Guillermo del Toro

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1964-10-09 (60 years old)

Place of Birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Also Known As 기예르모 델 토로, Γκιγιέρμο Ντελ Τόρο, ギレルモ・デル・トロ, ギジェルモ・デル・トーロ, Guillermo del Toro Gómez

Guillermo del Toro

Biography

Guillermo del Toro Gómez (born 9 October 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker and author. A recipient of three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and an Emmy Award, his work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales and horror, with an effort to infuse visual or poetic beauty in the grotesque. He has had a lifelong fascination with monsters, which he considers symbols of great power. He is also known for his use of insectile and religious imagery, the themes of Catholicism and celebrating imperfection, underworld and clockwork motifs, practical special effects, dominant amber lighting, and his frequent collaborations with actors Ron Perlman and Doug Jones. Throughout his career, del Toro has shifted between Spanish-language films—such as Cronos (1993), The Devil's Backbone (2001), and Pan's Labyrinth (2006)—and English-language films, including Mimic (1997), Blade II (2002), Hellboy (2004) and its sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008), Pacific Rim (2013), Crimson Peak (2015), The Shape of Water (2017), Nightmare Alley (2021), and Pinocchio (2022). As a producer or writer, he worked on the films The Orphanage (2007), Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010), The Hobbit film series (2012–2014), Mama (2013), The Book of Life (2014), Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018), Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019), and The Witches (2020). In 2022, he created the Netflix anthology horror series Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, featuring a collection of classical horror stories. With Chuck Hogan, he co-authored The Strain trilogy of novels (2009–2011), later adapted into a comic-book series (2011–15) and a live-action television series (2014–17). With DreamWorks Animation and Netflix, he created the animated franchise Tales of Arcadia, which includes the series Trollhunters (2016–18), 3Below (2018–19), and Wizards (2020), and the sequel film Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021). Also with DreamWorks, he executive produced Puss in Boots (2011), Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011), Rise of the Guardians (2012), and Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016). Del Toro is close friends with fellow Mexican filmmakers Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro G. Iñárritu, and they are collectively known as "The Three Amigos of Cinema." He was included in Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018, and he received a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2019.

Known For

Director

The Marked Hour

as Director

Zanbato

as Director

Fantastic Voyage

as Director

The Buried Giant

as Director

Frankenstein

as Director

2021
Nightmare Alley

as Director

2017
The Shape of Water

as Director

2015
Crimson Peak

as Director

2014
The Strain

as Director

2013
Pacific Rim

as Director

2006
Pan's Labyrinth

as Director

2004
Hellboy

as Director

2002
Blade II

as Director

2001
1997
Mimic

as Director

1993
Cronos

as Director

1987
Geometry

as Director

1987
Obdulia

as First Assistant Director

1986
Mrs. Lupe

as Director

1984
Matilde

as Director

1982
Pesadilla 1

as Director

Actor

2022
2019
2019
2018
Barry

as El Toro

2017
78/52

as Self

2017
2017
2014
The Book of Life

as Land of the Remembered Captain's Wife (voice)

2014
2013
2013
Extraordinary Tales

as Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Pit and the Pendulum')

2012
El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza

as Gamborimbo Ponx (voice)

2012
Men in Suits

as Self

2011
Puss in Boots

as Comandante / Hombre del bigote (voice)

2011
Zombie Lover

as Interviewee

2010
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

as Creature (Voice)

2008
2008
Quantum of Solace

as Additional Voices (voice)

2008
Hellboy II: The Golden Army

as Creature Vocals (voice) (uncredited)

2007
2007
Diary of the Dead

as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)

2005
Torrente 3: The Protector

as Contacto Giannina (scenes deleted)

2004
Hellboy

as Guy Dressed as Dragon (uncredited)

2003
2002
2002
HypaSpace

as Self

2000
Bullfighter

as Bullboy #2

1993
Cronos

as Man Walking Dog (uncredited)

1989
The Simpsons

as Guillermo del Toro (voice)

1953
The Oscars

as Self

Producer

The Bloody Benders

as Producer

The Buried Giant

as Producer

Frankenstein

as Producer

2021
Antlers

as Producer

2021
Nightmare Alley

as Producer

2020
2020
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia

as Executive Producer

2018
2018
3Below: Tales of Arcadia

as Executive Producer

2017
The Shape of Water

as Producer

2016
Una suegra muy norteña

as Executive Producer

2016
Kung Fu Panda 3

as Executive Producer

2016
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

as Executive Producer

2015
Crimson Peak

as Producer

2015
2014
The Book of Life

as Producer

2013
Mama

as Executive Producer

2013
Pacific Rim

as Producer

2012
The Captured Bird

as Executive Producer

2012
Rise of the Guardians

as Executive Producer

2011
Puss in Boots

as Executive Producer

2010
Splice

as Producer

2010
Biutiful

as Producer

2010
Julia's Eyes

as Producer

2010
2009
Rage

as Producer

2008
Rudo & Cursi

as Producer

2008
2008
While She Was Out

as Executive Producer

2007
The Orphanage

as Executive Producer

2006
Pan's Labyrinth

as Producer

2004
Crónicas

as Producer

2002
I Murder Seriously

as Executive Producer

1999
Under a Spell

as Producer

1987
Geometry

as Producer

1986
Mrs. Lupe

as Executive Producer

1986
Mrs. Lupe

as Casting

1985
Doña Herlinda and Her Son

as Executive Producer

Writer

The Marked Hour

as Writer

The Buried Giant

as Screenplay

Frankenstein

as Screenplay

2021
Nightmare Alley

as Screenplay

2020
2017
2017
The Shape of Water

as Screenplay

2015
Crimson Peak

as Writer

2014
The Strain

as Writer

2013
Pacific Rim

as Screenplay

2010
2008
2007
2006
Pan's Labyrinth

as Screenplay

2006
2004
Hellboy

as Screenplay

2003
Mimic 2

as Characters

2001
The Devil's Backbone

as Screenplay

1997
Mimic

as Screenplay

1997
Mimic

as Screenstory

1993
Cronos

as Screenplay

1990
Dying in the Gulf

as Storyboard

1987
Geometry

as Writer

1986
Mrs. Lupe

as Screenplay

1982
Pesadilla 1

as Writer

Crew

2024
The Apprentice

as Thanks

2024
Disclaimer

as Thanks

2013
Gravity

as Thanks

2011
Kung Fu Panda 2

as Creative Consultant

2010
Megamind

as Creative Consultant

2009
District 9

as Thanks

2007
2007
2005
Home Delivery

as Presenter

2004
Hellboy

as Fight Choreographer

2001
1995
Algunas nubes

as Makeup Effects

1991
1990
Dying in the Gulf

as Makeup Effects

1989
Love Lies

as Makeup Effects

Costume & Make-Up

1991
Cabeza de Vaca

as Makeup Effects Designer

1989
Goitia: A God for Himself

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

1989
Love Lies

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

Editor

2000
Amores Perros

as Editorial Coordinator

1986
Mrs. Lupe

as Assistant Editor