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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-08-28 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Cayey, Puerto Rico

Luis Guzmán

Biography:

Luis Guzmán (born August 28, 1956) is an actor from Puerto Rico. He is known for his character work. For much of his career, his squat build, wolfish features, and brooding countenance have garnered him roles largely as sidekicks, thugs, or policemen, but his later career has seen him move into more mainstream roles. He is a favorite of director Steven Soderbergh, who cast him in Out of Sight, The Limey, and Traffic, and Paul Thomas Anderson, who cast him in Boogie Nights, Magnolia and Punch-Drunk Love. He also voiced Ricardo Diaz in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.

Known For

Acting

2026

2025

Guns Up as Ignatius
Havoc as Raul
Kinda Pregnant as Neighborhood Man (uncredited)

2024

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F as Chalino Valdemoro
Holy Cash as Actor

2023

Genie as Detective Perez
Story Ave as Luis Torres
Alone at Night as JazzyLou
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as President Council Peña (voice)
Poker Face as Raoul

2022

Entergalactic as Huge Mover (voice)
Pickled as Self
The Resort as Illan Iberra
Wednesday as Gomez Addams

2021

Lady of the Manor as The Bartender
Ultra City Smiths as Rodrigo Smalls (voice)
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune as Self - Contestant

2020

Hightown as Jorge Cuevas

2019

Hold On as Pastor Rivera
Godfather of Harlem as Alejandro 'El Guapo' Villabuena
Perpetual Grace LTD as Hector Contreras

2018

2017

Sandy Wexler as Oscar
9/11 as Eddie
Drop the Mic as Self

2016

Aztec Warrior as Aztec Warrior
The Do-Over as Jorge the Shooter Boy
Keanu as Bacon
Roadies as Gooch

2015

2014

Top Five as Bobby the Cop
Two Men in Town as Terence
In the Blood as Chief Ramón Garza
Reclaim as Superintendent
Henry & Me as Lefty Gomez
The Lookalike as Vincent

2013

The Last Stand as Mike Figuerola
Turbo as Angelo (voice)
We're the Millers as Mexican Cop

2012

2011

Arthur as Bitterman
The Caller as George
Shameless as Mikey O'Shea

2010

How to Make It in America as Rene Calderon
Republic of Doyle as Charles Alomar

2009

Fighting as Martinez
Still Waiting... as Raddimus
Old Dogs as Nick - Child Proofer #2
He's Just Not That Into You as Javier (uncredited)
Community as Luis Guzmán

2008

2007

War as Benny
Maldeamores as Ismael (segment "En la Urbanización")
Cleaner as Det. Jim Vargas
Hard Luck as Million Dollar Mendez
John from Cincinnati as Ramon Gaviota

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

Double Whammy as Juan Benitez
Sam the Man as Murray
Home Invaders as Peligro

2000

Luckytown as Jimmy
Thin Air as Chollo
Table One as Xavier
The Huntress as Paulie Dortmunder
Traffic as Ray Castro

1999

The Limey as Eduardo Roel
Mind Prey as Det. Black
The Bone Collector as Eddie Ortiz
Magnolia as Luis

1998

Snake Eyes as Cyrus
One Tough Cop as Gunman Popi
Out of Sight as José 'Chino' Chirino

1997

Boogie Nights as Maurice t.t. Rodriguez
The Brave as Luis
Oz as Raoul 'El Cid' Hernandez

1996

1995

1994

1993

Carlito's Way as Pachanga
Naked in New York as Auditioner
Guilty as Sin as Lt. Bernard Martinez
Double Deception as Ronald Sharkey
Mr. Wonderful as Juice
seaQuest DSV as General Guzmano
Frasier as George
Homicide: Life on the Street as Lorenzo 'Larry' Molera
NYPD Blue as Hector Martinez

1992

Innocent Blood as Morales
To Catch a Killer as Waiter (uncredited)
In the Shadow of a Killer as Louis Velazquez

1991

The Hard Way as Pooley
McBain as Papo

1990

Q & A as Luis Valentin
Law & Order as Cesar Pescador

1989

True Believer as Ortega
Black Rain as Frankie
Family Business as Torres
Rooftops as Martinez

1988

1987

Heartbeat as Gang Member #2
*batteries not included as Bystander (uncredited)

1986

No Picnic as Arroyo
Seven Women, Seven Sins as Lotto Man (segment "Greed")

1985

Variety as Jose
The Equalizer as Gypsy Cabbie

1984

Hunter as Carlos Delgado

1977

Short Eyes as Inmate

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Production

2023

Story Ave as Executive Producer

2015

Puerto Ricans in Paris as Executive Producer

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Miles Away as Executive Producer