Diego Luna

Diego Luna

Acting • Born 1979-12-29

Acting3Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico

Biography

Diego Dionisio Luna Alexander (Spanish: [ˈdjeɣoˈluna aleɣˈsandeɾ]; born 29 December 1979) is a Mexican actor, director, and producer, best known for his portrayal of Cassian Andor in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) and the Disney+ series Andor (2022–2025), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series Drama. Following an early career in Mexican telenovelas, Luna had his breakthrough in the critically acclaimed 2001 film Y tu mamá también. During the 2000s, he appeared in both Mexican and American films, including Frida, Open Range, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, The Terminal, Criminal, Milk, Sólo quiero caminar, and Rudo y Cursi. In the 2010s, his films included the science fiction film Elysium, the comedy Casa de mi Padre, and the animated musical The Book of Life. From 2018 to 2020, he starred as the drug trafficker Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo in Narcos: Mexico. Luna has appeared in numerous Mexican theatre productions and has produced both film and television projects, many of which feature Gael García Bernal. Since 2010, he has directed three feature films: Abel, Cesar Chavez, and Mr. Pig. He is the creator and director of the 2013 Fusion TV docu-series Back Home, the Amazon Studios talk show Pan y Circo, which premiered in 2020, and the 2021 Netflix scripted series Everything Will Be Fine. In 2025, Time magazine listed Luna as one of the world's 100 most influential people. Description above from the Wikipedia article Diego Luna, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

92 credits
Frida

Frida

Movie • 2002

Alejandro

Open Range

Open Range

Movie • 2003

Button

The Terminal

The Terminal

Movie • 2004

Enrique Cruz

Y Tu Mamá También

Y Tu Mamá También

Movie • 2001

Tenoch Iturbide

Milk

Milk

Movie • 2008

Jack Lira

Vampires: Los Muertos

Vampires: Los Muertos

Movie • 2002

Sancho

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

Movie • 2004

Javier Suarez

Rudo & Cursi

Rudo & Cursi

Movie • 2008

Beto

Perriférico

Perriférico

Movie • 1999

Before Night Falls

Before Night Falls

Movie • 2000

Carlos

Nicotina

Nicotina

Movie • 2003

Lolo

Walking Vengeance

Walking Vengeance

Movie • 2008

Gabriel

Criminal

Criminal

Movie • 2004

Rodrigo

Soldiers of Salamina

Soldiers of Salamina

Movie • 2003

Gastón

Only God Knows

Only God Knows

Movie • 2006

Dàmian

Mister Lonely

Mister Lonely

Movie • 2008

Michael Jackson

Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin

Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin

Movie

Diego (voice)

Elysium

Elysium

Movie • 2013

Julio

Fade to Black

Fade to Black

Movie • 2006

Tommaso Moreno

Casa de Mi Padre

Casa de Mi Padre

Movie • 2012

Raul

The Night Buffalo

The Night Buffalo

Movie • 2007

Manuel

Contraband

Contraband

Movie • 2012

Gonzalo

Stories of Disenchantment

Stories of Disenchantment

Movie • 2005

Amante en Video

Made in Mexico

Made in Mexico

Movie • 2012

Self

Morelos, Siervo de la Nación

Morelos, Siervo de la Nación

Movie • 2010

Narrator

Dark Cities

Dark Cities

Movie • 2002

Fede

A Sweet Scent of Death

A Sweet Scent of Death

Movie • 1999

Ramon

The Book of Life

The Book of Life

Movie • 2014

Manolo (voice)

Berlin, I Love You

Berlin, I Love You

Movie • 2019

Drag Queen

Crow: The Legend

Crow: The Legend

Movie • 2018

Moth (voice)

Gimme Power

Gimme Power

Movie • 2000

Esteban

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

Movie • 2022

Self - Cassian Andor / Executive Producer

I Stay with You

I Stay with You

Movie • 2014

Esteban

Blood Father

Blood Father

Movie • 2016

Jonah

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Movie • 2016

Cassian Andor

El Cometa

El Cometa

Movie • 1999

Victor

A Trickle of Blood

A Trickle of Blood

Movie • 1995

León

Amber

Amber

Movie • 1994

Muni Frahabarana

Soul of a Nation Presents Mi Gente: Groundbreakers and Changemakers

Soul of a Nation Presents Mi Gente: Groundbreakers and Changemakers

Movie • 2022

Self

Kiss of the Spider Woman

Kiss of the Spider Woman

Movie • 2025

Valentín Arregui / Armando

Flatliners

Flatliners

Movie • 2017

Ray

Beyond the 'Open Range'

Beyond the 'Open Range'

Movie • 2004

Self

Carambola

Carambola

Movie • 2005

El Perro

Fidel

Fidel

Movie • 2002

Renato Guitart

Never Too Young to Dream

Never Too Young to Dream

Movie • 2001

Postman

A Wonderful World

A Wonderful World

Movie • 2006

Reportero en Estocolmo

The Last New Year

The Last New Year

Movie • 1992

Casanova

Casanova

Movie • 2015

Giacomo Casanova

The Bad Batch

The Bad Batch

Movie • 2017

Jimmy (uncredited)

A Rainy Day in New York

A Rainy Day in New York

Movie • 2019

Francisco Vega

Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'

Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'

Movie • 2001

Self

If Beale Street Could Talk

If Beale Street Could Talk

Movie • 2018

Pedrocito

Wander Darkly

Wander Darkly

Movie • 2020

Matteo

The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'

The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'

Movie • 2017

Self

Coapa Heights

Coapa Heights

Movie • 1999

Eric

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

Movie • 2021

Krel (voice)

DC League of Super-Pets

DC League of Super-Pets

Movie • 2022

Chip (voice)

Mollusk

Mollusk

Movie • 2025

Antonieta

Antonieta

Movie • 1982

(uncredited)

Morena

Morena

Movie • 1995

Dos

Water for Life

Water for Life

Movie • 2023

Narrator

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

Movie • 2002

Eleven Days

Eleven Days

Movie

Federico Carrasco

México 86

México 86

Movie

Gritos D Muerte y Libertad

Gritos D Muerte y Libertad

Movie • 2010

Guadalupe Victoria

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV • 2003

Self - Guest

Maya and the Three

Maya and the Three

TV • 2021

Zatz (voice)

Casanova

Casanova

TV • 2015

Giacomo Casanova

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

TV • 2015

Self - Guest

Chelsea

Chelsea

TV • 2016

Self

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

TV • 2020

Inigo Montoya

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

TV • 2014

Self

Narcos: Mexico

Narcos: Mexico

TV • 2018

Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo

La Máquina

La Máquina

TV • 2024

Andy Lujan

Andor

Andor

TV • 2022

Cassian Andor

3Below: Tales of Arcadia

3Below: Tales of Arcadia

TV • 2018

Krel (voice)

La vida en el espejo

La vida en el espejo

TV • 1999

Eugenio Román Franco

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV • 1988

Self - Guest

The View

The View

TV • 1997

Self - Guest

MTV Europe Music Awards

MTV Europe Music Awards

TV • 1994

Self - Presenter

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

TV • 2004

Self

American Dad!

American Dad!

TV • 2005

Mauricio (voice)

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

TV • 2015

Self

Pan y Circo

Pan y Circo

TV • 2020

Self - Host

Gritos de Muerte y Libertad

Gritos de Muerte y Libertad

TV • 2010

Guadalupe Victoria

Conan

Conan

TV • 2010

Self

The One Show

The One Show

TV • 2006

Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV • 2019

Self

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

TV • 2023

Self

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

TV • 1944

Self - Nominee

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV • 2003

Self - Guest Host

Fidel

Fidel

TV • 2002

Renato Guitart