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