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ACTING . Acting . 59 years . San Germán, Puerto Rico

Benicio del Toro_

OSCAR WINNER San Germán, Puerto Rico

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Born San Germán, Puerto Rico
Birthday
59
Age
36
Credits
Actor
Known For
4.1
Popularity
37 yrs
Career
Updated Feb 20, 2026

Details

Known For
Actor
Birthday
(Sunday)
Birthplace
Nationality
Citizenship
Spain, United States
Languages
American English, Spanish
Partner
Valeria Golino
Education
Academia del Perpetuo Socorro, University of California, San Diego, Circle in the Square Theatre School, Mercersburg Academy
Zodiac Sign
♓ Pisces
Chinese Zodiac
羊 Goat
Popularity
Tier A -- 305,948 Wikipedia views/month

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Birthday twin
Shares a birthday (February 19) with Millie Bobby Brown
Millie Bobby Brown →
Screen debut
First screen credit at age 20
Year context
Born in 1967 -- Six-Day War in the Middle East; Summer of Love; Lyndon B. Johnson was US president
Year 1967 →
Career
Career spanning 37 years (1988-2025)
Frequent co-star
Appeared in 3 films with Christopher Walken
Christopher Walken →

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Sustainability
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Cultural Uplift
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AWARDS (13)

B
Donostia Award
2014
WON
G
Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor
2008
WON
G
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor
2008
WON
B
International Cinephile Society Award for Best Supporting Actor
2004
WON

Biography

Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez (Latin American Spanish: [beˈnisjo ðel ˈtoɾo]; born February 19, 1967) is a Puerto Rican actor. His accolades include an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, a Goya Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, and a Silver Bear. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $5.9 billion worldwide. Del Toro made his film debut in Big Top Pee-wee (1988) before his breakout role playing an unintelligible crook in the crime thriller The Usual Suspects (1995), followed by roles in Basquiat (1996), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), and Snatch (2000). He received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a morally upright police officer in the Steven Soderbergh crime drama Traffic (2000). He was nominated in the same category for his role as an ex-con in Alejandro González Iñárritu's thriller 21 Grams (2003). He has since acted in Sin City (2005), Che (2008), Savages (2012), Inherent Vice (2014), Sicario (2015), No Sudden Move (2021), and One Battle After Another (2025).  He also took on franchise roles such as Lawrence Talbot in The Wolfman (2010), the Collector in three films from 2013 to 2018 in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and DJ, the codebreaker, in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017). He also acted in the Wes Anderson films The French Dispatch (2021) and The Phoenician Scheme (2025). On television, he portrayed Richard Matt in the Showtime miniseries Escape at Dannemora (2018), for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Where was Benicio del Toro born?
Benicio del Toro was born in San Germán, Puerto Rico.
What movies or shows has Benicio del Toro been in?
Benicio del Toro has 36 credits in our database. Notable titles include One Battle After Another (2025), The Phoenician Scheme (2025), Kill the Jockey (2024), The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021), No Sudden Move (2021).
What is Benicio del Toro known for?
Benicio del Toro is primarily known as an actor. Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez (Latin American Spanish: [beˈnisjo ðel ˈtoɾo]; born February 19, 1967) is a Puerto Rican actor. His accolades include an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, a Goya Award, a Cannes…
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