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Danny Trejo

May 16, 1944 (81 years old) in Los Angeles, California, USA

Dan Trejo (born May 16, 1944) is an American 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.

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2025 · Zootopia 2 as Jesús (voice)
2025 · The Wrecker as Eduardo
2025 · E.B. White's Charlotte's Web as Gander (voice)
2025 · American Warrior as
2024 · Wages of Sin as Jimmy
2024 · The Legend of Johnny Jones as El Muerte
2023 · Hunting Games as Sheriff Ramos
2022 · It's a Wonderful Binge as Angel
2022 · Caroltyn as Wells
2022 · A Tale of Two Guns as Junior
2022 · PBC as Ricky
2022 · The Legend of La Llorona as Jorge
2021 · Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
2019 · Cross: Rise of the Villains as Muerte
2019 · Big Kill as General Morales
2019 · Madness in the Method as Danny
2019 · Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo as Self
2019 · Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast as Self - Actor
2018 · American Nightmares as Mister Malevolent
2018 · Illegal Civilization 3 as Self
2018 · Bully as Manny
2018 · Death House as Inmate (uncredited)
2017 · Avenge the Crows as Antonio
2017 · All About the Money as Luis Diego
2017 · Cross Wars as Murete
2016 · Range 15 as Zombie Trejo
2015 · Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini as Self
2015 · 4Got10 as Mateo Perez
2015 · The Burning Dead as Night Wolf
2015 · Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Renegade Rampage as Newtralizer (voice)
2014 · Throwdown as Tattoo
2014 · Five Thirteen as El Loco
2014 · Force of Execution as Oso
2013 · Fra Sydhavn til West Coast as Sig selv
2011 · Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury as Ceasar
2011 · Cross as Lexavier
2010 · Beatdown as Marcus
2010 · Shadows in Paradise as Matador
2010 · Saint John of Las Vegas as Bismarck
2009 · Eyeborgs as G-Man
2008 · Toxic as Antoine
2006 · Death Row as Priest
2006 · National Lampoon's TV: The Movie as Crow
2006 · Slayer as Montegna
2006 · High Hopes as Shady
2006 · Living the Dream as Chuck
2005 · Chasing Ghosts as Carlos Santiago
2002 · Nightstalker as Officer Frank Luis
2002 · 13 Moons as Hoodlum
2002 · Do It for Uncle Manny as Pedro
1999 · Whiteboyz as Prisoner
1997 · Dilemma as Rudy Salazar
1995 · The Stranger as Hawk
1993 · Love, Cheat & Steal as Cuban
1992 · Nails as Las Virgenes bartender
1991 · Carnal Crimes as Ticket Agent
1991 · Femme Fatale as Toshi
1988 · Bulletproof as Sharkey
Future · Machete Kills Again... in Space as Machete
Future · Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn as
1987 · Penitentiary III as See Veer
Future · Occupation Rainfall: Chapter 2 as
2023 · Death on the Border as Father Francis
2022 · Wolf Mountain as Eddie
2022 · The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus as Vega
2022 · VampFather as Vampfather
2021 · Shadow of the Cat as Sombra
2021 · The Rebels of PT-218 as Seaman Edgar 'Cookie' Orozco
2021 · Donny's Bar Mitzvah as Self
2020 · Final Kill as Francesco
2020 · Pistolera as Indio
2020 · Bullets of Justice as Gravedigger
2019 · Slayer: The Repentless Killogy as Danny
2019 · Black Licorice as Donicio
2019 · The Outsider as Carlos
2019 · Slasher Party as Danny Trejo
2018 · Silencer as Lenard "Big Daddy" Ochoa
2018 · Frat Pack as Dirty
2018 · Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece as Nino Grande
2018 · #Roxy as Principal Castillo
2017 · Juarez 2045 as Angel Malvado
2016 · Street Level as Carlton the Doorman
2016 · Halloweed as Patch
2016 · Cyborg X as Captain Machine Gun
2016 · Boost as Roy Casares
2015 · L.A. Slasher as The Drug Dealer #2
2015 · VANish as Carlos
2014 · Reaper as Jack
2014 · Preggoland as Pedro
2014 · 20 Ft Below: The Darkness Descending as Angel
2014 · Voodoo Possession as Kross
2013 · The Insomniac as Jairo Torres
2013 · American Lowrider as The O.G.
2013 · Chavez Cage of Glory as Mando
2013 · The Contractor as Javier Reyes
2013 · Ticket to Vegas as Mister Chich
2012 · The Cloth as Father Connely
2010 · The Making of Fallout: New Vegas as Self
2010 · The Killing Jar as Jimmy
2010 · The Lazarus Papers as Aroon
2009 · The Face is Familiar as Himself
2009 · Official Rejection as Self
2008 · Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween as Self
2008 · The Art of Travel as Limo Driver
2007 · Furnace as Fury
2007 · Richard III as Major
2006 · 7 Mummies as Apache
2006 · Tennis Anyone? as Hector
2005 · 30 Days in Hell: The Making of 'The Devil's Rejects' as Self
2005 · The Curse of El Charro as El Charro (Voice)
2005 · The Making of 'Heat' as Self
2004 · Lost as Edward James Archer
2004 · Turned Out: Sexual Assault Behind Bars as Narrator
1993 · Sunset Grill as Young Mexican
1993 · Last Light as 2nd Inmate
1991 · The Last Hour as Spider
1991 · Lonely Hearts as Angry Client
1989 · Cage as Costello's Bodyguard (uncredited)
Future · Detour 95 as Muerte
2025 · The Street Avenger as Muerte
2025 · Magical Meat as Self
2025 · Goldfish as
2025 · Pug as
2025 · Hubbard Street as Sebastian
2025 · Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox as Royce
2024 · Mysteries Unearthed with Danny Trejo as Self - Presenter
2024 · Reapers as The Wanderer
2024 · Seven Cemeteries as Bravo
2024 · Holy Cash as Actor
2024 · I Heart Robots as Bob
2024 · Mr. Birchum as Switchblade (voice)
2024 · Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue as Laurence (voice)
2024 · NHL Big City Greens Classic 2 as Vasquez (voice)
2024 · The Night They Came Home as Digger
2023 · Miami Bici 2 as Mr Susan
2023 · The Michoacan File as Narrator
2023 · 1521: The Quest for Love and Freedom as Ferdinand Magellan
2023 · Krapopolis as Chief Ravdi (voice)
2023 · A Dark Way Out as Ralph
2023 · Una preghiera per Giuda as Carnizzari
2023 · The Muppets Mayhem as Danny Trejo
2023 · The Dream Americano as Self
2022 · Renegades as Sanchez
2022 · Lopez vs Lopez as
2022 · Fire-Man's Fetish as Fire-Man
2022 · Clerks III as Auditioner
2022 · Chibiverse as Vasquez (voice)
2022 · Minions: The Rise of Gru as Stronghold (voice)
2022 · Smile or Hug as
2022 · Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend as Self - Guest Judge
2022 · Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Oscar Diaz (archive footage)
2022 · Good Mourning as Method Cameo
2022 · Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone as Master Gin
2022 · Escándalo Secreto En Plena Cuarentena as MMR, Mario Machin Rin
2021 · The Book of Boba Fett as Rancor Keeper
2021 · American Sicario as Pedro
2021 · Pups Alone as Vinnie P (voice)
2021 · Comedy Chingonas as Self - Host
2021 · Maya and the Three as Cabrakan (voice)
2021 · Muppets Haunted Mansion as Ghost of Huet
2021 · The Ghost and Molly McGee as Bobby Daniels (voice)
2021 · Death Rider in the House of Vampires as Bela Latigo
2021 · Masters of the Universe: Revelation as Ram Man (voice)
2021 · The Black Hole as Edmund
2021 · Total Badass Wrestling as Bobby 'The Body' Estrada
2021 · American Horror Stories as Santa
2021 · Monsters at Work as Terry (voice)
2021 · The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2 as Self
2020 · Paragon: The Shadow Wars as Kincaid
2020 · The Last Exorcist as Marco
2020 · Lumpia: With a Vengeance as Reyes
2020 · All-Time Favorite NFL Players Named by Celebrities, Players, and Coaches as Self
2020 · American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules as Janitor Steve Garcia
2020 · HA Festival: The Art of Comedy as
2020 · The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run as El Diablo
2020 · Muppets Now as Self
2020 · Reno 911! as Assassin
2020 · LA Originals as Self
2020 · Cover Me as Big Mike
2019 · Fast & Furious Spy Racers as Tuco (voice)
2019 · Acceleration as Santos
2019 · Seis Manos as Baldemar / El Balde (voice)
2019 · Bare Knuckle Brawler as Santo Ariza
2019 · 3 from Hell as Rondo
2019 · To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell as Self
2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2019 · Dora and the Lost City of Gold as Boots (voice)
2019 · The Margarita Man as Dr. Valenzuela
2019 · Lights Out with David Spade as Self
2019 · Wish Man as Jose
2019 · Every 9 Hours as Raul
2019 · L.A.'s Finest as Reuben Velazquez
2019 · The Short History of the Long Road as Miguel
2019 · Theme Song Takeover as Vasquez (voice)
2019 · Victor and Valentino as Paco (voice)
2019 · Victor and Valentino as The Cupcake Man (voice)
2019 · What We Do in the Shadows as Danny
2019 · Grand-Daddy Day Care as Eduardo Hernandez
2019 · The Masked Singer as Raccoon
2018 · The Conners as Tito
2018 · Death Race: Beyond Anarchy as Goldberg
2018 · Kidding as Danny Trejo
2018 · Big City Greens as Vasquez (voice)
2018 · Gone Are the Days as River Man
2018 · Survivor's Guide to Prison as Self
2017 · BorderCross as
2017 · Maximum Impact as Don Sanchez
2017 · Calico Queens as Bill Gallows
2017 · McDick as Oscar
2017 · Dead Again in Tombstone as Guerrero
2017 · Murder in the Woods as Sheriff Lorenzo
2017 · Not a War Story as
2017 · Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale as El Moco (voice)
2017 · American Gods as Mr. World
2017 · Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure as Wreck Marauder (voice)
2016 · Chronology as Jackhammer
2016 · Storks as Jasper (voice)
2016 · Good Fortune as Self
2016 · Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House as Mr. Morgo
2016 · Vigilante Diaries as Crazy Joe
2016 · 1st Strike as Manny Garcia
2016 · Map of Hell as Himself
2016 · Bridesman as Eduardo
2016 · Angie Tribeca as Self
2016 · North by El Norte as Uncle John
2015 · The Ridiculous 6 as Cicero
2015 · Real Rob as Danny
2015 · No Way Out as Don Caceres
2015 · Sock 'Em Dead as Self - Host
2015 · Fluffy's Food Adventures as Himself
2015 · New Looney Tunes as Lieutenant (voice)
2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2015 · East LA Interchange as narrator
2015 · 3-Headed Shark Attack as Max Burns
2015 · Pig Goat Banana Cricket as Filthy the Foot (voice)
2015 · The Weight of Blood and Bones as Espada
2015 · The Night Crew as Aguilar
2015 · Alcatraz Prison Escape: Deathbed Confession as Narrator (voice)
2015 · Bad Asses on the Bayou as Frank Vega
2015 · Hope Lost as Marius
2015 · The Adventures of Puss in Boots as El Moco (voice)
2015 · A Horse Story as Moonlight (voice)
2014 · Beyond the Game as José
2014 · Vieques as
2014 · Strike One as Manny Garcia
2014 · Misfit Garage as
2014 · The Flash as Breacher
2014 · The Book of Life as Skeleton Luis (voice)
2014 · Running Wild with Bear Grylls as Self
2014 · Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals as Reynaldo (voice)
2014 · Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses as Frank Vega
2014 · In the Blood as Big Biz
2014 · Muppets Most Wanted as Danny Trejo
2014 · Habla Men as Self
2014 · Reach Me as Vic
2014 · From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series as The Regulator
2014 · Saint George as Tio
2014 · Bullet as Frank
2013 · Rick and Morty as Jaguar (voice)
2013 · Courier from 'Paradise' as
2013 · Dead in Tombstone as Guerrero
2013 · Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Oscar Diaz
2013 · Machete Kills as Machete
2013 · Pendejo (Idiot) as Pedro
2013 · Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel as Venom (voice)
2013 · Zombie Hunter as Jesús
2013 · Amelia's 25th as Don Javier
2013 · Mickey Mouse as Piñata Boss (voice)
2013 · Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown as Self
2013 · Tattoo Nation as Himself
2013 · Circus Halligalli as
2013 · Counterpunch as Manny Navarro
2013 · Death Race: Inferno as Goldberg
2012 · Short Handle as Carson
2012 · Sushi Girl as Schlomo
2012 · Rise of the Zombies as Caspian
2012 · Bro' as Gilbert
2012 · Haunted High as Ortiz
2012 · The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange as Cupcake Leader (voice)
2012 · Recoil as Drayke
2012 · Bad Ass as Frank Vega
2012 · Breaking Wind as Billy Black
2011 · In the Shadow as Hermit
2011 · A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas as Mr. Perez
2011 · China, IL as (voice)
2011 · Violet & Daisy as Russ
2011 · Spy Kids: All the Time in the World as Uncle Machete
2011 · House of the Rising Sun as Carlos
2011 · Dark Games as Archie
2011 · Franklin & Bash as Ultimo
2011 · Blacktino as Rogelio
2010 · Young Justice as Bane (voice)
2010 · Death Race 2 as Goldberg
2010 · Predators: Moments of Extraction as Cuchillo (voice)
2010 · Modus Operandi as Director Holiday
2010 · The Bill Collector as Frankie Gutierrez
2010 · Machete as Machete
2010 · Six Days in Paradise as Ruben Skinner
2010 · Gun as Frankie Makina
2010 · Predators as Cuchillo
2010 · The Good Guys as Alfredo
2010 · Pastor Shepherd as Phil Harrison
2010 · Shoot the Hero as Crazy Joe
2010 · American Flyer as Uncle John
2010 · Justin Time as Mardok
2010 · Boston Girls as Uncle Reggie
2009 · Babysitters Beware as Clyde / The Guard
2009 · Modern Family as Gus
2009 · NCIS: Los Angeles as Tuhon
2009 · The Grind as Nicholi Guzman
2009 · The Haunted World of El Superbeasto as Rico (voice)
2009 · The Line as Mario
2009 · Cowboy Dreams as Lobo
2008 · Ranchero as Capone
2008 · Juan Frances: Live as E.J.
2008 · Valley of Angels as Hector
Future · Downtown Bus as Sancho 'The Jailbird' Sanchez
Future · From a Son as George
Future · The Damned as Chimalle
2007 · The Blue Rose as Junk
1999 · Soundman as Duce's Father
Future · RZR Cyber Protocol as Manolo
1994 · Victor One as Sergeant Aguilar
Future · Armadillo United as Coach Koko
Future · La Lucha: Getting Schooled in America as
2009 · The Boys of Ghost Town as Father
2009 · Fanboys as The Chief
2009 · RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Special Guest / Big Daddy
2008 · Jake's Corner as Clint
2008 · Sons of Anarchy as Romero 'Romeo' Parada
2008 · Alone in the Dark 2 as Perry
2008 · The Wendy Williams Show as Self
2008 · Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance as Manolo
2008 · The Spectacular Spider-Man as Ox (voice)
2008 · D.O.P.E. - Death Or Prison Eventually as Narrator
2008 · Breaking Bad as Tortuga
2008 · Necessary Evil as Barro
2008 · Through The Valley as Don Reyes
2007 · On Bloody Sunday as The Ref
2007 · Smiley Face as Albert
2007 · Heckler as Self
2007 · Urban Justice as El Chivo
2007 · Battle for Terra as Elder Barum (voice)
2007 · Halloween as Ismael Cruz
2007 · Phineas and Ferb as Venom (voice)
2007 · Burn Notice as Felipe Vega
2007 · Delta Farce as Carlos Santana
2007 · Planet Terror as Machete
2007 · Grindhouse as Machete (segment "Planet Terror")
2007 · Blood Ties as Pacha Kamaq
2007 · El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera as
2007 · Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Criminal
2006 · Sherrybaby as Dean Walker
2006 · Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror as Derelict
2006 · Jack's Law as Jack Santos
2006 · Danny Roane: First Time Director as Hector
2006 · Heist as Ernesto
2006 · Top Chef as Himself - Guest Judge
2006 · Propensity as Roy
2005 · Bones as Bishop Edward Galano
2005 · The Devil's Rejects as Rondo
2005 · Hell's Kitchen as Self
2005 · Nobody Wants Your Film as Self
2005 · The Crow: Wicked Prayer as Harold
2005 · Champion as Self
2005 · American Dad! as (voice)
2005 · American Dad! as Mexican Thugs (voice)
2005 · All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos as Vargas Diaz
2005 · Unscripted as Danny Trejo
2005 · Venice Underground as Papi
2004 · Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie as Bartender
2004 · Desperate Housewives as Hector Ramos
2004 · Stargate Atlantis as Omal
2004 · Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy as Bartender
2003 · Once Upon a Time in Mexico as Cucuy
2003 · Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over as Machete
2003 · The Big Empty as Lt. Gates
2003 · Kingpin as
2002 · Beat the Devil as Bob
2002 · xXx as El Jefe
2002 · Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams as Machete
2002 · Monk as Spyder Rudner
2002 · George Lopez as Bobby
2002 · The Salton Sea as Little Bill
2001 · Alias as Emilio Vargas
2001 · Bubble Boy as Slim
2001 · The Hire as Bob
2001 · Spy Kids as Machete
2001 · Grounded for Life as Raul
2001 · Skippy as Hitman
2000 · Aqua Teen Hunger Force as Dewey (voice)
2000 · 周杰伦 as EL PATRON
2000 · Animal Factory as Vito
2000 · The District as Self
2000 · Cuenta Saldada as Secuestrador 1 (as Daniel Trejo)
2000 · Reindeer Games as Jumpy
2000 · From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter as Razor Charlie
1999 · Inferno as Johnny Six Toes
1999 · Futurama as Doblando Rodriguez (voice)
1999 · From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money as Razor Eddie
1999 · Family Guy as Clint Beltran (voice)
1999 · Family Guy as (voice)
1998 · Six Days Seven Nights as Pierce
1998 · Point Blank as Wallace
1998 · The Replacement Killers as Collins
1998 · Champions as Max Brito
1997 · Trojan War as Scarface
1997 · Brooklyn South as Louis
1997 · Con Air as "Johnny-23"
1997 · Anaconda as Poacher
1997 · King of the Hill as Victor Velasquez (voice)
1997 · King of the Hill as Enrique (voice)
1997 · King of the Hill as Enrique / Octavio (voice)
1997 · King of the Hill as Lifeguard / Waiter (voice)
1997 · King of the Hill as (voice)
1997 · King of the Hill as Octavio (voice) (uncredited)
1997 · Los Locos as Manuel Batista
1996 · Jaguar as Kumare
1996 · From Dusk Till Dawn as Razor Charlie
1995 · Heat as Trejo
1995 · Desperado as Navajas
1995 · Dead Badge as El Tango Bartender
1994 · High Tide as Tattooist
1994 · Criminal Passion as Construction Worker
1994 · Mi Vida Loca as Frank
1994 · Against the Wall as Luis
1994 · Vanishing Son as Out-of-Breath Man
1993 · NYPD Blue as Gabriel mota
1993 · NYPD Blue as Frankie soto
1993 · The X-Files as Cesar Ocampo
1993 · Fallen Angels as Boxer
1993 · 12:01 as Prisoner
1993 · Walker, Texas Ranger as Joe Lopez
1993 · Walker, Texas Ranger as José Rodriguez
1993 · Doppelganger as Hard Hat
1993 · Bound by Honor as Geronimo
1992 · Renegade as Freddie
1992 · Sex Crimes as Palmer
1991 · Reasonable Doubts as Cholo #2
1991 · FBI: The Untold Stories as Snowman
1991 · Doublecrossed as Lito
1991 · Whore as Tattoo Artist
1991 · Wedlock as Tough Prisoner #1
1990 · Guns as Tong
1990 · Marked for Death as Hector
1990 · Maniac Cop 2 as Prisoner
1990 · Drug Wars: The Camarena Story as Gabriel
1989 · The Simpsons as Danny Trejo (voice)
1989 · Bail Out as Mean
1989 · Lock Up as Chink's Gang Member
1989 · Baywatch as
1989 · Baywatch as Carlos Urueta
1989 · Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects as Prison Inmate
1987 · The Hidden as Prisoner
1987 · Jake and the Fatman as Mumbling Prisoner
1987 · Terminal Exposure as man in crowd (uncredited)
1987 · Death Wish 4: The Crackdown as Art Sanella
1985 · Runaway Train as Boxer
1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1972 · The Price Is Right as Self
Future · La Venganza Rodríguez as El Super Muerto Infernal (VOICE)
Future · Counterpunch 2 as Manny Navarro
Future · Unconsensual Activity as Juan
Future · Accursed as Alejandro