Luis Guzmán
Birthday
1956/08/28 (68 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Cayey, Puerto Rico
Also know as
Luiz Gusman, Luis Guzman, Λούις Γκούζμαν
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...Read more
Acting
(2003) Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
as Ray
(2008) Yes Man
as Jumper
(1999) The Limey
as Eduardo Roel
(2007) War
as Benny
(1997) Boogie Nights
as Maurice t.t. Rodriguez
(2002) The Count of Monte Cristo
as Jacopo
(1993) Carlito's Way
as Pachanga
(2002) The Adventures of Pluto Nash
as Felix Laranga
(2007) Maldeamores
as Ismael (segment "En la Urbanización")
(2005) Waiting...
as Raddimus
(2002) The Salton Sea
as Quincy
(2002) Punch-Drunk Love
as Lance
(1999) Mind Prey
as Det. Black
The Patience of Vultures
as ---
(1998) Snake Eyes
as Cyrus
(2005) Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
as Nacho Reyes
(1999) The Bone Collector
as Eddie Ortiz
(2003) Anger Management
as Lou
(2002) Welcome to Collinwood
as Cosimo
(2008) Nothing Like the Holidays
as Johnny
(2005) Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
as Balon
(1997) The Brave
as Luis
(2007) Cleaner
as Det. Jim Vargas
(2007) Hard Luck
as Million Dollar Mendez
(2006) School for Scoundrels
as Sergeant Moorehead
(1992) Innocent Blood
as Morales
(2001) Double Whammy
as Juan Benitez
(2008) Beverly Hills Chihuahua
as Chucho (voice)
(2000) Luckytown
as Jimmy
(2011) Arthur
as Bitterman
(2009) The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
as Phil Ramos
(1994) The Cowboy Way
as Chango
(2012) Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
as Gabato Laguatan
(2011) Rise of the Damned
as Ramone
(2011) The Caller
as George
(1985) Variety
as Jose
(2013) The Last Stand
as Mike Figuerola
(2014) Top Five
as Bobby the Cop
(2013) Turbo
as Angelo (voice)
(1998) One Tough Cop
as Gunman Popi
(2000) Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic'
as Self
(1995) Stonewall
as Vito
(2007) The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
as Self
Out of Order!
as Gustav
(2009) The Face is Familiar
as Himself
(2001) Sam the Man
as Murray
(2000) Thin Air
as Chollo
(2000) Table One
as Xavier
(1990) Q & A
as Luis Valentin
Guns Up
as Ignatius
(2014) Two Men in Town
as Terence
(2009) Fighting
as Martinez
(2023) Genie
as Detective Perez
(2014) In the Blood
as Chief Ramón Garza
(1994) Hand Gun
as ---
(1993) Naked in New York
as Auditioner
(1996) The Substitute
as Rem
Dead Guy
as ---
(2009) Still Waiting...
as Raddimus
(2023) You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah
as Eli Katz
(2001) Starwater
as ---
(2001) Home Invaders
as Peligro
(2018) Omar Sy, c'est ta chance
as Self
(1991) The Hard Way
as Pooley
(1991) Jumpin' at the Boneyard
as Taxi Driver
(2014) Reclaim
as Superintendent
(2013) We're the Millers
as Mexican Cop
(2014) Henry & Me
as Lefty Gomez
(2014) The Lookalike
as Vincent
(2000) The Huntress
as Paulie Dortmunder
(2009) Old Dogs
as Nick - Child Proofer #2
(1987) Heartbeat
as Gang Member #2
(2015) Ana Maria in Novela Land
as Schmidt
(1988) Crocodile Dundee II
as Jose
(2022) Entergalactic
as Huge Mover (voice)
(1997) Pronto
as ---
(1993) Guilty as Sin
as Lt. Bernard Martinez
(1996) On Seventh Avenue
as Eddie Diaz
(2022) Pickled
as Self
(2015) Puerto Ricans in Paris
as Luis
(2016) Aztec Warrior
as Aztec Warrior
(2021) The Disappearance of Toby Blackwood
as Chester Mendoza
(2023) Story Ave
as Luis Torres
(1977) Short Eyes
as Inmate
(1989) True Believer
as Ortega
(2016) The Do-Over
as Jorge the Shooter Boy
(2016) Keanu
as Bacon
(2004) Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
as Bald Man
(2015) Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha
as Farmer
(1989) Black Rain
as Frankie
(1992) Rafael Hernández, jibarito del mundo
as Guard
(1999) Magnolia
as Luis
(1998) Out of Sight
as José 'Chino' Chirino
(2024) Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
as Chalino Valdemoro
(2000) Traffic
as Ray Castro
(2016) De Puerto Rico para el mundo
as Self
(1989) Family Business
as Torres
(2009) He's Just Not That Into You
as Javier
(2017) Literally, Right Before Aaron
as Federico
(2017) Sandy Wexler
as Oscar
(2017) 9/11
as Eddie
(2019) Hold On
as Pastor Rivera
(1992) To Catch a Killer
as Waiter (uncredited)
(2003) Confidence
as Manzano
(1993) Double Deception
as Ronald Sharkey
(2018) Belleville Cop
as Ricardo
(1993) Mr. Wonderful
as Juice
(2006) Fast Food Nation
as Benny
(1992) In the Shadow of a Killer
as Louis Velazquez
(2003) Runaway Jury
as Jerry Fernandez
(2018) The Padre
as Gaspar
(1994) The Burning Season
as Estate Boss
(1986) No Picnic
as Arroyo
(1986) Seven Women, Seven Sins
as Lotto Man (segment "Greed")
(1991) McBain
as Papo
(2002) Ballchewer
as ---
(1989) Rooftops
as Martinez
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
as ---
(2023) Alone at Night
as JazzyLou
(2021) The Birthday Cake
as Jochee
Havoc
as ---
(2021) Lady of the Manor
as The Bartender
(2024) Holy Cash
as Actor
(1987) *batteries not included
as Bystander (uncredited)
(1990) Law & Order
as Cesar Pescador
(2007) John from Cincinnati
as Ramon Gaviota
(1996) Early Edition
as ---
(1993) seaQuest DSV
as General Guzmano
(1984) Miami Vice
as ---
(2000) The Beat
as ---
(1993) Walker, Texas Ranger
as Gomez
(1997) Oz
as Raoul 'El Cid' Hernandez
(1993) Frasier
as George
(1994) New York Undercover
as ---
(1985) The Equalizer
as Gypsy Cabbie
(1993) Homicide: Life on the Street
as Lorenzo 'Larry' Molera
(1984) Hunter
as Carlos Delgado
(1993) Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
(2009) Community
as Luis Guzmán
(2005) I Love the '90s: Part Deux
as ---
(2006) I Love Toys
as ---
(1995) House of Buggin'
as ---
(2003) Luis
as ---
(2008) Free Radio
as ---
(2006) I Love the '70s: Volume 2
as Self
(2003) I Love the '80s Strikes Back
as ---
(2021) Ultra City Smiths
as Rodrigo Smalls (voice)
(2010) How to Make It in America
as Rene Calderon
(2019) Godfather of Harlem
as Alejandro 'El Guapo' Villabuena
(2015) Code Black
as Jesse Salander
(2022) The Resort
as Illan Iberra
(2016) Roadies
as Gooch
(2015) Narcos
as José Rodríguez Gacha
(2017) Drop the Mic
as Self
(2021) Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
as Self - Contestant
(2020) Hightown
as Jorge Cuevas
(1993) NYPD Blue
as Hector Martinez
(2019) Perpetual Grace LTD
as Hector Contreras
(1993) Raw
as ---
(2023) Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as President Council Peña (voice)
(2022) Wednesday
as Gomez Addams
(2010) Republic of Doyle
as Charles Alomar
(2023) Poker Face
as Raoul
(2012) The Eric Andre Show
as Self
(2011) Shameless
as Mikey O'Shea