John Leguizamo

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1960-07-22 (64 years old)

Place of Birth Bogotá, Colombia

Also Known As John Alberto Leguizamo, Damien Garcia, Johnny Leggs, Джон Легуизамо, 約翰·李古查摩, John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez

John Leguizamo

Biography

John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez (born July 22, 1960) is an American actor, comedian, and film producer. He has appeared in over 100 films, produced over 20 films and documentaries, made over 30 television appearances, and has produced various television projects. He's also written and performed for the Broadway stage receiving three Tony Award nominations for Freak in 1998, Sexaholix in 2002, and Latin History for Morons in 2018. He received a Special Tony Award in 2018. He rose to fame with a co-starring role in Super Mario Bros. (1993) as Luigi, Benny Blanco in the crime drama Carlito's Way (1993), and later To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), for which he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination. Other films include Romeo + Juliet (1996), A Brother's Kiss (1997), Summer of Sam (1999), Moulin Rouge! (2001), The Alibi (2006), Righteous Kill (2008), Repo Men (2010), The Counselor (2013), John Wick (2014), and The Menu (2022). He served as the narrator of the sitcom The Brothers García (2000–2004) and voiced Sid the Sloth in the Ice Age franchise (2002–2016), and as Bruno in Encanto (2021). Leguizamo is also known for his television roles including Freak (1998) for which he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program. He received further Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the Paramount miniseries Waco (2018), and Netflix's limited series When They See Us (2019). He's also appeared on ER, The Kill Point, Bloodline, and The Mandalorian.

Known For

Actor

Firebug

as Esposito

2026
Ice Age 6

as Sid (voice)

2025
Bob Trevino Likes It

as Bob Trevino

2025
Tin Soldier

as Luke

2024
The Green Veil

as Gordon Rogers

2023
Waco: The Aftermath

as Jacob Vazquez

2023
The Power

as Rob Lopez

2022
Violent Night

as Scrooge

2022
The Menu

as Movie Star

2022
The Survivor

as Bill "Pepe" Miller

2022
Sherri

as Self - Guest

2021
Encanto

as Bruno Madrigal (voice)

2021
Dark Blood

as Misael

2021
Waiting for Godot

as Estragon

2021
Unxplained Latam

as Self - Host

2020
Critical Thinking

as Mario Martinez

2020
The Night Clerk

as Detective Espada

2020
Santiago of the Seas

as Sir Butterscotch (voice)

2019
2019
The Sun Is Also a Star

as Jeremy Martinez

2019
2019
The Mandalorian

as Gor Koresh

2019
When They See Us

as Raymond Santana Sr.

2018
Nancy

as Jeb

2018
Waco

as Jacob Vazquez

2017
11:55

as Berto

2017
2017
The Crash

as George Diebold

2016
The Hollow Point

as Atticus

2016
Scrat: Spaced Out

as Sid (voice, uncredited)

2016
Perros

as Misael

2016
The Infiltrator

as Emir Abreu

2016
2016
Stealing Cars

as Montgomery De La Cruz

2015
Sisters

as Dave

2015
2015
Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe

as Sid (voice)

2015
Experimenter

as Taylor

2015
Meadowland

as Pete

2015
2015
Get Squirrely

as Fly Boy / Liam (voice)

2015
Bloodline

as Ozzy Delvecchio

2015
The Adventures of Puss in Boots

as Jack Sprat (voice)

2014
Fugly!

as Jesse

2014
John Wick

as Aurelio

2014
Cymbeline

as Pisanio

2014
Chef

as Martin

2014
Ride Along

as Santiago

2014
BoJack Horseman

as Mr. Buenaventura (voice)

2013
Walking with Dinosaurs

as Alex (voice)

2013
The Counselor

as Coverall Man Randy

2013
Kick-Ass 2

as Javier

2013
Fish N Chips: The Movie

as Chips (voice)

2012
The Trip 2

as Lucho

2012
The Sid Shuffle

as Sid (voice)

2012
2012
One for the Money

as Jimmy Alpha

2011
2011
Ballplayer: Pelotero

as Narrator (voice)

2011
2011
The Lincoln Lawyer

as Val Valenzuela

2010
Repo Men

as Asbury

2009
The Ministers

as Dante Mendoza

2009
Rage

as Jed

2009
Gamer

as Freek

2008
Nothing Like the Holidays

as Mauricio Rodriguez

2008
Ice Age: Surviving Sid

as Sid (voice)

2008
2008
Righteous Kill

as Detective Simon Perez

2008
The Happening

as Julian

2008
The Babysitters

as Michael Beltran

2008
Paraiso Travel

as Roger Pena

2007
2007
2007
The Take

as Felix De La Pena

2007
The Kill Point

as Jake Mendez

2006
The Groomsmen

as TC (Tony)

2006
Ice Age: The Meltdown

as Sid (voice)

2006
The Alibi

as Hannibal

2005
Sueno

as Antonio

2005
2005
2005
2005
American Dad!

as Luís Ramírez (voice)

2004
Crónicas

as Manolo Bonilla

2003
Undefeated

as Lex Vargas

2003
Spun

as Spider Mike

2002
Empire

as Victor Rosa

2002
Point of Origin

as Keith Lang

2002
Zig Zag

as Dean Singer

2002
Ice Age

as Sid (voice)

2002
Collateral Damage

as Felix Ramirez

2001
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

as Clown / Violator (archive footage)

2001
Moulin Rouge!

as Toulouse-Lautrec

2000
2000
Titan A.E.

as Gune (voice)

2000
The Brothers García

as Larry Garcia (voice)

2000
Arabian Nights

as Genie of the Lamp

1999
Summer of Sam

as Vinny

1999
Joe the King

as Jorge

1998
1998
Doctor Dolittle

as Rat #2 (Voice)

1998
Body Count

as Chino

1997
Spawn

as Clown / Violator

1997
1997
The Pest

as Pest

1997
The View

as Self

1997
The View

as Self - Guest

1996
Romeo + Juliet

as Tybalt

1996
The Fan

as Manny

1996
1996
The Daily Show

as Self - Guest Host

1994
ER

as Victor Clemente

1993
Carlito's Way

as Benny Blanco

1993
Night Owl

as Angel

1993
Super Mario Bros.

as Luigi Mario

1993
1992
Whispers in the Dark

as John Castillo

1992
The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical)

as Guess my nationality guy

1991
Regarding Henry

as Liquor Store Gunman

1991
Out for Justice

as Boy in Alley

1991
Poison

as Chancho ("Homo")

1990
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection

as Friend of Boyfriend (segment "Borderline")

1990
Street Hunter

as Angel

1990
Die Hard 2

as Burke

1990
Revenge

as Ignacio

1989
Casualties of War

as Private Antonio Diaz

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1984
Mixed Blood

as Macetero

1984
Miami Vice

as Orlando Calderone

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Performer

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

1953
The Oscars

as Self

Producer

2024
The Green Veil

as Executive Producer

2022
Triggered

as Producer

2020
Critical Thinking

as Executive Producer

2019
2008
The Babysitters

as Producer

2008
Paraiso Travel

as Co-Producer

2001
Piñero

as Co-Executive Producer

2000
Nuyorican Dream

as Executive Producer

1999
Joe the King

as Executive Producer

1998
John Leguizamo: Freak

as Executive Producer

1997
The Pest

as Co-Producer

Writer

Director

2020
Critical Thinking

as Director

2003
Undefeated

as Director