Diaz (archive footage)
2022The Prey: Legend of KarnoctusVega
2022Good MourningMethod Cameo
2022Green Ghost and the Masters of the StoneMaster Gin
2022Escándalo Secreto En Plena CuarentenaMMR, Mario Machin Rin
2022A Tale of Two GunsJunior
2022PBCRicky
2022The Legend of La LloronaJorge
2022VampFatherVampfather
2021The Book of Boba FettRancor Keeper
2021American SicarioPedro
2021Pups AloneVinnie P (voice)
2021Comedy ChingonasSelf - Host
2021Maya and the ThreeCabrakan (voice)
2021Muppets Haunted MansionGhost of Huet
2021The Ghost and Molly McGeeBobby Daniels (voice)
2021Death Rider in the House of VampiresBela Latigo
2021Shadow of the CatSombra
2021Masters of the Universe: RevelationRam Man (voice)
2021The Black HoleEdmund
2021Total Badass WrestlingBobby 'The Body' Estrada
2021The Rebels of PT-218Seaman Edgar 'Cookie' Orozco
2021American Horror StoriesSanta
2021Monsters at WorkTerry (voice)
2021The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2Self
2021Donny's Bar MitzvahSelf
2021Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood LegendSelf (archive footage)
2020Paragon: The Shadow WarsKincaid
2020The Last ExorcistMarco
2020Lumpia: With a VengeanceReyes
2020All-Time Favorite NFL Players Named by Celebrities, Players, and CoachesSelf
2020American Pie Presents: Girls' RulesJanitor Steve Garcia
2020Final KillFrancesco
2020PistoleraIndio
2020HA Festival: The Art of Comedy
2020The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the RunEl Diablo
2020Muppets NowSelf
2020Bullets of JusticeGravedigger
2020Reno 911!Assassin
2020LA OriginalsSelf
2020Cover MeBig Mike
2019Fast & Furious Spy RacersTuco (voice)
2019Cross: Rise of the VillainsMuerte
2019AccelerationSantos
2019Slayer: The Repentless KillogyDanny
2019Black LicoriceDonicio
2019Big KillGeneral Morales
2019Seis ManosBaldemar / El Balde (voice)
2019Madness in the MethodDanny
2019Bare Knuckle BrawlerSanto Ariza
2019Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny TrejoSelf
20193 from HellRondo
2019To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From HellSelf
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf
2019Dora and the Lost City of GoldBoots (voice)
2019The Margarita ManDr. Valenzuela
2019Lights Out with David SpadeSelf
2019The OutsiderCarlos
2019Wish ManJose
2019Every 9 HoursRaul
2019L.A.'s FinestReuben Velazquez
2019The Short History of the Long RoadMiguel
2019Theme Song TakeoverVasquez (voice)
2019Victor and ValentinoPaco (voice)
2019What We Do in the ShadowsDanny
2019Nice Girls Don't Stay for BreakfastSelf - Actor
2019Slasher PartyDanny Trejo
2019Grand-Daddy Day CareEduardo Hernandez
2019The Masked SingerRaccoon
2018The ConnersTito
2018American NightmaresMister Malevolent
2018Death Race: Beyond AnarchyGoldberg
2018KiddingDanny Trejo
2018SilencerLenard "Big Daddy" Ochoa
2018Illegal Civilization 3Self
2018Frat PackDirty
2018Big City GreensVasquez (voice)
2018BullyManny
2018Fury of the Fist and the Golden FleeceNino Grande
2018#RoxyPrincipal Castillo
2018Gone Are the DaysRiver Man
2018Death HouseInmate (uncredited)
2018Survivor's Guide to PrisonSelf
2017Avenge the CrowsAntonio
2017BorderCross
2017Maximum ImpactDon Sanchez
2017Calico QueensBill Gallows
2017McDickOscar
2017Dead Again in TombstoneGuerrero
2017Murder in the WoodsSheriff Lorenzo
2017Not a War Story
2017Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic TaleEl Moco (voice)
2017All About the MoneyLuis Diego
2017American GodsMr. World
2017Juarez 2045Angel Malvado
2017Rapunzel's Tangled AdventureWreck Marauder (voice)
2017Cross WarsMurete
2016Street LevelCarlton the Doorman
2016HalloweedPatch
2016ChronologyJackhammer
2016StorksJasper (voice)
2016Good FortuneSelf
2016Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom HouseMr. Morgo
2016Vigilante DiariesCrazy Joe
20161st StrikeManny Garcia
2016Range 15Zombie Trejo
2016Map of HellHimself
2016BridesmanEduardo
2016Cyborg XCaptain Machine Gun
2016BoostRoy Casares
2016Angie TribecaSelf
2016North by El NorteUncle John
2015The Ridiculous 6Cicero
2015Real RobDanny
2015No Way OutDon Caceres
2015Sock 'Em DeadSelf - Host
2015Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom SaviniSelf
2015Fluffy's Food AdventuresHimself
2015New Looney TunesLieutenant (voice)
20154Got10Mateo Perez
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest
2015East LA Interchangenarrator
20153-Headed Shark AttackMax Burns
2015Pig Goat Banana CricketFilthy the Foot (voice)
2015The Weight of Blood and BonesEspada
2015L.A. SlasherThe Drug Dealer #2
2015The Night CrewAguilar
2015Alcatraz Prison Escape: Deathbed ConfessionNarrator (voice)
2015Bad Asses on the BayouFrank Vega
2015VANishCarlos
2015The Burning DeadNight Wolf
2015Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Renegade RampageNewtralizer (voice)
2015Hope LostMarius
2015The Adventures of Puss in BootsEl Moco (voice)
2015A Horse StoryMoonlight (voice)
2014ThrowdownTattoo
2014Beyond the GameJosé
2014Vieques
2014Strike OneManny Garcia
2014Misfit Garage
2014The FlashBreacher
2014ReaperJack
2014The Book of LifeSkeleton Luis (voice)
2014PreggolandPedro
2014Running Wild with Bear GryllsSelf
2014Five ThirteenEl Loco
2014Scooby-Doo! Ghastly GoalsReynaldo (voice)
2014Bad Ass 2: Bad AssesFrank Vega
2014In the BloodBig Biz
2014Muppets Most WantedDanny Trejo
201420 Ft Below: The Darkness DescendingAngel
2014Habla MenSelf
2014Reach MeVic
2014From Dusk Till Dawn: The SeriesThe Regulator
2014Saint GeorgeTio
2014BulletFrank
2014Force of ExecutionOso
2014Voodoo PossessionKross
2013The InsomniacJairo Torres
2013Rick and MortyJaguar (voice)
2013Courier from 'Paradise'
2013Dead in TombstoneGuerrero
2013American LowriderThe O.G.
2013Brooklyn Nine-NineOscar Diaz
2013Chavez Cage of GloryMando
2013Machete KillsMachete
2013The ContractorJavier Reyes
2013Pendejo (Idiot)Pedro
2013Phineas and Ferb: Mission MarvelVenom (voice)
2013Zombie HunterJesús
2013Fra Sydhavn til West CoastSig selv
2013Amelia's 25thDon Javier
2013Mickey MousePiñata Boss (voice)
2013MaronManny
2013Anthony Bourdain: Parts UnknownSelf
2013Tattoo NationHimself
2013Circus Halligalli
2013Ticket to VegasMister Chich
2013CounterpunchManny Navarro
2013Death Race: InfernoGoldberg
2012Short HandleCarson
2012Sushi GirlSchlomo
2012The ClothFather Connely
2012Rise of the ZombiesCaspian
2012Bro'Gilbert
2012Haunted HighOrtiz
2012The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying OrangeCupcake Leader (voice)
2012RecoilDrayke
2012Bad AssFrank Vega
2012Breaking WindBilly Black
2011In the ShadowHermit
2011A Very Harold & Kumar ChristmasMr. Perez
2011China, IL(voice)
2011Violet & DaisyRuss
2011Spy Kids: All the Time in the WorldUncle Machete
2011Poolboy: Drowning Out the FuryCeasar
2011House of the Rising SunCarlos
2011Dark GamesArchie
2011Franklin & BashUltimo
2011CrossLexavier
2011BlacktinoRogelio
2010Young JusticeBane (voice)
2010Death Race 2Goldberg
2010Predators: Moments of ExtractionCuchillo (voice)
2010The Making of Fallout: New VegasSelf
2010Modus OperandiDirector Holiday
2010The Bill CollectorFrankie Gutierrez
2010MacheteMachete
2010BeatdownMarcus
2010Six Days in ParadiseRuben Skinner
2010GunFrankie Makina
2010PredatorsCuchillo
2010The Good GuysAlfredo
2010Pastor ShepherdPhil Harrison
2010The Killing JarJimmy
2010Shadows in ParadiseMatador
2010Saint John of Las VegasBismarck
2010Justin TimeMardok
2010Shoot the HeroCrazy Joe
2010The Lazarus PapersAroon
2010Boston GirlsUncle Reggie
2010American FlyerUncle John
2009Babysitters BewareClyde / The Guard
2009Modern FamilyGus
2009The Haunted World of El SuperbeastoRico (voice)
2009The GrindNicholi Guzman
2009NCIS: Los AngelesTuhon
2009The Face is FamiliarHimself
2009The LineMario
2009EyeborgsG-Man
2009The Boys of Ghost TownFather
2009Official RejectionSelf
2009Cowboy DreamsLobo
2009FanboysThe Chief
2009RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Special Guest / Big Daddy
2008Michael Lives: The Making of HalloweenSelf
2008Jake's CornerClint
2008Sons of AnarchyRomero 'Romeo' Parada
2008Alone in the Dark 2Perry
2008RancheroCapone
2008Juan Frances: LiveE.J.
2008The Wendy Williams ShowSelf
2008Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's ChanceManolo
2008The Spectacular Spider-ManOx (voice)
2008Valley of AngelsHector
2008ToxicAntoine
2008D.O.P.E. - Death Or Prison EventuallyNarrator
2008Breaking BadTortuga
2008The Art of TravelLimo Driver
2008Necessary EvilBarro
2008Through The ValleyDon Reyes
2007FurnaceFury
2007On Bloody SundayThe Ref
2007Smiley FaceAlbert
2007HecklerSelf
2007Urban JusticeEl Chivo
2007The Blue RoseJunk
2007Battle for TerraElder Barum (voice)
2007HalloweenIsmael Cruz
2007Phineas and FerbVenom (voice)
2007Burn NoticeFelipe Vega
2007Richard IIIMajor
2007Delta FarceCarlos Santana
2007GrindhouseMachete (segment "Planet Terror")
2007Planet TerrorMachete
2007Blood TiesPacha Kamaq
2007El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
2007Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!Criminal
2006Death RowPriest
2006SherrybabyDean Walker
2006National Lampoon's TV: The MovieCrow
20067 MummiesApache
2006SlayerMontegna
2006Snoop Dogg's Hood of HorrorDerelict
2006Jack's LawJack Santos
2006Danny Roane: First Time DirectorHector
2006High HopesShady
2006HeistErnesto
2006Top ChefHimself - Guest Judge
2006PropensityRoy
2006Tennis Anyone?Hector
2006Living the DreamChuck
200530 Days in Hell: The Making of 'The Devil's Rejects'Self
2005BonesBishop Edward Galano
2005The Devil's RejectsRondo
2005Hell's KitchenSelf
2005Chasing GhostsCarlos Santiago
2005Nobody Wants Your FilmSelf
2005The Crow: Wicked PrayerHarold
2005The Curse of El CharroEl Charro (Voice)
2005ChampionSelf
2005The Making of 'Heat'Self
2005American Dad!(voice)
2005All Souls Day: Dia de los MuertosVargas Diaz
2005UnscriptedDanny Trejo
2005Venice UndergroundPapi
2004Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost MovieBartender
2004LostEdward James Archer
2004Desperate HousewivesHector Ramos
2004Stargate AtlantisOmal
2004Anchorman: The Legend of Ron BurgundyBartender
2004Turned Out: Sexual Assault Behind BarsNarrator
2003Once Upon a Time in MexicoCucuy
2003Spy Kids 3-D: Game OverMachete
2003The Big EmptyLt. Gates
2003Kingpin
2002Beat the DevilBob
2002NightstalkerOfficer Frank Luis
200213 MoonsHoodlum
2002xXxEl Jefe
2002Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost DreamsMachete
2002MonkSpyder Rudner
2002George LopezBobby
2002Do It for Uncle MannyPedro
2002The Salton SeaLittle Bill
2001AliasEmilio Vargas
2001Bubble BoySlim
2001The HireBob
2001Spy KidsMachete
2001Grounded for LifeRaul
2001SkippyHitman
2000Aqua Teen Hunger ForceDewey (voice)
2000Animal FactoryVito
2000The DistrictSelf
2000Cuenta SaldadaSecuestrador 1 (as Daniel Trejo)
2000Reindeer GamesJumpy
2000From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's DaughterRazor Charlie
1999InfernoJohnny Six Toes
1999WhiteboyzPrisoner
1999FuturamaDoblando Rodriguez (voice)
1999From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood MoneyRazor Eddie
1999Family GuyClint Beltran (voice)
1999SoundmanDuce's Father
1998Six Days Seven NightsPierce
1998Point BlankWallace
1998The Replacement KillersCollins
1998ChampionsMax Brito
1997Trojan WarScarface
1997Brooklyn SouthLouis
1997Con Air"Johnny-23"
1997AnacondaPoacher
1997King of the HillVictor Velasquez (voice)
1997Los LocosManuel Batista
1997DilemmaRudy Salazar
1996JaguarKumare
1996From Dusk Till DawnRazor Charlie
1995HeatTrejo
1995DesperadoNavajas
1995Dead BadgeEl Tango Bartender
1995The StrangerHawk
1994Victor OneSergeant Aguilar
1994High TideTattooist
1994Criminal PassionConstruction Worker
1994Mi Vida LocaFrank
1994Against the WallLuis
1994Vanishing SonOut-of-Breath Man
199312:01Prisoner
1993Love, Cheat & StealCuban
1993Sunset GrillYoung Mexican
1993NYPD BlueGabriel mota
1993The X-FilesCesar Ocampo
1993Last Light2nd Inmate
1993Fallen AngelsBoxer
1993Walker, Texas RangerJoe Lopez
1993DoppelgangerHard Hat
1993Bound by HonorGeronimo
1992RenegadeFreddie
1992NailsLas Virgenes bartender
1992Sex CrimesPalmer
1991The Last HourSpider
1991FBI: The Untold StoriesSnowman
1991Reasonable DoubtsCholo #2
1991Lonely HeartsAngry Client
1991Carnal CrimesTicket Agent
1991DoublecrossedLito
1991WhoreTattoo Artist
1991WedlockTough Prisoner #1
1991Femme FataleToshi
1990GunsTong
1990Marked for DeathHector
1990Maniac Cop 2Prisoner
1990Drug Wars: The Camarena StoryGabriel
1989The SimpsonsDanny Trejo (voice)
1989Bail OutMean
1989CageCostello's Bodyguard (uncredited)
1989Lock UpChink's Gang Member
1989Baywatch
1989Kinjite: Forbidden SubjectsPrison Inmate
1988BulletproofSharkey
1987The HiddenPrisoner
1987Jake and the FatmanMumbling Prisoner
1987Terminal Exposureman in crowd (uncredited)
1987Penitentiary IIISee Veer
1987Death Wish 4: The CrackdownArt Sanella
1985Runaway TrainBoxer
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited)
1972The Price Is RightSelf
—Detour 95Muerte
—Occupation Rainfall: Chapter 2
—The DamnedChimalle
—From a SonGeorge
—Downtown BusSancho 'The Jailbird' Sanchez
—Machete Kills Again... in SpaceMachete
—RZR Cyber ProtocolManolo
—Unconsensual ActivityJuan
—La Lucha: Getting Schooled in America
—Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn
—La Venganza RodríguezEl Super Muerto Infernal (VOICE)
—Armadillo UnitedCoach Koko
—AccursedAlejandro
—Counterpunch 2Manny Navarro
—Choir Practice

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