Actor
Benicio del Toro
Born 19 February 1967 · San Germán, Puerto Rico
Benicio del Toro is a Puerto Rican actor known for intense, offbeat supporting and lead performances. He broke through in The Usual Suspects and won an Oscar for Traffic. He later played Che Guevara in Soderbergh's Che and has also worked in franchise films and for Wes Anderson.
Key films
The Usual Suspects (1995)
His mumbling criminal Fenster made him a breakout name in a landmark crime thriller.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
A fearless, transformative turn as Dr. Gonzo in Terry Gilliam's cult adaptation.
Traffic (2000)
His performance as a Mexican police officer earned him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
21 Grams (2003)
A raw performance as an ex-con that brought a second Oscar nomination.
Che: Part One (2008)
He played Che Guevara for Soderbergh, winning the Best Actor prize at Cannes.
Key awards
- 2001 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (Traffic)
- 2001 BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor (Traffic)
- 2001 Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor (Traffic)
- 2008 Cannes Film Festival Best Actor (Che)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 84
- 1988Big Top Pee-wee · as Duke the Dog-Faced BoyActor
- 1989Licence to Kill · as DarioActor
- 1990Madonna: The Immaculate Collection · as Kid Sitting on Car (segment "La Isla Bonita")Actor
- 1991The Indian Runner · as MiguelActor
- 1992Christopher Columbus: The Discovery · as Alvaro HaranaActor
- 1993Fearless · as Manny RodrigoActor
- 1993Golden Balls · as Bob, el amigo de MiamiActor
- 1993Money for Nothing · as Dino PalladinoActor
- 1994Swimming with Sharks · as RexActor
- 1994China Moon · as Lamar DickeyActor
- 1995The Usual Suspects · as FensterActor
- 1995SubmissionDirector
- 1996The Fan · as Juan PrimoActor
- 1996Basquiat · as Benny DalmauActor
- 1996The Funeral · as GaspareActor
- 1996Cannes Man · as SelfActor
- 1997Excess Baggage · as VincentActor
- 1997Joyride · as Detective LopezActor
- 1998Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas · as Dr. GonzoActor
- 1998Spotlight on Location: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas · as SelfActor
- 2000Snatch · as Franky Four FingersActor
- 2000Traffic · as Javier RodriguezActor
- 2000The Way of the Gun · as Mr. LongbaughActor
- 2000Bread and Roses · as Party Guest (uncredited)Actor
- 2000Inside 'Licence to Kill' · as SelfActor
- 2000Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic' · as SelfActor
- 2001The Pledge · as Toby Jay WadenahActor
- 2001Making 'Snatch' · as SelfActor
- 2002The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema · as HimselfActor
- 2002Keyser Soze, Lie or Legend - Featurette · as SelfActor
- 2002Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects' · as SelfActor
- 2002Julia, toda en míActor
- 200321 Grams · as Jack JordanActor
- 2003The Hunted · as Aaron HallamActor
- 2003Breakfast with Hunter · as SelfActor
- 2003Hunter Goes to Hollywood · as SelfActor
- 2003Declaration of Independence · as SelfActor
- 2003Filming “The Hunted” · as SelfActor
- 2003Pursuing “The Hunted” · as SelfActor
- 2003The Cutting Edge · as SelfActor
- 2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade · as SelfActor
- 2004Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man · as SelfActor
- 200421 Grams: In Fragments · as SelfActor
- 2005Sin City · as Jackie BoyActor
- 2005Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula · as MacroActor
- 2006Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride · as SelfActor
- 2007Things We Lost in the Fire · as Jerry SunborneActor
- 2008Che: Part One · as Ernesto Che GuevaraActor
- 2008Che: Part Two · as Ernesto Che GuevaraActor
- 2008Shine a Light · as Self - Concert Audience (uncredited)Actor
- 2008The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2010The Wolfman · as Lawrence TalbotActor
- 2010Somewhere · as Celebrity (uncredited)Actor
- 2010The Rolling Stones: Stones in Exile · as SelfActor
- 2010Making Che · as SelfActor
- 2012Savages · as LadoActor
- 20127 Days in HavanaDirector
- 2013Thor: The Dark World · as Taneleer Tivan / The Collector (uncredited)Actor
- 2013Jimmy P. · as Jimmy PicardActor
- 2014Guardians of the Galaxy · as The CollectorActor
- 2014Inherent Vice · as Sauncho Smilax, Esq.Actor
- 2014Escobar: Paradise Lost · as Pablo EscobarActor
- 2015Sicario · as Alejandro GillickActor
- 2015The Little Prince · as The Snake (voice)Actor
- 2015A Perfect Day · as MambrúActor
- 2015The Poet of Havana · as SelfActor
- 2016Battle Zone: The Origins of Sicario · as (archive footage)Actor
- 2017Star Wars: The Last Jedi · as DJActor
- 2018Avengers: Infinity War · as The CollectorActor
- 2018Sicario: Day of the Soldado · as Alejandro GillickActor
- 2018The Director and the Jedi · as SelfActor
- 2019Dora and the Lost City of Gold · as Swiper (voice)Actor
- 2019Other Music · as SelfActor
- 2019Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast · as Self - ActorActor
- 2019Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage · as SelfActor
- 2021The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun · as Moses RosenthalerActor
- 2021No Sudden Move · as Ronald RussoActor
- 2022Bonnie · as SelfActor
- 2023Reptile · as Tom NicholsActor
- 2025One Battle After Another · as Sensei Sergio St. CarlosActor
- 2025The Phoenician Scheme · as Zsa-zsa KordaActor
- 2025Teofilo: Boxing's Most Revolutionary Champion · as NarratorActor
- 2025Neurótica AnónimaActor
- 2026Learning, Studying… Always Perfecting: The Making of One Battle After Another · as SelfActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.