Guillermo del Toro
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Guillermo del Toro Gómez (Spanish: [ɡiˈʝeɾmo ðelˈtoɾo]; born 9 October 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker, author, and artist. His work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales, gothicism, and horror, often blending the genres to infuse visual or poetic beauty into the grotesque. He has had a lifelong fascination with monsters, which he considers symbols of great power. He is known for pioneering dark fantasy in the film industry and using insectile and religious imagery, his themes of Catholicism, and celebrating imperfection, underworld motifs, practical special effects, and dominant amber lighting. Throughout his career, del Toro has shifted between Spanish-language films—such as Cronos (1993), The Devil's Backbone (2001), and Pan's Labyrinth (2006)—and English-language films, including Mimic (1997), Blade II (2002), Hellboy (2004) and its sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army(2008), Pacific Rim (2013), Crimson Peak (2015), The Shape of Water (2017), Nightmare Alley (2021), and Pinocchio (2022). As a producer or writer, he worked on the films The Orphanage (2007), Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010), The Hobbit film series (2012–2014), Mama (2013), The Book of Life (2014), Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018), Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019), and The Witches (2020). In 2022, he created the Netflix anthology horror series Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, featuring a collection of classical horror stories. With Chuck Hogan, he co-authored The Strain trilogy of novels (2009–2011), which was later adapted into a comic book series (2011–15) and a live-action television series (2014–17). With DreamWorks Animation and Netflix, he created the animated franchise Tales of Arcadia, which includes the series Trollhunters (2016–18), 3Below (2018–19), and Wizards (2020) and the sequel film Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021). Del Toro is close friends with fellow Mexican filmmakers Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro G. Iñárritu, collectively known as "The Three Amigos of Mexican Cinema". He has received several awards, including three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Daytime Emmy Award, and a Golden Lion. He was included in Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018, and he received a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2019.
Known for
Credits
Puss in Boots (2011)
as Comandante / Hombre del bigote (voice)
Quantum of Solace (2008)
as Additional Voices (voice)
Hellboy (2004)
as Guy Dressed as Dragon (uncredited)
The Book of Life (2014)
as Land of the Remembered Captain's Wife (voice)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
as Creature Vocals (voice) (uncredited)
Diary of the Dead (2007)
as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (2025)
as Self
Torrente 3: The Protector (2005)
as Contacto Giannina (scenes deleted)
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010)
as Creature (Voice)
Love, Antosha (2019)
as Self
Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators (2008)
as Self
Cronos (1993)
as Man Walking Dog (uncredited)
Netflix Tudum 2025 (2025)
as Self
Five Came Back (2017)
as Self
78/52 (2017)
as Self
Frankenstein: The Anatomy Lesson (2025)
as Self - Writer / Director
Lennon or McCartney (2014)
as Self
Extraordinary Tales (2015)
as Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Pit and the Pendulum')
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2012)
as Self
It’s a Mad Max World (2025)
as Self
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007)
as Self
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics (2013)
Actor
Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds (2023)
as Self
Sangre del Toro (2025)
as Self
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy (2013)
as Self
The Thing Expanded (2026)
as Self
07 Spaceys (2007)
Actor
Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation (2004)
as Self
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound (2008)
as Self
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema (2022)
as Self
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope (2011)
as Self
Bullfighter (2000)
as Bullboy #2
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex (2015)
as Self
Saul Bass: Title Champ (2008)
as Self
Surrealistic Nightmares: An In-Depth Look at Walloon Horror Cinema (2025)
as Self
THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN (2026)
as Self
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't (2008)
as Self
Men in Suits (2012)
as Self
El último truco (2008)
as Self
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film (2019)
as Self
Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business (2020)
as Self
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster (2013)
as Self
Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters (2022)
as Self
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown (2008)
as Self
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss (2012)
as Self
Masters of Horror (2002)
as Self
Hand Tailored Gothic (2016)
as Self
The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant (2016)
as Self
Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock (2009)
as Self
Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist (2008)
as Self
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard (2007)
as Self
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon (2008)
as Self
I Remember Crimson Peak (2016)
as Himself
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster (2021)
as Self
The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II' (2002)
as Self
El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza (2012)
as Gamborimbo Ponx (voice)
North by Northwest: One for the Ages (2009)
as Self
Edith Head: Dressing the Master's Movies (2008)
as Self
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story (2022)
as Self
The House Is Alive: Constructing 'Crimson Peak' (2019)
as Self
Dario Argento: Panico (2024)
as Self
Noin (2003)
as Guillermo del Toro
The Light and Dark of Crimson Peak (2016)
as Self
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld (2025)
Actor
Bloody And Groovy Baby! A Tribute to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead 2 (2018)
as Self
Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers (2007)
as Self
Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic' (2011)
as Self
The Color and the Shape (2007)
as Self
Mollusk (2025)
Actor
Metal Gear Solid: Legacy (2015)
as Self
The Digital Artistry of Pacific Rim (2013)
as Self
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (2005)
Actor
Pan and the Fairies (2007)
as Self
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock (2008)
as Self
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy (2008)
as Self
The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style (2009)
as Self
Zombie Lover (2011)
as Interviewee
A Living Thing (2016)
Actor
Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams (2014)
as Self
The Power of Myth (2007)
as Self
Spanish Gothic (2013)
as Self
Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead (2018)
as Self
Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre (2023)
as Self
Crimson Phantoms (2016)
Actor
I'm No Longer Here: A Discussion with Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón (2020)
as Self
Reclaiming 'Mimic' (2011)
as Self
When Romero Met Del Toro (2017)
Actor
Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro (2008)
as Self
Que es un Fantasma?: The Making of 'The Devil's Backbone' (2004)
as Self
The First Hundred Feet, the Last Hundred Feet (2015)
as Self
The Devil's Backbone: Behind the Scenes (2001)
Actor
George Pal: Un Marciano De Hollywood En Argentina (2023)
Actor
The Melody Echoes the Fairy Tale (2007)
as Self
Que es un fantasma? (2004)
Actor
A Leap in Evolution: The Creatures of 'Mimic' (2011)
as Self
Guillermo del Toro: Un director y su Oscar (2018)
as Guillermo del Toro