Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

441

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-05-16 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

Denni Trekho
Dan Trejo
Daniel Trejo
Dan "Danny" Trejo
丹尼·特雷霍
Ντάνι Τρέχο
دنی ترخو
دنی ترهو

Danny Trejo

Biography

Dan Trejo (born May 16, 1944) is an American 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

8.9%

Breaking Bad

Jan 20, 2008

7.8%

The Flash

Oct 7, 2014

8.7%

Rick and Morty

Dec 2, 2013

7.9%

Heat

Dec 15, 1995

7.0%

From Dusk Till Dawn

Jan 19, 1996

7.4%

Family Guy

Jan 31, 1999

7.4%

Family Guy

Jan 31, 1999

5.9%

xXx

Aug 9, 2002

6.8%

Con Air

Jun 5, 1997

6.7%

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Jun 28, 2004

6.3%

Predators

Jul 3, 2010

7.3%

Minions: The Rise of Gru

Jun 29, 2022

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Acting

—		The Wrecker
—		American Underdog
—		Detour 95 as Muerte
—		Occupation Rainfall: Chapter 2
—		The Damned as Chimalle
—		Pug
—		From a Son as George
—		Downtown Bus as Sancho 'The Jailbird' Sanchez
—		Machete Kills Again... in Space as Machete

2025

The Street Avenger as Muerte

2024		Mysteries Unearthed with Danny Trejo as Self - Presenter
2024		Wages of Sin as Jimmy
2024		Seven Cemeteries as Bravo
2024		Holy Cash as Actor
2024		The Legend of Johnny Jones as El Muerte
2024		I Heart Robots as Bob
2024		Mr. Birchum as Switchblade (voice)
2024		Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue as Laurence (voice)
2024		Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox as Royce
2024		NHL Big City Greens Classic 2 as Vasquez (voice)
2024		The Night They Came Home as Digger

2023		Miami Bici 2 as Mr Susan
2023		Death on the Border as Father Francis
2023		1521: The Quest for Love and Freedom as Ferdinand Magellan
2023		A Dark Way Out as Ralph
2023		Una preghiera per Giuda as Carnizzari
2023		Hunting Games as Sheriff Ramos
2023		The Muppets Mayhem as Danny Trejo
2023		The Dream Americano as Self

2022		It's a Wonderful Binge as Angel
2022		Renegades as Sanchez
2022		Lopez vs Lopez
2022		Fire-Man's Fetish as Fire-Man
2022		Wolf Mountain as Eddie
2022		Clerks III as Auditioner
2022		Minions: The Rise of Gru as Stronghold (voice)
2022		Smile or Hug
2022		Caroltyn as Wells
2022		Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend as Self - Guest Judge
2022		Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Oscar Diaz (archive footage)
2022		The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus as Vega
2022		Good Mourning as Method Cameo
2022		Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone as Master Gin
2022		Escándalo Secreto En Plena Cuarentena as MMR, Mario Machin Rin
2022		A Tale of Two Guns as Junior
2022		PBC as Ricky
2022		The Legend of La Llorona as Jorge
2022		VampFather as Vampfather

2021		The Book of Boba Fett as Rancor Keeper
2021		American Sicario as Pedro
2021		Pups Alone as Vinnie P (voice)
2021		Comedy Chingonas as Self - Host
2021		Maya and the Three as Cabrakan (voice)
2021		Muppets Haunted Mansion as Ghost of Huet
2021		The Ghost and Molly McGee as Bobby Daniels (voice)
2021		Death Rider in the House of Vampires as Bela Latigo
2021		Shadow of the Cat as Sombra
2021		Masters of the Universe: Revelation as Ram Man (voice)
2021		The Black Hole as Edmund
2021		Total Badass Wrestling as Bobby 'The Body' Estrada
2021		The Rebels of PT-218 as Seaman Edgar 'Cookie' Orozco
2021		American Horror Stories as Santa
2021		Monsters at Work as Terry (voice)
2021		The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2 as Self
2021		Donny's Bar Mitzvah as Self
2021		Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)

2020		Paragon: The Shadow Wars as Kincaid
2020		The Last Exorcist as Marco
2020		Lumpia: With a Vengeance as Reyes
2020		All-Time Favorite NFL Players Named by Celebrities, Players, and Coaches as Himself
2020		American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules as Janitor Steve Garcia
2020		Final Kill as Francesco
2020		Pistolera as Indio
2020		HA Festival: The Art of Comedy
2020		The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run as El Diablo
2020		Muppets Now as Self
2020		Bullets of Justice as Gravedigger
2020		LA Originals as Self
2020		Cover Me as Big Mike

2019		Fast & Furious Spy Racers as Tuco (voice)
2019		Cross: Rise of the Villains as Muerte
2019		Acceleration as Santos
2019		Slayer: The Repentless Killogy as Danny
2019		Black Licorice as Donicio
2019		Big Kill as General Morales
2019		Seis Manos as Baldemar / El Balde (voice)
2019		Madness in the Method as Danny
2019		Bare Knuckle Brawler as Santo Ariza
2019		Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo as Self
2019		3 from Hell as Rondo
2019		To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell as Self
2019		The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2019		Dora and the Lost City of Gold as Boots (voice)
2019		The Margarita Man as Dr. Valenzuela
2019		Lights Out with David Spade as Self
2019		The Outsider as Carlos
2019		Wish Man as Jose
2019		Every 9 Hours as Raul
2019		L.A.'s Finest as Reuben Velazquez
2019		The Short History of the Long Road as Miguel
2019		Theme Song Takeover as Vasquez (voice)
2019		Victor and Valentino as Paco (voice)
2019		Victor and Valentino as The Cupcake Man (voice)
2019		What We Do in the Shadows as Danny
2019		Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast as Self - Actor
2019		Slasher Party as Danny Trejo
2019		Grand-Daddy Day Care as Eduardo Hernandez
2019		The Masked Singer as Raccoon

2018		The Conners as Tito
2018		American Nightmares as Mister Malevolent
2018		Death Race: Beyond Anarchy as Goldberg
2018		Silencer as Lenard "Big Daddy" Ochoa
2018		Illegal Civilization 3 as Self
2018		Frat Pack as Dirty
2018		Big City Greens as Vasquez (voice)
2018		Bully as Manny
2018		Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece as Nino Grande
2018		#Roxy as Principal Castillo
2018		Gone Are the Days as River Man
2018		Death House as Inmate (uncredited)
2018		Survivor's Guide to Prison as Self

2017		Avenge the Crows as Antonio
2017		BorderCross
2017		Maximum Impact as Don Sanchez
2017		Calico Queens as Bill Gallows
2017		McDick as Oscar
2017		Dead Again in Tombstone as Guerrero
2017		Murder in the Woods as Sheriff Lorenzo
2017		Not a War Story
2017		Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale as El Moco (voice)
2017		All About the Money as Luis Diego
2017		American Gods as Mr. World
2017		Juarez 2045 as Angel Malvado
2017		Cross Wars as Murete

2016		Street Level as Carlton the Doorman
2016		Halloweed as Patch
2016		Chronology as Jackhammer
2016		Storks as Jasper (voice)
2016		Good Fortune as Self
2016		Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House as Mr. Morgo
2016		Vigilante Diaries as Crazy Joe
2016		1st Strike as Manny Garcia
2016		Range 15 as Zombie Trejo
2016		Map of Hell as Himself
2016		Bridesman as Eduardo
2016		Cyborg X as Captain Machine Gun
2016		Boost as Roy Casares
2016		Angie Tribeca as Himself
2016		North by El Norte as Uncle John

2015		The Ridiculous 6 as Cicero
2015		Real Rob as Danny
2015		No Way Out as Don Caceres
2015		Sock 'Em Dead as Self - Host
2015		Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini as Self
2015		Fluffy's Food Adventures as Himself
2015		New Looney Tunes as Lieutenant (voice)
2015		4Got10 as Mateo Perez
2015		The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015		East LA Interchange as narrator
2015		3-Headed Shark Attack as Max Burns
2015		Pig Goat Banana Cricket as Filthy the Foot (voice)
2015		The Weight of Blood and Bones as Espada
2015		L.A. Slasher as The Drug Dealer #2
2015		The Night Crew as Aguilar
2015		Alcatraz Prison Escape: Deathbed Confession as Narrator (voice)
2015		Bad Asses on the Bayou as Frank Vega
2015		VANish as Carlos
2015		The Burning Dead as Night Wolf
2015		Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Renegade Rampage as Newtralizer (voice)
2015		Hope Lost as Marius
2015		The Adventures of Puss in Boots as El Moco (voice)
2015		A Horse Story as Moonlight (voice)

2014		Throwdown as Tattoo
2014		Beyond the Game as José
2014		Vieques
2014		Strike One as Manny Garcia
2014		Misfit Garage
2014		The Flash as Breacher
2014		Reaper as Jack
2014		The Book of Life as Skeleton Luis (voice)
2014		Preggoland as Pedro
2014		Running Wild with Bear Grylls as Self
2014		Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals as Reynaldo (voice)
2014		Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses as Frank Vega
2014		In the Blood as Big Biz
2014		Muppets Most Wanted as Danny Trejo
2014		20 Ft Below: The Darkness Descending as Angel
2014		Habla Men as Self
2014		Reach Me as Vic
2014		From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series as The Regulator
2014		Saint George as Tio
2014		Bullet as Frank
2014		Force of Execution as Oso
2014		Voodoo Possession as Kross

2013		The Insomniac as Jairo Torres
2013		Rick and Morty as Jaguar (voice)
2013		Courier from 'Paradise'
2013		Dead in Tombstone as Guerrero
2013		Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Oscar Diaz
2013		American Lowrider as The O.G.
2013		Chavez Cage of Glory as Mando
2013		Machete Kills as Machete Cortez
2013		The Contractor as Javier Reyes
2013		Pendejo (Idiot) as Pedro
2013		Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel as Venom (voice)
2013		Zombie Hunter as Jesús
2013		Fra Sydhavn til West Coast as Sig selv
2013		Amelia's 25th as Don Javier
2013		Mickey Mouse as Piñata Boss (voice)
2013		Five Thirteen as El Loco
2013		Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown as Self
2013		Tattoo Nation as Himself
2013		Circus Halligalli
2013		Ticket to Vegas as Mister Chich
2013		Counterpunch as Manny Navarro
2013		Death Race: Inferno as Goldberg

2012		Short Handle as Carson
2012		Sushi Girl as Schlomo
2012		The Cloth as Father Connely
2012		Rise of the Zombies as Caspian
2012		Bro' as Gilbert
2012		Haunted High as Ortiz
2012		Recoil as Drayke
2012		Bad Ass as Frank Vega
2012		Breaking Wind as Billy Black

2011		In the Shadow as Hermit
2011		A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas as Mr. Perez
2011		China, IL as (voice)
2011		The Black Mamba as The Crippler
2011		Violet & Daisy as Russ
2011		Spy Kids: All the Time in the World as Uncle Machete
2011		Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury as Ceasar
2011		House of the Rising Sun as Carlos
2011		Dark Games as Archie
2011		Cross as Lexavier
2011		Blacktino as Rogelio

2010		Young Justice as Bane (voice)
2010		Death Race 2 as Goldberg
2010		Predators: The Chosen as Cuchillo
2010		Predators: Moments of Extraction as Cuchillo (Voice)
2010		Epic Rap Battles of History as himself
2010		Modus Operandi as Director Holiday
2010		The Bill Collector as Frankie Gutierrez
2010		Machete as Machete
2010		Beatdown as Marcus
2010		Gun as Frankie Makina
2010		Predators as Cuchillo
2010		The Good Guys as Alfredo
2010		Pastor Shepherd as Phil Harrison
2010		The Killing Jar as Jimmy
2010		Shadows in Paradise as Matador
2010		Saint John of Las Vegas as Bismarck
2010		Shoot the Hero as Crazy Joe
2010		The Lazarus Papers as Aroon
2010		Boston Girls as Uncle Reggie
2010		American Flyer as Uncle John
2010		Justin Time as Mardok

2009		Babysitters Beware as Clyde / The Guard
2009		Modern Family as Gus
2009		NCIS: Los Angeles as Tuhon
2009		The Grind as Nicholi Guzman
2009		The Haunted World of El Superbeasto as Rico (voice)
2009		The Face is Familiar as Himself
2009		The Line as Mario
2009		Eyeborgs as G-Man
2009		The Boys of Ghost Town as Father
2009		Official Rejection as Self
2009		Cowboy Dreams as Lobo
2009		Fanboys as The Chief
2009		RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Special Guest / Big Daddy

2008		Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween as Self
2008		Jake's Corner as Clint
2008		Sons of Anarchy as Romero 'Romeo' Parada
2008		Alone in the Dark 2 as Perry
2008		Ranchero as Capone
2008		Juan Frances: Live as E.J.
2008		The Wendy Williams Show as Self
2008		Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance as Manolo
2008		The Spectacular Spider-Man as Ox (voice)
2008		Valley of Angels as Hector
2008		Toxic as Antoine
2008		D.O.P.E. - Death Or Prison Eventually as Narrator
2008		Breaking Bad as Tortuga
2008		The Art of Travel as Limo Driver
2008		Necessary Evil as Barro

2007		Furnace as Fury
2007		On Bloody Sunday as The Ref
2007		Smiley Face as Albert
2007		Heckler as Self
2007		Urban Justice as El Chivo
2007		The Blue Rose as Junk
2007		Battle for Terra as Elder Barum (voice)
2007		Halloween as Ismael Cruz
2007		Phineas and Ferb as Venom (voice)
2007		Burn Notice as Felipe Vega
2007		Richard III as Major
2007		Delta Farce as Carlos Santana
2007		Planet Terror as Machete
2007		Grindhouse as Machete (segment "Planet Terror")
2007		Machete as Machete
2007		Blood Ties as Pacha Kamaq
2007		El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
2007		Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! as Criminal

2006		Death Row as Priest
2006		Sherrybaby as Dean Walker
2006		National Lampoon's TV: The Movie as Crow
2006		7 Mummies as Apache
2006		Slayer as Montegna
2006		Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror as Derelict
2006		Jack's Law as Jack Santos
2006		High Hopes as Shady
2006		Heist
2006		Top Chef as Himself - Guest Judge
2006		Propensity as Roy
2006		Living the Dream as Chuck
2006		Tennis Anyone? as Hector

2005		30 Days in Hell: The Making of 'The Devil's Rejects' as Self
2005		Bones as Bishop Edward Galano
2005		The Devil's Rejects as Rondo
2005		Hell's Kitchen as Self
2005		Chasing Ghosts as Carlos Santiago
2005		Nobody Wants Your Film as Self
2005		The Crow: Wicked Prayer as Harold
2005		The Curse of El Charro as El Charro (Voice)
2005		Champion as Self
2005		The Making of 'Heat' as Self
2005		American Dad! as (voice)
2005		American Dad! as Mexican Thugs (voice)
2005		All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos as Vargas Diaz
2005		Unscripted as Self
2005		Venice Underground as Papi

2004		Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie as Bartender
2004		Lost as Edward James Archer
2004		Desperate Housewives as Hector Ramos
2004		Stargate Atlantis as Omal
2004		Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy as Bartender
2004		Turned Out: Sexual Assault Behind Bars as Narrator

2003		Once Upon a Time in Mexico as Cucuy
2003		Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over as Machete
2003		The Big Empty as Lt. Gates
2003		Kingpin

2002		Beat the Devil as Bob
2002		Nightstalker as Officer Frank Luis
2002		13 Moons as Hoodlum
2002		xXx as El Jefe
2002		Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams as Machete
2002		Monk as Spyder Rudner
2002		George Lopez
2002		Do It for Uncle Manny as Pedro
2002		The Salton Sea as Little Bill

2001		Alias as Emilio Vargas
2001		Bubble Boy as Slim
2001		The Hire as Bob
2001		Spy Kids as Machete
2001		Grounded for Life
2001		Skippy as Hitman

2000		Aqua Teen Hunger Force as Dewey (voice)
2000		Animal Factory as Vito
2000		The District as Self
2000		Cuenta Saldada as Secuestrador 1 (as Daniel Trejo)
2000		Reindeer Games as Jumpy
2000		From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter as Razor Charlie

1999		Inferno as Johnny Six Toes
1999		Whiteboyz as Prisoner
1999		Futurama as Doblando Rodriguez (voice)
1999		From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money as Razor Eddie
1999		Family Guy as Clint Beltran (voice)
1999		Family Guy as (voice)
1999		Soundman as Duce's Father

1998		The Crow: Stairway to Heaven as Harold
1998		Six Days Seven Nights as Pierce
1998		Point Blank as Wallace
1998		The Replacement Killers as Collins
1998		Champions as Max Brito

1997		Trojan War as Scarface
1997		Brooklyn South as Louis - Hertz's Bodyguard
1997		Con Air as "Johnny-23"
1997		Anaconda as Poacher
1997		King of the Hill as Victor Velasquez (voice)
1997		King of the Hill as Enrique (voice)
1997		King of the Hill as Lifeguard / Waiter (voice)
1997		King of the Hill as Enrique / Octavio (voice)
1997		King of the Hill as (voice)
1997		King of the Hill as Octavio (voice) (uncredited)
1997		Los Locos as Manuel Batista
1997		Dilemma as Rudy Salazar

1996		Jaguar as Kumare
1996		From Dusk Till Dawn as Razor Charlie

1995		Heat as Trejo
1995		Desperado as Navajas
1995		Dead Badge as El Tango Bartender
1995		The Stranger as Hawk

1994		Victor One
1994		High Tide as Tattooist
1994		Criminal Passion as Construction Worker
1994		Mi Vida Loca as Frank
1994		Against the Wall as Luis
1994		Vanishing Son as Out-of-Breath Man

1993		Love, Cheat & Steal as Cuban
1993		Sunset Grill as Young Mexican
1993		NYPD Blue as Gabriel mota
1993		NYPD Blue as Frankie soto
1993		The X-Files as Cesar Ocampo
1993		Last Light as 2nd Inmate
1993		Fallen Angels as Boxer
1993		12:01 as Prisoner
1993		Walker, Texas Ranger as Joe Lopez
1993		Walker, Texas Ranger as José Rodriguez
1993		Doppelganger as Hard Hat
1993		Bound by Honor as Geronimo

1992		Renegade as Freddie
1992		Nails as Las Virgenes bartender
1992		Sex Crimes as Palmer

1991		The Last Hour as Spider
1991		Reasonable Doubts as Cholo #2
1991		FBI: The Untold Stories as Snowman
1991		Lonely Hearts as Angry Client
1991		Carnal Crimes as Ticket Agent
1991		Doublecrossed as Lito
1991		Whore as Tattoo Artist
1991		Wedlock as Tough Prisoner #1
1991		Femme Fatale as Toshi

1990		Guns as Tong
1990		Marked for Death as Hector
1990		Maniac Cop 2 as Prisoner
1990		Drug Wars: The Camarena Story as Gabriel

1989		Bail Out as Mean
1989		Cage as Costello's Bodyguard (uncredited)
1989		Lock Up as Chink's Gang Member
1989		Baywatch
1989		Baywatch as Carlos Urueta
1989		Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects as Prison Inmate

1988

Bulletproof as Sharkey

1987		The Hidden as Prisoner
1987		Jake and the Fatman as Mumbling Prisoner
1987		Terminal Exposure as man in crowd (uncredited)
1987		Penitentiary III as See Veer
1987		Death Wish 4: The Crackdown as Art Sanella

1985

Runaway Train as Boxer

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1972

The Price Is Right as Self

Production

2022

VampFather as Executive Producer

2006		High Hopes as Producer
2006		Propensity as Co-Producer

2000

Animal Factory as Co-Producer