Biography
Luis Guzmán (born August 28, 1956) is an actor from Puerto Rico. 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-Dru...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
2026
Set in NYC, the musically driven comedy centers on Pierre, born as a product of forbidden love between a hawk and a pigeon. Pierre is rejected by both...

Netflix Tudum 2025
2025
as Self
Celebrate your favorite shows and movies at this star-studded, live global fan event with special performances and exclusive reveals.

Guns Up
2025
as Ignatius
When a job goes horribly wrong, an ex-cop and family man who moonlights as a mob henchman has one night to get his family out of the city.

Havoc
2025
as Raul
When a drug heist swerves lethally out of control, a jaded cop fights his way through a corrupt city's criminal underworld to save a politician's son.

Kinda Pregnant
2025
as Neighborhood Man (uncredited)
When Lainy's plan to settle down and start a family falls apart, she puts on a fake baby bump, tells a lie — and accidentally falls for her dream guy.

Holy Cash
2024
as Actor
The Holy Cash' follows the story of Pablo (Paul Rodriguez), a con artist seeking a new way to make money by deceiving people. Alongside his friend "Gu...

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
2024
as Chalino Valdemoro
Forty years after his unforgettable first case in Beverly Hills, Detroit cop Axel Foley returns to do what he does best: solve crimes and cause chaos.

Genie
2023
as Detective Perez
Flora, a genie trapped for more than 2,000 years inside an antique jewelry box, is accidentally called to service by Bernard, whose life is unraveling...

Story Ave
2023
as Luis Torres
After running away from home, a teenage graffiti artist holds up an unsuspecting MTA worker in a robbery gone right that changes their lives forever.

Story Ave
2023
Executive Producer
After running away from home, a teenage graffiti artist holds up an unsuspecting MTA worker in a robbery gone right that changes their lives forever.

You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah
2023
as Eli Katz
Stacy and Lydia are BFFs who've always dreamed about having epic bat mitzvahs. But things start to go comically awry when a popular boy and middle sch...

Alone at Night
2023
as JazzyLou
Having just been through a tumultuous breakup, cam-girl Vicky retreats to a friend’s remote cabin in the woods to clear her head. But when the power g...

Pickled
2022
as Self
A new sport will get its close-up with a tournament of all-star teams battling it out for charity and a chance to win the coveted Golden Gherkin.

Entergalactic
2022
as Huge Mover (voice)
Ambitious artist Jabari attempts to balance success and love when he moves into his dream Manhattan apartment and falls for his next-door neighbor.

The Disappearance of Toby Blackwood
2021
as Chester Mendoza
Mid-quarantine, Wes Crowley learns that a childhood friend and popular YouTube conspiracy theorist, Toby Blackwood, is missing. He and his friend Luke...

Lady of the Manor
2021
as The Bartender
Past and present collide when aimless slacker Hannah gets hired to portray Lady Wadsworth -- a Southern belle from the 1800s -- for tours at Wadsworth...

The Birthday Cake
2021
as Jochee
On the 10th anniversary of his father's death, Giovanni reluctantly accepts the task of bringing a cake to the home of his uncle, a mob boss, for a ce...

Hold On
2019
as Pastor Rivera
Fighting to save her brother from a life of addiction on Los Angeles' Skid Row, an overlooked singing prodigy embarks on an unlikely journey with the ...

Omar Sy, c'est ta chance
2018
as Self

Belleville Cop
2018
as Ricardo
When a childhood friend from Miami gets killed after he comes to warn of encroaching drug gangs, Baaba moves to Miami and teams up with a local office...

The Padre
2018
as Gaspar
American retired Judge Randall Nemes and his hired gun, Gaspar, track down a con man posing as a priest in a small Colombian town only to be thrown of...

9/11
2017
as Eddie
Five random strangers find themselves trapped in an elevator in the World Trade Center's North Tower on 9/11. They work together, never giving up hope...

Literally, Right Before Aaron
2017
as Federico
Still reeling from his breakup with college sweetheart Allison, Adam's world is thrown into further chaos when he’s surprisingly invited to attend her...

Sandy Wexler
2017
as Oscar
When a hapless but dedicated talent manager signs his first client who actually has talent, his career finally starts to take off.

De Puerto Rico para el mundo
2016
as Self
On the Puerto Rican diaspora, which includes renowned artists who have converted New York, Florida, Chicago, Hawaii, Santa Cruz and Dominican Republic...

The Do-Over
2016
as Jorge the Shooter Boy
The life of a bank manager is turned upside down when a friend from his past manipulates him into faking his own death and taking off on an adventure.

Keanu
2016
as Bacon
Friends hatch a plot to retrieve a stolen cat by posing as drug dealers for a street gang.

Aztec Warrior
2016
as Aztec Warrior
A washed up wrestler decides to come out of retirement.

Puerto Ricans in Paris
2015
as Luis
NYPD detectives Luis and Eddie visit Paris to help gorgeous French designer Colette catch the black market thief who's ripped off her new handbag desi...

Puerto Ricans in Paris
2015
Executive Producer
NYPD detectives Luis and Eddie visit Paris to help gorgeous French designer Colette catch the black market thief who's ripped off her new handbag desi...

Ana Maria in Novela Land
2015
as Schmidt
Ana Maria is having a bad day until she magically switches places with the main character of her favorite telenovela. As she struggles to escape from ...

Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha
2015
as Farmer
With his noble squire by his side, a retired country gentleman sets out on an adventure to right the wrongs of the world.

Top Five
2014
as Bobby the Cop
Though he began in stand-up comedy, Andre Allen hit the big-time as the star of a trilogy of action-comedies about a talking bear but now he wants to ...

Reclaim
2014
as Superintendent
After their newly adopted daughter goes missing in a small town, Steven and Shannon will stop at nothing to uncover the truth behind her disappearance...

Henry & Me
2014
as Lefty Gomez
A guardian angel takes a gravely ill boy on a magical journey to meet legendary players from the New York Yankees, both past and present.

The Lookalike
2014
as Vincent
Two crooks looking out for a drug lord's love interest scramble to find a look-alike after she dies unexpectedly.

Two Men in Town
2014
as Terence
A convict is released from prison in a small town in New Mexico. 18 years ago he killed a deputy. The then-and-now sheriff seeks revenge.

In the Blood
2014
as Chief Ramón Garza
When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.

We're the Millers
2013
as Mexican Cop
A veteran pot dealer creates a fake family as part of his plan to move a huge shipment of weed into the U.S. from Mexico.

Turbo
2013
as Angelo (voice)
The tale of an ordinary garden snail who dreams of winning the Indy 500.

The Last Stand
2013
as Mike Figuerola
Ray Owens is sheriff of the quiet US border town of Sommerton Junction after leaving the LAPD following a bungled operation. Following his escape from...

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
2012
as Gabato Laguatan
Sean Anderson partners with his mom's boyfriend on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.

The Caller
2011
as George
Troubled divorcee Mary Kee is tormented by a series of sinister phone calls from a mysterious woman. When the stranger reveals she's calling from the ...

Rise of the Damned
2011
as Ramone
Six years after a violent car crash claimed her parents' lives, Jesse is still trying to put her life back together. The situation is complicated by t...

Arthur
2011
as Bitterman
A drunken playboy stands to lose a wealthy inheritance when he falls for a woman that his family doesn't like.

Old Dogs
2009
as Nick - Child Proofer #2
Charlie and Dan have been best friends and business partners for thirty years; their Manhattan public relations firm is on the verge of a huge busines...

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009
as Phil Ramos
Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatche...

The Face is Familiar
2009
as Himself
Get to know some of Hollywood's most talented character actors, who have supported leading roles in films for decades. Some have even gone on to beco...

Fighting
2009
as Martinez
Small-town boy Shawn MacArthur has come to New York City with nothing. Barely earning a living selling counterfeit goods on the streets, his luck chan...

Still Waiting...
2009
as Raddimus
After Shenaniganz loses all its hottest waitresses to new competitor Ta-Ta's Wing Shack -- where the scantily clad wait staff earns bigger tips -- the...

He's Just Not That Into You
2009
as Javier (uncredited)
Have you ever sat by the phone wondering why he said he would call, but didn't, or you can't figure out why she doesn't want to sleep with you anymore...

Nothing Like the Holidays
2008
as Johnny
It’s Christmastime and the far-flung members of the Rodriguez family are converging at their parents’ home in Chicago to celebrate the season and rejo...

Yes Man
2008
as Jumper
Carl Allen, a guy whose life is going nowhere, signs up for a self-help program based on one simple covenant: say yes to everything…and anything.

Beverly Hills Chihuahua
2008
as Chucho (voice)
A pampered Beverly Hills chihuahua named Chloe who, while on vacation in Mexico with her owner Viv's niece, Rachel, gets lost and must rely on her fri...

I Kicked Luis Guzman in the Face
2008
as Luis
Jason, a young introvert devoid of a life outside his own head, told a little white lie to 50 million people that changed his life forever. That was u...

Cleaner
2007
as Det. Jim Vargas
Single father and former cop Tom Cutler has an unusual occupation: he cleans up death scenes. But when he's called in to sterilize a wealthy suburban ...

War
2007
as Benny
FBI agent Jack Crawford is out for revenge when his partner is killed and all clues point to the mysterious assassin Rogue. But when Rogue turns up ye...

Maldeamores
2007
as Ismael (segment "En la Urbanización")
A three-part look at the ironies of love, with stories that involve a young boy, a hostage situation, and a divorced elderly couple caught in a love t...

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
2007
as Self
A full-length documentary chronicling filmmaker Richard Linklater and author Eric Schlosser throughout their journey making the movie 'Fast Food Natio...

Fast Food Nation
2006
as Benny
A dramatised examination of the health issues and social consequences of America's love affair with fast food.

Hard Luck
2006
as Million Dollar Mendez
Three converging story lines involving bootleggers, a serial killer and drug dealers are followed. A former drug dealer tries to go straight, but come...

School for Scoundrels
2006
as Sergeant Moorehead
In the hope of winning the woman of his dreams, Amanda, lovelorn meter-reader Roger Wadell enrolls in a secret confidence-building class. The course's...

Waiting...
2005
as Raddimus
Employees at a Bennigan's-like restaurant (called, creatively enough, Shenanigan's), kill time before their real lives get started. But while they wai...

Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
2005
as Nacho Reyes
Seduced by the brutal New York underworld, future gangster legend Carlito Brigante enters a deadly circle of greed and retribution. Assisted by his tw...

Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
2005
as Balon
Ben Crane believes that a severely injured racehorse deserves another chance. He and his daughter Cale adopt the mare and save it from being sacrifice...

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004
as Bald Man
Three wealthy children's parents are killed in a fire. When they are sent to a distant relative, they find out that he is plotting to kill them and se...

Confidence
2003
as Manzano
What Jake Vig doesn't know just might get him killed. A sharp and polished grifter, Jake has just swindled thousands of dollars from the unsuspecting ...

Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
2003
as Ray
This wacky prequel to the 1994 blockbuster goes back to the lame-brained Harry and Lloyd's days as classmates at a Rhode Island high school, where the...

Anger Management
2003
as Lou
After a small misunderstanding aboard an airplane escalates out of control, timid businessman Dave Buznik is ordered by the court to undergo anger man...

Runaway Jury
2003
as Jerry Fernandez
After a workplace shooting in New Orleans, a trial against the gun manufacturer pits lawyer Wendell Rohr against shady jury consultant Rankin Fitch, w...

Ballchewer
2002
A short film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Part of Adam Sandler's 'Meatball Series'. Shot during the filming of 'Punch-Drunk Love'.

Punch-Drunk Love
2002
as Lance
A socially awkward and volatile small business owner meets the love of his life after being threatened by a gang of scammers.

Welcome to Collinwood
2002
as Cosimo
Five hapless inner-city low-lifes attempt to burgle a pawnbroker's safe, but end up being plagued by bad luck.

The Adventures of Pluto Nash
2002
as Felix Laranga
The year is 2087, the setting is the moon. Pluto Nash, the high-flying successful owner of the hottest nightclub in the universe, finds himself in tro...

The Salton Sea
2002
as Quincy
After the murder of his beloved wife, a man in search of redemption is set adrift in a world where nothing is as it seems. On his journey, he befriend...

The Count of Monte Cristo
2002
as Jacopo
Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, Fernand, deceives him. After spending 13 miserable ...

Double Whammy
2001
as Juan Benitez
Ray Pluto has many problems. He is satirized in the tabloids as the "loser cop." His partner is starting to seem suspiciously attracted to him. A pair...

Home Invaders
2001
as Peligro
A seemingly foolproof plan to scam gas station customers backfires when a small-time crook crosses two criminals, who promptly force him into service....

Sam the Man
2001
as Murray
A writer having difficulty completing his second novel goes on a journey of self-discovery.
Starwater
2001
Made by Scott William Winters, Starwater is a star-studded experimental film shot while doing the HBO series ‘Oz’.

Traffic
2000
as Ray Castro
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Poli...

Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic'
2000
as Self

Thin Air
2000
as Chollo
Frank Belson didn't ask too many questions about the past of his new wife Lisa St. Claire, even after she suddenly and mysteriously disappeared one ni...

Luckytown
2000
as Jimmy
A young woman goes in search of her father, a professional gambler who abandoned her years before. Along the way, she finds herself at odds with her ...

The Huntress
2000
as Paulie Dortmunder
After bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson is killed, his widow and daughter find they are in debt and decide to take on his work. Pilot film for the f...

Table One
2000
as Xavier
Four friends (Stephen Baldwin, Michael Rooker, Luis Guzman and David Herman) who are misfits in the New York City social scene have trouble meeting av...

Magnolia
1999
as Luis
On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy geniu...

The Bone Collector
1999
as Eddie Ortiz
Lincoln Rhyme was the department's top homicide detective and leading expert in criminal forensics until an injury left him paralyzed, depressed, and ...

The Limey
1999
as Eduardo Roel
The Limey follows Wilson, a tough English ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death. Upon arrival, Wilson goes to task battling...

Mind Prey
1999
as Det. Black
A mentally deranged man takes his former psychiatrist and her two children hostage in revenge for the torment he feels he suffered while being incarce...

One Tough Cop
1998
as Gunman Popi
A detective tries to remain loyal to his partner, and his best friend - a mobster.

Snake Eyes
1998
as Cyrus
All bets are off when shady homicide cop Rick Santoro witnesses a murder during a boxing match. It's up to him and lifelong friend, Naval intelligence...

Out of Sight
1998
as José 'Chino' Chirino
Meet Jack Foley, a smooth criminal who bends the law and is determined to make one last heist. Karen Sisco is a federal marshal who chooses all the ri...

Boogie Nights
1997
as Maurice t.t. Rodriguez
Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his cra...

The Brave
1997
as Luis
A down-on-his-luck American Indian recently released from jail is offered the chance to "star" as the victim of a snuff film, the resulting pay of whi...

Pronto
1997
Harry Arno is a Miami Beach bookie who finds himself in trouble with his mob bosses for reasons he can't quite figure out. When an assailant attempts ...
On Seventh Avenue
1996
as Eddie Diaz
A rising designer leaves a top fashion house to rescue her retired father's New York apparel business.

The Substitute
1996
as Rem
When an inner-city Miami schoolteacher gets her knee broken after standing up to the school's gang leader, her mercenary combat specialist boyfriend g...

Stonewall
1995
as Vito
A group of gay friends try to live with dignity and self-respect while events build to the opening battle in the major gay rights movement.

Hand Gun
1994
as Rick
Jack is in the midst of a major robbery, which leaves him injured and his accomplices dead. Jack manages to hide the $500,000 from the robbery before ...

The Burning Season
1994
as Estate Boss
Based on the true story of a Brazilian rubber tapper who leads his people in protest against government and developers, who want to cut down their par...

The Cowboy Way
1994
as Chango
Two championship rodeo partners travel to New York to find their missing friend, Nacho Salazar who went missing there.

Carlito's Way
1993
as Pachanga
Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New Yor...

Naked in New York
1993
as Auditioner
Naked in New York begins in the car of grown up Jake, he is talking to us about his girlfriend, Joanne, and to whom you can turn to for help while fa...

Mr. Wonderful
1993
as Juice
Electrician Gus gets the chance to fulfil a childhood dream by buying an old bowling-alley with some of his friends, but first he must find his ex-wif...

Double Deception
1993
as Ronald Sharkey
An ex-call girl hires private investigator Jon Kane to find her missing husband.

Guilty as Sin
1993
as Lt. Bernard Martinez
Before a criminal lawyer knows what has happened, she is forced to defend a wife killer she knows is guilty.

Innocent Blood
1992
as Morales
Marie is a vampire with a thirst for bad guys. When she fails to properly dispose of one of her victims, a violent mob boss, she bites off more than s...

To Catch a Killer
1992
as Waiter (uncredited)
"To Catch a Killer" tells the true gruesome story of John Wayne Gacy - a good friend and helpful neighbour, a great child entertainer, a respectful bu...

In the Shadow of a Killer
1992
as Louis Velazquez
Courtroom drama involving the mafia inspired by true events.
Rafael Hernández, jibarito del mundo
1992
as Guard
Through interviews with friends, family, and colleagues, the documentary relates the life and career of Rafael Hernández, one of Puerto Rico’s most re...

Jumpin' at the Boneyard
1991
as Taxi Driver
Manny tries to get his crack addict brother, Danny, to clean up.

McBain
1991
as Papo
Santos attempts to lead a people's revolt in Colombia to overthrow the Presidente. When his revolt fails and he is killed, his sister Christina goes t...

The Hard Way
1991
as Pooley
Seeking to raise his credibility as an actor and to land a role as a tough cop on a new show, Hollywood action star Nick Lang works a deal with New Yo...

Q & A
1990
as Luis Valentin
A young district attorney seeking to prove a case against a corrupt police detective encounters a former lover and her new protector, a crime boss who...

Family Business
1989
as Torres
Jessie is an aging career criminal who has been in more jails, fights, schemes, and lineups than just about anyone else. His son Vito, while currently...

Black Rain
1989
as Frankie
Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to es...

Rooftops
1989
as Martinez
T, as most of his friends, lives in a self-constructed 'house', built on top of an old building in the city. Their one passion is 'combat'. Combat is ...

True Believer
1989
as Ortega
Eddie Dodd is a burnt out former civil rights lawyer who now specializes in defending drug dealers. Roger Baron, newly graduated from law school, has ...

Crocodile Dundee II
1988
as Jose
Australian outback expert protects his New York love from gangsters who've followed her down under.

*batteries not included
1987
as Bystander (uncredited)
In a soon to be demolished block of apartments, the residents resist the criminal methods used to force them to leave so a greedy tycoon can build his...

Heartbeat
1987
as Gang Member #2
A surrealistic journey into the experiences and reflections of a documentary filmmaker as he evaluates the people and places that have made up his lif...

Seven Women, Seven Sins
1986
as Lotto Man (segment "Greed")
Seven Women, Seven Sins (1986) represents a quintessential moment in film history. The women filmmakers invited to direct for the seven sins were amon...

No Picnic
1986
as Arroyo
A cinematic love letter to a pre-gentrification New York City

Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son
1985
as Miguel Revilla
Crockett and Tubbs head to New York to track down a Colombian drug family that is killing Federal agents, but find that they have enemies on both side...

Variety
1985
as Jose
A repressed young woman becomes obsessed with pornography and the mysterious rich patrons of the Times Square porn theater where she works selling tic...

Short Eyes
1977
as Inmate
A young man who is charged with child molestation is placed in New York City’s infamous Tombs prison. When the other inmates in his cell block find ou...
The Patience of Vultures
N/A
A troubled young man, in the aftermath of a failed marriage, is lured to a small town to meet a mysterious woman and becomes part of an increasingly t...
Out of Order!
N/A
as Gustav
A lawyer trying to turn his life around, finds himself in double jeopardy when he takes on a big new case - representing both sides.
Dead Guy
N/A
When an abrasive old man suddenly dies in the apartment of a neighbor, an absurd game of hot potato begins with the not-so-dearly departed, as neighbo...
Miles Away
N/A
as Julio
A dreamer making ends meet as a rideshare driver is on a collision course with reality as she struggles with the hardships of poverty, bad decisions a...

Coyote vs. Acme
N/A
as Judge
After Acme products fail him one too many times in his dogged pursuit of the Roadrunner, Wile E. Coyote decides to hire a billboard lawyer to sue the ...
Miles Away
N/A
Executive Producer
A dreamer making ends meet as a rideshare driver is on a collision course with reality as she struggles with the hardships of poverty, bad decisions a...