Danny Trejo
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting Career
- 2025
Hubbard Street
As: Sebastian
- 2025
Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox
As: Royce
- 2024
Wages of Sin
As: Jimmy
- 2024
Seven Cemeteries
As: Bravo
- 2024
Holy Cash
As: Actor
- 2024
The Legend of Johnny Jones
As: El Muerte
- 2024
I Heart Robots
As: Bob
- 2024
Mr. Birchum
As: Switchblade (voice)
- 2024
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
As: Laurence (voice)
- 2024
The Night They Came Home
As: Digger
- 2023
Miami Bici 2
As: Mr Susan
- 2023
Death on the Border
As: Father Francis
- 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
Hunting Games
As: Sheriff Ramos
- 2023
The Muppets Mayhem
As: Danny Trejo
- 2022
It's a Wonderful Binge
As: Angel
- 2022
Renegades
As: Sanchez
- 2022
Fire-Man's Fetish
As: Fire-Man
- 2022
Wolf Mountain
As: Eddie
- 2022
Clerks III
As: Auditioner
- 2022
Chibiverse
As: Vasquez (voice)
- 2022
Minions: The Rise of Gru
As: Stronghold (voice)
- 2022
Caroltyn
As: Wells
- 2022
The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus
As: Vega
- 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
- 2022
A Tale of Two Guns
As: Junior
- 2022
PBC
As: Ricky
- 2022
The Legend of La Llorona
As: Jorge
- 2022
VampFather
As: Vampfather
- 2021
The Book of Boba Fett
As: Rancor Keeper
- 2021
American Sicario
As: Pedro
- 2021
Pups Alone
As: Vinnie P (voice)
- 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
Shadow of the Cat
As: Sombra
- 2021
Masters of the Universe: Revelation
As: Ram Man (voice)
- 2021
The Black Hole
As: Edmund
- 2021
The Rebels of PT-218
As: Seaman Edgar 'Cookie' Orozco
- 2021
American Horror Stories
As: Santa
- 2021
Monsters at Work
As: Terry (voice)
- 2020
Paragon: The Shadow Wars
As: Kincaid
- 2020
The Last Exorcist
As: Marco
- 2020
Lumpia: With a Vengeance
As: Reyes
- 2020
American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules
As: Janitor Steve Garcia
- 2020
Final Kill
As: Francesco
- 2020
Pistolera
As: Indio
- 2020
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
As: El Diablo
- 2020
Bullets of Justice
As: Gravedigger
- 2020
Reno 911!
As: Assassin
- 2020
Cover Me
As: Big Mike
- 2019
Fast & Furious Spy Racers
As: Tuco (voice)
- 2019
Cross: Rise of the Villains
As: Muerte
- 2019
Acceleration
As: Santos
- 2019
Slayer: The Repentless Killogy
As: Danny
- 2019
Black Licorice
As: Donicio
- 2019
Big Kill
As: General Morales
- 2019
Seis Manos
As: Baldemar / El Balde (voice)
- 2019
Madness in the Method
As: Danny
- 2019
Bare Knuckle Brawler
As: Santo Ariza
- 2019
3 from Hell
As: Rondo
- 2019
Dora and the Lost City of Gold
As: Boots (voice)
- 2019
The Margarita Man
As: Dr. Valenzuela
- 2019
The Outsider
As: Carlos
- 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
Slasher Party
As: Danny Trejo
- 2019
Grand-Daddy Day Care
As: Eduardo Hernandez
- 2019
The Masked Singer
As: Raccoon
- 2018
The Conners
As: Tito
- 2018
American Nightmares
As: Mister Malevolent
- 2018
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy
As: Goldberg
- 2018
Silencer
As: Lenard "Big Daddy" Ochoa
- 2018
Frat Pack
As: Dirty
- 2018
Big City Greens
As: Vasquez (voice)
- 2018
Bully
As: Manny
- 2018
Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece
As: Nino Grande
- 2018
#Roxy
As: Principal Castillo
- 2018
Gone Are the Days
As: River Man
- 2018
Death House
As: Inmate (uncredited)
- 2017
Avenge the Crows
As: Antonio
- 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
Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale
As: El Moco (voice)
- 2017
All About the Money
As: Luis Diego
- 2017
American Gods
As: Mr. World
- 2017
Juarez 2045
As: Angel Malvado
- 2017
Cross Wars
As: Murete
- 2016
Street Level
As: Carlton the Doorman
- 2016
Halloweed
As: Patch
- 2016
Chronology
As: Jackhammer
- 2016
Storks
As: Jasper (voice)
- 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
Range 15
As: Zombie Trejo
- 2016
Bridesman
As: Eduardo
- 2016
Cyborg X
As: Captain Machine Gun
- 2016
Boost
As: Roy Casares
- 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
Wabbit: A Looney Tunes Production
As: Lieutenant (voice)
- 2015
4Got10
As: Mateo Perez
- 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
L.A. Slasher
As: The Drug Dealer #2
- 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
VANish
As: Carlos
- 2015
The Burning Dead
As: Night Wolf
- 2015
Hope Lost
As: Marius
- 2015
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
As: El Moco (voice)
- 2015
A Horse Story
As: Moonlight (voice)
- 2014
Throwdown
As: Tattoo
- 2014
Beyond the Game
As: José
- 2014
Strike One
As: Manny Garcia
- 2014
The Flash
As: Breacher
- 2014
Reaper
As: Jack
- 2014
The Book of Life
As: Skeleton Luis (voice)
- 2014
Preggoland
As: Pedro
- 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
20 Ft Below: The Darkness Descending
As: Angel
- 2014
Reach Me
As: Vic
- 2014
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
As: The Regulator
- 2014
Saint George
As: Tio
- 2014
Bullet
As: Frank
- 2014
Force of Execution
As: Oso
- 2014
Voodoo Possession
As: Kross
- 2013
The Insomniac
As: Jairo Torres
- 2013
Rick and Morty
As: Jaguar (voice)
- 2013
Dead in Tombstone
As: Guerrero
- 2013
American Lowrider
As: The O.G.
- 2013
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
As: Oscar Diaz
- 2013
Chavez Cage of Glory
As: Mando
- 2013
Machete Kills
As: Machete Cortez
- 2013
The Contractor
As: Javier Reyes
- 2013
Pendejo (Idiot)
As: Pedro
- 2013
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
As: Venom (voice)
- 2013
Zombie Hunter
As: Jesús
- 2013
Fra Sydhavn til West Coast
As: Sig selv
- 2013
Amelia's 25th
As: Don Javier
- 2013
Mickey Mouse
As: Piñata Boss (voice)
- 2013
Five Thirteen
As: El Loco
- 2013
Ticket to Vegas
As: Mister Chich
- 2013
Counterpunch
As: Manny Navarro
- 2013
Death Race: Inferno
As: Goldberg
- 2012
Short Handle
As: Carson
- 2012
Sushi Girl
As: Schlomo
- 2012
The Cloth
As: Father Connely
- 2012
Rise of the Zombies
As: Caspian
- 2012
Bro'
As: Gilbert
- 2012
Haunted High
As: Ortiz
- 2012
Recoil
As: Drayke
- 2012
Bad Ass
As: Frank Vega
- 2012
Breaking Wind
As: Billy Black
- 2011
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
As: Mr. Perez
- 2011
China, IL
As: (voice)
- 2011
The Black Mamba
As: The Crippler
- 2011
Violet & Daisy
As: Russ
- 2011
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
As: Uncle Machete
- 2011
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury
As: Ceasar
- 2011
House of the Rising Sun
As: Carlos
- 2011
Dark Games
As: Archie
- 2011
Cross
As: Lexavier
- 2010
Young Justice
As: Bane (voice)
- 2010
Death Race 2
As: Goldberg
- 2010
Predators: Moments of Extraction
As: Cuchillo (Voice)
- 2010
Predators: The Chosen
As: Cuchillo
- 2010
Modus Operandi
As: Director Holiday
- 2010
The Bill Collector
As: Frankie Gutierrez
- 2010
Machete
As: Machete
- 2010
Beatdown
As: Marcus
- 2010
Gun
As: Frankie Makina
- 2010
Predators
As: Cuchillo
- 2010
The Good Guys
As: Alfredo
- 2010
Pastor Shepherd
As: Phil Harrison
- 2010
The Killing Jar
As: Jimmy
- 2010
Shadows in Paradise
As: Matador
- 2010
Saint John of Las Vegas
As: Bismarck
- 2010
Justin Time
As: Mardok
- 2010
Shoot the Hero
As: Crazy Joe
- 2010
The Lazarus Papers
As: Aroon
- 2010
Boston Girls
As: Uncle Reggie
- 2010
American Flyer
As: Uncle John
- 2009
Babysitters Beware
As: Clyde / The Guard
- 2009
Modern Family
As: Gus
- 2009
The Grind
As: Nicholi Guzman
- 2009
NCIS: Los Angeles
As: Tuhon
- 2009
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
As: Rico (voice)
- 2009
The Line
As: Mario
- 2009
Eyeborgs
As: G-Man
- 2009
The Boys of Ghost Town
As: Father
- 2009
Cowboy Dreams
As: Lobo
- 2009
Fanboys
As: The Chief
- 2008
Jake's Corner
As: Clint
- 2008
Sons of Anarchy
As: Romero 'Romeo' Parada
- 2008
Alone in the Dark 2
As: Perry
- 2008
Ranchero
As: Capone
- 2008
Juan Frances: Live
As: E.J.
- 2008
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
As: Manolo
- 2008
The Spectacular Spider-Man
As: Ox (voice)
- 2008
Valley of Angels
As: Hector
- 2008
Toxic
As: Antoine
- 2008
D.O.P.E. - Death Or Prison Eventually
As: Narrator
- 2008
Breaking Bad
As: Tortuga
- 2008
The Art of Travel
As: Limo Driver
- 2008
Necessary Evil
As: Barro
- 2007
Furnace
As: Fury
- 2007
On Bloody Sunday
As: The Ref
- 2007
Smiley Face
As: Albert
- 2007
Urban Justice
As: El Chivo
- 2007
The Blue Rose
As: Junk
- 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
Richard III
As: Major
- 2007
Delta Farce
As: Carlos Santana
- 2007
Grindhouse
As: Machete (segment "Planet Terror")
- 2007
Planet Terror
As: Machete
- 2007
Blood Ties
As: Pacha Kamaq
- 2007
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
As: Criminal
- 2006
Death Row
As: Priest
- 2006
Sherrybaby
As: Dean Walker
- 2006
National Lampoon's TV: The Movie
As: Crow
- 2006
7 Mummies
As: Apache
- 2006
Slayer
As: Montegna
- 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
High Hopes
As: Shady
- 2006
Propensity
As: Roy
- 2006
Tennis Anyone?
As: Hector
- 2006
Living the Dream
As: Chuck
- 2005
Bones
As: Bishop Edward Galano
- 2005
The Devil's Rejects
As: Rondo
- 2005
Chasing Ghosts
As: Carlos Santiago
- 2005
The Crow: Wicked Prayer
As: Harold
- 2005
The Curse of El Charro
As: El Charro (Voice)
- 2005
American Dad!
As: (voice)
- 2005
American Dad!
As: Mexican Thugs (voice)
- 2005
All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos
As: Vargas Diaz
- 2005
Venice Underground
As: Papi
- 2004
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
As: Bartender
- 2004
Lost
As: Edward James Archer
- 2004
Desperate Housewives
As: Hector Ramos
- 2004
Stargate Atlantis
As: Omal
- 2004
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
As: Bartender
- 2004
Turned Out: Sexual Assault Behind Bars
As: Narrator
- 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
- 2002
Beat the Devil
As: Bob
- 2002
Nightstalker
As: Officer Frank Luis
- 2002
13 Moons
As: Hoodlum
- 2002
xXx
As: El Jefe
- 2002
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
As: Machete
- 2002
Monk
As: Spyder Rudner
- 2002
Do It for Uncle Manny
As: Pedro
- 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
Skippy
As: Hitman
- 2000
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
As: Dewey (voice)
- 2000
Animal Factory
As: Vito
- 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
Whiteboyz
As: Prisoner
- 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)
- 1999
Soundman
As: Duce's Father
- 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 / Octavio (voice)
- 1997
King of the Hill
As: Lifeguard / Waiter (voice)
- 1997
King of the Hill
As: Enrique (voice)
- 1997
King of the Hill
As: (voice)
- 1997
King of the Hill
As: Octavio (voice) (uncredited)
- 1997
Los Locos
As: Manuel Batista
- 1997
Dilemma
As: Rudy Salazar
- 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
- 1995
The Stranger
As: Hawk
- 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
Love, Cheat & Steal
As: Cuban
- 1993
Sunset Grill
As: Young Mexican
- 1993
NYPD Blue
As: Gabriel mota
- 1993
NYPD Blue
As: Frankie soto
- 1993
The X-Files
As: Cesar Ocampo
- 1993
Last Light
As: 2nd Inmate
- 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
Nails
As: Las Virgenes bartender
- 1992
Sex Crimes
As: Palmer
- 1991
The Last Hour
As: Spider
- 1991
Reasonable Doubts
As: Cholo #2
- 1991
Lonely Hearts
As: Angry Client
- 1991
Carnal Crimes
As: Ticket Agent
- 1991
Doublecrossed
As: Lito
- 1991
Whore
As: Tattoo Artist
- 1991
Wedlock
As: Tough Prisoner #1
- 1991
Femme Fatale
As: Toshi
- 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
Cage
As: Costello's Bodyguard (uncredited)
- 1989
Lock Up
As: Chink's Gang Member
- 1989
Baywatch
As: Carlos Urueta
- 1989
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
As: Prison Inmate
- 1988
Bulletproof
As: Sharkey
- 1987
The Hidden
As: Prisoner
- 1987
Jake and the Fatman
As: Mumbling Prisoner
- 1987
Terminal Exposure
As: man in crowd (uncredited)
- 1987
Penitentiary III
As: See Veer
- 1987
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
As: Art Sanella
- 1985
Runaway Train
As: Boxer