
Luis Guzmán
Biography
Luis Guzmán (born August 28, 1956) is a Puerto Rico-American actor. He is known for his character work. For much of his career, his squat build, wolfish features, and brooding countenance have garnered him roles largely as sidekicks, thugs, or policemen, but his later career has seen him move into more mainstream roles. He is a favorite of director Steven Soderbergh, who cast him in Out of Sight, The Limey, and Traffic, and Paul Thomas Anderson, who cast him in Boogie Nights, Magnolia and Punch-Drunk Love. He also voiced Ricardo Diaz in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.
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Known For
Acting History
2026
Coyote vs. Acme as Judge Troppogrosso
2026Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
2025Everybody Wants to Be Gen X as Self
2025Miles Away as Julio
2025Out of Order as Gustav
2025Netflix Tudum 2025 as Self
2025Guns Up as Ignatius Locke
2025Havoc as Raul
2025Kinda Pregnant as Neighborhood Man (uncredited)
2024Holy Cash as Actor
2024Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F as Chalino Valdemoro
2024Hot Ones Versus as Self
2023Genie as Detective Perez
2023Story Ave as Luis Torres
2023You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah as Eli Katz
2023Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as President Council Peña (voice)
2023Poker Face as Raoul
2023Alone at Night as JazzyLou
2022Wednesday as Gomez Addams
2022Pickled as Self
2022Entergalactic as Huge Mover (voice)
2022The Resort as Illan Iberra
2021The Disappearance of Toby Blackwood as Chester Mendoza
2021Lady of the Manor as The Bartender
2021Ultra City Smiths as Rodrigo Smalls (voice)
2021The Birthday Cake as Jochee
2021Celebrity Wheel of Fortune as Self - Contestant
2020Hightown as Jorge Cuevas
2019Hold On as Pastor Rivera
2019Godfather of Harlem as Alejandro 'El Guapo' Villabuena
2019Perpetual Grace LTD as Hector Contreras
2018Omar Sy, c'est ta chance as Self
2018Belleville Cop as Ricardo
2018The Padre as Gaspar
2017Drop the Mic as Self
20179/11 as Eddie
2017Literally, Right Before Aaron as Federico
2017Sandy Wexler as Oscar
2016De Puerto Rico para el mundo as Self
2016Roadies as Gooch
2016The Do-Over as Jorge the Shooter Boy
2016Keanu as Bacon
2015Code Black as Jesse Salander
2015Narcos as José Rodríguez Gacha
2015Puerto Ricans in Paris as Luis
2015Ana Maria in Novela Land as Schmidt
2015Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha as Farmer
2014Top Five as Bobby the Cop
2014Reclaim as Superintendent
2014Henry & Me as Lefty Gomez
2014The Lookalike as Vincent
2014Two Men in Town as Terence
2014In the Blood as Chief Ramón Garza
2013We're the Millers as Mexican Cop
2013Turbo as Angelo (voice)
2013The Last Stand as Mike Figuerola
2013Aztec Warrior as Aztec Warrior
2012The Eric Andre Show as Self
2012Journey 2: The Mysterious Island as Gabato Laguatan
2011The Caller as George
2011Rise of the Damned as Ramone
2011Arthur as Bitterman
2011Shameless as Mikey O'Shea
2010How to Make It in America as Rene Calderon
2010Republic of Doyle as Charles Alomar
2009Old Dogs as Nick - Child Proofer #2
2009Community as Luis Guzmán
2009The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 as Phil Ramos
2009The Face is Familiar as Himself
2009Fighting as Martinez
2009Still Waiting... as Raddimus
2009He's Just Not That Into You as Javier (uncredited)
2008Nothing Like the Holidays as Johnny
2008Yes Man as Jumper
2008Beverly Hills Chihuahua as Chucho (voice)
2008I Kicked Luis Guzman in the Face as Luis
2008Free Radio as Self
2007Cleaner as Det. Jim Vargas
2007War as Benny
2007John from Cincinnati as Ramon Gaviota
2007Maldeamores as Ismael (segment "En la Urbanización")
2007The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation' as Self
2006Fast Food Nation as Benny
2006Hard Luck as Million Dollar Mendez
2006School for Scoundrels as Sergeant Moorehead
2006I Love the '70s: Volume 2 as Self
2006I Love Toys
2005Waiting... as Raddimus
2005Carlito's Way: Rise to Power as Nacho Reyes
2005Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story as Balon
2005I Love the '90s: Part Deux
2004Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events as Bald Man
2003I Love the '80s Strikes Back
2003Luis as Luis
2003Confidence as Manzano
2003Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd as Ray
2003Anger Management as Lou
2003Runaway Jury as Jerry Fernandez
2002Ballchewer as Self
2002Punch-Drunk Love as Lance
2002Welcome to Collinwood as Cosimo
2002The Adventures of Pluto Nash as Felix Laranga
2002The Salton Sea as Quincy
2002The Count of Monte Cristo as Jacopo
2001Double Whammy as Juan Benitez
2001Home Invaders as Peligro
2001Sam the Man as Murray
2001Starwater
2000Traffic as Ray Castro
2000Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic' as Self
2000Thin Air as Chollo
2000Luckytown as Jimmy
2000Table One as Xavier
2000The Beat
2000The Huntress as Paulie Dortmunder
1999Magnolia as Luis
1999The Bone Collector as Eddie Ortiz
1999The Limey as Eduardo Roel
1999Mind Prey as Det. Black
1998One Tough Cop as Gunman Popi
1998Snake Eyes as Cyrus
1998Out of Sight as José 'Chino' Chirino
1997Boogie Nights as Maurice t.t. Rodriguez
1997The Brave as Luis
1997Oz as Raoul 'El Cid' Hernandez
1997Pronto as Buck Torres
1996Early Edition as John Hernandez
1996On Seventh Avenue as Eddie Diaz
1996The Substitute as Rem
1995Stonewall as Vito
1995House of Buggin'
1994Hand Gun as Rick
1994The Burning Season as Estate Boss
1994New York Undercover
1994The Cowboy Way as Chango
1994El Vagabundo Con Suerte as Luis
1993Carlito's Way as Pachanga
1993Naked in New York as Auditioner
1993Mr. Wonderful as Juice
1993NYPD Blue as Hector Martinez
1993Frasier as George
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1993seaQuest DSV as General Guzmano
1993Double Deception as Ronald Sharkey
1993Guilty as Sin as Lt. Bernard Martinez
1993Walker, Texas Ranger as Gomez
1993Homicide: Life on the Street as Lorenzo 'Larry' Molera
1993Raw as Self
1992Innocent Blood as Morales
1992To Catch a Killer as Waiter (uncredited)
1992In the Shadow of a Killer as Louis Velazquez
1992Rafael Hernández, jibarito del mundo as Guard
1991Jumpin' at the Boneyard as Taxi Driver
1991McBain as Papo
1991The Hard Way as Pooley
1990Law & Order as Cesar Pescador
1990Q & A as Luis Valentin
1989Family Business as Torres
1989Black Rain as Frankie
1989Rooftops as Martinez
1989True Believer as Ortega
1988Crocodile Dundee II as Jose
1987*batteries not included as Bystander (uncredited)
1987Heartbeat as Gang Member #2
1986Seven Women, Seven Sins as Lotto Man (segment "Greed")
1986No Picnic as Arroyo
1985The Equalizer as Gypsy Cabbie
1985Variety as Jose
1984Hunter as Carlos Delgado
1984Miami Vice as Miguel Revilla
1984Miami Vice as Goon #1
1977Short Eyes as Inmate
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