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{{short description|Puerto Rican actor (born 1967)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name          = Benicio del Toro
| image         = Benicio del Toro-7624.jpg
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| caption       = Del Toro at the [[Cannes Film Festival 2025]]
| birth_name    = Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1967|2|19}}
| birth_place   = [[Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico|Santurce, San Juan]], Puerto Rico
| citizenship   = {{hlist|Spain|United States}}
| education     = [[University of California, San Diego]]
| occupation    = {{hlist|Actor|producer}}
| years_active  = 1987–present
| children      = 1
| awards        = [[List of awards and nominations received by Benicio del Toro|Full list]]
}}
'''Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez''' ({{IPA|es-419|beˈnisjo ðel ˈtoɾo|lang}}; born February 19, 1967)<ref>[http://www.beniciodeltoro.ca/Biography.htm ''This Is My Life: Benicio Del Toro - Memories of a bittersweet childhood.''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928075327/http://www.beniciodeltoro.ca/Biography.htm |date=September 28, 2007 }} Gabriel de Lerma. The Miami Herald - El Nuevo Herald. 10 October 1997. Accessed 27 November 2020.</ref> is a [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] actor. [[List of awards and nominations received by Benicio del Toro|His accolades]] include an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]], a [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Award]], a [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe]], a [[Goya Awards|Goya Award]], the [[Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor]], and a [[Silver Bear for Best Actor|Silver Bear]]. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $5.9 billion worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/person/38290401-Benicio-del-Toro#tab=acting |title=Benicio del Toro |website=the-numbers.com |access-date=October 31, 2025}}</ref>

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 (film)|Basquiat]]'' (1996), ''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film)|Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]'' (1998), and ''[[Snatch (film)|Snatch]]'' (2000). He received the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] for his role as a morally upright police officer in the [[Steven Soderbergh]]'s crime drama ''[[Traffic (2000 film)|Traffic]]'' (2000), and was nominated in the same category for playing an ex-con in [[Alejandro González Iñárritu]]'s thriller ''[[21 Grams]]'' (2003). He has since acted in ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]'' (2005), ''[[Che (2008 film)|Che]]'' (2008), ''[[Savages (2012 film)|Savages]]'' (2012), ''[[Inherent Vice (film)|Inherent Vice]]'' (2014), ''[[Sicario (2015 film)|Sicario]]'' (2015) and its sequel ''[[Sicario: Day of the Soldado]]'' (2018), ''[[No Sudden Move]]'' (2021), and ''[[One Battle After Another]]'' (2025). 

He also took franchise roles such as [[Larry Talbot|Lawrence Talbot]] in ''[[The Wolfman (2010 film)|The Wolfman]]'' (2010), the [[Collector (character)|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 acted in the [[Wes Anderson]] films ''[[The French Dispatch]]'' (2021) and ''[[The Phoenician Scheme]]'' (2025). On television, he portrayed [[Richard Matt]] in the [[Showtime (TV network)|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]].

==Early life==
Del Toro was born on February 19, 1967, in the [[Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico|Santurce]] neighborhood of [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]], Puerto Rico,<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 7, 2003|title=Benicio del Toro, más que otro latino|url=https://www.eluniverso.com/2003/09/07/0001/913/C083242D161041DB94C0ED29DCEFCD9D.html/|access-date=26 March 2025|website=El Universo|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=July 11, 2014|title=Los personajes contra marea son más fascinantes|url=https://elpais.com/elpais/2014/07/11/eps/1405102445_588600.html|access-date=26 March 2025|website=El País|language=es |last1=Mantilla |first1=Jesús Ruiz }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=August 26, 2015|title=Benicio del Toro: 'Prefiero ser león a hiena'|url=https://www.elmundo.es/cultura/2015/08/26/55dcb528268e3ed6268b4593.html|access-date=26 March 2025|website=El Mundo|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=|title=Benicio del Toro|url=https://prpop.org/biografias/benicio-del-toro/|access-date=26 March 2025|website=Buscas biografia|language=es}}</ref> to Gustavo Adolfo del Toro Bermúdez and Fausta Genoveva Sánchez Rivera (daughter of Benicio Sánchez Castaño and Lirio Belén Rivera),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFNK-VJ4|title=Fausta Genoveva Sanchez Rivera] - United States Census, 1940|publisher=[[FamilySearch]]}}</ref> who were both lawyers. He has an older brother, Gustavo, who is the [[Executive Vice President]] and [[Chief Medical Officer]] at the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in the [[Bushwick]] section of [[Brooklyn|Brooklyn, New York]].<ref name=guardian>[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/nov/29/benicio-del-toro-che-guevara 'Dammit, this guy is cool'] - ''[[The Guardian]]'' - published 2008-11-29, retrieved June 29, 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mountsinaifpa.org/profiles/gustavo-del-toro|title=Gustavo Del Toro - Mount Sinai Doctors Faculty Practice|publisher=Mount Sinai Faculty Practice Associates|access-date=July 29, 2010|archive-date=March 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322021219/http://www.mountsinaifpa.org/profiles/gustavo-del-toro|url-status=dead}}</ref> He had a [[Catalan people|Catalan]] paternal great-grandfather and a [[Basque people|Basque]] maternal great-grandmother.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elperiodico.com/es/noticias/gente/ricky-martin-del-toro-hacen-espanoles-1208041|title=Ricky Martin y Del Toro se hacen españoles|date=November 5, 2011|access-date=July 9, 2019|author=BARCELONA, CARMEN MUÑOZ|work=El Periódico}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elmundo.es/cronica/2004/431/1074518909.html|title=Benicio del Toro: "Soy como un enterrador"|work=El Mundo|access-date=July 9, 2019}}</ref> Del Toro's great-grandfather was [[Rafael Rivera Esbrí]], one of the [[Monumento a los heroes de El Polvorín (obelisk)|heroes of the El Polvorin fire]] in [[Ponce, Puerto Rico|Ponce]], and who would also later become mayor of that city (1915–1917).<ref>[http://www.prhbds.org/ponce/ Historic Buildings and Structures in Ponce, Puerto Rico.] Jorge L. Perez (''[[El Nuevo Dia]]'') and Jorge Figueroa (Ponce Municipal Historian). Text accompanying Drawing #20, titled "Tumba de los Bomberos". Puerto Rico Historic Buildings Drawings Society. 2019. Accessed 4 February 2019.</ref>

He spent most of his infancy in [[Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico|Santurce]], a barrio within [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]]. Del Toro, whose childhood nicknames were "Skinny Benny" and "Beno", was raised a [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/Content?oid=24285&category=34029|title=Benicio Del Toro's "Let's Have Some Fun, Okay?" Page|work=Portland Mercury}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.esquire.com/ESQ0405BENICIO_102.indd_REV?click=main_sr |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729063624/http://www.esquire.com/ESQ0405BENICIO_102.indd_REV?click=main_sr |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 29, 2012 |title=Toro, Benicio Del |author=Mike Sager |magazine=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]] |date=April 1, 2005 |access-date=October 12, 2010}}</ref> and attended [[Academia del Perpetuo Socorro]] (The Academy of Our Lady of Perpetual Help), a Roman Catholic school in [[Miramar (Santurce)|Miramar, Puerto Rico]].<ref name=people>[http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20134133,00.html 'Traffic Stopper'], - [[People (magazine)|''People'']], 2001-04-16, retrieved May 14, 2010.</ref><ref name=irish>[http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/day-and-night/features/benicio-del-toro-mild-at-heart-2049557.html 'Benicio del Toro: Mild at heart'], ''[[Irish Independent]]'', 2010-02-05, retrieved May 14, 2010.</ref> When del Toro was nine years old, his mother died of [[hepatitis]].<ref name=guardian /> At age 15, he moved with his father and brother to [[Mercersburg, Pennsylvania]], where he was enrolled at the [[Mercersburg Academy]]. He spent his adolescence and attended high school there. After graduation, del Toro followed the advice of his father and pursued a business degree at the [[University of California, San Diego]]. Success in an elective drama course encouraged him to drop out of college and study with noted acting teachers [[Stella Adler]] and [[Arthur Mendoza]], in Los Angeles, as well as at the [[Circle in the Square Theatre School]] in [[New York City]].<ref name="actors">Stated in interview on ''[[Inside the Actors Studio]]''</ref>{{episode|date=October 2025}}

==Career==
=== 1987–1999: Early roles and breakthrough === 
Del Toro surfaced in small television roles during the late 1980s, playing mostly thugs and drug dealers on programs such as ''[[Miami Vice]]'' and the NBC miniseries ''[[Drug Wars: The Camarena Story]]''. He appeared in the 1987 music video for [[Madonna]]'s song "[[La Isla Bonita]]" as a background character sitting on a car hood. Film roles followed, beginning with his debut in ''[[Big Top Pee-wee]]'' (1988) and as Dario in the [[James Bond]] film ''[[Licence to Kill]]'' (1989).<ref name="actors" /> Del Toro was noticed by directors and starred in such successful films as ''[[The Indian Runner]]'' (1991), ''[[China Moon]]'' (1994), ''[[Christopher Columbus: The Discovery]]'' (1992), ''[[Money for Nothing (1993 film)|Money for Nothing]]'' (1993), ''[[Fearless (1993 film)|Fearless]]'' (1993) and ''[[Swimming with Sharks]]'' (1994).

His career gained momentum in 1995 with his breakout performance in ''[[The Usual Suspects]]'', where he played the mumbling, wisecracking Fred Fenster. The role won him an [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male]] and established him as a character actor. This led to stronger roles in independent and major studio films, including playing Gaspare in [[Abel Ferrara]]'s ''[[The Funeral (1996 film)|The Funeral]]'' (1996) and winning a second consecutive Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his work as Benny Dalmau in ''[[Basquiat (film)|Basquiat]]'' (1996), directed by his friend, film-maker and painter [[Julian Schnabel]]. Del Toro also shared the screen with [[Robert De Niro]] in the big-budget thriller ''[[The Fan (1996 film)|The Fan]]'' (1996), in which he played Juan Primo, a charismatic Puerto Rican baseball star. He subsequently starred opposite [[Alicia Silverstone]] in ''[[Excess Baggage (1997 film)|Excess Baggage]]'' (1997), which Silverstone produced. For ''Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'', the 1998 film adaptation of [[Hunter S. Thompson]]'s famous book, despite the status of [[sex symbol]] he gained more than 40&nbsp;lbs. (about 18&nbsp;kg) to play [[Oscar Zeta Acosta|Dr. Gonzo]] (a.k.a. [[Oscar Zeta Acosta]]), Thompson's lawyer and drug-fiend cohort.<ref name="actors"/>

=== 2000–2012: ''Traffic'' and other films === 
[[File:Benicio Del Toro by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Del Toro at the 2013 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]]]
Del Toro's performances in four films in 2000 gained him a mainstream audience. First, the crime yarn ''[[The Way of the Gun]]'' reunited him with ''The Usual Suspects'' screenwriter [[Christopher McQuarrie]]. A few months later, he stood out among a first-rate ensemble cast in [[Steven Soderbergh]]'s ''Traffic'', a complex dissection of the North American [[war on Drugs|drug wars]]. As Javier Rodriguez—a Mexican border policeman struggling to remain honest amid the corruption and deception of illegal drug trafficking—del Toro, who spoke most of his lines in Spanish, gave a performance that dominated the film.<ref name="actors" /> His performance swept all of the major critics' awards in 2001. Del Toro won the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]], becoming the fourth living Oscar winner whose winning role was a character who speaks predominantly in a non-English language. Del Toro is also the third Puerto Rican actor to win an Oscar, after [[Jose Ferrer]] and [[Rita Moreno]].<ref name="actors" /> The year he won his Oscar marked the first time that two actors born in Puerto Rico were nominated in the same category (the other actor was [[Joaquin Phoenix]]). In his acceptance speech, del Toro thanked the people of both [[Nogales, Arizona]] and [[Nogales, Sonora]] and dedicated his award to them. In addition to the Oscar, he also won the [[Golden Globe Award]] and the [[Screen Actors Guild]] award for Best Actor. ''Traffic'' was also a success at the box office. This was soon followed by a small role as the [[diamond]] thief Franky Four Fingers in [[Guy Ritchie]]'s hip caper comedy ''Snatch'' and a role as a [[intellectual disability|mentally challenged]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] man in ''[[The Pledge (film)|The Pledge]]'', directed by his old friend [[Sean Penn]].<ref name="actors" />

In 2003, del Toro appeared in two films: ''[[The Hunted (2003 film)|The Hunted]]'', co-starring [[Tommy Lee Jones]] and the drama ''[[21 Grams]]'', co-starring [[Sean Penn]] and [[Naomi Watts]]. He went on to earn another [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] Oscar nomination for his performance in the latter. He then appeared in the [[film adaptation]] of [[Frank Miller]]'s [[graphic novel]] ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]'', directed by [[Robert Rodriguez]], and ''[[Things We Lost in the Fire (film)|Things We Lost in the Fire]]'', the English-language debut of celebrated Danish director [[Susanne Bier]].

[[File:Escobar Paradise Lost 01 (15045065428) (2) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Del Toro at the [[2014 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]
In 2008, del Toro was awarded the [[Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival)|Prix d'interpretation masculine]] (or Best Actor Award) at the [[2008 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Film Festival]] for his portrayal of [[Che Guevara]] in the biographical films ''The Argentine'' and ''Guerrilla'' (together known as ''[[Che (2008 film)|Che]]'').<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/cine/espectaculosasi/benicio_del_toro_gana_premio_a_mejor_actor_en_cannes/193848 |title=Benicio Del Toro gana premio a mejor actor en Cannes |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=Primera Hora |language=es |date=May 25, 2008 |access-date=May 25, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208010141/http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/cine/espectaculosasi/benicio_del_toro_gana_premio_a_mejor_actor_en_cannes/193848 |archive-date=December 8, 2008}}</ref> During his acceptance speech, del Toro dedicated his award "to the man himself, Che Guevara" along with director [[Steven Soderbergh]].<ref name="Hernandez">{{cite news |last1=Hernandez |first1=Eugene |first2= Brian |last2=Brooks |title=Laurent Cantent's ''The Class'' Wins the Palme d'Or |work=indieWIRE |date=May 25, 2008 |url=https://www.indiewire.com/ots/2008/05/cannes_08_dispa_4.html |access-date=May 25, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024002551/http://www.indiewire.com/ots/2008/05/cannes_08_dispa_4.html |archive-date=October 24, 2008}}</ref> Del Toro was also awarded the 2009 [[Goya Award]] as the [[Goya Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] for his portrayal of Guevara.<ref name="Rolfe">{{cite news |last=Rolfe |first=Pamela |title=Camino Leads Goya Awards with Six Nods |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=February 1, 2009 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i0aa29113cef25d42d5a15097e1e8754a |access-date=February 1, 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090205213517/http://hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i0aa29113cef25d42d5a15097e1e8754a |archive-date=February 5, 2009}}</ref> [[Sean Penn]], who won the 2009 [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor Oscar]] for his performance in ''[[Milk (2008 American film)|Milk]]'', remarked that he was surprised and disappointed that ''Che'' and del Toro were not also up for any [[Academy Award]] nominations. During his acceptance speech for the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor]] award at the [[15th Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Awards]], Penn expressed his dismay stating, "The fact that there aren't crowns on Soderbergh's and del Toro's heads right now, I don't understand... that is such a sensational movie, ''Che''."<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news|title=Penn Surprised over Toro's Absence from Nominations List |work=The Hindu |date=February 8, 2009 |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200902081480.htm |access-date=February 14, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704233503/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200902081480.htm |archive-date=July 4, 2009 |df=mdy }}</ref> For the final portions of the film (shown here), del Toro shed 35 pounds to show how ill Guevara had become near the end of his life in the jungles of [[Bolivia]].<ref name="Olsen 2">{{cite news |last=Olsen |first=Mark |title=Benicio Del Toro leads the charge for ''Che'' |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=December 11, 2008}}</ref> In 2010, del Toro starred in and produced the remake of [[Lon Chaney Jr.]]'s classic cult film ''[[The Wolf Man (1941 film)|The Wolf Man]]'' (1941).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35758/benicio-del-toro-talks-the-wolfman|title=Benicio Del Toro Talks The Wolfman|date=July 25, 2012 |publisher=DreadCentral}}</ref> He was chosen to be the face of the 2011 [[Campari]] calendar, becoming the first male model to be featured in the Italian liquor company's calendar.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/celebrity/benicio-del-toro-named-face-2011-campari-calendar|title=Benicio Del Toro Named Face of 2011 Campari Calendar|date=September 30, 2010|last=Rosario|first=Mariela|magazine=[[Latina (magazine)|Latina]]|access-date=April 13, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.vogue.it/en/people-are-talking-about/parties-events/2010/x/benicio-del-toro-e-campari|title=Guests in frenzy for the Puerto Rican actor, star of the Campari Calendar 2011|date=October 22, 2010|last=Badiali|first=Alessandro|magazine=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|access-date=April 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001000202/http://www.vogue.it/en/people-are-talking-about/parties-events/2010/x/benicio-del-toro-e-campari|archive-date=October 1, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> 

=== 2013 - present: franchise films and expansion ===
Del Toro played [[Collector (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|The Collector]] in a mid-credits scene of [[Marvel Studios]]' superhero film ''[[Thor: The Dark World]]'' (2013) and later reprised his role in ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'' (2014)<ref name="GotG">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2013/06/benicio-del-toro-takes-lead-role-in-marvels-guardians-of-the-galaxy-512272/ |title=Benicio Del Toro Takes Lead Role In Marvel's 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=June 3, 2013 |access-date=June 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607071940/http://www.deadline.com/2013/06/benicio-del-toro-takes-lead-role-in-marvels-guardians-of-the-galaxy/ |archive-date=June 7, 2013 |url-status=live |df=mdy}}</ref> and ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]'' (2018). In September 2015, del Toro played Alejandro Gillick in the critically acclaimed ''[[Sicario (2015 film)|Sicario]]'', about a Mexican ex-prosecutor seeking revenge for the slaying of his wife and daughter working with a CIA special ops team to bring down the leader of a powerful and brutal Mexican drug cartel. Film critics widely praised his performance.<ref name="HReporter-Actors-2016">{{cite news|last1=Galloway|first1=Stephen|last2=Belloni|first2=Matthew|title=Watch THR's Full, Uncensored Actor Roundtable With Will Smith, Mark Ruffalo and More – Actor Oscar Roundtable|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/video/watch-thrs-full-uncensored-actor-856648|access-date=January 25, 2016|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=January 18, 2016}}</ref><ref name="HReporter-Actors-Transcript-2016">{{cite news|last1=Galloway|first1=Stephen|last2=Belloni|first2=Matthew|title=Will Smith, Mark Ruffalo and Four More A-List Actors on Hollywood Racism, Aging and ... Peeing in Sinks?|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/will-smith-mark-ruffalo-four-842621|access-date=January 25, 2016|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> Del Toro reprised his role in the sequel ''[[Sicario: Day of the Soldado]]'' (2018). In 2016, del Toro appeared in a [[Heineken]] television [[advertisement]] in its ''More Behind the Star'' series. The gag in the spot is that fans frequently mistake him for fellow actor [[Antonio Banderas]], much to del Toro's chagrin.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSpdcbhjXJU], reviewed Aug. 16, 2016. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707040155/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSpdcbhjXJU|date=July 7, 2016}}</ref> In 2017, he played DJ (an abbreviation for "Don't Join", as DJ viewed the Resistance and the First Order as equally corrupt), a supporting antagonist in ''[[Star Wars: The Last Jedi]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/star-wars-episode-8s-villain-to-be-played-by-benic/1100-6430364/|title=Star Wars Episode 8's Villain to Be Played by Benicio Del Toro|work=GameSpot}}</ref> who betrayed Rose and Finn to save himself when they were apprehended on the First Order's flagship.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DJ |url=https://www.starwars.com/databank/dj |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=StarWars.com}}</ref>

In 2021, del Toro starred in the [[Wes Anderson]] film ''[[The French Dispatch]]'' as Moses Rosenthaler, a mentally disturbed artist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thefilmstage.com/news/timothee-chalamet-benicio-del-toro-more-join-wes-andersons-the-french-dispatch/|title=Timothée Chalamet, Benicio del Toro & More Join Wes Anderson's 'The French Dispatch'|first=Jordan|last=Raup|date=December 2, 2018|access-date=December 2, 2018}}</ref> He collaborated with the director once again in 2025 with ''[[The Phoenician Scheme]]''.

==Personal life==

Del Toro was formerly romantically involved with [[Chiara Mastroianni]], [[Alicia Silverstone]] and [[Valeria Golino]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Almanac|year=2002|asin=B01K2E9Q6C|publisher=Time Inc.|page=353}}</ref> In April 2011, del Toro's publicist announced that del Toro and [[Kimberly Stewart]] were expecting a child, although they were not in a relationship.<ref name=us0821 /> Stewart gave birth to a daughter, Delilah, on August 21, 2011.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/first-pic-meet-kimberly-stewarts-daughter-delilah-3-months-2011412|title=First Pic: Meet Kimberly Stewart's Daughter, Delilah, 3 Months|date=December 4, 2011 |first=Ariana|last= Finlayson|magazine=[[Us Weekly]]|access-date=December 21, 2011}}</ref><ref name=us0821>{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/momsbabies/news/kimberly-stewart-gives-birth-to-baby-girl-2011218|title=Kimberly Stewart Gives Birth to Baby Girl!|date=August 21, 2011|work=[[Us Weekly]]|access-date=August 21, 2011}}</ref> They had their daughter baptized in Puerto Rico.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latingossip.com/benicio-del-toro/benicio-del-toro-baptises-daughter-in-puerto-rico.html|title=Benicio Del Toro Baptises Daughter in Puerto Rico - Latin Gossip|website=www.latingossip.com}}{{Dead link|date=January 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

On November 4, 2011, he acquired [[Spanish nationality law|Spanish citizenship]], along with fellow Puerto Rican [[Ricky Martin]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/spanish-citizenship-for-ricky-martin-benicio-del-toro-1.721169|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008132041/https://www.ctvnews.ca/spanish-citizenship-for-ricky-martin-benicio-del-toro-1.721169|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 8, 2019|title=Spanish citizenship for Ricky Martin, Benicio del Toro {{!}} CTV News|website=www.ctvnews.ca|date=November 4, 2011 |access-date=2019-10-08}}</ref> The request was granted by the Spanish government in recognition of his artistic talents<ref name=":0" /> and for his Spanish ancestry (he has family in [[Barcelona]]).<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url =http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2011/11/oscar-winner-benicio-del-toro-singer-ricky-martin-become-spanish-citizens/1|title =Oscar winner Benicio del Toro, singer Ricky Martin become Spanish citizens|work = [[USA Today]]|author = Puente, Maria|date = November 4, 2011|access-date = November 8, 2011}}</ref>

In March 2012, he was granted an honorary degree by the [[Interamerican University of Puerto Rico]] for his influence on the cinema enterprise, during the celebration of the institution's centenary.<ref name="test">{{cite web | title=Benicio del Toro recibe homenaje en la Interamericana de San Germán | url=http://www.primerahora.com/beniciodeltororecibehomenajeenlainteramericanadesangerman-621517.html | date=March 4, 2012 | access-date=January 12, 2015 | archive-date=March 7, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307001158/http://www.primerahora.com/beniciodeltororecibehomenajeenlainteramericanadesangerman-621517.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2003, del Toro became the spokesman of the educational campaign Yo Limpio a Puerto Rico, an environmental organization founded in 1997 by Ignacio Barsottelli, whose mission is to educate and mobilize Puerto Ricans in favor of recycling and the protection of the environment.<ref name=Environment>{{cite news|last1=Vargas|first1=Patricia|title=Protege Benicio la vida marina|access-date=October 2, 2015|publisher=Adendi.com|date=June 10, 2003|url=http://www.adendi.com/archivo.asp?num=558315&year=2003&month=6&keyword=Protege%20Benicio%20la%20vida%20marina|language=es|archive-date=October 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003221346/http://www.adendi.com/archivo.asp?num=558315&year=2003&month=6&keyword=Protege%20Benicio%20la%20vida%20marina|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Del Toro narrated the public service announcement entitled "Coral Reef", joining the Artists to the Rescue of the Environment campaign.<ref name=Environment />

He is not related to Mexican filmmaker [[Guillermo del Toro]].

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Big Top Pee-wee]]''
| Duke, The Dog-Faced Boy
|
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Licence to Kill]]''
| Dario
|
|-
| 1991
| ''[[The Indian Runner]]''
| Miguel Aguilera
|
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Christopher Columbus: The Discovery]]''
| Alvaro Harana
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1993
| ''[[Fearless (1993 film)|Fearless]]''
| Manny Rodrigo
|
|-
| ''[[Huevos de oro|Golden Balls]]''
| Bob, the friend from Miami
|
|-
| ''[[Money for Nothing (1993 film)|Money for Nothing]]''
| Dino Palladino
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1994
| ''[[Swimming with Sharks]]''
| Rex
|
|-
| ''[[China Moon]]''
| Detective Lamar Dickey
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1995
| ''[[The Usual Suspects]]''
| Fred Fenster
|
|-
| ''Submission''
| {{n/a}}
| Short film; director, writer and producer only
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1996
| ''[[The Funeral (1996 film)|The Funeral]]''
| Gaspare Spoglia
|
|-
| ''[[The Fan (1996 film)|The Fan]]''
| Juan Primo
|
|-
| ''[[Cannes Man]]''
| Himself
| Cameo
|-
| ''[[Basquiat (film)|Basquiat]]''
| Benny Dalmau
|
|-
| ''[[Joyride (1996 film)|Joyride]]''
| Detective López
|
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Excess Baggage (1997 film)|Excess Baggage]]''
| Vincent Roche
|
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film)|Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]''
| [[Oscar Zeta Acosta|Dr. Gonzo]]
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2000
| ''[[Traffic (2000 film)|Traffic]]''
| Javier Rodríguez Rodríguez
|
|-
| ''[[The Way of the Gun]]''
| Harold Longbaugh
|
|-
| ''[[Snatch (film)|Snatch]]''
| Franky "Four Fingers"
|
|-
| ''[[Bread and Roses (2000 film)|Bread and Roses]]''
| Himself
| Uncredited cameo
|-
| 2001
| ''[[The Pledge (film)|The Pledge]]''
| Toby Jay Wadenah
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2003
| ''[[21 Grams]]''
| Jack Jordan
|
|-
| ''[[The Hunted (2003 film)|The Hunted]]''
| Sergeant Aaron Hallam
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]''
| Lieutenant [[List of Sin City characters|Jack "Jackie Boy" Rafferty]]
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Things We Lost in the Fire (film)|Things We Lost in the Fire]]''
| Jerry Sunborne
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Che (2008 film)|Che]]''
| [[Che Guevara]]
| rowspan="2" | Also producer
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| ''[[The Wolfman (2010 film)|The Wolfman]]''
| [[Larry Talbot|Lawrence Talbot / The Wolfman]]
|-
| ''[[Somewhere (film)|Somewhere]]''
| Himself
| Uncredited cameo
|-
| 2011
| ''[[The Upsetter (film)|The Upsetter]]''
| Narrator
| Voice
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| ''[[Savages (2012 film)|Savages]]''
| Miguel "Lado" Arroyo
|
|-
| ''[[7 Days in Havana]]''
| {{n/a}}
| Director only; segment: ''El Yuma''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013
| ''[[Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian]]''
| Jimmy Picard
|
|-
| ''[[Thor: The Dark World]]''
| rowspan="2" | [[Collector (character)|Taneleer Tivan / The Collector]]
| Uncredited cameo; mid-credits scene
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2014
| ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Inherent Vice (film)|Inherent Vice]]''
| Sauncho Smilax
|
|-
| ''[[Escobar: Paradise Lost]]''
| [[Pablo Escobar]]
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2015
| ''[[A Perfect Day (2015 film)|A Perfect Day]]''
| Mambrú
|
|-
| ''[[Sicario (2015 film)|Sicario]]''
| Alejandro Gillick
|
|-
| ''[[The Little Prince (2015 film)|The Little Prince]]''
| The Snake
| Voice
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Star Wars: The Last Jedi]]''
| D.J.
| 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]''
| Taneleer Tivan / The Collector
|
|-
| ''[[Sicario: Day of the Soldado]]''
| Alejandro Gillick
| 
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Dora and the Lost City of Gold]]''
| Swiper The Fox
| Voice
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2021
| ''[[No Sudden Move]]''
| Ronald Russo
| 
|-
| ''[[The French Dispatch]]''
| Moses Rosenthaler
| 
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Reptile (film)|Reptile]]''
| Detective Tom Nichols
| Also co-writer and executive producer
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2025
| ''[[The Phoenician Scheme]]''
| Zsa-zsa Korda
|
|-
| ''[[One Battle After Another]]''
| Sensei Sergio
| 
|-
| TBA
| ''[[All-Star Weekend (film)|All-Star Weekend]]''
| Dr. Phill
| Completed<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.joblo.com/jamie-foxx-leaks-all-star-weekend-trailer/ |title=Jamie Foxx leaks the trailer to his "unreleasable" film All-Star Weekend |website=[[JoBlo]] |last=Tangonan |first=EJ |date=August 13, 2024 |access-date=November 19, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rambling-reporter/jamie-foxx-lebron-james-steph-curry-rivalry-directorial-debut-1130991 |title=Jamie Foxx on Directorial Debut, LeBron-Curry Rivalry |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |publisher=[[Valence Media]] |first=Max |last=Geschwind |date=August 6, 2018 |access-date=November 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806191339/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rambling-reporter/jamie-foxx-lebron-james-steph-curry-rivalry-directorial-debut-1130991 |archive-date=August 6, 2018}}</ref>
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1987 || ''[[Shell Game (TV series)|Shell Game]]'' || Pedroza || Episode: "The Upstairs Gardener"
|-
| ''[[Miami Vice]]'' || [[List of Miami Vice guest appearances#Season 3|Pito]] || Episode: "Everybody's in Showbiz"
|-
| ''[[Private Eye (TV series)|Private Eye]]'' || Carlos || 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[Ohara (TV series)|Ohara]]'' || Mike || Episode: "And a Child Shall Lead Them"
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Drug Wars: The Camarena Story]]'' || [[Rafael Caro Quintero]] || Television miniseries
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales from the Crypt]]'' || Bill || Episode: "The Bribe"
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Fallen Angels (American TV series)|Fallen Angels]]'' || Paco || Episode: "Good Housekeeping"
|-
| 2008 || ''Todos Contra Juan'' || Himself || Episode: "Juan & La Critica"
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Escape at Dannemora]]'' || [[Richard Matt]] || 7 episodes
|-
| 2021 || ''[[What If...? (TV series)|What If...?]]'' || Taneleer Tivan / The Collector (voice) || Episode: "[[What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?]]"
|-
| 2025 || ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' || Himself (cameo) || Episode: "[[Bad Bunny]]/[[Doja Cat]]"
|}

===Theme park attractions===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Venue
|-
| 2017
| [[Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout!|''Guardians of the Galaxy'' – Mission Breakout!]]
| Taneleer Tivan / The Collector
| [[Disney California Adventure]]
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{{See also|List of awards and nominations received by Benicio del Toro}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Biography|Puerto Rico|}}
* [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]]
* [[List of Puerto Ricans]]
* [[Cultural diversity in Puerto Rico]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Benicio del Toro}}
* {{IMDb name|1125}}

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