John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez (born July 22, 1960) is an American actor, comedian, and film producer. He has appeared in over 100 films, produced over 20 films and documentaries, made over 30 television appearances, and has produced various television projects. He's also written and performed for the Broadway stage receiving three Tony Award nominations for Freak in 1998, Sexaholix in 2002, and Latin History for Morons in 2018. He received a Special Tony Award in 2018.
He rose to fame with a co-starring role in Super Mario Bros. (1993) as Luigi, Benny Blanco in the crime drama Carlito's Way (1993), and later To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), for which he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination. Other films include Romeo + Juliet (1996), A Brother's Kiss (1997), Summer of Sam (1999), Moulin Rouge! (2001), The Alibi (2006), Righteous Kill (2008), Repo Men (2010), The Counselor (2013), John Wick (2014), and The Menu (2022). He served as the narrator of the sitcom The Brothers García (2000–2004) and voiced Sid the Sloth in the Ice Age franchise (2002–2016), and as Bruno in Encanto (2021).
Leguizamo is also known for his television roles including Freak (1998) for which he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program. He received further Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the Paramount miniseries Waco (2018), and Netflix's limited series When They See Us (2019). He's also appeared on ER, The Kill Point, Bloodline, and The Mandalorian.
Known For
Encanto
(2021)
Bruno Madrigal (voice)
Ice Age
(2002)
Sid (voice)
The Menu
(2022)
Movie Star
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
(2009)
Sid (voice)
John Wick: Chapter 2
(2017)
Aurelio
Moulin Rouge!
(2001)
Toulouse-Lautrec
John Wick
(2014)
Aurelio
Ice Age: The Meltdown
(2006)
Sid (voice)
Die Hard 2
(1990)
Burke
Romeo + Juliet
(1996)
Tybalt
The Survivor
(2022)
Bill "Pepe" Miller
Ice Age: Continental Drift
(2012)
Sid (voice)
Violent Night
(2022)
Scrooge
The Counselor
(2013)
Coverall Man Randy
Ice Age: Collision Course
(2016)
Sid (voice)
Carlito's Way
(1993)
Benny Blanco
Full Filmography
Acting
Mixed Blood
(1984)
Macetero
Casualties of War
(1989)
Private Antonio Diaz
Die Hard 2
(1990)
Burke
Revenge
(1990)
Ignacio
Street Hunter
(1990)
Angel
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
(1990)
Friend of Boyfriend (segment "Borderline")
Hangin' with the Homeboys
(1991)
Johnny
Mambo Mouth
(1991)
Poison
(1991)
Chancho ("Homo")
Regarding Henry
(1991)
Liquor Store Gunman
NYPD Mounted
(1991)
Out for Justice
(1991)
Boy in Alley
That Burning Question
(1991)
Whispers in the Dark
(1992)
John Castillo
Time Expired
(1992)
Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical)
(1992)
Guess my nationality guy
Night Owl
(1993)
Angel
Carlito's Way
(1993)
Benny Blanco
Super Mario Bros.
(1993)
Luigi Mario
John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama
(1993)
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
(1995)
Sergio
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
(1995)
Chi-Chi Rodriguez
Romeo + Juliet
(1996)
Tybalt
Executive Decision
(1996)
Rat
The Fan
(1996)
Manny
Spawn
(1997)
Clown / Violator
The Pest
(1997)
Pest
A Brother's Kiss
(1997)
Lefty
The Making of 'Spawn'
(1997)
Himself
Body Count
(1998)
Chino
John Leguizamo: Freak
(1998)
Self
Frogs for Snakes
(1998)
Zip
Doctor Dolittle
(1998)
Rat #2 (Voice)
Kids Are Punny
(1998)
Summer of Sam
(1999)
Vinny
Joe the King
(1999)
Jorge
Titan A.E.
(2000)
Gune (voice)
King of the Jungle
(2000)
Seymour
Moulin Rouge!
(2001)
Toulouse-Lautrec
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
(2001)
Berger
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
(2001)
Self
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
(2001)
Clown / Violator (archive footage)
Collateral Damage
(2002)
Felix Ramirez
Empire
(2002)
Victor Rosa
John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story
(2002)
himself
Ice Age
(2002)
Sid (voice)
Point of Origin
(2002)
Keith Lang
Zig Zag
(2002)
Dean Singer
Spun
(2003)
Spider Mike
Undefeated
(2003)
Lex Vargas
Crónicas
(2004)
Manolo Bonilla
The Honeymooners
(2005)
Dodge
Land of the Dead
(2005)
Cholo
Assault on Precinct 13
(2005)
Beck
Sueno
(2005)
Antonio
Ice Age: The Meltdown
(2006)
Sid (voice)
The Alibi
(2006)
Hannibal
The Groomsmen
(2006)
TC (Tony)
Love in the Time of Cholera
(2007)
Lorenzo Daza
Where God Left His Shoes
(2007)
Frank Diaz
The Take
(2007)
Felix De La Pena
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
(2007)
Self
Ice Age: Surviving Sid
(2008)
Sid (voice)
The Happening
(2008)
Julian
Miracle at St. Anna
(2008)
Enrico
Nothing Like the Holidays
(2008)
Mauricio Rodriguez
The Babysitters
(2008)
Michael Beltran
Righteous Kill
(2008)
Detective Simon Perez
Paraiso Travel
(2008)
Roger Pena
Visions of 'The Happening'
(2008)
Himself
The Happening: Elements of a Scene
(2008)
Himself
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
(2009)
Sid (voice)
Rage
(2009)
Jed
The Ministers
(2009)
Dante Mendoza
Gamer
(2009)
Freek
Vanishing on 7th Street
(2010)
Paul
Repo Men
(2010)
Asbury
The Lincoln Lawyer
(2011)
Val Valenzuela
Ballplayer: Pelotero
(2011)
Narrator (voice)
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
(2011)
Sid (voice)
The Latino List
(2011)
Self
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2
(2011)
Sid (voice)
One for the Money
(2012)
Jimmy Alpha
Ice Age: Continental Drift
(2012)
Sid (voice)
The Trip 2
(2012)
Lucho Calvo
Ice Age - 4D Experience
(2012)
Sid
Walking with Dinosaurs
(2013)
Alex (voice)
Kick-Ass 2
(2013)
Javier
Fish N Chips: The Movie
(2013)
Chips (voice)
The Counselor
(2013)
Coverall Man Randy
Tales From a Ghetto Klown
(2013)
Self
Ride Along
(2014)
Santiago
Chef
(2014)
Martin
John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown
(2014)
Himself
John Wick
(2014)
Aurelio
Fugly!
(2014)
Jesse
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
(2014)
Self
Cymbeline
(2014)
Pisanio
American Ultra
(2015)
Rose
Experimenter
(2015)
Taylor
Meadowland
(2015)
Pete
Sisters
(2015)
Dave
Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe
(2015)
Sid (voice)
The Latin Explosion: A New America
(2015)
Self - Narrator
Get Squirrely
(2015)
Fly Boy / Liam (voice)
John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
(2015)
Self
Stealing Cars
(2016)
Montgomery De La Cruz
The Infiltrator
(2016)
Emir Abreu
Ice Age: Collision Course
(2016)
Sid (voice)
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
(2016)
Sid (voice)
Porzingod
(2016)
The Hollow Point
(2016)
Atticus
Perros
(2016)
Misael
The Crash
(2017)
George Diebold
11:55
(2017)
Berto
John Wick: Chapter 2
(2017)
Aurelio
Krystal
(2018)
Nancy
(2018)
Jeb
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
(2018)
Self
The Sun Is Also a Star
(2019)
Jeremy Martinez
Playing with Fire
(2019)
Rodrigo
It Takes a Lunatic
(2019)
Self
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
(2019)
Self
The Night Clerk
(2020)
Detective Espada
Critical Thinking
(2020)
Mario Martinez
Waiting for Godot
(2021)
Estragon
Dark Blood
(2021)
Misael
Encanto
(2021)
Bruno Madrigal (voice)
The Survivor
(2022)
Bill "Pepe" Miller
The Menu
(2022)
Movie Star
Violent Night
(2022)
Scrooge
John Leguizamo Live at Rikers
(2022)
Tin Soldier
(2024)
Luke
Bob Trevino Likes It
(2024)
Bob Trevino
Writing
Mambo Mouth
(1991)
Writer
John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama
(1993)
Writer
The Pest
(1997)
Story
John Leguizamo: Freak
(1998)
Writer
John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story
(2002)
Writer
Undefeated
(2003)
Writer
Fugly!
(2014)
Writer
John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown
(2014)
Writer
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
(2018)
Writer
Production
The Pest
(1997)
Co-Producer
John Leguizamo: Freak
(1998)
Executive Producer
Nuyorican Dream
(2000)
Executive Producer
The Babysitters
(2008)
Producer
Paraiso Travel
(2008)
Co-Producer
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
(2019)
Executive Producer
Critical Thinking
(2020)
Executive Producer
Triggered
(2022)
Producer
John Leguizamo Live at Rikers
(2022)
Producer
Directing