Danny Trejo
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Dan Trejo (born May 16, 1944) is a Native Mexican-American actor, and character 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
Zootopia 2 (2025)
as Jesús (voice)
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
as Stronghold (voice)
Heat (1995)
as Trejo
xXx (2002)
as El Jefe
Con Air (1997)
as "Johnny-23"
Predators (2010)
as Cuchillo
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
as Razor Charlie
Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)
as Boots (voice)
Anaconda (1997)
as Poacher
Bound by Honor (1993)
as Geronimo
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)
as El Diablo
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
as Machete
Spy Kids (2001)
as Machete
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
as Cucuy
The Book of Life (2014)
as Skeleton Luis (voice)
Desperado (1995)
as Navajas
Storks (2016)
as Jasper (voice)
Planet Terror (2007)
as Machete
Halloween (2007)
as Ismael Cruz
The Replacement Killers (1998)
as Collins
Machete (2010)
as Machete
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy (2018)
as Goldberg
Death Race 2 (2010)
as Goldberg
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
as Bartender
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
as Machete
American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules (2020)
as Janitor Steve Garcia
Machete Kills (2013)
as Machete
Death Race: Inferno (2013)
as Goldberg
Six Days Seven Nights (1998)
as Pierce
Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021)
as Ghost of Huet
Lock Up (1989)
as Chink's Gang Member
Marked for Death (1990)
as Hector
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011)
as Uncle Machete
The Devil's Rejects (2005)
as Rondo
Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
as Danny Trejo
Grindhouse (2007)
as Machete (segment "Planet Terror")
The Ridiculous 6 (2015)
as Cicero
Fanboys (2009)
as The Chief
The Hidden (1987)
as Prisoner
Reindeer Games (2000)
as Jumpy
Inferno (1999)
as Johnny Six Toes
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011)
as Mr. Perez
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
as Art Sanella
Bubble Boy (2001)
as Slim
Clerks III (2022)
as Auditioner
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (2000)
as Razor Charlie
Runaway Train (1985)
as Boxer
In the Blood (2014)
as Big Biz
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999)
as Razor Eddie
Battle for Terra (2007)
as Elder Barum (voice)
Smiley Face (2007)
as Albert
The Salton Sea (2002)
as Little Bill
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
as Rico (voice)
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses (2014)
as Frank Vega
Bad Ass (2012)
as Frank Vega
Sushi Girl (2012)
as Schlomo
3 from Hell (2019)
as Rondo
The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005)
as Harold
Wedlock (1991)
as Tough Prisoner #1
Urban Justice (2007)
as El Chivo
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989)
as Prison Inmate
The Big Empty (2003)
as Lt. Gates
Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale (2017)
as El Moco (voice)
Delta Farce (2007)
as Carlos Santana
Whore (1991)
as Tattoo Artist
Maximum Impact (2017)
as Don Sanchez
Bad Asses on the Bayou (2015)
as Frank Vega
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue (2024)
as Laurence (voice)
Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
as Prisoner
Trojan War (1997)
as Scarface
Force of Execution (2014)
as Oso
Vigilante Diaries (2016)
as Crazy Joe
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel (2013)
as Venom (voice)
Madness in the Method (2019)
as Danny
Animal Factory (2000)
as Vito
Hunting Games (2023)
as Sheriff Ramos
3-Headed Shark Attack (2015)
as Max Burns
The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus (2022)
as Vega
House of the Rising Sun (2011)
as Carlos
Dead in Tombstone (2013)
as Guerrero
It's a Wonderful Binge (2022)
as Angel
Wish Man (2019)
as Jose
Reach Me (2014)
as Vic
Point Blank (1998)
as Wallace
Pups Alone (2021)
as Vinnie P (voice)
Dead Again in Tombstone (2017)
as Guerrero
Femme Fatale (1991)
as Toshi
Good Mourning (2022)
as Method Cameo
Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals (2014)
as Reynaldo (voice)
Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House (2016)
as Mr. Morgo
Recoil (2012)
as Drayke
Cross (2011)
as Lexavier
12:01 (1993)
as Prisoner
Acceleration (2019)
as Santos
Hope Lost (2015)
as Marius
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004)
as Bartender
Goldfish (2025)
Actor
Violet & Daisy (2013)
as Russ
Big Kill (2019)
as General Morales
Bullet (2014)
as Frank
Armadillo United (—)
as Coach Koko
Good Fortune (2016)
as Self
The Short History of the Long Road (2019)
as Miguel
Detour 95 (—)
as Muerte
Guns (1990)
as Tong
The Night They Came Home (2024)
as Digger
Frat Pack (2018)
as Dirty
The Wrecker (2025)
as Eduardo
Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo (2019)
as Self
A Tale of Two Guns (2022)
as Junior
The Killing Jar (2010)
as Jimmy
Cuenta Saldada (2000)
as Secuestrador 1 (as Daniel Trejo)
Jaguar (1996)
as Kumare
Holy Cash (2024)
as Actor
Cross: Rise of the Villains (2019)
as Muerte
American Lowrider (2013)
as The O.G.
Beat the Devil (2002)
as Bob
Cyborg X (2016)
as Captain Machine Gun
American Sicario (2021)
as Pedro
The Night Crew (2015)
as Aguilar
The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2 (2021)
as Self
13 Moons (2002)
as Hoodlum
Against the Wall (1994)
as Luis
Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2022)
as Oscar Diaz (archive footage)
Choir Practice (—)
Actor
Doppelganger (1993)
as Hard Hat
Dead Badge (1995)
as El Tango Bartender
Rise of the Zombies (2012)
as Caspian
The Cloth (2012)
as Father Connely
The Legend of La Llorona (2022)
as Jorge
Cross Wars (2017)
as Murete
LA Originals (2020)
as Self
Toxic (2008)
as Antoine
Eyeborgs (2009)
as G-Man
Gun (2010)
as Frankie Makina
The Last Exorcist (2020)
as Marco
Renegades (2022)
as Sanchez
Hubbard Street (2025)
as Sebastian
Bullets of Justice (2020)
as Gravedigger
Gone Are the Days (2018)
as River Man
Bail Out (1989)
as Mean
Saint John of Las Vegas (2010)
as Bismarck
Nightstalker (2002)
as Officer Frank Luis
Boston Girls (2010)
as Uncle Reggie
Death on the Border (2023)
as Father Francis
The Stranger (1995)
as Hawk
Alone in the Dark 2 (2008)
as Perry
Heckler (2007)
as Self
The Line (2009)
as Mario
Breaking Wind (2012)
as Billy Black
Mi Vida Loca (1994)
as Frank
Jack's Law (2006)
as Jack Santos
4Got10 (2015)
as Mateo Perez
All About the Money (2017)
as Luis Diego
Downtown Bus (—)
as Sancho 'The Jailbird' Sanchez
L.A. Slasher (2015)
as The Drug Dealer #2
Beatdown (2010)
as Marcus
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Renegade Rampage (2015)
as Newtralizer (voice)
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast (2019)
as Self - Actor
Terminal Exposure (1987)
as man in crowd (uncredited)
Bro' (2012)
as Gilbert
Propensity (2006)
as Roy
Bulletproof (1988)
as Sharkey
Grand-Daddy Day Care (2019)
as Eduardo Hernandez
Wolf Mountain (2022)
as Eddie
American Nightmares (2018)
as Mister Malevolent
Survivor's Guide to Prison (2018)
as Self
Love, Cheat & Steal (1993)
as Cuban
Final Kill (2020)
as Francesco
Haunted High (2012)
as Ortiz
Reapers (2024)
as The Wanderer
Shadows in Paradise (2010)
as Matador
Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox (2025)
as Royce
Danny Roane: First Time Director (2006)
as Hector
1st Strike (2016)
as Manny Garcia
Magical Meat (2025)
as Self
Five Thirteen (2014)
as El Loco
BorderCross (2017)
Actor
The Rebels of PT-218 (2021)
as Seaman Edgar 'Cookie' Orozco
The Legend of Johnny Jones (2024)
as El Muerte
Reaper (2014)
as Jack
Carnal Crimes (1991)
as Ticket Agent
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
The Insomniac (2013)
as Jairo Torres
Lonely Hearts (1991)
as Angry Client
Preggoland (2014)
as Pedro
Chasing Ghosts (2005)
as Carlos Santiago
Sherrybaby (2006)
as Dean Walker
Death Row (2006)
as Priest
Seven Cemeteries (2024)
as Bravo
Avenge the Crows (2017)
as Antonio
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror (2006)
as Derelict
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini (2015)
as Self
Jake's Corner (2008)
as Clint
Death House (2018)
as Inmate (uncredited)
Throwdown (2014)
as Tattoo
I Heart Robots (2024)
as Bob
Criminal Passion (1994)
as Construction Worker
Champion (2005)
as Self
Silencer (2018)
as Lenard "Big Daddy" Ochoa
A Dark Way Out (2023)
as Ralph
30 Days in Hell: The Making of 'The Devil's Rejects' (2005)
as Self
Whiteboyz (1999)
as Prisoner
The Grind (2009)
as Nicholi Guzman
The Art of Travel (2008)
as Limo Driver
Accursed (—)
as Alejandro
Skippy (2001)
as Hitman
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury (2011)
as Ceasar
Zombie Hunter (2013)
as Jesús
Last Light (1993)
as 2nd Inmate
The Lazarus Papers (2010)
as Aroon
Champions (1998)
as Max Brito
7 Mummies (2006)
as Apache
The Damned (—)
as Chimalle
Beyond the Game (2014)
as José
Amelia's 25th (2013)
as Don Javier
Ranchero (2008)
as Capone
Not a War Story (2017)
Actor
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance (2008)
as Manolo
Cage (1989)
as Costello's Bodyguard (uncredited)
Pistolera (2020)
as Indio
Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone (2022)
as Master Gin
Boost (2016)
as Roy Casares
Range 15 (2016)
as Zombie Trejo
Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece (2018)
as Nino Grande
20 Ft Below: The Darkness Descending (2014)
as Angel
Death Rider in the House of Vampires (2021)
as Bela Latigo
Nails (1992)
as Las Virgenes bartender
All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos (2005)
as Vargas Diaz
Bully (2018)
as Manny
Official Rejection (2009)
as Self
Slayer: The Repentless Killogy (2019)
as Danny
Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn (—)
Actor
The Boys of Ghost Town (2009)
as Father
Wages of Sin (2024)
as Jimmy
The Contractor (2013)
as Javier Reyes
Necessary Evil (2008)
as Barro
High Hopes (2006)
as Shady
Soundman (1999)
as Duce's Father
Slayer (2006)
as Montegna
To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell (2019)
as Self
Street Level (2016)
as Carlton the Doorman
Caroltyn (2022)
as Wells
The Curse of El Charro (2005)
as El Charro (Voice)
Penitentiary III (1987)
as See Veer
Every 9 Hours (2019)
as Raul
The Outsider (2019)
as Carlos
Sunset Grill (1993)
as Young Mexican
Strike One (2014)
as Manny Garcia
The Making of 'Heat' (2005)
as Self
Machete Kills Again... in Space (—)
as Machete
The Burning Dead (2015)
as Night Wolf
Lost (2004)
as Edward James Archer
The Last Hour (1991)
as Spider
The Face is Familiar (2009)
as Himself
The Margarita Man (2019)
as Dr. Valenzuela
Babysitters Beware (2009)
as Clyde / The Guard
National Lampoon's TV: The Movie (2006)
as Crow
Illegal Civilization 3 (2018)
as Self
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween (2008)
as Self
American Warrior (2025)
Actor
Slasher Party (2019)
as Danny Trejo
No Way Out (2015)
as Don Caceres
Miami Bici 2 (2023)
as Mr Susan
Nobody Wants Your Film (2005)
as Self
Occupation Rainfall: Chapter 2 (—)
Actor
Shoot the Hero (2010)
as Crazy Joe
Comedy Chingonas (2021)
as Self - Host
The Michoacan File (2023)
as Narrator
Blacktino (2011)
as Rogelio
Smile or Hug (2022)
Actor
Do It for Uncle Manny (2002)
as Pedro
Murder in the Woods (2017)
as Sheriff Lorenzo
Alcatraz Prison Escape: Deathbed Confession (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Doublecrossed (1991)
as Lito
Chronology (2016)
as Jackhammer
Tennis Anyone? (2006)
as Hector
Juarez 2045 (2017)
as Angel Malvado
La Venganza Rodríguez (—)
as El Super Muerto Infernal (VOICE)
Chavez Cage of Glory (2013)
as Mando
Dilemma (1997)
as Rudy Salazar
Victor One (1994)
as Sergeant Aguilar
Dark Games (2011)
as Archie
Predators: Moments of Extraction (2010)
as Cuchillo (voice)
Shadow of the Cat (2021)
as Sombra
The Bill Collector (2010)
as Frankie Gutierrez
1521: The Quest for Love and Freedom (2023)
as Ferdinand Magellan
VANish (2015)
as Carlos
Ticket to Vegas (2013)
as Mister Chich
Living the Dream (2006)
as Chuck
Richard III (2007)
as Major
Venice Underground (2005)
as Papi
Bare Knuckle Brawler (2019)
as Santo Ariza
The Dream Americano (2023)
as Self
Tattoo Nation (2013)
as Himself
A Horse Story (2015)
as Moonlight (voice)
RZR Cyber Protocol (—)
as Manolo
East LA Interchange (2015)
as narrator
Halloweed (2016)
as Patch
Furnace (2007)
as Fury
Justin Time (2010)
as Mardok
Donny's Bar Mitzvah (2021)
as Self
Los Locos (1997)
as Manuel Batista
Voodoo Possession (2014)
as Kross
The Black Hole (2021)
as Edmund
Counterpunch (2013)
as Manny Navarro
Modus Operandi (2010)
as Director Holiday
Una preghiera per Giuda (2023)
as Carnizzari
Lumpia: With a Vengeance (2020)
as Reyes
Black Licorice (2019)
as Donicio
Six Days in Paradise (2010)
as Ruben Skinner
VampFather (2022)
as Vampfather
Fire-Man's Fetish (2022)
as Fire-Man
Pastor Shepherd (2010)
as Phil Harrison
Sex Crimes (1992)
as Palmer
Turned Out: Sexual Assault Behind Bars (2004)
as Narrator
The Street Avenger (2025)
as Muerte
From a Son (2025)
as George
Calico Queens (2017)
as Bill Gallows
Juan Frances: Live (2008)
as E.J.
Cover Me (2020)
as Big Mike
Escándalo Secreto En Plena Cuarentena (2022)
as MMR, Mario Machin Rin
The Blue Rose (2007)
as Junk
Through The Valley (2008)
as Don Reyes
Habla Men (2014)
as Self
#Roxy (2018)
as Principal Castillo
The Weight of Blood and Bones (2015)
as Espada
The Making of Fallout: New Vegas (2010)
as Self
HA Festival: The Art of Comedy (2020)
Actor
Courier from 'Paradise' (2013)
Actor
Unconsensual Activity (—)
as Juan
On Bloody Sunday (2007)
as The Ref
Counterpunch 2 (—)
as Manny Navarro
Valley of Angels (2008)
as Hector
American Flyer (2010)
as Uncle John
Map of Hell (2016)
as Himself
North by El Norte (2016)
as Uncle John
La Lucha: Getting Schooled in America (—)
Actor
In the Shadow (2011)
as Hermit
Another Ice Cream Man (—)
Actor
All-Time Favorite NFL Players Named by Celebrities, Players, and Coaches (2020)
as Self
Pendejo (Idiot) (2013)
as Pedro
Pug (2025)
Actor
Cowboy Dreams (2009)
as Lobo
D.O.P.E. - Death Or Prison Eventually (2008)
as Narrator
Short Handle (2012)
as Carson
NHL Big City Greens Classic 2 (2024)
as Vasquez (voice)
McDick (2017)
as Oscar
Vieques (2014)
Actor
Bridesman (2016)
as Eduardo