Benicio del Toro

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

February 19, 1967 (59 yrs)

place of birth

San Germán, Puerto Rico

also known as

Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez · Beno del Toro · Benicio Del Toro

total credits

50 movies

Biography

Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez (Latin American Spanish: [beˈnisjo ðel ˈtoɾo]; born February 19, 1967) is a Puerto Rican actor. His accolades include an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, a Goya Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, and a Silver Bear. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $5.9 billion worldwide.

Del Toro made his film debut in Big Top Pee-wee (1988) before his breakout role playing an unintelligible crook in the crime thriller The Usual Suspects (1995), followed by roles in Basquiat (1996), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), and Snatch (2000). He received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a morally upright police officer in the Steven Soderbergh crime drama Traffic (2000). He was nominated in the same category for his role as an ex-con in Alejandro González Iñárritu's thriller 21 Grams (2003). He has since acted in Sin City (2005), Che (2008), Savages (2012), Inherent Vice (2014), Sicario (2015), No Sudden Move (2021), and One Battle After Another (2025). 

He also took on franchise roles such as Lawrence Talbot in The Wolfman (2010), the Collector in three films from 2013 to 2018 in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and DJ, the codebreaker, in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017). He also acted in the Wes Anderson films The French Dispatch (2021) and The Phoenician Scheme (2025). On television, he portrayed Richard Matt in the Showtime miniseries Escape at Dannemora (2018), for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.

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Known For

Filmography

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Avengers: Infinity War
8.2

Avengers: Infinity War

2018as The Collector
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
6.8

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

2017as DJ
One Battle After Another
7.4

One Battle After Another

2025as Sensei Sergio St. Carlos
Sicario
7.4

Sicario

2015as Alejandro Gillick
The Usual Suspects
8.2

The Usual Suspects

1995as Fenster
Thor: The Dark World
6.5

Thor: The Dark World

2013as Taneleer Tivan / The Collector (uncredited)
Snatch
7.8

Snatch

2000as Franky Four Fingers
Guardians of the Galaxy
7.9

Guardians of the Galaxy

2014as The Collector
The Hunted
6.2

The Hunted

2003as Aaron Hallam
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
6.9

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

2018as Alejandro Gillick
Sin City
7.5

Sin City

2005as Jackie Boy
The Phoenician Scheme
6.5

The Phoenician Scheme

2025as Zsa-zsa Korda
Licence to Kill
6.4

Licence to Kill

1989as Dario
Traffic
7.1

Traffic

2000as Javier Rodriguez
Inherent Vice
6.5

Inherent Vice

2014as Sauncho Smilax, Esq.
Dora and the Lost City of Gold
6.6

Dora and the Lost City of Gold

2019as Swiper (voice)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
7.2

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

1998as Dr. Gonzo
The Wolfman
5.9

The Wolfman

2010as Lawrence Talbot
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
7.0

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

2021as Moses Rosenthaler
Reptile
6.7

Reptile

2023as Tom Nichols
21 Grams
7.3

21 Grams

2003as Jack Jordan
Savages
6.4

Savages

2012as Lado
The Little Prince
7.6

The Little Prince

2015as The Snake (voice)
The Fan
6.0

The Fan

1996as Juan Primo
Che: Part Two
6.6

Che: Part Two

2008as Ernesto Che Guevara
The Pledge
6.6

The Pledge

2001as Toby Jay Wadenah
Fearless
6.9

Fearless

1993as Manny Rodrigo
No Sudden Move
6.4

No Sudden Move

2021as Ronald Russo
Escobar: Paradise Lost
6.3

Escobar: Paradise Lost

2014as Pablo Escobar
Che: Part One
6.8

Che: Part One

2008as Ernesto Che Guevara
Basquiat
6.6

Basquiat

1996as Benny Dalmau
China Moon
6.1

China Moon

1994as Lamar Dickey
Somewhere
6.1

Somewhere

2010as Celebrity (uncredited)
The Funeral
6.7

The Funeral

1996as Gaspare
Excess Baggage
6.1

Excess Baggage

1997as Vincent
Jimmy P.
6.0

Jimmy P.

2013as Jimmy Picard
The Way of the Gun
6.3

The Way of the Gun

2000as Mr. Longbaugh
Shine a Light
6.8

Shine a Light

2008as Self - Concert Audience (uncredited)
A Perfect Day
6.7

A Perfect Day

2015as Mambrú
Golden Balls
5.5

Golden Balls

1993as Bob, el amigo de Miami
Big Top Pee-wee
5.0

Big Top Pee-wee

1988as Duke the Dog-Faced Boy
Cannes Man
5.5

Cannes Man

1996as Self
Bonnie
5.3

Bonnie

2022as Self
Bread and Roses
6.3

Bread and Roses

2000as Party Guest (uncredited)
Things We Lost in the Fire
6.6

Things We Lost in the Fire

2007as Jerry Sunborne
Money for Nothing
5.6

Money for Nothing

1993as Dino Palladino
Swimming with Sharks
6.6

Swimming with Sharks

1994as Rex
The Indian Runner
6.6

The Indian Runner

1991as Miguel
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
8.0

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004as Self
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
5.0

Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

2019as Self - Actor