Danny Trejo
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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
Credits
Zootopia 2 (2025)
as Jesús (voice)
Heat (1995)
as Trejo
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
as Stronghold (voice)
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
as Razor Charlie
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)
as El Diablo
Con Air (1997)
as "Johnny-23"
The Book of Life (2014)
as Skeleton Luis (voice)
Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)
as Boots (voice)
xXx (2002)
as El Jefe
Predators (2010)
as Cuchillo
Spy Kids (2001)
as Machete
Bound by Honor (1993)
as Geronimo
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
as Machete
Planet Terror (2007)
as Machete
Desperado (1995)
as Navajas
Death Race 2 (2010)
as Goldberg
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
as Bartender
Anaconda (1997)
as Poacher
Six Days Seven Nights (1998)
as Pierce
Halloween (2007)
as Ismael Cruz
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011)
as Uncle Machete
American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules (2020)
as Janitor Steve Garcia
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
as Machete
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy (2018)
as Goldberg
Storks (2016)
as Jasper (voice)
Reindeer Games (2000)
as Jumpy
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
as Cucuy
Machete (2010)
as Machete
Death Race: Inferno (2013)
as Goldberg
The Devil's Rejects (2005)
as Rondo
Machete Kills (2013)
as Machete
The Replacement Killers (1998)
as Collins
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011)
as Mr. Perez
Clerks III (2022)
as Auditioner
Lock Up (1989)
as Chink's Gang Member
Smiley Face (2007)
as Albert
Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale (2017)
as El Moco (voice)
The Ridiculous 6 (2015)
as Cicero
Marked for Death (1990)
as Hector
Runaway Train (1985)
as Boxer
Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
as Danny Trejo
The Hidden (1987)
as Prisoner
Fanboys (2009)
as The Chief
Battle for Terra (2007)
as Elder Barum (voice)
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel (2013)
as Venom (voice)
The Salton Sea (2002)
as Little Bill
Grindhouse (2007)
as Machete (segment "Planet Terror")
Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021)
as Ghost of Huet
In the Blood (2014)
as Big Biz
3 from Hell (2019)
as Rondo
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999)
as Razor Eddie
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
as Art Sanella
Inferno (1999)
as Johnny Six Toes
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue (2024)
as Laurence (voice)
Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
as Prisoner
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (2000)
as Razor Charlie
Delta Farce (2007)
as Carlos Santana
Against the Wall (1994)
as Luis
Bad Asses on the Bayou (2015)
as Frank Vega
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses (2014)
as Frank Vega
The Big Empty (2003)
as Lt. Gates
Bubble Boy (2001)
as Slim
The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005)
as Harold
Trojan War (1997)
as Scarface
Hope Lost (2015)
as Marius
Bad Ass (2012)
as Frank Vega
The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2 (2021)
as Self
Whore (1991)
as Tattoo Artist
Pups Alone (2021)
as Vinnie P (voice)
Good Mourning (2022)
as Method Cameo
Sushi Girl (2012)
as Schlomo
Urban Justice (2007)
as El Chivo
Animal Factory (2000)
as Vito
Reach Me (2014)
as Vic
Accursed (2026)
as Alejandro
Rise of the Zombies (2012)
as Caspian
Survivor's Guide to Prison (2018)
as Self
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989)
as Prison Inmate
Vigilante Diaries (2016)
as Crazy Joe
House of the Rising Sun (2011)
as Carlos
Frat Pack (2018)
as Dirty
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004)
as Bartender
It's a Wonderful Binge (2022)
as Angel
Alone in the Dark 2 (2008)
as Perry
Big Kill (2019)
as General Morales
Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals (2014)
as Reynaldo (voice)
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror (2006)
as Derelict
Dead Again in Tombstone (2017)
as Guerrero
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
as Rico (voice)
Hunting Games (2023)
as Sheriff Ramos
Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2022)
as Oscar Diaz (archive footage)
The Night Crew (2015)
as Aguilar
Dead in Tombstone (2013)
as Guerrero
Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House (2016)
as Mr. Morgo
Doppelganger (1993)
as Hard Hat
The Legend of La Llorona (2022)
as Jorge
Maximum Impact (2017)
as Don Sanchez
The Rebels of PT-218 (2021)
as Seaman Edgar 'Cookie' Orozco
3-Headed Shark Attack (2015)
as Max Burns
Force of Execution (2014)
as Oso
Saint John of Las Vegas (2010)
as Bismarck
Grand-Daddy Day Care (2019)
as Eduardo Hernandez
Acceleration (2019)
as Santos
Cyborg X (2016)
as Captain Machine Gun
Madness in the Method (2019)
as Danny
Recoil (2012)
as Drayke
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
The Night They Came Home (2024)
as Digger
Gone Are the Days (2018)
as River Man
Wedlock (1991)
as Tough Prisoner #1
Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox (2025)
as Royce
The Short History of the Long Road (2019)
as Miguel
Cross: Rise of the Villains (2019)
as Muerte
The Art of Travel (2008)
as Limo Driver
Violet & Daisy (2013)
as Russ
A Tale of Two Guns (2022)
as Junior
Point Blank (1998)
as Wallace
American Lowrider (2013)
as The O.G.
Sherrybaby (2006)
as Dean Walker
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast (2019)
as Self - Actor
Beyond the Game (2014)
as José
The Line (2009)
as Mario
American Sicario (2021)
as Pedro
Danny Roane: First Time Director (2006)
as Hector
All About the Money (2017)
as Luis Diego
Femme Fatale (1991)
as Toshi
Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo (2019)
as Self
Mi Vida Loca (1994)
as Frank
Preggoland (2014)
as Pedro
Gun (2010)
as Frankie Makina
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance (2008)
as Manolo
Guns (1990)
as Tong
Toxic (2008)
as Antoine
Death Rider in the House of Vampires (2021)
as Bela Latigo
Magical Meat (2025)
as Self
The Face is Familiar (2009)
as Himself
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury (2011)
as Ceasar
The Legend of Johnny Jones (2024)
as El Muerte
Love, Cheat & Steal (1993)
as Cuban
Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece (2018)
as Nino Grande
Wish Man (2019)
as Jose
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini (2015)
as Self
All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos (2005)
as Vargas Diaz
Death on the Border (2023)
as Father Francis
Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn (—)
Actor
Reapers (2024)
as The Wanderer
National Lampoon's TV: The Movie (2006)
as Crow
Eyeborgs (2009)
as G-Man
12:01 (1993)
as Prisoner
Detour 95 (—)
as Muerte
The Contractor (2013)
as Javier Reyes
Breaking Wind (2012)
as Billy Black
Comedy Chingonas (2021)
as Self - Host
HA Festival: The Art of Comedy (2020)
Actor
Chasing Ghosts (2005)
as Carlos Santiago
Occupation Rainfall: Chapter 2 (—)
Actor
Range 15 (2016)
as Zombie Trejo
The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus (2022)
as Vega
Chavez Cage of Glory (2013)
as Mando
Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone (2022)
as Master Gin
Criminal Passion (1994)
as Construction Worker
Good Fortune (2016)
as Self
Not a War Story (2017)
Actor
A Dark Way Out (2023)
as Ralph
Bro' (2012)
as Gilbert
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Renegade Rampage (2015)
as Newtralizer (voice)
Skippy (2001)
as Hitman
Renegades (2022)
as Sanchez
Cross Wars (2017)
as Murete
Choir Practice (—)
Actor
Escándalo Secreto En Plena Cuarentena (2022)
as MMR, Mario Machin Rin
American Nightmares (2018)
as Mister Malevolent
Holy Cash (2024)
as Actor
The Last Hour (1991)
as Spider
Jaguar (1996)
as Kumare
Beat the Devil (2002)
as Bob
The Killing Jar (2010)
as Jimmy
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween (2008)
as Self
Slayer: The Repentless Killogy (2019)
as Danny
Cuenta Saldada (2000)
as Secuestrador 1 (as Daniel Trejo)
Hubbard Street (2025)
as Sebastian
Goldfish (2025)
Actor
1521: The Quest for Love and Freedom (2023)
as Ferdinand Magellan
The Making of 'Heat' (2005)
as Self
Wolf Mountain (2022)
as Eddie
Five Thirteen (2014)
as El Loco
Donny's Bar Mitzvah (2021)
as Self
The Wrecker (2025)
as Eduardo
The Last Exorcist (2020)
as Marco
LA Originals (2020)
as Self
Murder in the Woods (2017)
as Sheriff Lorenzo
Propensity (2006)
as Roy
Avenge the Crows (2017)
as Antonio
Do It for Uncle Manny (2002)
as Pedro
Shadows in Paradise (2010)
as Matador
The Making of Fallout: New Vegas (2010)
as Self
Soundman (1999)
as Duce's Father
20 Ft Below: The Darkness Descending (2014)
as Angel
High Hopes (2006)
as Shady
Nobody Wants Your Film (2005)
as Self
North by El Norte (2016)
as Uncle John
30 Days in Hell: The Making of 'The Devil's Rejects' (2005)
as Self
4Got10 (2015)
as Mateo Perez
Death Row (2006)
as Priest
The Stranger (1995)
as Hawk
Lonely Hearts (1991)
as Angry Client
The Curse of El Charro (2005)
as El Charro (Voice)
To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell (2019)
as Self
Predators: Moments of Extraction (2010)
as Cuchillo (voice)
Dead Badge (1995)
as El Tango Bartender
7 Mummies (2006)
as Apache
Cross (2011)
as Lexavier
Final Kill (2020)
as Francesco
Penitentiary III (1987)
as See Veer
The Insomniac (2013)
as Jairo Torres
Boston Girls (2010)
as Uncle Reggie
Haunted High (2012)
as Ortiz
13 Moons (2002)
as Hoodlum
The Damned (—)
as Chimalle
Terminal Exposure (1987)
as man in crowd (uncredited)
Shadow of the Cat (2021)
as Sombra
Death House (2018)
as Inmate (uncredited)
The Black Hole (2021)
as Edmund
Heckler (2007)
as Self
Last Light (1993)
as 2nd Inmate
Beatdown (2010)
as Marcus
Babysitters Beware (2009)
as Clyde / The Guard
Champions (1998)
as Max Brito
Bullet (2014)
as Frank
Six Days in Paradise (2010)
as Ruben Skinner
Carnal Crimes (1991)
as Ticket Agent
Necessary Evil (2008)
as Barro
Machete Kills Again... in Space (—)
as Machete
Lumpia: With a Vengeance (2020)
as Reyes
Halloweed (2016)
as Patch
Sunset Grill (1993)
as Young Mexican
Slasher Party (2019)
as Danny Trejo
NHL Big City Greens Classic 2 (2024)
as Vasquez (voice)
Amelia's 25th (2013)
as Don Javier
Bulletproof (1988)
as Sharkey
BorderCross (2017)
Actor
Zombie Hunter (2013)
as Jesús
Champion (2005)
as Self
The Grind (2009)
as Nicholi Guzman
Illegal Civilization 3 (2018)
as Self
Dark Games (2011)
as Archie
Downtown Bus (—)
as Sancho 'The Jailbird' Sanchez
Miami Bici 2 (2023)
as Mr Susan
Nightstalker (2002)
as Officer Frank Luis
Jack's Law (2006)
as Jack Santos
Caroltyn (2022)
as Wells
Street Level (2016)
as Carlton the Doorman
Blacktino (2011)
as Rogelio
Los Locos (1997)
as Manuel Batista
A Horse Story (2015)
as Moonlight (voice)
The Boys of Ghost Town (2009)
as Father
Throwdown (2014)
as Tattoo
Seven Cemeteries (2024)
as Bravo
Slayer (2006)
as Montegna
Shoot the Hero (2010)
as Crazy Joe
The Burning Dead (2015)
as Night Wolf
Living the Dream (2006)
as Chuck
Tennis Anyone? (2006)
as Hector
Pastor Shepherd (2010)
as Phil Harrison
L.A. Slasher (2015)
as The Drug Dealer #2
Jake's Corner (2008)
as Clint
Venice Underground (2005)
as Papi
Bail Out (1989)
as Mean
Reaper (2014)
as Jack
The Margarita Man (2019)
as Dr. Valenzuela
Ranchero (2008)
as Capone
Ticket to Vegas (2013)
as Mister Chich
I Heart Robots (2024)
as Bob
Another Ice Cream Man (—)
Actor
Armadillo United (—)
as Coach Koko
Bully (2018)
as Manny
D.O.P.E. - Death Or Prison Eventually (2008)
as Narrator
Strike One (2014)
as Manny Garcia
Chronology (2016)
as Jackhammer
Alcatraz Prison Escape: Deathbed Confession (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
All-Time Favorite NFL Players Named by Celebrities, Players, and Coaches (2020)
as Self
The Cloth (2012)
as Father Connely
Official Rejection (2009)
as Self
Una preghiera per Giuda (2023)
as Carnizzari
Nails (1992)
as Las Virgenes bartender
Cage (1989)
as Costello's Bodyguard (uncredited)
The Blue Rose (2007)
as Junk
Lost (2004)
as Edward James Archer
American Warrior (2025)
Actor
Map of Hell (2016)
as Himself
Wages of Sin (2024)
as Jimmy
Richard III (2007)
as Major
Fire-Man's Fetish (2022)
as Fire-Man
Silencer (2018)
as Lenard "Big Daddy" Ochoa
Furnace (2007)
as Fury
Dilemma (1997)
as Rudy Salazar
Victor One (1994)
as Sergeant Aguilar
Whiteboyz (1999)
as Prisoner
Boost (2016)
as Roy Casares
The Weight of Blood and Bones (2015)
as Espada
Bullets of Justice (2020)
as Gravedigger
The Dream Americano (2023)
as Self
Voodoo Possession (2014)
as Kross
The Bill Collector (2010)
as Frankie Gutierrez
Pistolera (2020)
as Indio
Turned Out: Sexual Assault Behind Bars (2004)
as Narrator
Counterpunch (2013)
as Manny Navarro
The Outsider (2019)
as Carlos
The Street Avenger (2025)
as Muerte
Unconsensual Activity (—)
as Juan
The Lazarus Papers (2010)
as Aroon
Every 9 Hours (2019)
as Raul
La Venganza Rodríguez (—)
as El Super Muerto Infernal (VOICE)
Tattoo Nation (2013)
as Himself
Bare Knuckle Brawler (2019)
as Santo Ariza
Juarez 2045 (2017)
as Angel Malvado
Doublecrossed (1991)
as Lito
La Lucha: Getting Schooled in America (—)
Actor
RZR Cyber Protocol (—)
as Manolo
Pug (2025)
Actor
VANish (2015)
as Carlos
Cover Me (2020)
as Big Mike
No Way Out (2015)
as Don Caceres
Bridesman (2016)
as Eduardo
East LA Interchange (2015)
as narrator
#Roxy (2018)
as Principal Castillo
Courier from 'Paradise' (2013)
Actor
Black Licorice (2019)
as Donicio
Pendejo (Idiot) (2013)
as Pedro
Through The Valley (2008)
as Don Reyes
McDick (2017)
as Oscar
Juan Frances: Live (2008)
as E.J.
1st Strike (2016)
as Manny Garcia
Smile or Hug (2022)
Actor
The Michoacan File (2023)
as Narrator
Justin Time (2010)
as Mardok
Cowboy Dreams (2009)
as Lobo
Calico Queens (2017)
as Bill Gallows
In the Shadow (2011)
as Hermit
From a Son (2025)
as George
Modus Operandi (2010)
as Director Holiday
Short Handle (2012)
as Carson
Habla Men (2014)
as Self
Sex Crimes (1992)
as Palmer
Counterpunch 2 (—)
as Manny Navarro
On Bloody Sunday (2007)
as The Ref
Valley of Angels (2008)
as Hector
VampFather (2022)
as Vampfather
American Flyer (2010)
as Uncle John
Vieques (2014)
Actor