02/19/1967
San Germán, Puerto Rico:
Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez (Santurce, 19 febbraio 1967 è un attore e produttore cinematografico portoricano naturalizzato spagnolo. Ha debuttato sul grande schermo con il film Big Top Pee-wee (1988), ottenendo il riconoscimento internazionale con il film I soliti sospetti (1995). Ha continuato a recitare in Basquiat (1996), Paura e delirio a Las Vegas (1998), e Snatch - Lo strappo (2000). Ha ricevuto l’Oscar al miglior attore non protagonista per la sua interpretazione in Traffic (2000), ricevendo una seconda e terza candidatura agli Oscar nella medesima categoria per i film 21 grammi (2003) e Una battaglia dopo l'altra (2025). Da allora ha recitato in Sin City (2005), Che - L'argentino (2008), Che - Guerriglia (2008), Le belve (2012), Vizio di forma (2014), Sicario (2015) e il suo sequel Soldado (2018) e No Sudden Move (2021). Ha anche assunto ruoli nei franchise Wolfman (2010), con il ruolo de il Collezionista in tre film nel Marvel Cinematic Universe, e Star Wars - Gli ultimi Jedi (2017). Ha recitato nei film Wes Anderson The French Dispatch (2021) e La trama fenicia (2025). In televisione, ha interpretato Richard Matt nella miniserie televisiva Escape at Dannemora (2018), per la quale ha ricevuto una candidatura al Premio Emmy come migliore attore. Nel corso della sua carriera si è aggiudicato un Premio Oscar, un Golden Globe, un Premio BAFTA, due Screen Actors Guild Awards, un Prix d'interprétation masculine al Festival di Cannes e un Orso d'argento per il miglior attore al Festival di Berlino. Nasce a Santurce, a Porto Rico, il 19 febbraio del 1967, da genitori di origini catalane e basche. La madre muore per epatite quando Benicio ha nove anni. All'età di dodici anni si trasferisce con la famiglia in Pennsylvania, dove vive in una fattoria. Durante gli studi alla University of California a San Diego, dove segue un corso di economia, del Toro si iscrive ad un corso di recitazione, che presto lo cattura. Appare in un certo numero di produzioni studentesche, una delle quali lo porta al Festival di Arti Drammatiche al Lafayette Theatre di New York, dove decide di trasferirsi dalla Pennsylvania per studiare recitazione alla Square Acting School. Vince una borsa di studio per lo Stella Adler Conservatory e poi si trasferisce a Los Angeles per studiare all'Actor's Circle Theatre grazie al quale ottiene i primi ruoli in serie televisive. Il testo è disponibile su Wikipedia secondo la licenza Creative Commons Attribuzione-CondividiAlloStessoModo 4.0 Internazionale.
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Neurótica Anónima (2025) as |
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One Battle After Another (2025) as Sensei Sergio St. Carlos |
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The Phoenician Scheme (2025) as Zsa-zsa Korda |
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Teofilo: Boxing's Most Revolutionary Champion (2025) as Narrator |
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Reptile (2023) as Tom Nichols |
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Bonnie (2022) as Self |
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The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021) as Moses Rosenthaler |
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No Sudden Move (2021) as Ronald Russo |
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Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage (2019) as Self |
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Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019) as Swiper (voice) |
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Other Music (2019) as Self |
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Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast (2019) as Self - Actor |
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Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018) as Alejandro Gillick |
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Avengers: Infinity War (2018) as The Collector |
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The Director and the Jedi (2018) as Self |
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) as DJ |
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Battle Zone: The Origins of Sicario (2016) as (archive footage) |
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The Poet of Havana (2015) as Self |
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Sicario (2015) as Alejandro Gillick |
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A Perfect Day (2015) as Mambrú |
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The Little Prince (2015) as The Snake (voice) |
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Inherent Vice (2014) as Sauncho Smilax, Esq. |
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Escobar: Paradise Lost (2014) as Pablo Escobar |
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Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) as The Collector |
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Thor: The Dark World (2013) as Taneleer Tivan / The Collector (uncredited) |
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Jimmy P. (2013) as Jimmy Picard |
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Savages (2012) as Lado |
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Somewhere (2010) as Celebrity (uncredited) |
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The Rolling Stones: Stones in Exile (2010) as Self |
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The Wolfman (2010) as Lawrence Talbot |
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Making Che (2010) as Self |
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Che: Part Two (2008) as Ernesto Che Guevara |
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Che: Part One (2008) as Ernesto Che Guevara |
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Shine a Light (2008) as Self - Concert Audience (uncredited) |
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The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry (2008) as Narrator (voice) |
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Things We Lost in the Fire (2007) as Jerry Sunborne |
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Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride (2006) as Self |
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Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula (2005) as Macro |
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Sin City (2005) as Jackie Boy |
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Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004) as Self |
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Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man (2004) as Self |
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21 Grams: In Fragments (2004) as Self |
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21 Grams (2003) as Jack Jordan |
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Filming “The Hunted” (2003) as Self |
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Pursuing “The Hunted” (2003) as Self |
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The Cutting Edge (2003) as Self |
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Breakfast with Hunter (2003) as Self |
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Declaration of Independence (2003) as Self |
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The Hunted (2003) as Aaron Hallam |
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Hunter Goes to Hollywood (2003) as Self |
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Julia, toda en mí (2002) as |
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The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema (2002) as Himself |
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Keyser Soze, Lie or Legend - Featurette (2002) as Self |
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Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects' (2002) as Self |
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Making 'Snatch' (2001) as Self |
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The Pledge (2001) as Toby Jay Wadenah |
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Traffic (2000) as Javier Rodriguez |
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Inside Traffic: The Making of 'Traffic' (2000) as Self |
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Inside 'Licence to Kill' (2000) as Self |
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Bread and Roses (2000) as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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The Way of the Gun (2000) as Mr. Longbaugh |
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Snatch (2000) as Franky Four Fingers |
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Spotlight on Location: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) as Self |
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) as Dr. Gonzo |
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Joyride (1997) as Detective Lopez |
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Excess Baggage (1997) as Vincent |
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The Fan (1996) as Juan Primo |
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Basquiat (1996) as Benny Dalmau |
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Cannes Man (1996) as Self |
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The Funeral (1996) as Gaspare |
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The Usual Suspects (1995) as Fenster |
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Swimming with Sharks (1994) as Rex |
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China Moon (1994) as Lamar Dickey |
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Fearless (1993) as Manny Rodrigo |
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Huevos de oro (1993) as Bob, el amigo de Miami |
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Money for Nothing (1993) as Dino Palladino |
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Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992) as Alvaro Harana |
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The Indian Runner (1991) as Miguel |
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Madonna: The Immaculate Collection (1990) as Kid Sitting on Car (segment "La Isla Bonita") |
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Licence to Kill (1989) as Dario |
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Big Top Pee-wee (1988) as Duke the Dog-Faced Boy |
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Elysian Park and the Stone Quarry Hills () as |
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All-Star Weekend () as Dr. Phill |
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Reenactment () as |
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Sicario: Capos () as Alejandro Gillick |
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The Corporation () as Jose Miguel Battle Sr. |
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El jockey (2024) Executive Producer |
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Reptile (2023) Screenplay |
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Reptile (2023) Executive Producer |
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The Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo (2017) Executive Producer |
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Viva (2015) Executive Producer |
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Escobar: Paradise Lost (2014) Executive Producer |
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7 días en La Habana (2012) Director |
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The Wolfman (2010) Producer |
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Where the Wild Things Are (2009) Thanks |
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Che: Part Two (2008) Producer |
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Che: Part One (2008) Producer |
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Maldeamores (2007) Executive Producer |
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Submission (1995) Director |
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Submission (1995) Writer |