Luis Guzmán

Acting · Born 1956-08-28 in Cayey, Puerto Rico

Biography

Luis Guzmán (born August 28, 1956) is a Puerto Rico-American actor. He is known for his character work. For much of his career, his squat build, wolfish features, and brooding countenance have garnered him roles largely as sidekicks, thugs, or policemen, but his later career has seen him move into more mainstream roles. He is a favorite of director Steven Soderbergh, who cast him in Out of Sight, The Limey, and Traffic, and Paul Thomas Anderson, who cast him in Boogie Nights, Magnolia and Punch-Drunk Love. He also voiced Ricardo Diaz in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.

Filmography

• Boogie Nights as Maurice t.t. Rodriguez
• The Count of Monte Cristo as Jacopo
• Carlito's Way as Pachanga
• Punch-Drunk Love as Lance
• Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story as Balon
• The Substitute as Rem
• Entergalactic as Huge Mover (voice)
• Magnolia as Luis
• Traffic as Ray Castro
• Runaway Jury as Jerry Fernandez

TV

• Oz as Raoul 'El Cid' Hernandez
• Frasier as George
• Homicide: Life on the Street as Lorenzo 'Larry' Molera
• Community as Luis Guzmán
• Godfather of Harlem as Alejandro 'El Guapo' Villabuena
• Code Black as Jesse Salander
• Narcos as José Rodríguez Gacha
• Wednesday as Gomez Addams
• The Eric Andre Show as Self
• Shameless as Mikey O'Shea