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)
Heat (1995)
as Trejo
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
as Razor Charlie
Con Air (1997)
as "Johnny-23"
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
as Stronghold (voice)
xXx (2002)
as El Jefe
The Book of Life (2014)
as Skeleton Luis (voice)
Fanboys (2009)
as The Chief
Halloween (2007)
as Ismael Cruz
Predators (2010)
as Cuchillo
Grindhouse (2007)
as Machete (segment "Planet Terror")
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)
as El Diablo
Smiley Face (2007)
as Albert
Planet Terror (2007)
as Machete
In the Blood (2014)
as Big Biz
Machete (2010)
as Machete
Anaconda (1997)
as Poacher
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
as Bartender
Bound by Honor (1993)
as Geronimo
Spy Kids (2001)
as Machete
Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)
as Boots (voice)
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
as Machete
Storks (2016)
as Jasper (voice)
Desperado (1995)
as Navajas
Six Days Seven Nights (1998)
as Pierce
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
as Cucuy
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
as Machete
American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules (2020)
as Janitor Steve Garcia
Death Race 2 (2010)
as Goldberg
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy (2018)
as Goldberg
Machete Kills (2013)
as Machete
Holy Cash (2024)
as Actor
Lock Up (1989)
as Chink's Gang Member
Death Race: Inferno (2013)
as Goldberg
Goldfish (2025)
Actor
Bad Ass (2012)
as Frank Vega
Runaway Train (1985)
as Boxer
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011)
as Uncle Machete
Sushi Girl (2012)
as Schlomo
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011)
as Mr. Perez
Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
as Danny Trejo
Toxic (2008)
as Antoine
The Devil's Rejects (2005)
as Rondo
Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021)
as Ghost of Huet
Pawn Shop (—)
Actor
The Replacement Killers (1998)
as Collins
Good Fortune (2016)
as Self
Frat Pack (2018)
as Dirty
American Lowrider (2013)
as The O.G.
The Big Empty (2003)
as Lt. Gates
The Ridiculous 6 (2015)
as Cicero
Reindeer Games (2000)
as Jumpy
Marked for Death (1990)
as Hector
Whore (1991)
as Tattoo Artist
The Hidden (1987)
as Prisoner
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999)
as Razor Eddie
Hope Lost (2015)
as Marius
Maximum Impact (2017)
as Don Sanchez
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses (2014)
as Frank Vega
Recoil (2012)
as Drayke
Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale (2017)
as El Moco (voice)
Battle for Terra (2007)
as Elder Barum (voice)
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel (2013)
as Venom (voice)
Preggoland (2014)
as Pedro
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
as Art Sanella
Inferno (1999)
as Johnny Six Toes
The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005)
as Harold
3 from Hell (2019)
as Rondo
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue (2024)
as Laurence (voice)
The Wrecker (2025)
as Eduardo
Clerks III (2022)
as Auditioner
Champion (2005)
as Self
The Salton Sea (2002)
as Little Bill
Wish Man (2019)
as Jose
Soundman (1999)
as Duce's Father
Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
as Prisoner
Hunting Games (2023)
as Sheriff Ramos
Mi Vida Loca (1994)
as Frank
Detour 95 (—)
as Muerte
Acceleration (2019)
as Santos
Downtown Bus (—)
as Sancho 'The Jailbird' Sanchez
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini (2015)
as Self
Armadillo United (—)
as Coach Koko
Animal Factory (2000)
as Vito
The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus (2022)
as Vega
Bubble Boy (2001)
as Slim
3-Headed Shark Attack (2015)
as Max Burns
Femme Fatale (1991)
as Toshi
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (2000)
as Razor Charlie
Pups Alone (2021)
as Vinnie P (voice)
The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2 (2021)
as Self
Bad Asses on the Bayou (2015)
as Frank Vega
Skippy (2001)
as Hitman
Delta Farce (2007)
as Carlos Santana
Cyborg X (2016)
as Captain Machine Gun
Wedlock (1991)
as Tough Prisoner #1
The Short History of the Long Road (2019)
as Miguel
Boston Girls (2010)
as Uncle Reggie
Urban Justice (2007)
as El Chivo
It's a Wonderful Binge (2022)
as Angel
Eyeborgs (2009)
as G-Man
Amelia's 25th (2013)
as Don Javier
Force of Execution (2014)
as Oso
House of the Rising Sun (2011)
as Carlos
Reach Me (2014)
as Vic
The Art of Travel (2008)
as Limo Driver
Sherrybaby (2006)
as Dean Walker
The Grind (2009)
as Nicholi Guzman
Dead Again in Tombstone (2017)
as Guerrero
Tattoo Nation (2013)
as Himself
Dead Badge (1995)
as El Tango Bartender
Cross: Rise of the Villains (2019)
as Muerte
Violet & Daisy (2013)
as Russ
Rise of the Zombies (2012)
as Caspian
Jack's Law (2006)
as Jack Santos
Comedy Chingonas (2021)
as Self - Host
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004)
as Bartender
Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals (2014)
as Reynaldo (voice)
Cuenta Saldada (2000)
as Secuestrador 1 (as Daniel Trejo)
Vigilante Diaries (2016)
as Crazy Joe
Doppelganger (1993)
as Hard Hat
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
as Rico (voice)
Dead in Tombstone (2013)
as Guerrero
Madness in the Method (2019)
as Danny
Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo (2019)
as Self
Hubbard Street (2025)
as Sebastian
The Night They Came Home (2024)
as Digger
Good Mourning (2022)
as Method Cameo
Danny Roane: First Time Director (2006)
as Hector
Gun (2010)
as Frankie Makina
Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn (—)
Actor
Trojan War (1997)
as Scarface
Gone Are the Days (2018)
as River Man
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror (2006)
as Derelict
A Tale of Two Guns (2022)
as Junior
Big Kill (2019)
as General Morales
Caroltyn (2022)
as Wells
Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House (2016)
as Mr. Morgo
Propensity (2006)
as Roy
1521: The Quest for Love and Freedom (2023)
as Ferdinand Magellan
Point Blank (1998)
as Wallace
12:01 (1993)
as Prisoner
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989)
as Prison Inmate
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury (2011)
as Ceasar
Guns (1990)
as Tong
Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2022)
as Oscar Diaz (archive footage)
The Night Crew (2015)
as Aguilar
Jake's Corner (2008)
as Clint
Alone in the Dark 2 (2008)
as Perry
A Dark Way Out (2023)
as Ralph
Strike One (2014)
as Manny Garcia
Reapers (2024)
as The Wanderer
Breaking Wind (2012)
as Billy Black
Survivor's Guide to Prison (2018)
as Self
20 Ft Below: The Darkness Descending (2014)
as Angel
Renegades (2022)
as Sanchez
Champions (1998)
as Max Brito
Jaguar (1996)
as Kumare
The Line (2009)
as Mario
Beatdown (2010)
as Marcus
4Got10 (2015)
as Mateo Perez
American Sicario (2021)
as Pedro
Five Thirteen (2014)
as El Loco
BorderCross (2017)
Actor
Final Kill (2020)
as Francesco
The Legend of La Llorona (2022)
as Jorge
Juntas hasta la muerte (—)
Actor
Cross (2011)
as Lexavier
Ranchero (2008)
as Capone
Cross Wars (2017)
as Murete
Avenge the Crows (2017)
as Antonio
All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos (2005)
as Vargas Diaz
Against the Wall (1994)
as Luis
Bullet (2014)
as Frank
Range 15 (2016)
as Zombie Trejo
The Contractor (2013)
as Javier Reyes
Grand-Daddy Day Care (2019)
as Eduardo Hernandez
Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox (2025)
as Royce
Accursed (2026)
as Alejandro
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast (2019)
as Self - Actor
The Last Exorcist (2020)
as Marco
La Venganza Rodríguez (—)
as El Super Muerto Infernal (VOICE)
High Hopes (2006)
as Shady
13 Moons (2002)
as Hoodlum
Nobody Wants Your Film (2005)
as Self
The Margarita Man (2019)
as Dr. Valenzuela
Six Days in Paradise (2010)
as Ruben Skinner
The Rebels of PT-218 (2021)
as Seaman Edgar 'Cookie' Orozco
VANish (2015)
as Carlos
Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone (2022)
as Master Gin
The Outsider (2019)
as Carlos
Zombie Hunter (2013)
as Jesús
Reaper (2014)
as Jack
Slayer: The Repentless Killogy (2019)
as Danny
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween (2008)
as Self
All About the Money (2017)
as Luis Diego
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Choir Practice (—)
Actor
Saint John of Las Vegas (2010)
as Bismarck
Death on the Border (2023)
as Father Francis
7 Mummies (2006)
as Apache
The Killing Jar (2010)
as Jimmy
East LA Interchange (2015)
as narrator
L.A. Slasher (2015)
as The Drug Dealer #2
Bulletproof (1988)
as Sharkey
Haunted High (2012)
as Ortiz
Sunset Grill (1993)
as Young Mexican
Shadows in Paradise (2010)
as Matador
Nails (1992)
as Las Virgenes bartender
Predators: Moments of Extraction (2010)
as Cuchillo (voice)
The Blue Rose (2007)
as Junk
Every 9 Hours (2019)
as Raul
Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece (2018)
as Nino Grande
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance (2008)
as Manolo
Donny's Bar Mitzvah (2021)
as Self
Heckler (2007)
as Self
Lonely Hearts (1991)
as Angry Client
Lumpia: With a Vengeance (2020)
as Reyes
30 Days in Hell: The Making of 'The Devil's Rejects' (2005)
as Self
Carnal Crimes (1991)
as Ticket Agent
Juan Frances: Live (2008)
as E.J.
Love, Cheat & Steal (1993)
as Cuban
Do It for Uncle Manny (2002)
as Pedro
Not a War Story (2017)
Actor
Bully (2018)
as Manny
Living the Dream (2006)
as Chuck
The Face is Familiar (2009)
as Himself
American Nightmares (2018)
as Mister Malevolent
Wages of Sin (2024)
as Jimmy
National Lampoon's TV: The Movie (2006)
as Crow
The Curse of El Charro (2005)
as El Charro (Voice)
The Burning Dead (2015)
as Night Wolf
Criminal Passion (1994)
as Construction Worker
Last Light (1993)
as 2nd Inmate
Nightstalker (2002)
as Officer Frank Luis
Halloweed (2016)
as Patch
Bro' (2012)
as Gilbert
The Making of Heat (2005)
as Self
The Stranger (1995)
as Hawk
LA Originals (2020)
as Self
Death Rider in the House of Vampires (2021)
as Bela Latigo
I Heart Robots (2024)
as Bob
Silencer (2018)
as Lenard "Big Daddy" Ochoa
Bare Knuckle Brawler (2019)
as Santo Ariza
Death Row (2006)
as Priest
Shadow of the Cat (2021)
as Sombra
Throwdown (2014)
as Tattoo
Bail Out (1989)
as Mean
The Legend of Johnny Jones (2024)
as El Muerte
The Michoacan File (2023)
as Narrator
Cage (1989)
as Costello's Bodyguard (uncredited)
Lost (2004)
as Edward James Archer
Los Locos (1997)
as Manuel Batista
Terminal Exposure (1987)
as man in crowd (uncredited)
Death House (2018)
as Inmate (uncredited)
Illegal Civilization 3 (2018)
as Self
The Lazarus Papers (2010)
as Aroon
The Insomniac (2013)
as Jairo Torres
Unconsensual Activity (—)
as Juan
Juarez 2045 (2017)
as Angel Malvado
Miami Bici 2 (2023)
as Mr Susan
Machete Kills Again... in Space (—)
as Machete
Seven Cemeteries (2024)
as Bravo
Alcatraz Prison Escape: Deathbed Confession (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Slayer (2006)
as Montegna
Boost (2016)
as Roy Casares
The Cloth (2012)
as Father Connely
Murder in the Woods (2017)
as Sheriff Lorenzo
Escándalo Secreto En Plena Cuarentena (2022)
as MMR, Mario Machin Rin
Beat the Devil (2002)
as Bob
Shoot the Hero (2010)
as Crazy Joe
Chasing Ghosts (2005)
as Carlos Santiago
No Way Out (2015)
as Don Caceres
Doublecrossed (1991)
as Lito
The Boys of Ghost Town (2009)
as Father
Smile or Hug (2022)
Actor
Venice Underground (2005)
as Papi
#Roxy (2018)
as Principal Castillo
Slasher Party (2019)
as Danny Trejo
Pistolera (2020)
as Indio
Babysitters Beware (2009)
as Clyde / The Guard
Chavez Cage of Glory (2013)
as Mando
Wolf Mountain (2022)
as Eddie
Penitentiary III (1987)
as See Veer
D.O.P.E. - Death Or Prison Eventually (2008)
as Narrator
Chronology (2016)
as Jackhammer
Whiteboyz (1999)
as Prisoner
Blacktino (2011)
as Rogelio
Black Licorice (2019)
as Donicio
Dilemma (1997)
as Rudy Salazar
Beyond the Game (2014)
as José
The Last Hour (1991)
as Spider
Street Level (2016)
as Carlton the Doorman
The Making of Fallout: New Vegas (2010)
as Self
Magical Meat (2025)
as Self
Courier from 'Paradise' (2013)
Actor
A Horse Story (2015)
as Moonlight (voice)
Bullets of Justice (2020)
as Gravedigger
Necessary Evil (2008)
as Barro
Fire-Man's Fetish (2022)
as Fire-Man
Ticket to Vegas (2013)
as Mister Chich
HA Festival: The Art of Comedy (2020)
Actor
To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell (2019)
as Self
Another Ice Cream Man (—)
Actor
The Black Hole (2021)
as Edmund
Official Rejection (2009)
as Self
Pug (2025)
Actor
The Bill Collector (2010)
as Frankie Gutierrez
Occupation Rainfall: Chapter 2 (—)
Actor
Richard III (2007)
as Major
Turned Out: Sexual Assault Behind Bars (2004)
as Narrator
The Street Avenger (2025)
as Muerte
American Warrior (2025)
Actor
All-Time Favorite NFL Players Named by Celebrities, Players, and Coaches (2020)
as Self
Modus Operandi (2010)
as Director Holiday
Cover Me (2020)
as Big Mike
The Weight of Blood and Bones (2015)
as Espada
Voodoo Possession (2014)
as Kross
In the Shadow (2011)
as Hermit
NHL Big City Greens Classic 2 (2024)
as Vasquez (voice)
Furnace (2007)
as Fury
Tennis Anyone? (2006)
as Hector
The Damned (—)
as Chimalle
RZR Cyber Protocol (2026)
as Manolo
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Renegade Rampage (2015)
as Newtralizer (voice)
VampFather (2022)
as Vampfather
Pastor Shepherd (2010)
as Phil Harrison
Through The Valley (2008)
as Don Reyes
Habla Men (2014)
as Self
La Lucha: Getting Schooled in America (—)
Actor
Una preghiera per Giuda (2023)
as Carnizzari
1st Strike (2016)
as Manny Garcia
American Flyer (2010)
as Uncle John
Dark Games (2011)
as Archie
North by El Norte (2016)
as Uncle John
Map of Hell (2016)
as Himself
Counterpunch (2013)
as Manny Navarro
On Bloody Sunday (2007)
as The Ref
Victor One (1994)
as Sergeant Aguilar
McDick (2017)
as Oscar
Pendejo (Idiot) (2013)
as Pedro
The Dream Americano (2023)
as Self
Counterpunch 2 (—)
as Manny Navarro
Calico Queens (2017)
as Bill Gallows
Sex Crimes (1992)
as Palmer
Justin Time (2010)
as Mardok
From a Son (2025)
as George
Bridesman (2016)
as Eduardo
Valley of Angels (2008)
as Hector
Cowboy Dreams (2009)
as Lobo
Short Handle (2012)
as Carson
Vieques (2014)
Actor