Acting
Danny Trejo
EN, ES, KO, RO cinema · 352 credits
Born
16 May 1944 (age 82)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as Denni Trekho · Dan Trejo · Daniel Trejo · Machete
Dan Trejo (born May 16, 1944) is a Native Mexican-American actor, and character 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
Filmography
Detour 95
as Muerte
The Damned
The Damned
as Chimalle
Downtown Bus
Downtown Bus
as Sancho 'The Jailbird' Sanchez
Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn
Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn
Actor
La Venganza Rodríguez
as El Super Muerto Infernal (voice)
Armadillo United
Armadillo United
as Coach Koko
Counterpunch 2
Counterpunch 2
as Manny Navarro
Pawn Shop
Actor
RZR Cyber Protocol
as Manolo
Accursed
as Alejandro
The Wrecker
as Eduardo
The Street Avenger
as Muerte
From a Son
as George
Hubbard Street
as Sebastian
Zootopia 2
as Jesús (voice)
Seven Cemeteries
as Bravo
The Legend of Johnny Jones
as El Muerte
Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue
as Laurence (voice)
The Night They Came Home
as Digger
Holy Cash
as Actor
Wages of Sin
as Jimmy
Reapers
as The Wanderer
Hunting Games
as Sheriff Ramos
Death on the Border
as Father Francis
Miami Bici 2
as Mr Susan
Una preghiera per Giuda
as Carnizzari
1521: The Quest for Love and Freedom
as Ferdinand Magellan
A Dark Way Out
as Ralph
The Michoacan File
as Narrator, Executive Producer
Wolf Mountain
as Eddie
VampFather
as Vampfather, Executive Producer
Caroltyn
as Wells
Escándalo Secreto En Plena Cuarentena
as MMR, Mario Machin Rin
A Tale of Two Guns
as Junior
Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone
as Master Gin
Good Mourning
as Method Cameo
Renegades
as Sanchez
Clerks III
as Auditioner
Goodbye Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as Oscar Diaz (archive footage)
Fire-Man's Fetish
as Fire-Man
Minions: The Rise of Gru
as Stronghold (voice)
Muppets Haunted Mansion
as Ghost of Huet
American Sicario
as Pedro
The Black Hole
as Edmund
Comedy Chingonas
as Self - Host
Shadow of the Cat
as Sombra
Death Rider in the House of Vampires
as Bela Latigo
Pups Alone
as Vinnie P (voice)
The Rebels of PT-218
as Seaman Edgar 'Cookie' Orozco
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage)
LA Originals
as Self
Bullets of Justice
as Gravedigger
Final Kill
as Francesco
American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules
as Janitor Steve Garcia
Cover Me
as Big Mike
Pistolera
as Indio
The Last Exorcist
as Marco
Black Licorice
as Donicio
3 from Hell
as Rondo
Big Kill
as General Morales
Bare Knuckle Brawler
as Santo Ariza
Slasher Party
as Danny Trejo
Grand-Daddy Day Care
as Eduardo Hernandez
Dora and the Lost City of Gold
as Boots (voice)
The Outsider
as Carlos
Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo
as Self, Executive Producer
Wish Man
as Jose
Acceleration
as Santos
The Margarita Man
as Dr. Valenzuela
Every 9 Hours
as Raul
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
as Self - Actor
Frat Pack
as Dirty
#Roxy
as Principal Castillo
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy
as Goldberg
Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece
as Nino Grande
Gone Are the Days
as River Man
Silencer
as Lenard "Big Daddy" Ochoa
American Nightmares
as Mister Malevolent
Bully
as Manny
Death House
as Inmate (uncredited)
Calico Queens
as Bill Gallows
McDick
as Oscar
Cross Wars
as Murete
Juarez 2045
as Angel Malvado
All About the Money
as Luis Diego
Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale
as El Moco (voice)
Dead Again in Tombstone
as Guerrero
Avenge the Crows
as Antonio
Maximum Impact
as Don Sanchez
Murder in the Woods
as Sheriff Lorenzo
Street Level
as Carlton the Doorman
North by El Norte
as Uncle John
Boost
as Roy Casares
Cyborg X
as Captain Machine Gun
Range 15
as Zombie Trejo
Vigilante Diaries
as Crazy Joe
Storks
as Jasper (voice)
Halloweed
as Patch
1st Strike
as Manny Garcia, Producer
Map of Hell
as Himself
Bridesman
as Eduardo
Chronology
as Jackhammer
Good Fortune
as Self
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Renegade Rampage
2015
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Renegade Rampage
as Newtralizer (voice)
The Night Crew
as Aguilar
Hope Lost
as Marius
VANish
as Carlos
The Burning Dead
as Night Wolf
Bad Asses on the Bayou
as Frank Vega, Associate Producer
L.A. Slasher
as The Drug Dealer #2
3-Headed Shark Attack
as Max Burns
No Way Out
as Don Caceres
The Ridiculous 6
as Cicero
4Got10
as Mateo Perez
East LA Interchange
as narrator
A Horse Story
as Moonlight (voice)
Alcatraz Prison Escape: Deathbed Confession
as Narrator (voice)
Muppets Most Wanted
as Danny Trejo
Bullet
as Frank
Voodoo Possession
as Kross
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses
as Frank Vega
In the Blood
as Big Biz
Throwdown
as Tattoo
Reaper
as Jack
Beyond the Game
as José
Strike One
as Manny Garcia, Producer
Vieques
Actor
Reach Me
as Vic
Preggoland
as Pedro
The Book of Life
as Skeleton Luis (voice)
Five Thirteen
as El Loco
Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals
as Reynaldo (voice)
Habla Men
as Self
Violet & Daisy
as Russ
Machete Kills
as Machete
Dead in Tombstone
as Guerrero
Death Race: Inferno
as Goldberg
Counterpunch
as Manny Navarro
Zombie Hunter
as Jesús
Chavez Cage of Glory
as Mando
Tattoo Nation
as Himself
The Contractor
as Javier Reyes
Pendejo (Idiot)
as Pedro
American Lowrider
as The O.G.
The Insomniac
as Jairo Torres
Ticket to Vegas
as Mister Chich
Amelia's 25th
as Don Javier
Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
as Venom (voice)
Sushi Girl
as Schlomo
Recoil
as Drayke
Bad Ass
as Frank Vega
The Cloth
as Father Connely
Rise of the Zombies
as Caspian
Haunted High
as Ortiz
Bro'
as Gilbert
Short Handle
as Carson
Breaking Wind
as Billy Black
Cross
as Lexavier
House of the Rising Sun
as Carlos
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
as Mr. Perez
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
as Uncle Machete
In the Shadow
as Hermit
Blacktino
as Rogelio
Dark Games
as Archie
Machete
as Machete
Predators
as Cuchillo
Justin Time
as Mardok
The Killing Jar
as Jimmy
Shadows in Paradise
as Matador
Shoot the Hero
as Crazy Joe
Beatdown
as Marcus
The Lazarus Papers
as Aroon
Death Race 2
as Goldberg
The Bill Collector
as Frankie Gutierrez
Modus Operandi
as Director Holiday, Executive Producer
Pastor Shepherd
as Phil Harrison, Executive Producer
Boston Girls
as Uncle Reggie
American Flyer
as Uncle John
Saint John of Las Vegas
as Bismarck
Gun
as Frankie Makina
Predators: Moments of Extraction
as Cuchillo (voice), Thanks
Six Days in Paradise
as Ruben Skinner
The Line
as Mario
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
as Rico (voice)
The Boys of Ghost Town
as Father
Fanboys
as The Chief
Eyeborgs
as G-Man
The Grind
as Nicholi Guzman
Babysitters Beware
as Clyde / The Guard
The Face is Familiar
as Himself
Cowboy Dreams
as Lobo
Necessary Evil
as Barro
Alone in the Dark 2
as Perry
Toxic
as Antoine
Ranchero
as Capone
Valley of Angels
as Hector
Jake's Corner
as Clint
The Art of Travel
as Limo Driver
Halloween
as Ismael Cruz
Smiley Face
as Albert
Heckler
as Self
Furnace
as Fury
Urban Justice
as El Chivo
Richard III
as Major
Delta Farce
as Carlos Santana
Grindhouse
as Machete (segment "Planet Terror")
On Bloody Sunday
as The Ref
Battle for Terra
as Elder Barum (voice)
Planet Terror
as Machete
The Blue Rose
as Junk
7 Mummies
as Apache
High Hopes
as Shady, Producer
Sherrybaby
as Dean Walker
Jack's Law
as Jack Santos, Producer
Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror
as Derelict
Slayer
as Montegna
Tennis Anyone?
as Hector
Propensity
as Roy, Co-Producer
Death Row
as Priest
Living the Dream
as Chuck
The Devil's Rejects
as Rondo
Champion
as Self
The Crow: Wicked Prayer
as Harold
The Curse of El Charro
as El Charro (Voice)
All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos
as Vargas Diaz
Chasing Ghosts
as Carlos Santiago
Lost
as Edward James Archer
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
as Machete
The Big Empty
as Lt. Gates
13 Moons
as Hoodlum
Nightstalker
as Officer Frank Luis, Co-Producer
xXx
as El Jefe
The Salton Sea
as Little Bill
Spy Kids
as Machete
Bubble Boy
as Slim
Skippy
as Hitman
Reindeer Games
as Jumpy
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
as Razor Charlie
Animal Factory
as Vito, Co-Producer
Cuenta Saldada
as Secuestrador 1 (as Daniel Trejo)
Inferno
as Johnny Six Toes
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
as Razor Eddie
Whiteboyz
as Prisoner
Soundman
as Duce's Father
The Replacement Killers
as Collins
Champions
as Max Brito
Point Blank
as Wallace
Six Days Seven Nights
as Pierce
Con Air
as "Johnny-23"
Anaconda
as Poacher
Dilemma
as Rudy Salazar
Los Locos
as Manuel Batista
Trojan War
as Scarface
From Dusk Till Dawn
as Razor Charlie
Jaguar
as Kumare
Heat
as Trejo
Desperado
as Navajas
The Stranger
as Hawk
Dead Badge
as El Tango Bartender
Criminal Passion
as Construction Worker
Against the Wall
as Luis
Mi Vida Loca
as Frank
Victor One
as Sergeant Aguilar
Last Light
as 2nd Inmate
Doppelganger
as Hard Hat
Sunset Grill
as Young Mexican
Bound by Honor
as Geronimo
Love, Cheat & Steal
as Cuban
12:01
as Prisoner
Nails
as Las Virgenes bartender
Sex Crimes
as Palmer
Whore
as Tattoo Artist
Femme Fatale
as Toshi
Lonely Hearts
as Angry Client
The Last Hour
as Spider
Doublecrossed
as Lito
Carnal Crimes
as Ticket Agent
Wedlock
as Tough Prisoner #1
Guns
as Tong
Marked for Death
as Hector
Maniac Cop 2
as Prisoner
Lock Up
as Chink's Gang Member
Bail Out
as Mean
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
as Prison Inmate
Cage
as Costello's Bodyguard (uncredited)
Bulletproof
as Sharkey
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
as Art Sanella
Penitentiary III
as See Veer
The Hidden
as Prisoner
Terminal Exposure
as man in crowd (uncredited)
Runaway Train
as Boxer