Dan Trejo (born May 16, 1944) is an American actor who has appeared in numerous Hollywood films, often as hypermasculine characters, villains and anti-heroes. Some of his notable films include Heat, Con Air, Machete, and Desperado, the latter two with frequent collaborator Robert Rodriguez.
Known For
xXx
(2002)
El Jefe
Con Air
(1997)
"Johnny-23"
The Night They Came Home
(2024)
Digger
Predators
(2010)
Cuchillo
Heat
(1995)
Trejo
Grindhouse
(2007)
Machete (segment "Planet Terror")
Minions: The Rise of Gru
(2022)
Stronghold (voice)
From Dusk Till Dawn
(1996)
Razor Charlie
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
(2020)
El Diablo
3 from Hell
(2019)
Rondo
Anaconda
(1997)
Poacher
Inferno
(1999)
Johnny Six Toes
Storks
(2016)
Jasper (voice)
Death Race 2
(2010)
Goldberg
Lock Up
(1989)
Chink's Gang Member
Bound by Honor
(1993)
Geronimo
Full Filmography
Acting
Runaway Train
(1985)
Boxer
Terminal Exposure
(1987)
man in crowd (uncredited)
The Hidden
(1987)
Prisoner
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
(1987)
Art Sanella
Penitentiary III
(1987)
See Veer
Bulletproof
(1988)
Sharkey
Bail Out
(1989)
Mean
Cage
(1989)
Costello's Bodyguard
Lock Up
(1989)
Chink's Gang Member
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
(1989)
Prison Inmate
Marked for Death
(1990)
Hector
Guns
(1990)
Tong
Maniac Cop 2
(1990)
Prisoner
Whore
(1991)
Tattoo Artist
Carnal Crimes
(1991)
Ticket Agent
Femme Fatale
(1991)
Toshi
Doublecrossed
(1991)
Lito
Lonely Hearts
(1991)
Angry Client
The Last Hour
(1991)
Spider
Wedlock
(1991)
Tough Prisoner #1
Sex Crimes
(1992)
Palmer
Nails
(1992)
Las Virgenes bartender
12:01
(1993)
Prisoner
Bound by Honor
(1993)
Geronimo
Sunset Grill
(1993)
Young Mexican
Love, Cheat & Steal
(1993)
Cuban
Doppelganger
(1993)
Hard Hat
Last Light
(1993)
2nd Inmate
Against the Wall
(1994)
Luis
Victor One
(1994)
Criminal Passion
(1994)
Construction Worker
Mi Vida Loca
(1994)
Frank
Desperado
(1995)
Navajas
The Stranger
(1995)
Hawk
Dead Badge
(1995)
El Tango Bartender
Heat
(1995)
Trejo
From Dusk Till Dawn
(1996)
Razor Charlie
Jaguar
(1996)
Kumare
Anaconda
(1997)
Poacher
Los Locos
(1997)
Manuel Batista
Trojan War
(1997)
Scarface
Dilemma
(1997)
Rudy Salazar
Con Air
(1997)
"Johnny-23"
Point Blank
(1998)
Wallace
The Replacement Killers
(1998)
Collins
Six Days Seven Nights
(1998)
Pierce
Champions
(1998)
Max Brito
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
(1999)
Razor Eddie
Soundman
(1999)
Duce's Father
Inferno
(1999)
Johnny Six Toes
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
(1999)
Razor Charlie
Whiteboyz
(1999)
Prisoner
Animal Factory
(2000)
Vito
Reindeer Games
(2000)
Jumpy
The Bill Paid Off
(2000)
Secuestrador 1 (as Daniel Trejo)
Bubble Boy
(2001)
Slim
Spy Kids
(2001)
Machete
Skippy
(2001)
Hitman
xXx
(2002)
El Jefe
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
(2002)
Machete
Do It for Uncle Manny
(2002)
Pedro
The Salton Sea
(2002)
Little Bill
Nightstalker
(2002)
Officer Frank Luis
13 Moons
(2002)
Hoodlum
Beat the Devil
(2002)
Bob
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
(2003)
Machete
The Big Empty
(2003)
Lt. Gates
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
(2003)
Cucuy
Lost
(2004)
Edward James Archer
Turned Out: Sexual Assault Behind Bars
(2004)
Narrator
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
(2004)
Bartender
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
(2004)
Bartender
The Crow: Wicked Prayer
(2005)
Harold
All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos
(2005)
Vargas Diaz
Venice Underground
(2005)
Papi
Chasing Ghosts
(2005)
Carlos Santiago
Champion
(2005)
Self
Nobody Wants Your Film
(2005)
Self
30 Days in Hell: The Making of 'The Devil's Rejects'
(2005)
Self
The Devil's Rejects
(2005)
Rondo
The Making of 'Heat'
(2005)
Self
The Curse of El Charro
(2005)
El Charro (Voice)
Living the Dream
(2006)
Chuck
Slayer
(2006)
Montegna
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
(2006)
Derelict
Propensity
(2006)
Roy
Death Row
(2006)
Priest
Sherrybaby
(2006)
Dean Walker
High Hopes
(2006)
Shady
7 Mummies
(2006)
Apache
Jack's Law
(2006)
Jack Santos
Tennis Anyone?
(2006)
Hector
National Lampoon's TV: The Movie
(2006)
Crow
Urban Justice
(2007)
El Chivo
Furnace
(2007)
Fury
Battle for Terra
(2007)
Elder Barum (voice)
Delta Farce
(2007)
Carlos Santana
Heckler
(2007)
Self
Smiley Face
(2007)
Albert
The Blue Rose
(2007)
Junk
Halloween
(2007)
Ismael Cruz
Planet Terror
(2007)
Machete
Machete
(2007)
Machete
Grindhouse
(2007)
Machete (segment "Planet Terror")
Richard III
(2007)
Major
On Bloody Sunday
(2007)
The Ref
Jake's Corner
(2008)
Clint
D.O.P.E. - Death Or Prison Eventually
(2008)
Narrator
Ranchero
(2008)
Capone
El Superstar: The Unlikely Rise of Juan Frances
(2008)
E.J.
Valley of Angels
(2008)
Hector
The Art of Travel
(2008)
Limo Driver
Michael Lives: The Making of Halloween
(2008)
Self
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance
(2008)
Manolo
Toxic
(2008)
Antoine
Alone in the Dark 2
(2008)
Perry
Necessary Evil
(2008)
Barro
The Face Is Familiar
(2009)
Himself
Babysitters Beware
(2009)
Clyde / The Guard
Official Rejection
(2009)
Self
Cowboy Dreams
(2009)
Lobo
Eyeborgs
(2009)
G-Man
Fanboys
(2009)
The Chief
The Boys of Ghost Town
(2009)
Father
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
(2009)
Rico (voice)
The Line
(2009)
Mario
The Grind
(2009)
Nicholi Guzman
Gun
(2010)
Frankie Makina
Pastor Shepherd
(2010)
Phil Harrison
Justin Time
(2010)
Mardok
Shoot the Hero
(2010)
Crazy Joe
Modus Operandi
(2010)
Director Holiday
The Bill Collector
(2010)
Frankie Gutierrez
Predators: Moments of Extraction
(2010)
Cuchillo (Voice)
American Flyer
(2010)
Uncle John
Death Race 2
(2010)
Goldberg
Shadows in Paradise
(2010)
Matador
The Lazarus Papers
(2010)
Aroon
The Killing Jar
(2010)
Jimmy
Predators
(2010)
Cuchillo
Machete
(2010)
Machete
Boston Girls
(2010)
Uncle Reggie
Beatdown
(2010)
Marcus
Predators: The Chosen
(2010)
Cuchillo
Blacktino
(2011)
Rogelio
Dark Games
(2011)
Archie
The Black Mamba
(2011)
The Crippler
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
(2011)
Uncle Machete
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
(2011)
Mr. Perez
Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury
(2011)
Ceasar
House of the Rising Sun
(2011)
Carlos
Cross
(2011)
Lexavier
Violet & Daisy
(2011)
Russ
In the Shadow
(2011)
Hermit
Haunted High
(2012)
Ortiz
Rise of the Zombies
(2012)
Caspian
Bro'
(2012)
Gilbert
Breaking Wind
(2012)
Billy Black
The Cloth
(2012)
Father Connely
Bad Ass
(2012)
Frank Vega
Short Handle
(2012)
Carson
Recoil
(2012)
Drayke
Sushi Girl
(2012)
Schlomo
American Lowrider
(2013)
The O.G.
Courier from 'Paradise'
(2013)
Pendejo (Idiot)
(2013)
Pedro
The Contractor
(2013)
Javier Reyes
Force of Execution
(2013)
Oso
Tattoo Nation
(2013)
Himself
Zombie Hunter
(2013)
Jesús
Chavez Cage of Glory
(2013)
Mando
Ticket to Vegas
(2013)
Mister Chich
Five Thirteen
(2013)
El Loco
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
(2013)
Venom (voice)
Amelia's 25th
(2013)
Don Javier
The Insomniac
(2013)
Jairo Torres
Dead in Tombstone
(2013)
Guerrero
Machete Kills
(2013)
Machete Cortez
Death Race: Inferno
(2013)
Goldberg
Habla Men
(2014)
Self
Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals
(2014)
Reynaldo (voice)
Muppets Most Wanted
(2014)
Danny Trejo
The Book of Life
(2014)
Skeleton Luis (voice)
Reach Me
(2014)
Vic
Beyond the Game
(2014)
José
Reaper
(2014)
Jack
Strike One
(2014)
Manny Garcia
Vieques
(2014)
Preggoland
(2014)
Pedro
Voodoo Possession
(2014)
Kross
In the Blood
(2014)
Big Biz
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses
(2014)
Frank Vega
20 Ft Below: The Darkness Descending
(2014)
Angel
Bullet
(2014)
Frank
Throwdown
(2014)
Tattoo
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Renegade Rampage
(2015)
Newtralizer (voice)
East LA Interchange
(2015)
narrator
A Horse Story
(2015)
Moonlight (voice)
Alcatraz Prison Escape: Deathbed Confession
(2015)
Narrator (voice)
The Weight of Blood and Bones
(2015)
Espada
4Got10
(2015)
Mateo Perez
The Ridiculous 6
(2015)
Cicero
Bad Asses on the Bayou
(2015)
Frank Vega
L.A. Slasher
(2015)
The Drug Dealer #2
3-Headed Shark Attack
(2015)
Max Burns
The Burning Dead
(2015)
Night Wolf
The Night Crew
(2015)
Aguilar
Hope Lost
(2015)
Marius
VANish
(2015)
Carlos
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
(2015)
Self
No Way Out
(2015)
Don Caceres
Sock 'Em Dead
(2015)
Self - Host
Map of Hell
(2016)
Himself
1st Strike
(2016)
Manny Garcia
Halloweed
(2016)
Patch
Storks
(2016)
Jasper (voice)
Mostly Ghostly 3: One Night in Doom House
(2016)
Mr. Morgo
Cyborg X
(2016)
Captain Machine Gun
Boost
(2016)
Roy Casares
Range 15
(2016)
Zombie Trejo
Vigilante Diaries
(2016)
Crazy Joe
Bridesman
(2016)
Eduardo
Good Fortune
(2016)
Self
Street Level
(2016)
Carlton the Doorman
North by El Norte
(2016)
Uncle John
Chronology
(2016)
Jackhammer
Juarez 2045
(2017)
Angel Malvado
All About the Money
(2017)
Luis Diego
Cross Wars
(2017)
Murete
Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale
(2017)
El Moco (voice)
McDick
(2017)
Oscar
Murder in the Woods
(2017)
Sheriff Lorenzo
Avenge the Crows
(2017)
Antonio
Dead Again in Tombstone
(2017)
Guerrero
Not a War Story
(2017)
Maximum Impact
(2017)
Don Sanchez
Calico Queens
(2017)
Bill Gallows
BorderCross
(2017)
Frat Pack
(2018)
Dirty
American Nightmares
(2018)
Mister Malevolent
Survivor's Guide to Prison
(2018)
Self
Silencer
(2018)
Lenard "Big Daddy" Ochoa
Bully
(2018)
Manny
Illegal Civilization 3
(2018)
Self
Gone Are the Days
(2018)
River Man
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy
(2018)
Goldberg
#Roxy
(2018)
Principal Castillo
Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece
(2018)
Nino Grande
Madness in the Method
(2019)
Danny
Black Licorice
(2019)
Donicio
Counterpunch
(2019)
Manny Navarro
Slayer: The Repentless Killogy
(2019)
Danny
To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell
(2019)
Himself
Acceleration
(2019)
Santos
Cross: Rise of the Villains
(2019)
Muerte
Wish Man
(2019)
Jose
Dora and the Lost City of Gold
(2019)
Boots (voice)
Grand-Daddy Day Care
(2019)
Eduardo Hernandez
The Short History of the Long Road
(2019)
Miguel
Slasher Party
(2019)
Danny Trejo
The Outsider
(2019)
Carlos
Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo
(2019)
Self
Big Kill
(2019)
General Morales
Bare Knuckle Brawler
(2019)
Santo Ariza
3 from Hell
(2019)
Rondo
The Margarita Man
(2019)
Dr. Valenzuela
Every 9 Hours
(2019)
Raul
Lumpia: With a Vengeance
(2020)
Reyes
Final Kill
(2020)
Francesco
American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules
(2020)
Janitor Steve Garcia
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
(2020)
El Diablo
Bullets of Justice
(2020)
Gravedigger
Pistolera
(2020)
Indio
The Last Exorcist
(2020)
Marco
HA Festival: The Art of Comedy
(2020)
Cover Me
(2020)
Big Mike
LA Originals
(2020)
Self
Muppets Haunted Mansion
(2021)
Ghost of Huet
American Sicario
(2021)
Pedro
The Rebels of PT-218
(2021)
Seaman Edgar 'Cookie' Orozco
The Black Hole
(2021)
Edmund
Death Rider in the House of Vampires
(2021)
Bela Latigo
Donny's Bar Mitzvah
(2021)
Self
Comedy Chingonas
(2021)
Self - Host
Pups Alone
(2021)
Vinnie P (voice)
Shadow of the Cat
(2021)
Sombra
The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2
(2021)
Self
Clerks III
(2022)
Auditioner
Smile or Hug
(2022)
Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone
(2022)
Master Gin
Good Mourning
(2022)
Method Cameo
Renegades
(2022)
Sanchez
Escándalo Secreto En Plena Cuarentena
(2022)
MMR, Mario Machin Rin
VampFather
(2022)
Vampfather
Caroltyn
(2022)
Wells
A Tale of Two Guns
(2022)
Junior
It's a Wonderful Binge
(2022)
Angel
Fire-Man's Fetish
(2022)
Fire-Man
Minions: The Rise of Gru
(2022)
Stronghold (voice)
The Legend of La Llorona
(2022)
Jorge
The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus
(2022)
Vega
Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine
(2022)
Oscar Diaz (archive footage)
Wolf Mountain
(2022)
Eddie
1521: The Quest for Love and Freedom
(2023)
Ferdinand Magellan
Death on the Border
(2023)
Father Francis
The Dream Americano
(2023)
Self
Hunting Games
(2023)
Sheriff Ramos
The Alphabet Movie
(2023)
Captain Russia
Una preghiera per Giuda
(2023)
Carnizzari
Miami Bici 2
(2023)
Mr Susan
The Legend of Johnny Jones
(2024)
El Muerte
The Night They Came Home
(2024)
Digger
The Street Avenger
(2024)
Muerte
Gracie and Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
(2024)
Laurence (voice)
Detour 95
(2024)
Muerte
Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox
(2024)
Royce
Production