Diego Luna
Born: 1979-12-29 in Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico
Known For: Acting
Biography
Diego Dionisio Luna Alexander (Spanish: [ˈdjeɣoˈluna aleɣˈsandeɾ]; born 29 December 1979) is a Mexican actor, director, and producer, best known for his portrayal of Cassian Andor in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) and the Disney+ series Andor (2022–2025), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series Drama. Following an early career in Mexican telenovelas, Luna had his breakthrough in the critically acclaimed 2001 film Y tu mamá también. During the 2000s, he appeared in both Mexican and American films, including Frida, Open Range, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, The Terminal, Criminal, Milk, Sólo quiero caminar, and Rudo y Cursi. In the 2010s, his films included the science fiction film Elysium, the comedy Casa de mi Padre, and the animated musical The Book of Life. From 2018 to 2020, he starred as the drug trafficker Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo in Narcos: Mexico. Luna has appeared in numerous Mexican theatre productions and has produced both film and television projects, many of which feature Gael García Bernal. Since 2010, he has directed three feature films: Abel, Cesar Chavez, and Mr. Pig. He is the creator and director of the 2013 Fusion TV docu-series Back Home, the Amazon Studios talk show Pan y Circo, which premiered in 2020, and the 2021 Netflix scripted series Everything Will Be Fine. In 2025, Time magazine listed Luna as one of the world's 100 most influential people. Description above from the Wikipedia article Diego Luna, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- Kiss of the Spider Woman as Valentín Arregui / Armando
- Thesis on a Domestication ... (Producer)
- On the Road ... (Producer)
- Mollusk
- ASCO: Without Permission ... (Executive Producer)
2024
- La Máquina as Andy Lujan
- State of Silence ... (Executive Producer)
2023
- Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- Water for Life as Narrator
2022
- Andor as Cassian Andor
- DC League of Super-Pets as Chip (voice)
- Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look as Self - Cassian Andor / Executive Producer
- Soul of a Nation Presents Mi Gente: Groundbreakers and Changemakers as Self
2021
- Maya and the Three as Zatz (voice)
- Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans as Krel (voice)
- Everything Will Be Fine ... (Director)
2020
- Wander Darkly as Matteo
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Inigo Montoya
- Pan y Circo as Self - Host
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Chicuarotes ... (Associate Producer)
- Berlin, I Love You as Drag Queen
- A Rainy Day in New York as Francisco Vega
2018
- Narcos: Mexico as Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo
- 3Below: Tales of Arcadia as Krel (voice)
- If Beale Street Could Talk as Pedrocito
- Crow: The Legend as Moth (voice)
2017
- Flatliners as Ray
- The Bad Batch as Jimmy (uncredited)
- The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' as Self
2016
- Chelsea as Self
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as Cassian Andor
- Mr. Pig ... (Screenplay)
- Salt and Fire ... (Executive Producer)
- Blood Father as Jonah
2015
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- Leagues ... (Executive Producer)
- The Chosen Ones ... (Executive Producer)
- Casanova as Giacomo Casanova
- Casanova as Giacomo Casanova
2014
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- The Book of Life as Manolo (voice)
- Cesar Chavez ... (Producer)
- I Stay with You as Esteban
2012
- Contraband as Gonzalo
- Made in Mexico as Self
- Casa de Mi Padre as Raul
2011
- Miss Bala ... (Executive Producer)
2010
- Conan as Self
- Abel ... (Director)
- Revolución ... (Director)
- Gritos D Muerte y Libertad as Guadalupe Victoria
- Gritos de Muerte y Libertad as Guadalupe Victoria
- Morelos, Siervo de la Nación as Narrator
2009
- Sin Nombre ... (Executive Producer)
2008
- Mister Lonely as Michael Jackson
- Milk as Jack Lira
- Rudo & Cursi as Beto
- I'm Gonna Explode ... (Executive Producer)
- Walking Vengeance as Gabriel
2007
- The Night Buffalo as Manuel
- J.C. Chavez ... (Director)
2006
- The One Show as Self
- Drama/Mex ... (Executive Producer)
- A Wonderful World as Reportero en Estocolmo
- Fade to Black as Tommaso Moreno
- Only God Knows as Dàmian
2005
- American Dad! as Mauricio (voice)
- Stories of Disenchantment as Amante en Video
- Carambola as El Perro
2004
- The Terminal as Enrique Cruz
- On Air with Ryan Seacrest as Self
- Criminal as Rodrigo
- Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights as Javier Suarez
- Beyond the 'Open Range' as Self
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- Nicotina as Lolo
- Open Range as Button
- Soldiers of Salamina as Gastón
2002
- Frida as Alejandro
- Dark Cities as Fede
- Vampires: Los Muertos as Sancho
- The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
- Fidel as Renato Guitart
2001
- Y Tu Mamá También as Tenoch Iturbide
- Never Too Young to Dream as Postman
- Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También' as Self
2000
- Before Night Falls as Carlos
- Todo el poder as Esteban
1999
- Coapa Heights as Eric
- A Sweet Scent of Death as Ramon
- Perriférico
- La vida en el espejo as Eugenio Román Franco
- El Cometa as Victor
1997
- The View as Self - Guest
1995
- A Trickle of Blood as León
- Morena
1994
- MTV Europe Music Awards as Self - Presenter
- Amber as Muni Frahabarana
1992
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1982
- Antonieta as (uncredited)
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee