Directing
Guillermo del Toro
EN, ES, JA, FR cinema · 177 credits
Born
9 October 1964 (age 62)
Birthplace
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Also known as Guillermo del Toro Gómez
Guillermo del Toro Gómez (Spanish: [ɡiˈʝeɾmo ðelˈtoɾo]; born 9 October 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker, author, and artist. His work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales, gothicism, and horror, often blending the genres to infuse visual or poetic beauty into the grotesque. He has had a lifelong fascination with monsters, which he considers symbols of great power. He is known for pioneering dark fantasy in the film industry and using insectile and religious imagery, his themes of Catholicism, and celebrating imperfection, underworld motifs, practical special effects, and dominant amber lighting. Throughout his career, del Toro has shifted between Spanish-language films—such as Cronos (1993), The Devil's Backbone (2001), and Pan's Labyrinth (2006)—and English-language films, including Mimic (1997), Blade II (2002), Hellboy (2004) and its sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army(2008), Pacific Rim (2013), Crimson Peak (2015), The Shape of Water (2017), Nightmare Alley (2021), and Pinocchio (2022). As a producer or writer, he worked on the films The Orphanage (2007), Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010), The Hobbit film series (2012–2014), Mama (2013), The Book of Life (2014), Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018), Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019), and The Witches (2020). In 2022, he created the Netflix anthology horror series Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, featuring a collection of classical horror stories. With Chuck Hogan, he co-authored The Strain trilogy of novels (2009–2011), which was later adapted into a comic book series (2011–15) and a live-action television series (2014–17). With DreamWorks Animation and Netflix, he created the animated franchise Tales of Arcadia, which includes the series Trollhunters (2016–18), 3Below (2018–19), and Wizards (2020) and the sequel film Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021). Del Toro is close friends with fellow Mexican filmmakers Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro G. Iñárritu, collectively known as "The Three Amigos of Mexican Cinema". He has received several awards, including three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Daytime Emmy Award, and a Golden Lion. He was included in Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018, and he received a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2019.
Known for
Filmography
Mad Dad
Mad Dad
as Self
The Bloody Benders
Producer
Sira y el secreto del parque
Sira and the Secret of the Park
Executive Producer
The Boy in the Iron Box
The Boy in the Iron Box
Screenplay, Producer, Novel
Fury
Fury
Director, Writer, Producer
Digger
Thanks
Sangre del Toro
as Self
Frankenstein: The Anatomy Lesson
as Self - Writer / Director
Frankenstein
Director, Producer, Writer
The Monkey
Thanks
Megalopolis
Thanks
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
as Self, Executive Producer
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Screenstory, Director, Producer, Screenplay, Lyricist
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
Screenplay, Producer, Book, Creator
Antlers
Producer
Nightmare Alley
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Roald Dahl's The Witches
Producer, Screenplay
Love, Antosha
as Self
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Screenstory, Producer
Guillermo del Toro: Un director y su Oscar
as Guillermo del Toro
78/52
as Self
Five Came Back
as Self
The Shape of Water
Producer, Story, Screenplay, Director
I Remember Crimson Peak
as Himself
Kung Fu Panda 3
Executive Producer
Extraordinary Tales
as Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Pit and the Pendulum')
Crimson Peak
Director, Writer, Producer
The Thin Yellow Line
Producer
The Book of Life
as Land of Remembered Captain's Wife (voice), Producer
Pacific Rim
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Mama
Executive Producer
Gravity
Thanks
Men in Suits
as Self
El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza
as Gamborimbo Ponx (voice)
The Captured Bird
Executive Producer
Rise of the Guardians
Executive Producer
Zombie Lover
2011
Zombie Lover
as Interviewee
Puss in Boots
as Moustache Man / Comandante (voice), Executive Producer
Reclaiming 'Mimic'
as Self, Conceptual Illustrator
A Leap in Evolution: The Creatures of 'Mimic'
as Self, Conceptual Illustrator
Kung Fu Panda 2
Creative Consultant
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
as Creature (Voice), Screenplay, Producer
Welcome to Bleak House
as Himself, Thanks
Julia's Eyes
Producer
Megamind
Creative Consultant
Biutiful
Associate Producer
Splice
Executive Producer
District 9
Thanks
Rage
Producer
El último truco
as Self
Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist
as Self, Thanks
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
as Creature Vocals (voice) (uncredited), Director, Screenplay, Story
Quantum of Solace
as Additional Voices (voice)
Insignificant Things
Producer
While She Was Out
Executive Producer
Rudo & Cursi
Producer
Diary of the Dead
as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited), Thanks
The Orphanage
Executive Producer
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
Creative Producer
Pan's Labyrinth
Director, Producer, Writer
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
Creative Producer
Home Delivery
Presenter, Executive Producer
Hellboy
as Guy Dressed as Dragon (uncredited), Director, Screenplay, Fight Choreographer
Crónicas
Producer
Noin
as Guillermo del Toro
Blade II
Director
I Murder Seriously
Executive Producer
The Devil's Backbone: Behind the Scenes
2001
The Devil's Backbone: Behind the Scenes
Actor
The Devil's Backbone
Director, Screenplay
Mimic 2
Characters
Bullfighter
as Bullboy #2
Amores Perros
Editorial Coordinator
Under a Spell
Producer
Mimic
Director, Screenplay, Screenstory
Algunas nubes
Makeup Effects
Cronos
as Man Walking Dog (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
Cabeza de Vaca
Makeup Effects Designer
Dying in the Gulf
Makeup Effects, Storyboard
Love Lies
Makeup Effects, Special Effects Makeup Artist
Goitia: A God for Himself
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Geometry
Director, Writer, Producer
Mrs. Lupe
Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer, Casting, Assistant Editor
Obdulia
First Assistant Director
Doña Herlinda and Her Son
Executive Producer