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Benicio del Toro

Actor / Film Director / Film Producer / Screenwriter | * 02/19/1967 (56) | San Germán (Puerto Rico)
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Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez (born February 19, 1967) is a Puerto Rican actor and producer. He has garnered critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Silver Bear for his portrayal of the jaded but morally upright police officer Javier Rodriguez in the film Traffic (2000). Del Toro's performance as ex-con turned religious fanatic in despair Jack Jordan, in Alejandro González Iñárritu's 21 Grams (2003), earned him a second nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He is also known for his breakout role as the eccentric, unintelligible crook Fred Fenster in The Usual Suspects (1995); Benny Dalmau in Basquiat (1996), winning two consecutive Independent Spirit Awards for both films; Dr. Gonzo in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998); gambling addict... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal when he discovers his ...

Traffic

R

2000 | 3.5/5 | 2h 27min
Thriller, Drama, Crime
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Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser. ...

Guardians of the Galaxy

PG-13

2014 | 4.0/5 | 2h 1min
Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
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An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico. ...

Sicario

R

2015 | 3.7/5 | 2h 2min
Action, Crime, Thriller
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Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners int ...

The Usual Suspects

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1995 | 4.1/5 | 1h 46min
Drama, Crime, Thriller
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Awards & Nominations for Benicio del Toro

Donostia Award Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe Awards Silver Bear Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Independent Spirit Awards 2x Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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Movies with Benicio del Toro as Actor(79)

as Narrator2023 Teofilo
as Nichols2023 Reptile
as Jose Miguel Battle Sr.2023 The Corporation
as Dr. Phill2023 All-Star Weekend
as himself2022 Bonnie
as Ronald Russo2021 No Sudden Move
as Moses Rosenthaler2021 The French Dispatch
as himself2019 Other Music
as Swiper (voice)2019 Dora and the Lost City of Gold
as Taneleer Tivan / The Collector2018 Avengers: Infinity War
as Alejandro Gillick2018 Sicario: Day of the Soldado
as himself2018 The Director and the Jedi
as DJ2017 Star Wars: The Last Jedi
as himself2015 The Poet of Havana
as Alejandro Gillick2015 Sicario
as Mambrú2015 A Perfect Day
as Self - Performer2015 Take Flight
as The Snake (voice)2015 The Little Prince
as himself2014 Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn
as Pablo Escobar2014 Escobar: Paradise Lost
as Taneleer Tivan / The Collector2014 Guardians of the Galaxy
as Sauncho Smilax2014 Inherent Vice
as Self (archive footage)2014 And the Oscar Goes To...
as Jimmy Picard2013 Jimmy P.
as Taneleer Tivan / The Collector (uncredited)2013 Thor: The Dark World
as Lado2012 Savages
as Celebrity (uncredited)2010 Somewhere
as himself2010 The Rolling Stones: Stones in Exile
as Lawrence Talbot2010 The Wolfman
as Ernesto Che Guevara2008 Che: Part Two
as Ernesto Che Guevara2008 Che: Part One
as Self - Concert Audience (uncredited)2008 Shine a Light
as Narrator (voice)2008 The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry
as Jerry Sunborne2007 Things We Lost in the Fire
as himself2006 Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
as Macro2005 Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
as Det. Lt. Jack "Jackie Boy" Rafferty2005 Sin City
as himself2004 Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as himself2004 Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man
as Aaron Hallam2003 The Hunted
as Jack Jordan2003 21 Grams
as himself2003 Hunter Goes to Hollywood
as himself2003 Filming “The Hunted”
as himself2003 Pursuing “The Hunted”
as himself2003 Breakfast with Hunter
as himself2003 Declaration of Independence
as himself2003 The Cutting Edge
2002 Julia, toda en mí
as himself2002 The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
as himself2002 Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
as himself2002 Keyser Soze, Lie or Legend - Featurette
as Dario (archive footage) (uncredited)2002 Bond Girls Are Forever
as himself2001 Making 'Snatch'
2001 America: A Tribute to Heroes
as Toby Jay Wadenah2001 The Pledge
as Franky Four Fingers2000 Snatch
as Party Guest (uncredited)2000 Bread and Roses
as Javier Rodriguez2000 Traffic
as himself2000 Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic'
2000 Inside 'Licence to Kill'
as Mr. Longbaugh2000 The Way of the Gun
as himself1998 Spotlight on Location: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
as Dr. Gonzo / Oscar Z. Acosta1998 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
as Detective Lopez1997 Joyride
as Vincent1997 Excess Baggage
as Gaspare1996 The Funeral
as himself1996 Cannes Man
as Benny Dalmau1996 Basquiat
as Juan Primo1996 The Fan
as Fred Fenster1995 The Usual Suspects
as Lamar Dickey1994 China Moon
as Rex1994 Swimming with Sharks
as Dino Palladino1993 Money for Nothing
as Manny Rodrigo1993 Fearless
as Bob, el amigo de Miami1993 Golden Balls
as Alvaro Harana1992 Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
as Miguel1991 The Indian Runner
as Dario1989 Licence to Kill
as Duke the Dog-Faced Boy1988 Big Top Pee-wee

TV Shows/Series with Benicio del Toro as Actor(11)

as Taneleer Tivan / The Collector (voice)2021 What If...?
as Richard Matt2018 Escape at Dannemora
as himself2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2002 Icons
as Self - Guest2001 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as himself1997 The View
as himself1994 Inside the Actors Studio
as Self - Guest1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Caro Quintero1990 Drug Wars: The Camarena Story
1989 Tales from the Crypt
1984 Miami Vice

Movies with Benicio del Toro as Crew(10)

Production/Executive Producer2023 Reptile
Writing/Screenplay2023 Reptile
Production/Executive Producer2015 Viva
Directing/Director2012 7 Days in Havana
Production/Producer2010 The Wolfman
Production/Producer2008 Che: Part Two
Production/Producer2008 Che: Part One
Production/Executive Producer2007 Maldeamores
Directing/Director1995 Submission
Writing/Writer1995 Submission

Born: Sunday, 02/19 1967 (February) in San Germán (Puerto Rico) (current age: 56 years + 36 days)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES, native language)
Educated at: University of California, San Diego, Circle in the Square Theatre School, Stella Adler Studio of Acting, Mercersburg Academy, Academia del Perpetuo Socorro
Related to: Rebeca Pous Del Toro
Other names for Benicio del Toro (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Бенисио Дель Торо"
"Μπενίσιο ντελ Τόρο"
"Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez"
"베니시오 델 토로"
"ベニチオ・デル・トロ"
"베니치오 델 토로"
"Beno del Toro"
Benicio del Toro frequently works together with these people:
Steven Soderbergh (11x, Crew)
Larry Blake (10x, Crew)
Stan Lee (9x, Crew)
Robert Rodriguez (9x, Crew)
Michael Arick (9x, Crew)
Ben Stiller (7x, Actor)
Johnny Depp (6x, Actor)
James Gunn (6x, Crew)
Sean Penn (6x, Actor)
Sarah Halley Finn (6x, Crew)
Jamie Christopher (6x, Crew)
Gail Rowell-Ryan (6x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:251, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/25/2023