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 II: The Golden Army (2008)
as Creature Vocals (voice) (uncredited)
The Book of Life (2014)
as Land of the Remembered Captain's Wife (voice)
Hellboy (2004)
as Guy Dressed as Dragon (uncredited)
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010)
as Creature (Voice)
Cronos (1993)
as Man Walking Dog (uncredited)
Diary of the Dead (2007)
as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (2025)
as Self
Netflix Tudum 2025 (2025)
as Self
Love, Antosha (2019)
as Self
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema (2022)
as Self
Extraordinary Tales (2015)
as Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Pit and the Pendulum')
78/52 (2017)
as Self
The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II' (2002)
as Self
Frankenstein: The Anatomy Lesson (2025)
as Self - Writer / Director
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex (2015)
as Self
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007)
as Self
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics (2013)
Actor
Mollusk (2025)
Actor
Reclaiming 'Mimic' (2011)
as Self
The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant (2016)
as Self
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster (2021)
as Self
Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators (2008)
as Self
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't (2008)
as Self
Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds (2023)
as Self
The Thing Expanded (2026)
as Self
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld (2025)
Actor
It’s a Mad Max World (2025)
as Self
THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN (2026)
as Self
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy (2013)
as Self
07 Spaceys (2007)
Actor
Lennon or McCartney (2014)
as Self
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2012)
as Self
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound (2008)
as Self
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film (2019)
as Self
Dario Argento: Panico (2024)
as Self
Bullfighter (2000)
as Bullboy #2
Five Came Back (2017)
as Self
Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic' (2011)
as Self
Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre (2023)
as Self
Sangre del Toro (2025)
as Self
The House Is Alive: Constructing 'Crimson Peak' (2019)
as Self
Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist (2008)
as Self
Spanish Gothic (2013)
as Self
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (2005)
Actor
Metal Gear Solid: Legacy (2015)
as Self
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock (2008)
as Self
Surrealistic Nightmares: An In-Depth Look at Walloon Horror Cinema (2025)
as Self
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story (2022)
as Self
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy (2008)
as Self
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard (2007)
as Self
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope (2011)
as Self
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster (2013)
as Self
I Remember Crimson Peak (2016)
as Himself
The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style (2009)
as Self
Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business (2020)
as Self
Saul Bass: Title Champ (2008)
as Self
Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation (2004)
as Self
The First Hundred Feet, the Last Hundred Feet (2015)
as Self
Masters of Horror (2002)
as Self
Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams (2014)
as Self
El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza (2012)
as Gamborimbo Ponx (voice)
When Romero Met Del Toro (2017)
Actor
Zombie Lover (2011)
as Interviewee
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown (2008)
as Self
A Leap in Evolution: The Creatures of 'Mimic' (2011)
as Self
Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead (2018)
as Self
North by Northwest: One for the Ages (2009)
as Self
Pan and the Fairies (2007)
as Self
Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock (2009)
as Self
Guillermo del Toro: Un director y su Oscar (2018)
as Guillermo del Toro
The Devil's Backbone: Behind the Scenes (2001)
Actor
Bob Burns' Hollywood Haloween (2011)
as Self
Hand Tailored Gothic (2016)
as Self
Men in Suits (2012)
as Self
Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers (2007)
as Self
Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro (2008)
as Self
The Light and Dark of Crimson Peak (2016)
as Self
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss (2012)
as Self
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon (2008)
as Self
Que es un Fantasma?: The Making of 'The Devil's Backbone' (2004)
as Self
Crimson Phantoms (2016)
Actor
The Color and the Shape (2007)
as Self
A Living Thing (2016)
Actor
Noin (2003)
as Guillermo del Toro
Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters (2022)
as Self
The Power of Myth (2007)
as Self
The Fall: Part I (—)
as Self
The Digital Artistry of Pacific Rim (2013)
as Self
The Fall: Part II (—)
as Self
El último truco (2008)
as Self
I'm No Longer Here: A Discussion with Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón (2020)
as Self
George Pal: Un Marciano De Hollywood En Argentina (2023)
Actor
Edith Head: Dressing the Master's Movies (2008)
as Self
Bloody And Groovy Baby! A Tribute to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead 2 (2018)
as Self
The Melody Echoes the Fairy Tale (2007)
as Self
Que es un fantasma? (2004)
Actor
The Anatomy Lesson: Director’s Cut (2026)
as Self