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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1967-02-19 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

San Germán, Puerto Rico

Benicio del Toro

Biography:

Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez (born February 19, 1967) is a Puerto Rican actor and film producer. His awards include the Academy Award, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award and British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award. He is known for his roles as Fred Fenster in The Usual Suspects, Javier Rodríguez in Traffic (his Oscar-winning role), Jack 'Jackie Boy' Rafferty in Sin City, Dr. Gonzo in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Franky Four Fingers in Snatch, and Che Guevara in Che. He is the third Puerto Rican to win an Academy Award.

Known For

Acting

2025

Teofilo: Boxing's Most Revolutionary Champion as Narrator

One Battle After Another as Sensei Sergio

The Phoenician Scheme as Zsa-zsa Korda

2023

Reptile as Tom Nichols

2022

Bonnie as Self

2021

The French Dispatch as Moses Rosenthaler

No Sudden Move as Ronald Russo

What If...? as The Collector (voice)

2019

Dora and the Lost City of Gold as Swiper (voice)

Other Music as Self

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage as Self

Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast as Self - Actor

2018

Sicario: Day of the Soldado as Alejandro Gillick

Avengers: Infinity War as The Collector

The Director and the Jedi as Self

Escape at Dannemora as Richard Matt

2017

Star Wars: The Last Jedi as DJ

2015

The Poet of Havana as Self

Sicario as Alejandro Gillick

A Perfect Day as Mambrú

Take Flight as Self - Performer

The Little Prince as The Snake (voice)

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self

2014

Guardians of the Galaxy as The Collector

Inherent Vice as Sauncho Smilax

Escobar: Paradise Lost as Pablo Escobar

Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn as Self

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self

2013

Thor: The Dark World as Taneleer Tivan / The Collector (uncredited)

Jimmy P. as Jimmy Picard

2012

Savages as Lado

2010

The Wolfman as Lawrence Talbot

Making Che as Self

Somewhere as Celebrity (uncredited)

The Rolling Stones: Stones in Exile as Self

2008

Che: Part One as Ernesto Che Guevara

Che: Part Two as Ernesto Che Guevara

Shine a Light as Self - Concert Audience (uncredited)

The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry as Narrator (voice)

2007

Things We Lost in the Fire as Jerry Sunborne

2006

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride as Self

2005

Sin City as Det. Lt. Jack "Jackie Boy" Rafferty

Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula as Macro

2004

21 Grams: In Fragments as Self

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade as Self

Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man as Self

2003

21 Grams as Jack Jordan

The Hunted as Aaron Hallam

Breakfast with Hunter as Self

Filming “The Hunted” as Self

The Cutting Edge as Self

Pursuing “The Hunted” as Self

Declaration of Independence as Self

Hunter Goes to Hollywood as Self

2002

Bond Girls Are Forever as Dario (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema as Himself

Julia, toda en mí

Keyser Soze, Lie or Legend - Featurette as Self

Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects' as Self

2001

The Pledge as Toby Jay Wadenah

Making 'Snatch' as Self

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self - Guest

2000

Snatch as Franky Four Fingers

The Way of the Gun as Mr. Longbaugh

Traffic as Javier Rodriguez

Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic' as Self

Bread and Roses as Party Guest (uncredited)

Inside 'Licence to Kill' as Self

1998

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Dr. Gonzo

Spotlight on Location: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Self

1997

Excess Baggage as Vincent

Joyride as Detective Lopez

Cannes Man as Self

The View as Self

1996

Basquiat as Benny Dalmau

The Funeral as Gaspare

The Fan as Juan Primo

1995

The Usual Suspects as Fenster

1994

Swimming with Sharks as Rex

China Moon as Lamar Dickey

Inside the Actors Studio as Self

1993

Fearless as Manny Rodrigo

Golden Balls as Bob, el amigo de Miami

Money for Nothing as Dino Palladino

Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest

Fallen Angels as Paco

1992

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery as Alvaro Harana

1991

The Indian Runner as Miguel

1990

Madonna: The Immaculate Collection as Kid Sitting on Car (segment "La Isla Bonita")

Drug Wars: The Camarena Story as Caro Quintero

1989

Licence to Kill as Dario

Tales from the Crypt as Bill

1988

Big Top Pee-wee as Duke the Dog-Faced Boy

1984

1953

The Oscars as Self

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All-Star Weekend as Dr. Phill

The Corporation as Jose Miguel Battle Sr.

Elysian Park and the Stone Quarry Hills

Production

2024

Kill the Jockey as Executive Producer

2023

Reptile as Executive Producer

2015

Viva as Executive Producer

2014

Escobar: Paradise Lost as Executive Producer

2010

The Wolfman as Producer

2008

Che: Part Two as Producer

Che: Part One as Producer

2007

Maldeamores as Executive Producer

Directing

2012

7 Days in Havana as Director

1995

Submission as Director

Writing

2023

Reptile as Screenplay

1995

Submission as Writer

Crew

2009

Where the Wild Things Are as Thanks