
Luis Guzmán
Acting • Born 1956-08-28
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.
Filmography
177 credits
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
Movie • 2003
Ray

Yes Man
Movie • 2008
Jumper

The Limey
Movie • 1999
Eduardo Roel

War
Movie • 2007
Benny

Boogie Nights
Movie • 1997
Maurice t.t. Rodriguez

The Count of Monte Cristo
Movie • 2002
Jacopo

Carlito's Way
Movie • 1993
Pachanga

The Adventures of Pluto Nash
Movie • 2002
Felix Laranga

Maldeamores
Movie • 2007
Ismael (segment "En la Urbanización")

Waiting...
Movie • 2005
Raddimus

The Salton Sea
Movie • 2002
Quincy

Punch-Drunk Love
Movie • 2002
Lance

Mind Prey
Movie • 1999
Det. Black

The Patience of Vultures
Movie

Snake Eyes
Movie • 1998
Cyrus

Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
Movie • 2005
Nacho Reyes

The Bone Collector
Movie • 1999
Eddie Ortiz

Anger Management
Movie • 2003
Lou

Nothing Like the Holidays
Movie • 2008
Johnny

Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
Movie • 2005
Balon

The Brave
Movie • 1997
Luis

Cleaner
Movie • 2007
Det. Jim Vargas

Hard Luck
Movie • 2006
Million Dollar Mendez

School for Scoundrels
Movie • 2006
Sergeant Moorehead

Innocent Blood
Movie • 1992
Morales

Double Whammy
Movie • 2001
Juan Benitez

Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Movie • 2008
Chucho (voice)

Luckytown
Movie • 2000
Jimmy

Arthur
Movie • 2011
Bitterman

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Movie • 2009
Phil Ramos

The Cowboy Way
Movie • 1994
Chango

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Movie • 2012
Gabato Laguatan

Rise of the Damned
Movie • 2011
Ramone

The Caller
Movie • 2011
George

Variety
Movie • 1985
Jose

The Last Stand
Movie • 2013
Mike Figuerola

Top Five
Movie • 2014
Bobby the Cop

Turbo
Movie • 2013
Angelo (voice)

One Tough Cop
Movie • 1998
Gunman Popi

Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic'
Movie • 2000
Self

Stonewall
Movie • 1995
Vito

The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
Movie • 2007
Self

Out of Order
Movie • 2025
Gustav

The Face is Familiar
Movie • 2009
Himself

Sam the Man
Movie • 2001
Murray

Thin Air
Movie • 2000
Chollo

Table One
Movie • 2000
Xavier

Q & A
Movie • 1990
Luis Valentin

Guns Up
Movie • 2025
Ignatius Locke

Two Men in Town
Movie • 2014
Terence

Fighting
Movie • 2009
Martinez

Genie
Movie • 2023
Detective Perez

In the Blood
Movie • 2014
Chief Ramón Garza

Hand Gun
Movie • 1994
Rick

Naked in New York
Movie • 1993
Auditioner

The Substitute
Movie • 1996
Rem

Dead Guy
Movie

Still Waiting...
Movie • 2009
Raddimus

You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah
Movie • 2023
Eli Katz

Starwater
Movie • 2001

Home Invaders
Movie • 2001
Peligro

Omar Sy, c'est ta chance
Movie • 2018
Self

The Hard Way
Movie • 1991
Pooley

Jumpin' at the Boneyard
Movie • 1991
Taxi Driver

Reclaim
Movie • 2014
Superintendent

We're the Millers
Movie • 2013
Mexican Cop

Henry & Me
Movie • 2014
Lefty Gomez

The Lookalike
Movie • 2014
Vincent

The Huntress
Movie • 2000
Paulie Dortmunder

Old Dogs
Movie • 2009
Nick - Child Proofer #2

Heartbeat
Movie • 1987
Gang Member #2

Ana Maria in Novela Land
Movie • 2015
Schmidt

Crocodile Dundee II
Movie • 1988
Jose

Entergalactic
Movie • 2022
Huge Mover (voice)

Pronto
Movie • 1997
Buck Torres

Guilty as Sin
Movie • 1993
Lt. Bernard Martinez

On Seventh Avenue
Movie • 1996
Eddie Diaz

Pickled
Movie • 2022
Self

Puerto Ricans in Paris
Movie • 2015
Luis

Aztec Warrior
Movie • 2013
Aztec Warrior

The Disappearance of Toby Blackwood
Movie • 2021
Chester Mendoza

Story Ave
Movie • 2023
Luis Torres

Short Eyes
Movie • 1977
Inmate

True Believer
Movie • 1989
Ortega

The Do-Over
Movie • 2016
Jorge the Shooter Boy

Keanu
Movie • 2016
Bacon

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Movie • 2004
Bald Man

Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha
Movie • 2015
Farmer

Black Rain
Movie • 1989
Frankie

Rafael Hernández, jibarito del mundo
Movie • 1992
Guard

Magnolia
Movie • 1999
Luis

Out of Sight
Movie • 1998
José 'Chino' Chirino

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Movie • 2024
Chalino Valdemoro

Traffic
Movie • 2000
Ray Castro

De Puerto Rico para el mundo
Movie • 2016
Self

Family Business
Movie • 1989
Torres

He's Just Not That Into You
Movie • 2009
Javier (uncredited)

Literally, Right Before Aaron
Movie • 2017
Federico

Sandy Wexler
Movie • 2017
Oscar

9/11
Movie • 2017
Eddie

Hold On
Movie • 2019
Pastor Rivera

To Catch a Killer
Movie • 1992
Waiter (uncredited)

Confidence
Movie • 2003
Manzano

Double Deception
Movie • 1993
Ronald Sharkey

Belleville Cop
Movie • 2018
Ricardo

Mr. Wonderful
Movie • 1993
Juice

Fast Food Nation
Movie • 2006
Benny

In the Shadow of a Killer
Movie • 1992
Louis Velazquez

Runaway Jury
Movie • 2003
Jerry Fernandez

The Padre
Movie • 2018
Gaspar

The Burning Season
Movie • 1994
Estate Boss

No Picnic
Movie • 1986
Arroyo

Seven Women, Seven Sins
Movie • 1986
Lotto Man (segment "Greed")

McBain
Movie • 1991
Papo

Ballchewer
Movie • 2002
Self

Rooftops
Movie • 1989
Martinez

Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
Movie

Alone at Night
Movie • 2023
JazzyLou

The Birthday Cake
Movie • 2021
Jochee

Havoc
Movie • 2025
Raul

Lady of the Manor
Movie • 2021
The Bartender

Holy Cash
Movie • 2024
Actor

*batteries not included
Movie • 1987
Bystander (uncredited)

Kinda Pregnant
Movie • 2025
Neighborhood Man (uncredited)

Miles Away
Movie • 2025
Julio

Coyote vs. Acme
Movie • 2026
Judge Troppogrosso

I Kicked Luis Guzman in the Face
Movie • 2008
Luis

Netflix Tudum 2025
Movie • 2025
Self

Welcome to Collinwood
Movie • 2002
Cosimo

El Vagabundo Con Suerte
Movie • 1994
Luis

Everybody Wants to Be Gen X
Movie • 2025
Self

Empire City
Movie • 1992

Lotto Land
Movie • 1995
Ricki

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Movie • 2026
Wart (voice)

Law & Order
TV • 1990
Cesar Pescador

John from Cincinnati
TV • 2007
Ramon Gaviota

seaQuest DSV
TV • 1993
General Guzmano

Early Edition
TV • 1996
John Hernandez

Miami Vice
TV • 1984
Miguel Revilla

The Beat
TV • 2000

Walker, Texas Ranger
TV • 1993
Gomez

Oz
TV • 1997
Raoul 'El Cid' Hernandez

Frasier
TV • 1993
George

New York Undercover
TV • 1994

The Equalizer
TV • 1985
Gypsy Cabbie

Homicide: Life on the Street
TV • 1993
Lorenzo 'Larry' Molera

Hunter
TV • 1984
Carlos Delgado

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest

Community
TV • 2009
Luis Guzmán

I Love the '90s: Part Deux
TV • 2005

I Love Toys
TV • 2006

House of Buggin'
TV • 1995

Luis
TV • 2003
Luis

Free Radio
TV • 2008
Self

I Love the '70s: Volume 2
TV • 2006
Self

I Love the '80s Strikes Back
TV • 2003

Ultra City Smiths
TV • 2021
Rodrigo Smalls (voice)

How to Make It in America
TV • 2010
Rene Calderon

Godfather of Harlem
TV • 2019
Alejandro 'El Guapo' Villabuena

Code Black
TV • 2015
Jesse Salander

The Resort
TV • 2022
Illan Iberra

Roadies
TV • 2016
Gooch

Narcos
TV • 2015
José Rodríguez Gacha

Drop the Mic
TV • 2017
Self

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
TV • 2021
Self - Contestant

Hightown
TV • 2020
Jorge Cuevas

NYPD Blue
TV • 1993
Hector Martinez

Perpetual Grace LTD
TV • 2019
Hector Contreras

Raw
TV • 1993
Self

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
TV • 2023
President Council Peña (voice)

Wednesday
TV • 2022
Gomez Addams

Republic of Doyle
TV • 2010
Charles Alomar

Poker Face
TV • 2023
Raoul

The Eric Andre Show
TV • 2012
Self

Shameless
TV • 2011
Mikey O'Shea

Miami Vice
TV • 1984
Goon #1

Hot Ones Versus
TV • 2024
Self