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John Leguizamo
American actor, comedian, producer, and writer (born 1960)
John Leguizamo biography
John Leguizamo is an American actor, comedian, producer, and writer (born 1960), born on 22 July 1960 in Bogotá.
John Leguizamo's screen career began in 1984 with Mixed Blood, playing Macetero.
John Leguizamo has appeared in 128 films and 34 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are The Odyssey (2026), Tin Soldier (2025), Zootopia 2 (2025).
John Leguizamo is best known for Ice Age, Encanto, John Wick, The Odyssey.
Honours include Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program, Theatre World Special Award and Hull-Warriner Award.
Coming up next: Ice Age: Boiling Point (2027), The Exorcist: Martyrs (2027), Untitled Daniels film (2027).
- Born
- 22 July 1960 (age 66)
- Birthplace
- Bogotá
- Work
- Comedian, Voice actor, Playwright, Painter, Stage actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1984 to present
- Known for
- Ice Age, Encanto, John Wick, The Odyssey
- Awards
- Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
- Theatre World Special Award
- Hull-Warriner Award
- Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor
John Leguizamo filmography
132 films and 34 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2028 | Miami Vice '85 | TBA | Filming | |
| 2027 | Untitled Daniels film | TBA | Filming | |
| 2027 | The Exorcist: Martyrs | Father Sunday | Post-production | |
| 2027 | Ice Age: Boiling Point | Sid | Upcoming | |
| 2026 | The Odyssey | Eumaeus | ||
| 2025 | Tin Soldier | Luke Dunn | ||
| 2025 | Zootopia 2 | Antony Snootly | Voice | |
| 2025 | The Other Americans | Writer / Performer | ||
| 2025 | Marvel's Deadpool VR | Mojo | ||
| 2024 | Bob Trevino Likes It | Bob Trevino | ||
| 2024 | The Other Americans | Writer / Performer | ||
| 2022 | Violent Night | Jimmy "Scrooge" Martinez | ||
| 2022 | The Menu | George Diaz | Credited as Movie Star | |
| 2022 | The Man from Rome | English | ||
| 2021 | The Survivor | Pepe | ||
| 2021 | Waiting for Godot | Estragon | ||
| 2021 | Encanto | Bruno Madrigal | Voice | |
| 2021 | Dark Blood | Misael | ||
| 2021 | Batman: The Audio Adventures | The Riddler / Edward Nygma | ||
| 2020 | The Night Clerk | Detective Espada | ||
| 2020 | Critical Thinking | Mario Martinez | Also director | |
| 2019 | Playing with Fire | Rodrigo Torres | ||
| 2019 | The Sun Is Also a Star | Jeremy Martinez | ||
| 2019 | It Takes a Lunatic | |||
| 2018 | Nancy | Jeb |
Show all 132 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | John Wick: Chapter 2 | Aurelio | ||
| 2017 | The Crash | George | ||
| 2017 | Latin History for Morons | Writer / Performer | ||
| 2016 | The Hollow Point | Atticus | ||
| 2016 | The Infiltrator | Emil Abreu | ||
| 2016 | Ice Age: Collision Course | Sid | Voice | |
| 2016 | Ice Age: Arctic Blast | Sid | ||
| 2016 | Get Squirrely | Fly Boy / Liam | Voice | |
| 2016 | 11:55 | Berto | ||
| 2015 | Sisters | Dave | ||
| 2015 | Stealing Cars | Montgomery De La Cruz | ||
| 2015 | Meadowland | Pete | ||
| 2015 | Experimenter | Taylor | ||
| 2015 | American Ultra | Rose | ||
| 2014 | John Wick | Aurelio | ||
| 2014 | Chef | Martin | ||
| 2014 | Ride Along | Santiago | ||
| 2014 | Cymbeline | Pisanio | ||
| 2014 | Fugly! | Jesse | ||
| 2013 | Kick-Ass 2 | Javier | ||
| 2013 | The Counselor | Randy | ||
| 2013 | Walking with Dinosaurs | Alex | Voice | |
| 2013 | Metegol | Ziggy | Voice; English dub | |
| 2013 | Fish N Chips, Best Enemies Forever | Chips | Voice | |
| 2012 | The Trip 2 | Spanish | ||
| 2012 | One for the Money | Jimmy Alpha | ||
| 2012 | Ice Age: Continental Drift , Arctic Games | Sid | ||
| 2012 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | Sid | Voice | |
| 2012 | El Paseo 2 | Lucho Calvo | ||
| 2011 | The Lincoln Lawyer | Val Valenzuela | ||
| 2011 | Ghetto Klown | Writer / Performer | ||
| 2010 | Repo Men | Asbury | Uncredited | |
| 2010 | Vanishing on 7th Street | Paul | ||
| 2010 | Dora the Explorer: Dora's Big Birthday Adventure | Flying Monkeys | ||
| 2010 | Big Balls | Unknown | Short film | |
| 2009 | The Ministers | Dante / Perfecto Mendoza | ||
| 2009 | Rage | Jed | ||
| 2009 | Gamer | Freek | ||
| 2009 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Sid | ||
| 2008 | Nothing like the Holidays | Mauricio Rodriguez | ||
| 2008 | Miracle at St. Anna | Enrico | ||
| 2008 | The Happening | Julian | ||
| 2008 | Righteous Kill | Detective Simon Perez | ||
| 2008 | Surviving Sid | Sid | Voice; short film | |
| 2008 | Paraiso Travel | Roger Pena | ||
| 2008 | American Buffalo | Walter Cole | ||
| 2007 | Where God Left His Shoes | Frank Diaz | ||
| 2007 | The Take | Felix De La Pena | ||
| 2007 | The Babysitters | Michael Beltran | ||
| 2007 | Love in the Time of Cholera | Lorenzo Daza | ||
| 2006 | The Groomsmen | T.C. | ||
| 2006 | The Alibi | Hannibal | ||
| 2006 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | Sid | Voice | |
| 2006 | AKA | Sean Edison | ||
| 2005 | Assault on Precinct 13 | Beck | ||
| 2005 | The Honeymooners | Dodge | ||
| 2005 | Sueño | Antonio | ||
| 2005 | Land of the Dead | Cholo DeMora | ||
| 2004 | Crónicas | Manolo Bonilla | ||
| 2003 | Sexaholix... A Love Story | Writer / Performer | ||
| 2003 | Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc | Globox | ||
| 2002 | Collateral Damage | Felix Ramirez | ||
| 2002 | Zig Zag | Dean Singer | ||
| 2002 | Spun | Spider Mike | ||
| 2002 | Empire | Victor Rosa | ||
| 2002 | Ice Age | Sid | Voice | |
| 2001 | Moulin Rouge! | Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec | ||
| 2001 | What's the Worst That Could Happen? | Berger | ||
| 2001 | Spider-Man - Once Upon a Time the Super Heroes | |||
| 2001 | Sexaholix... A Love Story | Writer / Performer | ||
| 2001 | Dr. Dolittle 2 | Rat #2 | Voice; uncredited | |
| 2000 | King of the Jungle | Seymour | ||
| 2000 | Titan A.E | Gune | Voice | |
| 1999 | Summer of Sam | Vinny | ||
| 1999 | Joe the King | Jorge | ||
| 1998 | Dr. Dolittle | Rat #2 | Voice | |
| 1998 | Frogs for Snakes | Zip | ||
| 1998 | Freak | English | ||
| 1998 | Body Count | Chino | ||
| 1998 | John Leguizamo: Freak | Writer / Performer | ||
| 1997 | The Pest | Pestario "Pest" Vargas | ||
| 1997 | Spawn | Clown / Violator | ||
| 1997 | A Brother's Kiss | Lefty | ||
| 1996 | The Fan | Manny | ||
| 1996 | Romeo + Juliet | Tybalt Capulet | ||
| 1996 | Executive Decision | Rat | ||
| 1995 | To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | Chi-Chi Rodriguez | ||
| 1995 | A Pyromaniac's Love Story | Sergio | ||
| 1993 | Super Mario Bros | Luigi Mario | ||
| 1993 | Night Owl | Angel | ||
| 1993 | Carlito's Way | Benny Blanco | ||
| 1993 | Spic-O-Rama | Writer / Performer | ||
| 1992 | Whispers in the Dark | John Castillo | ||
| 1992 | Time Expired | Ruby | Short film | |
| 1992 | Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical) | Paco & "Guess my Nationality" party guest | ||
| 1991 | Regarding Henry | Liquor store gunman | ||
| 1991 | Poison | Chanchi | Credited as Damien Garcia | |
| 1991 | Hangin' with the Homeboys | Johnny | ||
| 1991 | Out for Justice | Boy in alley | ||
| 1991 | NYPD Mounted | Unknown | ||
| 1991 | Mambo Mouth | Writer / Performer | ||
| 1990 | Die Hard 2 | Burke | ||
| 1990 | Revenge | Ignacio | ||
| 1990 | Gentille Alouette | Ortiz | ||
| 1990 | Street Hunter | Angel | ||
| 1989 | Casualties of War | PFC Antonio Diaz | ||
| 1984 | Mixed Blood | Macetero |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Dear Killer Nannies | Pablo Escobar | Miniseries | |
| 2025 | Smoke | Esposito | Miniseries | |
| 2023 | Waco: The Aftermath | Jacob Vazquez | Miniseries; 5 episodes | |
| 2023 | The Power | Dr. Rob Lopez | Main role | |
| 2021 | Fairfax | Glenn the Pigeon | Voice; recurring role | |
| 2020 | Chapter 9: The Marshal | English | ||
| 2020 | The Mandalorian | Gor Koresh | Voice; episode: "Chapter 9: The Marshal" | |
| 2020 | Santiago of the Seas | Sir Butterscotch | Voice; recurring role | |
| 2020 | Elena of Avalor | Tziloco | Voice; 2 episodes | |
| 2019 | When They See Us | Raymond Santana Sr. | Miniseries | |
| 2018 | Waco | Jacob Vazquez | Miniseries; 3 episodes | |
| 2018 | BoJack Horseman | Mr. Buenaventura | Voice: episode: "Planned Obsolescence" | |
| 2018 | Animals | Fluffy | Voice; episode: "Dogs" | |
| 2016 | Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade | Sid | Voice; television special | |
| 2016 | Bloodline | Ozzy Delvecchio | 17 episodes | |
| 2015 | The Adventures of Puss in Boots | Jack Sprat | Voice; 3 episodes | |
| 2014 | Sanjay and Craig | Carlos Bandana | Voice; episode: "Tuffcon" | |
| 2013 | American Dad! | Luis Ramirez | ||
| 2012 | Kings of Van Nuys | Del Boy | Unaired pilot | |
| 2011 | Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas | Sid | Voice; television special | |
| 2011 | Annoying Orange | Jumping Bean | Voice; 1 episode | |
| 2007 | The Kill Point | Mr. Wolf | 8 episodes | |
| 2006 | My Name Is Earl | Uncle Diego | Episode: "South of the Border" | |
| 2005 | ER | Dr. Victor Clemente | 12 episodes | |
| 2004 | Lugar Heights | Spanish Fly | Voice; 1 episode |
Show all 34 titles
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Dora the Explorer | Flying Monkeys / Mail Bird / Pirate Pig | Voice; 3 episodes | |
| 2003 | Undefeated | Lex Vargas | Television film; also director | |
| 2002 | Point of Origin | Keith Lang | Television film | |
| 2000 | Arabian Nights | Genie of the Ring / Genie of the Lamp | Miniseries | |
| 2000 | The Brothers García | Narrator | 45 episodes | |
| 1997 | John Leguizamo/Mona Lisa | |||
| 1997 | All That | Mocking Alien | 1 episode | |
| 1995 | House of Buggin' | |||
| 1986 | Miami Vice | Orlando Calderone / Angelo Alvarez | 3 episodes |