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A child drug addict and criminal, Danny Trejo was in and out of jail for 11 years. While serving time in San Quentin, he won the lightweight and welterweight boxing titles. Imprisoned for armed robbery and drug offenses, he successfully completed a 12-step rehabilitation program that changed his life... See full bio »

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???? Skinny Dip (in production)
El Tigre
 
2013 179th Street (announced)
Raul Ceviche
 
???? Ambition (announced)
Ricky Mejia (rumored)
 
2013 Tranzloco (pre-production)
Señor Gigante
 
2013 Tarantula (pre-production)
Carson
 
???? In with the Outlaws (pre-production)
Chief Sunny-With-Showers (rumored)
 
2014 Autómata (filming)
 
2013 The Prey (filming)
Vega (rumored)
 
2013 Five Thirteen (post-production)
El Loco
 
2013 Young Justice: Legacy (Video Game) (post-production)
Bane (voice)
 
2013 Chavez Cage of Glory (post-production)
Mando Martin
 
2013 Maron (TV series) (post-production)
Manny
Sponsor (2013) … Manny
 
2013 Bullet (post-production)
Frank
 
2013 Zombie Hunter (post-production)
Jesús
 
2013 Mucho Dinero (post-production)
Luis Diego
 
???? Force of Execution (post-production)
Jimmy Peanuts
 
2013 Pendejo (Idiot) (completed)
Pedro
 
2013 The Contractor (completed)
Javier Reyes
 
2013 Dead in Tombstone (video) (completed)
Guerrero Hernandez
 
2013 The Insomniac
Jairo Torres
 
2013 The Cloth
Father Connely
 
2013 Bang.com (short)
Danny
 
2013 Bilet na Vegas
Mister Chich (as Denni Trekho)
 
2013 Counterpunch
Manny Navarro
 
2012 Bro'
Gilbert
 
2011-2012 Sons of Anarchy (TV series)
Romero 'Romeo' Parada / Romeo Parada
Darthy (2012) … Romero 'Romeo' Parada
 
2012 Danny Trejo's Vengeance: Woz with a Coz (Video Game)
Vengeance
 
2012 Death Race: Inferno (video)
Goldberg
 
2012 Haunted High (TV movie)
Ortiz
 
2012 Open Your Eyes (short)
 
2012 TripTank (TV series)
El Peligroso (voice) / Waiter (voice)
 
2012 The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange (TV series)
Cupcake Leader / El Dente
Lords of Fruitbush (2012) … Cupcake Leader (voice)
Spaghetti West (2012) … El Dente (voice)
 
2012 Strike One
Manny Garcia
 
2012 Amelia's 25th
Don Javier
 
2011 The Muppets
Prisoner (scenes deleted) (uncredited)
 
2011 Dark Games
Archie
 
2011 Violet & Daisy
Russ
 
2011 Franklin & Bash (TV series)
Ultimo
Go Tell It on the Mountain (2011) … Ultimo
 
2011 House of the Rising Sun
Carlos
 
2011 Cross (video)
Lexavier
 
2011 Bones (TV series)
Bishop Edward Galano
 
2011 Blacktino
Rogelio
 
2011 Recoil
Drayke Salgado
 
2011 Young Justice (TV series)
Bane
Drop-Zone (2011) … Bane (voice)
 
2011 In the Shadow
Hermit
 
2010 Death Race 2 (video)
Goldberg
 
2010 Modern Family (TV series)
Gus
Dance Dance Revelation (2010) … Gus
 
2010 Predators Motion Comics: Moment of Extraction (video short)
Cuchillo (voice) (uncredited)
 
2010 Fallout: New Vegas (Video Game)
Raul Alfonso Tejada (voice)
 
2010 The Good Guys (TV series)
Alfredo
Little Things (2010) … Alfredo
 
2010 Cubed (TV series)
Danny Trejo
Episode #2.1 (2010) … Danny Trejo
 
2010 Beatdown
Marcus
 
2010 Gun
 
2003-2010 King of the Hill (TV series)
Enrique / Lifeguard / Octavio / …
Just Another Manic Kahn-Day (2010) … Enrique (voice)
Lost in MySpace (2008) … Enrique (voice)
Earthy Girls are Easy (2008) … Enrique (voice)
Lady and Gentrification (2008) … Enrique (voice)
Trans-Fascism (2008) … Enrique (voice)
 
2009-2010 Breaking Bad (TV series)
Tortuga
I.F.T. (2010) … Tortuga
Negro Y Azul (2009) … Tortuga
 
2010 Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (TV series)
Criminal
Comedy (2010) … Criminal
 
2010 Burn Notice (TV series)
Felipe Vega
Friendly Fire (2010) … Felipe Vega
 
2009 Babysitters Beware
The Guard
 
2009 Eyeborgs
G-Man
 
2009 The Boys of Ghost Town
Xavier
 
2009 Cowboy Dreams (short)
Lobo
 
2009 The Spectacular Spider-Man (TV series)
Ox
Probable Cause (2009) … Ox (voice)
 
2009 Fanboys
The Chief
 
2009 3V Man (short)
Captain Podrido
 
2008 The Young and the Restless (TV series)
Bartender
Episode #1.9047 (2008) … Bartender
Episode #1.9046 (2008) … Bartender
Episode #1.8988 (2008) … Bartender
Episode #1.8987 (2008) … Bartender
Episode #1.8972 (2008) … Bartender
 
2008 Alone in the Dark II (video)
Perry
 
2008/I Ranchero
Capone
 
2008 Jake's Corner
Clint
 
2008 The Art of Travel
Limo Driver
 
2008/I Through the Valley
Don Reyes
 
2008 Richard III
Major
 
2008 Toxic
Antoine
 
2007 Furnace
Fury
 
2007 Blood Ties (TV series)
Pacha Kamaq
Wrapped (2007) … Pacha Kamaq
 
2007 On Bloody Sunday
The Ref
 
2007 Stargate: Atlantis (TV series)
Omal
Missing (2007) … Omal
 
2007 Urban Justice (video)
El Chivo
 
2007 The Blue Rose
Junk
 
2007 Battle for Terra
Elder Barum (voice)
 
2007 The Knights of Prosperity (TV series)
Hector
Operation: Open the Safe (2007) … Hector
 
2007 Grindhouse
Machete (segment "Machete")
 
2007 Smiley Face
Albert
 
2006 Death Row (TV movie)
Priest
 
2006 Slayer (TV movie)
Montegna
 
2006 Hood of Horror
Derelict
 
2006 Jack's Law
Jack Santos
 
2006 Heist (TV series)
Ernesto
 
2006 Living the Dream
Chuck
 
2006 High Hopes
Shady
 
2006 Propensity
Roy
 
2006 Taphephobia
Creek
 
2006 TV: The Movie
 
2005 Desperate Housewives (TV series)
Hector Ramos
The Sun Won't Set (2005) … Hector Ramos
 
2005 George Lopez (TV series)
Bobby
 
2005 The Curse of El Charro
El Charro (voice)
 
2005 Tennis, Anyone...?
Hector
 
2005 Dreaming on Christmas
Train Driver
 
2005 Venice Underground
Papi
 
2004 51.50 (short)
 
2004 Lost
Edward James Archer
 
2004 Def Jam Fight for NY (Video Game)
Trejo (voice)
 
2004 Monk (TV series)
Spyder Rudner
Mr. Monk Goes to Jail (2004) … Spyder Rudner
 
2004 Grounded for Life (TV series)
Raul
(She's Got) Kegs (2004) … Raul
 
2003 The Brothers Garcia (TV series)
Eduardo 'Ed' Garcia
It Was Fun While It Lasted (2003) … Eduardo 'Ed' Garcia
 
2003 Double Blade (short)
El Patron
 
2003 The Big Empty
Lt. Gates (uncredited)
 
2003 Alias (TV series)
Emilio Vargas
Countdown (2003) … Emilio Vargas
 
2003 Kingpin (TV mini-series)
Manny
El Velorio (2003) … Manny
 
2002 Nightstalker
Officer Frank Luis
 
2002 Beat the Devil (short)
Bob
 
2002 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Video Game)
Umberto Robina (voice)
 
2002 xXx
El Jefe
 
2002 The District (TV series)
Danny
Convictions (2002) … Danny
 
2002 Do It for Uncle Manny
Pedro
 
2002 Simplicity (short)
Barber
 
2002 Hiding in Walls (video short)
Jose
 
2001 Bubble Boy
Slim
 
2001 Spy Kids
Machete
 
2001 Skippy
Hitman
 
2000 The X-Files (TV series)
Cesar Ocampo / Spider-Man
Redrum (2000) … Spider-Man / Cesar Ocampo
 
2000 Cuenta saldada
Secuestrador 1 (as Daniel Trejo)
 
1998-1999 Walker, Texas Ranger (TV series)
Joe Lopez / José Rodriguez
Rise to the Occasion (1999) … José Rodriguez
Circle of Life (1998) … Joe Lopez
 
1999 Whiteboyz
Prisoner (uncredited)
 
1996-1998 NYPD Blue (TV series)
Frankie Soto / Gabriel Mota
Numb & Number (1998) … Frankie Soto
Hollie and the Blowfish (1996) … Gabriel Mota
 
1998 Champions
Max Brito
 
1998 Point Blank
Wallace
 
1998 Brooklyn South (TV series)
Louis - Hertz's Bodyguard
Skel in a Cell (1998) … Louis - Hertz's Bodyguard
 
1998 Tracey Takes On... (TV series)
Hispanic Man / Pool Player
Man's Best Friend (1998) … Hispanic Man
Smoking (1998) … Pool Player
 
1998 An Eye for Talent (short)
Fred (unconfirmed)
 
1997 Los Locos
Manuel Batista
 
1997 Con Air
Johnny-23
 
1997 Anaconda
Poacher
 
1997 Dilemma
Rudy Salazar
 
1996 Le jaguar
Kumare
 
1996 Nash Bridges (TV series)
Sid Benedict
Internal Affairs (1996) … Sid Benedict
 
1996 Renegade (TV series)
Freddie
Hog Calls (1996) … Freddie
 
1995 Heat
Trejo
 
1995 Fallen Angels (TV series)
Boxer
Love and Blood (1995) … Boxer
 
1995 Desperado
Navajas
 
1995 The Stranger
Hawk
 
1995 Vanishing Son (TV series)
Out-of-breath man
Dance of the Dust (1995) … Out-of-breath man (uncredited)
 
1994 Criminal Passion
Construction Worker
 
1994 Against the Wall (TV movie)
Luis
 
1994 Victor One
Sergeant Aguilar
 
1994 Dead Badge
El Tango Bartender
 
1993 Love, Cheat & Steal
Cuban
 
1993 Last Light (TV movie)
2nd Inmate
 
1993 12:01 (TV movie)
Prisoner
 
1993 Mi vida loca
Frank
 
1993 Sunset Grill
Young Mexican
 
1993 Ground Zero Texas (Video Game)
Shotgun
 
1993 Doppelganger
Hard Hat
 
1991-1992 Baywatch (TV series)
Carlos Urueta / Chulo
Masquerade (1992) … Chulo
Point of Attack (1991) … Carlos Urueta
 
1992 Nails (TV movie)
Las Virgenes bartender
 
1992 Reasonable Doubts (TV series)
Cholo #2
The Discomfort Zone (1992) … Cholo #2
The Shadow of Death (1992) … Cholo #2
 
1992/I Sex Crimes
Palmer
 
1992 Jake and the Fatman (TV series)
Mumbling Prisoner
Last Dance (1992) … Mumbling Prisoner
 
1991 The Last Hour
Spider
 
1991 Lonely Hearts
Angry Client
 
1991 Wedlock
Tough Prisoner #1
 
1991 Carnal Crimes (video)
Ticket Agent
 
1991 Doublecrossed (TV movie)
 
1991 Whore
Tattoo Artist
 
1990 Guns
Tong
 
1990 Marked for Death
Hector
 
1990 Maniac Cop 2
Prisoner
 
1990 Drug Wars: The Camarena Story (TV mini-series)
Gabriel
 
1989 W.B., Blue and the Bean (video)
Mean
 
1989 Cage
Costello's Bodyguard (uncredited)
 
1989 Lock Up
Chink's Gang Member
 
1989 Shannon's Deal (TV movie)
Raul Galindez
 
1988 Bulletproof
Sharkey
 
1987 Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
Art Sanella
 
1987 The Hidden
Prisoner
 
1987 Penitentiary III
See Veer
 
1985 Runaway Train
Boxer (as Daniel Trejo)
 
1983 Project A
Lor Sam Pau (voice: English version)
 
Show ShowProducer (11 titles)
2013 179th Street (co-producer) (announced)
 
???? Ambition (producer) (announced)
 
2013 Vengeance (producer) (post-production)
 
2012 Strike One (producer)
 
2010 Pastor Shepherd (executive producer)
 
2009 Modus Operandi (executive producer)
 
2006 Jack's Law (producer)
 
2006 High Hopes (producer)
 
2006 Propensity (co-producer)
 
2002 Nightstalker (co-producer)
 
2000 Animal Factory (co-producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1991 By the Sword (assistant: Mr. Roberts)
 
1985 Runaway Train (boxing coach: Eric Roberts - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
2007 Delta Farce (performer: "I Will Survive")
 
Show ShowThanks (6 titles)
2012 Zombie Mutation (special thanks)
 
2010 Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
2010 Predators Motion Comics: Moment of Extraction (video short) (special thanks)
 
2009 Starz Inside: The Face Is Familiar (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
2008 D.O.P.E. (documentary) (very special thanks)
 
2007 The Man Behind Carlos Santana (video short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (43 titles)
2013 Tattoo Nation (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Filmed in Utah (TV series)
Himself
 
2012 The Soup (TV series)
Himself
Episode #9.19 (2012) … Himself
Episode #9.8 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 Attack of the Show! (TV series)
Actor, 'Recoil' / Himself - Guest
Danny Trejo (2012) … Himself - Guest/Actor, 'Recoil'
 
2011 2011 ALMA Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2011 Love Cures Cancer: Take a Chance on Love II (documentary)
Himself - guest
 
2011 The Cleveland Show (TV series)
Himself
Hot Cocoa Bang Bang (2011) … Himself (voice)
 
2011 Call of the Dead (Video Game)
Himself (voice)
 
2011 The Actor's Journey (video documentary)
Himself
 
2011 The Actor's Journey for Kids (video documentary)
Himself
 
2010-2011 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 14 January 2011 (2011) … Himself
Episode dated 30 August 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Machete Don't Text (short)
Himself - Host
 
2010 79th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (TV movie)
Himself
 
2010 Call of Duty: Black Ops (Video Game)
Himself (voice) (uncredited)
 
2010 Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn (video documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 30 September 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Sebring (short)
Himself
 
2009 Pit Bulls and Parolees (TV series)
Himself
Whiteout (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Love Cures Cancer: Take a Chance on Love (documentary)
Himself - Guest
 
2009 Official Rejection (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Victory to the Underdog (documentary)
Danny Trejo
 
2009 We Gotta Get Buscemi (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Prísne tajné (TV series)
Himself
Prísne tajné 6 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 D.O.P.E. (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2007 Greatest Ever Disaster Movies (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 Heckler (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 NRJ 12: Scream Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 Scream Awards 2007 (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
2007 The Man Behind Carlos Santana (video short)
Himself
 
2006 Fuse Fangoria Chainsaw Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2006 Raising the Undead: The Making of 'All Souls Day' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Jailhouse Rock: The Stunts of 'All Souls Day' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Faces of Death: The Make-Up Effects of 'All Souls Day' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 30 Days in Hell: The Making of 'The Devil's Rejects' (video documentary)
Himself - 'Rondo'
 
2005 The Making of 'Heat' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Making of 'Seven Mummies' (video)
Himself
 
2005 On Screen (TV series)
Himself
 
2005 Champion (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Unscripted (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.7 (2005) … Himself
 
2004 Turned Out: Sexual Assault Behind Bars (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Film Is Dead: An Evening with Robert Rodriguez (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1997 Full Tilt Boogie (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1997 Sepultura: We Are What We Are (video documentary short)
Boxer
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2011 Attack of the Show! (TV series)
 
2008 Premio Donostia a Antonio Banderas (TV movie)
Navajas
 
2006 Desperate Housewives Special: All the Juicy Details (TV movie)
Hector Ramos (uncredited)
 
1993 Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(2004) Video game: Featured as a playable character in the game Def Jam Fight for NY. See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Interviews  | 2 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Official Sites:

Facebook Fan Page | See more »

Alternate Names:

Daniel Trejo | Denni Trekho

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[after being told an actor he was supposed to hit might hit back] For $350 a day, give him a bat. I used to get beat up for free. See more »

Trivia:

He and director Robert Rodriguez are second cousins. See more »

Trademark:

Rough scarred face See more »

Nickname:

The Mayor See more »

Star Sign:

Taurus