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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Mysteries Unearthed with Danny Trejo as Self - Presenter
- 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 · Renegades as Sanchez
- 2022 · Lopez vs Lopez as
- 2022 · Clerks III as Auditioner
- 2022 · Chibiverse as Vasquez (voice)
- 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 · PBC as Ricky
- 2022 · The Legend of La Llorona as Jorge
- 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 · Masters of the Universe: Revelation as Ram Man (voice)
- 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 · 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
- 2020 · Reno 911! as Assassin
- 2019 · Fast & Furious Spy Racers as Tuco (voice)
- 2019 · Seis Manos as Baldemar / El Balde (voice)
- 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 · 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 · The Masked Singer as Raccoon
- 2018 · The Conners as Tito
- 2018 · Death Race: Beyond Anarchy as Goldberg
- 2018 · Big City Greens as Vasquez (voice)
- 2017 · Avenge the Crows as Antonio
- 2017 · Dead Again in Tombstone as Guerrero
- 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
- 2016 · Storks as Jasper (voice)
- 2016 · Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House as Mr. Morgo
- 2016 · Vigilante Diaries as Crazy Joe
- 2016 · Range 15 as Zombie Trejo
- 2016 · Angie Tribeca as Himself
- 2015 · The Ridiculous 6 as Cicero
- 2015 · Real Rob as Danny
- 2015 · Fluffy's Food Adventures as Himself
- 2015 · New Looney Tunes as Lieutenant (voice)
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as
- 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 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 · 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 · Reach Me as Vic
- 2014 · From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series as The Regulator
- 2014 · Saint George as Tio
- 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 · Fra Sydhavn til West Coast as Sig selv
- 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 · Rise of the Zombies as Caspian
- 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 · 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 · Predators: Moments of Extraction as Cuchillo (Voice)
- 2010 · Predators: The Chosen as Cuchillo
- 2010 · Machete as Machete
- 2010 · Gun as Frankie Makina
- 2010 · Predators as Cuchillo
- 2010 · The Good Guys as Alfredo
- 2010 · The Killing Jar as Jimmy
- 2010 · The Lazarus Papers as Aroon
- 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
- 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 · 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 · 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 · The Big Empty as Lt. Gates
- 2003 · Kingpin as
- 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
- 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 / 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)
- 1996 · From Dusk Till Dawn as Razor Charlie
- 1995 · Heat as Trejo
- 1995 · Desperado as Navajas
- 1994 · High Tide as Tattooist
- 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 · NYPD Blue as Gabriel mota
- 1993 · NYPD Blue as Frankie soto
- 1993 · The X-Files as Cesar Ocampo
- 1993 · Fallen Angels as Boxer
- 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
- 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 · 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 · 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 · Machete Kills Again... in Space as Machete
- 2025 · Hubbard Street as Sebastian
- 2024 · The Legend of Johnny Jones as El Muerte
- 2022 · It's a Wonderful Binge as Angel
- 2022 · The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus as Vega
- 2021 · Death Rider in the House of Vampires as Bela Latigo
- 2021 · Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · The Last Exorcist as Marco
- 2020 · Final Kill as Francesco
- 2020 · LA Originals as Self
- 2019 · Acceleration as Santos
- 2019 · Big Kill as General Morales
- 2019 · Madness in the Method as Danny
- 2019 · To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell as Self
- 2019 · Grand-Daddy Day Care as Eduardo Hernandez
- 2018 · American Nightmares as Mister Malevolent
- 2018 · Silencer as Lenard "Big Daddy" Ochoa
- 2018 · Bully as Manny
- 2018 · Gone Are the Days as River Man
- 2018 · Death House as Inmate (uncredited)
- 2018 · Survivor's Guide to Prison as Self
- 2017 · Maximum Impact as Don Sanchez
- 2017 · Cross Wars as Murete
- 2016 · Halloweed as Patch
- 2016 · Cyborg X as Captain Machine Gun
- 2016 · Boost as Roy Casares
- 2015 · 4Got10 as Mateo Perez
- 2015 · Alcatraz Prison Escape: Deathbed Confession as Narrator (voice)
- 2015 · Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Renegade Rampage as Newtralizer (voice)
- 2015 · Hope Lost as Marius
- 2014 · Reaper as Jack
- 2014 · Preggoland as Pedro
- 2014 · Bullet as Frank
- 2013 · The Insomniac as Jairo Torres
- 2013 · Courier from 'Paradise' as
- 2013 · The Contractor as Javier Reyes
- 2013 · Zombie Hunter as Jesús
- 2012 · Sushi Girl as Schlomo
- 2012 · Haunted High as Ortiz
- 2011 · Violet & Daisy as Russ
- 2011 · Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury as Ceasar
- 2010 · The Bill Collector as Frankie Gutierrez
- 2010 · Beatdown as Marcus
- 2009 · Official Rejection as Self
- 2008 · Toxic as Antoine
- 2008 · The Art of Travel as Limo Driver
- 2007 · Heckler as Self
- 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
- 2004 · Lost as Edward James Archer
- 2002 · 13 Moons as Hoodlum
- 2002 · Do It for Uncle Manny as Pedro
- 1996 · Jaguar as Kumare
- Future · Detour 95 as Muerte
- 1989 · Bail Out as Mean
- Future · Occupation Rainfall: Chapter 2 as
- 2025 · The Street Avenger as Muerte
- 2025 · Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox as Royce
- 2024 · Holy Cash as Actor
- 2023 · Miami Bici 2 as Mr Susan
- 2023 · 1521: The Quest for Love and Freedom as Ferdinand Magellan
- 2023 · A Dark Way Out as Ralph
- 2022 · Smile or Hug as
- 2022 · VampFather as Vampfather
- 2021 · Shadow of the Cat as Sombra
- 2021 · The Black Hole as Edmund
- 2020 · Lumpia: With a Vengeance as Reyes
- 2020 · Bullets of Justice as Gravedigger
- 2020 · Cover Me as Big Mike
- 2019 · Bare Knuckle Brawler as Santo Ariza
- 2019 · Every 9 Hours as Raul
- 2018 · Frat Pack as Dirty
- 2018 · #Roxy as Principal Castillo
- 2017 · BorderCross as
- 2017 · Juarez 2045 as Angel Malvado
- 2016 · Street Level as Carlton the Doorman
- 2016 · Chronology as Jackhammer
- 2015 · No Way Out as Don Caceres
- 2015 · The Weight of Blood and Bones as Espada
- 2015 · VANish as Carlos
- 2014 · Throwdown as Tattoo
- 2014 · Voodoo Possession as Kross
- 2013 · American Lowrider as The O.G.
- 2013 · Amelia's 25th as Don Javier
- 2013 · Ticket to Vegas as Mister Chich
- 2013 · Counterpunch as Manny Navarro
- 2012 · Bro' as Gilbert
- 2011 · Dark Games as Archie
- 2010 · Modus Operandi as Director Holiday
- 2009 · The Grind as Nicholi Guzman
- 2009 · Eyeborgs as G-Man
- 2008 · Jake's Corner as Clint
- 2008 · D.O.P.E. - Death Or Prison Eventually as Narrator
- 2007 · The Blue Rose as Junk
- 2006 · Jack's Law as Jack Santos
- 2006 · High Hopes as Shady
- 2006 · Tennis Anyone? as Hector
- 2005 · 30 Days in Hell: The Making of 'The Devil's Rejects' as Self
- 2005 · The Making of 'Heat' as Self
- 2005 · Venice Underground as Papi
- 2004 · Turned Out: Sexual Assault Behind Bars as Narrator
- 2002 · Beat the Devil as Bob
- 1997 · Los Locos as Manuel Batista
- 1997 · Dilemma as Rudy Salazar
- 1995 · Dead Badge as El Tango Bartender
- 1993 · Last Light as 2nd Inmate
- 1991 · The Last Hour as Spider
- 1991 · Lonely Hearts as Angry Client
- 1991 · Doublecrossed as Lito
- Future · RZR Cyber Protocol as Manolo
- Future · Pug as
- 2024 · Wages of Sin as Jimmy
- 2024 · I Heart Robots as Bob
- 2024 · NHL Big City Greens Classic 2 as Vasquez (voice)
- 2023 · Death on the Border as Father Francis
- 2023 · Una preghiera per Giuda as Carnizzari
- 2023 · The Dream Americano as Self
- 2022 · Fire-Man's Fetish as Fire-Man
- 2022 · Wolf Mountain as Eddie
- 2022 · Caroltyn as Wells
- 2022 · Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Oscar Diaz (archive footage)
- 2022 · Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone as Master Gin
- 2022 · Escándalo Secreto En Plena Cuarentena as MMR, Mario Machin Rin
- 2021 · Comedy Chingonas as Self - Host
- 2021 · The Rebels of PT-218 as Seaman Edgar 'Cookie' Orozco
- 2021 · Donny's Bar Mitzvah as Self
- 2020 · All-Time Favorite NFL Players Named by Celebrities, Players, and Coaches as Himself
- 2020 · Pistolera as Indio
- 2020 · HA Festival: The Art of Comedy as
- 2019 · Cross: Rise of the Villains as Muerte
- 2019 · Slayer: The Repentless Killogy as Danny
- 2019 · Black Licorice as Donicio
- 2019 · Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo as Self
- 2019 · The Margarita Man as Dr. Valenzuela
- 2019 · The Outsider as Carlos
- 2019 · Wish Man as Jose
- 2019 · Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast as Self - Actor
- 2019 · Slasher Party as Danny Trejo
- 2018 · Illegal Civilization 3 as Self
- 2018 · Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece as Nino Grande
- 2017 · Calico Queens as Bill Gallows
- 2017 · McDick as Oscar
- 2017 · Murder in the Woods as Sheriff Lorenzo
- 2017 · Not a War Story as
- 2016 · Good Fortune as Self
- 2016 · 1st Strike as Manny Garcia
- 2016 · Map of Hell as Himself
- 2016 · Bridesman as Eduardo
- 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 · L.A. Slasher as The Drug Dealer #2
- 2015 · The Burning Dead as Night Wolf
- 2015 · A Horse Story as Moonlight (voice)
- 2014 · Beyond the Game as José
- 2014 · Vieques as
- 2014 · Strike One as Manny Garcia
- 2014 · 20 Ft Below: The Darkness Descending as Angel
- 2014 · Habla Men as Self
- 2013 · Chavez Cage of Glory as Mando
- 2013 · Pendejo (Idiot) as Pedro
- 2013 · Five Thirteen as El Loco
- 2013 · Tattoo Nation as Himself
- 2012 · Short Handle as Carson
- 2012 · The Cloth as Father Connely
- 2011 · In the Shadow as Hermit
- 2011 · The Black Mamba as The Crippler
- 2011 · Blacktino as Rogelio
- 2010 · Pastor Shepherd as Phil Harrison
- 2010 · Shadows in Paradise as Matador
- 2010 · Saint John of Las Vegas as Bismarck
- 2010 · Shoot the Hero as Crazy Joe
- 2010 · American Flyer as Uncle John
- 2010 · Boston Girls as Uncle Reggie
- 2010 · Justin Time as Mardok
- 2009 · Babysitters Beware as Clyde / The Guard
- 2009 · The Face is Familiar as Himself
- 2009 · The Boys of Ghost Town as Father
- 2009 · Cowboy Dreams as Lobo
- 2008 · Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween as Self
- 2008 · Ranchero as Capone
- 2008 · Juan Frances: Live as E.J.
- 2008 · Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance as Manolo
- 2008 · Valley of Angels as Hector
- 2008 · Necessary Evil as Barro
- 2007 · Furnace as Fury
- 2007 · On Bloody Sunday as The Ref
- 2007 · Richard III as Major
- 2006 · Propensity as Roy
- 2006 · Living the Dream as Chuck
- 2005 · Chasing Ghosts as Carlos Santiago
- 2005 · Nobody Wants Your Film as Self
- 2005 · The Curse of El Charro as El Charro (Voice)
- 2005 · Champion as Self
- 2005 · All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos as Vargas Diaz
- 2002 · Nightstalker as Officer Frank Luis
- 2001 · Skippy as Hitman
- 2000 · Cuenta Saldada as Secuestrador 1 (as Daniel Trejo)
- 1999 · Whiteboyz as Prisoner
- 1999 · Soundman as Duce's Father
- 1995 · The Stranger as Hawk
- 1994 · Victor One as
- 1994 · Criminal Passion as Construction Worker
- 1993 · Sunset Grill as Young Mexican
- 1993 · 12:01 as Prisoner
- 1992 · Sex Crimes as Palmer
- 1991 · Carnal Crimes as Ticket Agent
- 1991 · Femme Fatale as Toshi
- 1989 · Cage as Costello's Bodyguard (uncredited)
- 1988 · Bulletproof as Sharkey
- 1987 · Penitentiary III as See Veer
- Future · American Underdog as
- Future · The Wrecker as
- Future · The Damned as Chimalle
- Future · From a Son as George
- Future · Downtown Bus as Sancho 'The Jailbird' Sanchez