Benicio del Toro
Born: 1967-02-19 in San Germán, Puerto Rico
Known For: Acting
Biography
Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez (Latin American Spanish: [beˈnisjo ðel ˈtoɾo]; born February 19, 1967) is a Puerto Rican actor. His accolades include an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, a Goya Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, and a Silver Bear. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $5.9 billion worldwide. Del Toro made his film debut in Big Top Pee-wee (1988) before his breakout role playing an unintelligible crook in the crime thriller The Usual Suspects (1995), followed by roles in Basquiat (1996), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), and Snatch (2000). He received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a morally upright police officer in the Steven Soderbergh crime drama Traffic (2000). He was nominated in the same category for his role as an ex-con in Alejandro González Iñárritu's thriller 21 Grams (2003). He has since acted in Sin City (2005), Che (2008), Savages (2012), Inherent Vice (2014), Sicario (2015), No Sudden Move (2021), and One Battle After Another (2025). He also took on franchise roles such as Lawrence Talbot in The Wolfman (2010), the Collector in three films from 2013 to 2018 in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and DJ, the codebreaker, in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017). He also acted in the Wes Anderson films The French Dispatch (2021) and The Phoenician Scheme (2025). On television, he portrayed Richard Matt in the Showtime miniseries Escape at Dannemora (2018), for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. Description above from the Wikipedia article Benicio del Toro, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- One Battle After Another as Sensei Sergio St. Carlos
- The Phoenician Scheme as Zsa-zsa Korda
- Teofilo: Boxing's Most Revolutionary Champion as Narrator
- Neurótica Anónima
2024
- Kill the Jockey ... (Executive Producer)
2023
- Reptile as Tom Nichols
2022
- Bonnie as Self
2021
- What If...? as The Collector (voice)
- The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun as Moses Rosenthaler
- No Sudden Move as Ronald Russo
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Dora and the Lost City of Gold as Swiper (voice)
- Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast as Self - Actor
- Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage as Self
- Other Music as Self
2018
- Avengers: Infinity War as The Collector
- Sicario: Day of the Soldado as Alejandro Gillick
- Escape at Dannemora as Richard Matt
- The Director and the Jedi as Self
2017
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi as DJ
- The Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo ... (Executive Producer)
2016
- Battle Zone: The Origins of Sicario as (archive footage)
2015
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- Sicario as Alejandro Gillick
- The Little Prince as The Snake (voice)
- A Perfect Day as Mambrú
- Viva ... (Executive Producer)
- The Poet of Havana as Self
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Guardians of the Galaxy as The Collector
- Inherent Vice as Sauncho Smilax, Esq.
- Escobar: Paradise Lost as Pablo Escobar
2013
- Thor: The Dark World as Taneleer Tivan / The Collector (uncredited)
- Jimmy P. as Jimmy Picard
2012
- Savages as Lado
- 7 Days in Havana ... (Director)
2010
- The Wolfman as Lawrence Talbot
- Somewhere as Celebrity (uncredited)
- The Rolling Stones: Stones in Exile as Self
- Making Che as Self
2009
- Where the Wild Things Are ... (Thanks)
2008
- Che: Part One as Ernesto Che Guevara
- Che: Part Two as Ernesto Che Guevara
- Shine a Light as Self - Concert Audience (uncredited)
- Todos Contra Juan as Benicio del Toro
- The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry as Narrator (voice)
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Things We Lost in the Fire as Jerry Sunborne
- Maldeamores ... (Executive Producer)
2006
- Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride as Self
2005
- Sin City as Jackie Boy
- Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula as Macro
2004
2003
- 21 Grams as Jack Jordan
- The Hunted as Aaron Hallam
- Declaration of Independence as Self
- Breakfast with Hunter as Self
- Filming “The Hunted” as Self
- Hunter Goes to Hollywood as Self
- The Cutting Edge as Self
- Pursuing “The Hunted” as Self
2002
2001
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self - Guest
- The Pledge as Toby Jay Wadenah
- Making 'Snatch' as Self
2000
- Snatch as Franky Four Fingers
- Traffic as Javier Rodriguez
- The Way of the Gun as Mr. Longbaugh
- Bread and Roses as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic' as Self
- Inside 'Licence to Kill' as Self
1998
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Dr. Gonzo
- Spotlight on Location: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Self
1997
- The View as Self
- Excess Baggage as Vincent
- Joyride as Detective Lopez
1996
- The Fan as Juan Primo
- Basquiat as Benny Dalmau
- The Funeral as Gaspare
- Cannes Man as Self
1995
- The Usual Suspects as Fenster
- The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA as Self
- Submission ... (Director)
1994
- China Moon as Lamar Dickey
- Swimming with Sharks as Rex
- Inside the Actors Studio as Self
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- Fallen Angels as Paco
- Fearless as Manny Rodrigo
- Golden Balls as Bob, el amigo de Miami
- Money for Nothing as Dino Palladino
1992
- Christopher Columbus: The Discovery as Alvaro Harana
1991
- The Indian Runner as Miguel
1990
- Drug Wars: The Camarena Story as Caro Quintero
- Madonna: The Immaculate Collection as Kid Sitting on Car (segment "La Isla Bonita")
1989
- Tales from the Crypt as Bill
- Licence to Kill as Dario
1988
- Big Top Pee-wee as Duke the Dog-Faced Boy
1984
- Miami Vice as Pito
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee