Danny Trejo
May 16, 1944 (80 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Seven Cemeteries as Bravo
- 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 · 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 · Lopez vs Lopez as
- 2022 · Wolf Mountain as Eddie
- 2022 · Clerks III as Auditioner
- 2022 · Minions: The Rise of Gru as Stronghold (voice)
- 2022 · Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend as Self - Guest Judge
- 2022 · Good Mourning as Method Cameo
- 2022 · A Tale of Two Guns as Junior
- 2022 · The Legend of La Llorona as Jorge
- 2021 · The Book of Boba Fett as Rancor Keeper
- 2021 · American Sicario as Pedro
- 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 · Masters of the Universe: Revelation as Ram Man (voice)
- 2021 · American Horror Stories as Santa
- 2021 · Monsters at Work as Terry (voice)
- 2021 · The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2 as Self
- 2021 · Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules as Janitor Steve Garcia
- 2020 · The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run as El Diablo
- 2020 · Muppets Now as Self
- 2019 · Fast & Furious Spy Racers as Tuco (voice)
- 2019 · Seis Manos as Baldemar / El Balde (voice)
- 2019 · Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo as Self
- 2019 · 3 from Hell as Rondo
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Dora and the Lost City of Gold as Boots (voice)
- 2019 · Lights Out with David Spade as Self
- 2019 · The Outsider as Carlos
- 2019 · L.A.'s Finest as Reuben Velazquez
- 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 · The Masked Singer as Raccoon
- 2018 · The Conners as Tito
- 2018 · Death Race: Beyond Anarchy as Goldberg
- 2018 · Big City Greens as Vasquez (voice)
- 2018 · Gone Are the Days as River Man
- 2017 · Dead Again in Tombstone as Guerrero
- 2017 · Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale as El Moco (voice)
- 2017 · American Gods as Mr. World
- 2016 · Storks as Jasper (voice)
- 2016 · Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House as Mr. Morgo
- 2016 · Vigilante Diaries as Crazy Joe
- 2016 · Cyborg X as Captain Machine Gun
- 2016 · Angie Tribeca as Himself
- 2015 · The Ridiculous 6 as Cicero
- 2015 · Real Rob as Danny
- 2015 · New Looney Tunes as Lieutenant (voice)
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as
- 2015 · 3-Headed Shark Attack as Max Burns
- 2015 · Pig Goat Banana Cricket as Filthy the Foot (voice)
- 2015 · The Night Crew as Aguilar
- 2015 · Bad Asses on the Bayou as Frank Vega
- 2015 · The Adventures of Puss in Boots as El Moco (voice)
- 2014 · The Flash as Breacher
- 2014 · The Book of Life as Skeleton Luis (voice)
- 2014 · Running Wild with Bear Grylls as Self
- 2014 · Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses as Frank Vega
- 2014 · In the Blood as Big Biz
- 2014 · Muppets Most Wanted as Danny Trejo
- 2014 · Reach Me as Vic
- 2014 · From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series as The Regulator
- 2014 · Saint George as Tio
- 2014 · Gun as Frankie Makina
- 2014 · Bullet as Frank
- 2014 · Force of Execution as Oso
- 2013 · Rick and Morty as Jaguar (voice)
- 2013 · Dead in Tombstone as Guerrero
- 2013 · Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Oscar Diaz
- 2013 · Machete Kills as Machete Cortez
- 2013 · Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel as Venom (voice)
- 2013 · Zombie Hunter as Jesús
- 2013 · Mickey Mouse as Piñata Boss (voice)
- 2013 · Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown as Self
- 2013 · Circus Halligalli as
- 2013 · Death Race: Inferno as Goldberg
- 2012 · Sushi Girl as Schlomo
- 2012 · Rise of the Zombies as Caspian
- 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 · 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 · Cross as Lexavier
- 2010 · Young Justice as Bane (voice)
- 2010 · Death Race 2 as Goldberg
- 2010 · Epic Rap Battles of History as himself
- 2010 · Machete as Machete
- 2010 · Predators as Cuchillo
- 2010 · The Good Guys as Alfredo
- 2010 · The Killing Jar as Jimmy
- 2010 · Saint John of Las Vegas as Bismarck
- 2009 · Modern Family as Gus
- 2009 · NCIS: Los Angeles as Tuhon
- 2009 · The Haunted World of El Superbeasto as Rico (voice)
- 2009 · The Line as Mario
- 2009 · Fanboys as The Chief
- 2009 · RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Special Guest / Big Daddy
- 2008 · Sons of Anarchy as Romero 'Romeo' Parada
- 2008 · Alone in the Dark 2 as Perry
- 2008 · The Wendy Williams Show as Self
- 2008 · The Spectacular Spider-Man as Ox (voice)
- 2008 · Breaking Bad as Tortuga
- 2008 · The Art of Travel as Limo Driver
- 2007 · Smiley Face as Albert
- 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 · Death Row as Priest
- 2006 · 7 Mummies as Apache
- 2006 · Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror as Derelict
- 2006 · Heist as
- 2006 · Top Chef as Himself - Guest Judge
- 2005 · Bones as Bishop Edward Galano
- 2005 · The Devil's Rejects as Rondo
- 2005 · Hell's Kitchen as Self
- 2005 · The Crow: Wicked Prayer as Harold
- 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 Self
- 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 · 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
- 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
- 2000 · Aqua Teen Hunger Force as Dewey (voice)
- 2000 · Animal Factory as Vito
- 2000 · The District as Self
- 2000 · Reindeer Games as Jumpy
- 1999 · 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)
- 1998 · The Crow: Stairway to Heaven as Harold
- 1998 · Six Days Seven Nights as Pierce
- 1998 · The Replacement Killers as Collins
- 1997 · Trojan War as Scarface
- 1997 · Brooklyn South as Louis - Hertz's Bodyguard
- 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)
- 1996 · Jaguar as Kumare
- 1996 · From Dusk Till Dawn as Razor Charlie
- 1995 · Heat as Trejo
- 1995 · Desperado as Navajas
- 1994 · High Tide as Tattooist
- 1994 · Against the Wall as Luis
- 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
- 1991 · Reasonable Doubts as Cholo #2
- 1991 · FBI: The Untold Stories as Snowman
- 1991 · Whore as Tattoo Artist
- 1991 · Wedlock as Tough Prisoner #1
- 1990 · Marked for Death as Hector
- 1990 · Maniac Cop 2 as Prisoner
- 1990 · Drug Wars: The Camarena Story as Gabriel
- 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 · Death Wish 4: The Crackdown as Art Sanella
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- Future · Occupation Rainfall: Chapter 2 as
- 2024 · The Street Avenger as Muerte
- 2024 · MYSTERIES UNEARTHED WITH DANNY TREJO as Narrator
- 2024 · Detour 95 as Muerte
- 2024 · Holy Cash as Actor
- 2024 · The Legend of Johnny Jones as El Muerte
- 2024 · I Heart Robots as Bob
- 2024 · NHL Big City Greens Classic 2 as Vasquez (voice)
- 2023 · Death on the Border as Father Francis
- 2022 · Caroltyn as Wells
- 2021 · Death Rider in the House of Vampires as Bela Latigo
- 2021 · Total Badass Wrestling as Bobby 'The Body' Estrada
- 2021 · Donny's Bar Mitzvah as Self
- 2020 · Final Kill as Francesco
- 2019 · Slayer: The Repentless Killogy as Danny
- 2019 · To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell as Himself
- 2019 · Every 9 Hours as Raul
- 2018 · Frat Pack as Dirty
- 2018 · #Roxy as Principal Castillo
- 2017 · Calico Queens as Bill Gallows
- 2017 · Murder in the Woods as Sheriff Lorenzo
- 2017 · Not a War Story as
- 2017 · Juarez 2045 as Angel Malvado
- 2016 · 1st Strike as Manny Garcia
- 2015 · No Way Out as Don Caceres
- 2015 · Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Renegade Rampage as Newtralizer (voice)
- 2015 · A Horse Story as Moonlight (voice)
- 2014 · Beyond the Game as José
- 2013 · Courier from 'Paradise' as
- 2013 · Pendejo (Idiot) as Pedro
- 2013 · Amelia's 25th as Don Javier
- 2013 · Ticket to Vegas as Mister Chich
- 2013 · Counterpunch as Manny Navarro
- 2012 · Bro' as Gilbert
- 2011 · In the Shadow as Hermit
- 2011 · The Black Mamba as The Crippler
- 2011 · Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury as Ceasar
- 2010 · Justin Time as Mardok
- 2008 · Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween as Self
- 2008 · Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance as Manolo
- 2008 · Necessary Evil as Barro
- 2007 · Machete as Machete
- 2006 · High Hopes as Shady
- 2006 · Living the Dream as Chuck
- 2005 · 30 Days in Hell: The Making of 'The Devil's Rejects' as Self
- 2005 · Champion as Self
- 2005 · The Making of 'Heat' as Self
- 2002 · Nightstalker as Officer Frank Luis
- 2000 · The Bill Paid Off as Secuestrador 1 (as Daniel Trejo)
- 1997 · Los Locos as Manuel Batista
- 1995 · Dead Badge as El Tango Bartender
- 1994 · Criminal Passion as Construction Worker
- 1993 · Sunset Grill as Young Mexican
- 1993 · Last Light as 2nd Inmate
- 1992 · Sex Crimes as Palmer
- 1991 · Doublecrossed as Lito
- 1991 · Femme Fatale as Toshi
- 1987 · Terminal Exposure as man in crowd (uncredited)
- 1987 · Penitentiary III as See Veer
- Future · Machete Kills Again... in Space as Machete
- 2024 · Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox as Royce
- 2023 · Miami Bici 2 as Mr Susan
- 2023 · 1521: The Quest for Love and Freedom as Ferdinand Magellan
- 2023 · Una preghiera per Giuda as Carnizzari
- 2023 · The Dream Americano as Self
- 2022 · Fire-Man's Fetish as Fire-Man
- 2022 · Smile or Hug as
- 2022 · Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Oscar Diaz (archive footage)
- 2022 · The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus as Vega
- 2022 · Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone as Master Gin
- 2022 · Escándalo Secreto En Plena Cuarentena as MMR, Mario Machin Rin
- 2022 · PBC as Ricky
- 2022 · VampFather as Vampfather
- 2021 · Pups Alone as Vinnie P (voice)
- 2021 · Comedy Chingonas as Self - Host
- 2021 · Shadow of the Cat as Sombra
- 2021 · The Black Hole as Edmund
- 2021 · The Rebels of PT-218 as Seaman Edgar 'Cookie' Orozco
- 2020 · Paragon: The Shadow Wars as Kincaid
- 2020 · The Last Exorcist as Marco
- 2020 · Lumpia: With a Vengeance as Reyes
- 2020 · Pistolera as Indio
- 2020 · HA Festival: The Art of Comedy as
- 2020 · Bullets of Justice as Gravedigger
- 2020 · LA Originals as Self
- 2020 · Cover Me as Big Mike
- 2019 · Cross: Rise of the Villains as Muerte
- 2019 · Acceleration as Santos
- 2019 · Black Licorice as Donicio
- 2019 · Big Kill as General Morales
- 2019 · Madness in the Method as Danny
- 2019 · Bare Knuckle Brawler as Santo Ariza
- 2019 · The Margarita Man as Dr. Valenzuela
- 2019 · Wish Man as Jose
- 2019 · The Short History of the Long Road as Miguel
- 2019 · Slasher Party as Danny Trejo
- 2019 · Grand-Daddy Day Care as Eduardo Hernandez
- 2018 · American Nightmares as Mister Malevolent
- 2018 · Silencer as Lenard "Big Daddy" Ochoa
- 2018 · Illegal Civilization 3 as Self
- 2018 · Bully as Manny
- 2018 · Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece as Nino Grande
- 2018 · Death House as Inmate (uncredited)
- 2018 · Survivor's Guide to Prison as Self
- 2017 · Avenge the Crows as Antonio
- 2017 · BorderCross as
- 2017 · Maximum Impact as Don Sanchez
- 2017 · McDick as Oscar
- 2017 · All About the Money as Luis Diego
- 2017 · Cross Wars as Murete
- 2016 · Street Level as Carlton the Doorman
- 2016 · Halloweed as Patch
- 2016 · Chronology as Jackhammer
- 2016 · Good Fortune as Self
- 2016 · Range 15 as Zombie Trejo
- 2016 · Map of Hell as Himself
- 2016 · Bridesman as Eduardo
- 2016 · Boost as Roy Casares
- 2016 · North by El Norte as Uncle John
- 2015 · Sock 'Em Dead as Self - Host
- 2015 · Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini as Self
- 2015 · Fluffy's Food Adventures as Himself
- 2015 · 4Got10 as Mateo Perez
- 2015 · East LA Interchange as narrator
- 2015 · The Weight of Blood and Bones as Espada
- 2015 · L.A. Slasher as The Drug Dealer #2
- 2015 · Alcatraz Prison Escape: Deathbed Confession as Narrator (voice)
- 2015 · VANish as Carlos
- 2015 · The Burning Dead as Night Wolf
- 2015 · Hope Lost as Marius
- 2014 · Throwdown as Tattoo
- 2014 · Vieques as
- 2014 · Strike One as Manny Garcia
- 2014 · Misfit Garage as
- 2014 · Reaper as Jack
- 2014 · Preggoland as Pedro
- 2014 · Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals as Reynaldo (voice)
- 2014 · 20 Ft Below: The Darkness Descending as Angel
- 2014 · Habla Men as Self
- 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 · Five Thirteen as El Loco
- 2013 · Tattoo Nation as Himself
- 2012 · Short Handle as Carson
- 2012 · The Cloth as Father Connely
- 2011 · Dark Games as Archie
- 2011 · Blacktino as Rogelio
- 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 · Beatdown as Marcus
- 2010 · Pastor Shepherd as Phil Harrison
- 2010 · Shadows in Paradise as Matador
- 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 · The Grind as Nicholi Guzman
- 2009 · The Face is Familiar as Himself
- 2009 · Eyeborgs as G-Man
- 2009 · The Boys of Ghost Town as Father
- 2009 · Official Rejection as Self
- 2009 · Cowboy Dreams as Lobo
- 2008 · Jake's Corner as Clint
- 2008 · Ranchero as Capone
- 2008 · El Superstar: The Unlikely Rise of Juan Frances as E.J.
- 2008 · Valley of Angels as Hector
- 2008 · Toxic as Antoine
- 2008 · D.O.P.E. - Death Or Prison Eventually as Narrator
- 2007 · Furnace as Fury
- 2007 · On Bloody Sunday as The Ref
- 2007 · Heckler as Self
- 2007 · The Blue Rose as Junk
- 2007 · Richard III as Major
- 2006 · Sherrybaby as Dean Walker
- 2006 · National Lampoon's TV: The Movie as Crow
- 2006 · Slayer as Montegna
- 2006 · Jack's Law as Jack Santos
- 2006 · Propensity as Roy
- 2006 · Tennis Anyone? as Hector
- 2005 · Chasing Ghosts as Carlos Santiago
- 2005 · Nobody Wants Your Film as Self
- 2005 · The Curse of El Charro as El Charro (Voice)
- 2005 · Venice Underground as Papi
- 2004 · Lost as Edward James Archer
- 2004 · Turned Out: Sexual Assault Behind Bars as Narrator
- 2003 · The Big Empty as Lt. Gates
- 2002 · 13 Moons as Hoodlum
- 2002 · Do It for Uncle Manny as Pedro
- 2001 · Skippy as Hitman
- 1992 · Nails as Las Virgenes bartender
- Future · The Damned as Chimalle
- Future · Pug as
- Future · Downtown Bus as Sancho 'The Jailbird' Sanchez
- 1999 · Soundman as Duce's Father
- 1998 · Point Blank as Wallace
- 1998 · Champions as Max Brito
- 1997 · Dilemma as Rudy Salazar
- 1995 · The Stranger as Hawk
- Future · The Wrecker as
- 1994 · Victor One as
- 1994 · Mi Vida Loca as Frank
- 1994 · Vanishing Son as Out-of-Breath Man
- 1993 · Love, Cheat & Steal as Cuban
- 1991 · The Last Hour as Spider
- 1991 · Lonely Hearts as Angry Client
- 1991 · Carnal Crimes as Ticket Agent
- 1990 · Guns as Tong
- 1989 · Cage as Costello's Bodyguard
- 1988 · Bulletproof as Sharkey
- 1985 · Runaway Train as Boxer
- 1972 · The Price Is Right as Self
- Future · From a Son as George
- Future · American Underdog as