Luis Guzmán

Actor, Producer, Writer

Birthdate: Aug 28, 1956

Birthplace: Cayey, Puerto Rico

Actor of Puerto Rican descent who gained fame making many memorable films in the 1980s and 1990s due to his villainous physical appearance. Guzmán was born in Cayey, Puerto Rico on August 28, 1956 and raised in New York City's Greenwich Village and the surrounding Lower East Side neighborhood. His mother Rosa worked in a hospital and Benjamin Cardona, his stepfather, was a TV repairman. Guzman presently resides in Vermont with his wife and kids.

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Movies

Known For

Traffic

(2000)

Punch-Drunk Love

(2002)

Boogie Nights

(1997)

The Count of Monte Cristo

(2002)

Luis Guzmán Movies

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2025 |
Guns Up
Guns Up
2025
R
1h 32m
Action, Comedy
5.3
On the brink of leaving "The Family," a mob henchman's final job goes off the rails. With the clock ticking, the ex-cop has one night to get his unsuspecting family out of the city before he gets snuffed out.
asIgnatius Locke
2025 |
Cleaner
Cleaner
2025
R
Action, Drama, Thriller
Criminal activists hijack a gala, taking 300 hostages. One extremist plans mass murder as a message to the world. An Ex-soldier turned window cleaner now works to rescue the hostages.
asDet. Jim Vargas
2023 |
Story Ave
Story Ave
2023
1h 46m
Drama
6.1
Follows a teenage graffiti artist who ran away from home and holds up an unwary MTA worker in a robbery gone right that would change their lives forever.
asLuis Torres
2022 |
Bread and Gamesas Martin
2021 |
Snake Eyes
Snake Eyes
2021
PG-13
2h 1m
Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
5.4
Snake Eyes, a tenacious loner, is welcomed into an ancient Japanese clan called the Arashikage, who teach him the ways of the ninja and provide him home. But when secrets from his past are revealed, his honor and allegiance will be tested.
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asCyrus
2021 |
The Birthday Cake
The Birthday Cake
2021
R
1h 33m
Crime, Thriller
4.4
On the 10th anniversary of his father's death, Giovanni reluctantly accepts the task of bringing a cake to the home of his uncle, a mob boss, for a celebration. Just two hours into the night, Gio's life is forever changed.
asJochee
2019 |
Hold Onas Pastor Rivera
2019 |
War
War
2019
2h 31m
Action, Adventure, Thriller
6.5
Kabir, a secret agent, goes rogue after a mission to catch a terrorist goes awry. However, his boss sends Khalid, another agent and his student, to track him down.
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asBenny
2018 |
Belleville Copas Ricardo Garcia
2018 |
Hollywood I'm Sorry
2018 |
The Padreas Gaspar
2017 |
Literally, Right Before Aaronas Federico
2017 |
9/11
9/11
2017
R
1h 30m
Action, Thriller
4.5
Five people find themselves trapped in an elevator during the September 11 attacks. They soon work together, never giving up hope, to try to escape before the unthinkable happens.
asEddie
2016 |
Aztec Warrioras Aztec Warrior
2016 |
The Do-Overas Jorge the Shooter Boy
2016 |
Puerto Ricans in Paris
Puerto Ricans in Paris
2016
R
1h 22m
Comedy, Crime
5.4
Two Puerto Rican NYPD detectives head to Paris to track down a stolen handbag.
asLuis
2016 |
Keanu
Keanu
2016
R
1h 40m
Action, Comedy, Crime
6.2
When the adorable kitten of an L.A. crime kingpin unexpectedly enters the life of two cousins, they will have to go through tough gangs, pitiless hit-men, and ruthless drug dealers who all claim him, to get him back. How hard can it be?
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asBacon
2015 |
Don Quixoteas Farmer
2014 |
Henry & Meas Lefty Gomez
2014 |
In the Bloodas Chief Ramón Garza
2014 |
Reclaimas Superintendent
2014 |
Two Men in Townas Terence
2013 |
We’re the Millers
We’re the Millers
2013
R
1h 50m
Comedy, Crime
7
A veteran pot dealer creates a fake family as part of his plan to move a huge shipment of weed into the U.S. from Mexico.
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asMexican Cop
2013 |
Turbo
Turbo
2013
PG
1h 36m
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Sport
6.4
A freak accident might just help an everyday garden snail achieve his biggest dream: winning the Indy 500.
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asAngelo
2013 |
The Last Stand
The Last Stand
2013
R
1h 47m
Action, Thriller, Western
6.3
The leader of a drug cartel busts out of a courthouse and speeds to the Mexican border, where the only thing in his path is a sheriff and his inexperienced staff.
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asMike Figuerola
2012 |
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
2012
PG
1h 34m
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
5.7
Sean Anderson partners with his mom's husband on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.
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asGabato
2011 |
Rise of the Damnedas Ramon
2011 |
The Calleras George
2011 |
Arthuras Bitterman
2009 |
The Taking of Pelham 123as Phil Ramos
2009 |
Fightingas Martinez
2008 |
Nothing Like the Holidaysas Johnny
2007 |
Lovesicknessas Ismael (segment: "En la Urbanizacion")
2006 |
Disappearancesas Brother St. Hilaire
2005 |
Dreameras Balon
2005 |
Waiting...as Raddimus
2003 |
La otra orilla
2003 |
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloydas Ray
2003 |
Anger Managementas Lou
2003 |
Anger Management
Anger Management
2003
PG-13
1h 46m
Comedy
6.3
Dave Buznik is a businessman who is wrongly sentenced to an anger management program, where he meets an aggressive instructor.
asLou
2002 |
Punch-Drunk Loveas Lance
2002 |
Welcome to Collinwoodas Cosimo
2002 |
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
2002
PG-13
1h 35m
Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
3.9
In the future, a man struggles to keep his lunar nightclub out of the hands of the Mafia.
asFelix Laranga
2002 |
The Salton Seaas Quincy
2001 |
Double Whammyas Juan Benitez
2001 |
Home Invadersas Peligro
2000 |
Luckytownas Jimmy
1999 |
The Bone Collectoras Eddie Ortiz
1999 |
The Limeyas Ed
1998 |
One Tough Copas Gunman Popi
1998 |
Out of Sightas Chino
1997 |
The Braveas Luis
1997 |
Boogie Nightsas Maurice t.t. Rodriguez
1995 |
Stonewallas Vito
1996 |
The Substituteas Rem
1995 |
Lotto Landas Ricki
1994 |
El vagabundo con suerteas Luis
1994 |
The Cowboy Wayas Chango
1993 |
Carlito's Wayas Pachanga
1993 |
Mr. Wonderfulas Juice
1993 |
Guilty as Sinas Lt. Bernard Martinez
1991 |
The Hard Wayas Pooley
1990 |
Q&Aas Luis Valentin
1989 |
Rooftopsas Martinez
1986 |
No Picnicas Arroyo
1986 |
Seven Women, Seven Sinsas Lotto Man (segment "Greed")
1983 |
Varietyas Jose