Portrait of Danny Trejo

Acting

Danny Trejo

Career

Active from 1987 to 2026, busiest in 2010 with 17 main titles.

Leading roles
123
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score40/100
Highest rated
Poster for Seis Manos
Seis Manos
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 294 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Danny Trejo Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Romance
    2.7, average 3.8
  • Melancholy
    3.6, average 4.7
  • Wholesome
    2.3, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Fast-Paced 10
  • Social Commentary 9
  • Psychological Thriller 9
  • Gritty Realism 8
  • Action Thriller 8
  • Fast-Paced Action 7
  • Character-Driven 7
  • Supernatural Horror 7
  • Vigilante Justice 6
  • Crime Thriller 6
  • Redemption 6
  • Creature Feature 6

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

397
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

9 titles
Accursed
Accursed

as Alejandro

Unconsensual Activity
Unconsensual Activity

as Juan

The Damned
The Damned

as Chimalle

Counterpunch 2
Counterpunch 2

as Manny Navarro

Downtown Bus
Downtown Bus

as Sancho 'The Jailbird' Sanchez

Detour 95
Detour 95

as Muerte

La Venganza Rodríguez
La Venganza Rodríguez

as El Super Muerto Infernal (VOICE)

Machete Kills Again... in Space
Machete Kills Again... in Space

as Machete

Armadillo United
Armadillo United

as Coach Koko

2020s

69 titles · average score 49
Holy Cash
Holy Cash (2024)

as Actor

I Heart Robots
I Heart Robots (2024)
GoodWatch score 37

as Bob

Seven Cemeteries
Seven Cemeteries (2024)
GoodWatch score 32

as Bravo

Wages of Sin
Wages of Sin (2024)
GoodWatch score 54

as Jimmy

Reapers
Reapers (2024)
GoodWatch score 81

as The Wanderer

Death on the Border
Death on the Border (2023)
GoodWatch score 52

as Father Francis

The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus
The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus (2022)
GoodWatch score 44

as Vega

The Legend of La Llorona
The Legend of La Llorona (2022)
GoodWatch score 28

as Jorge

American Sicario
American Sicario (2021)
GoodWatch score 48

as Pedro

The Rebels of PT-218
The Rebels of PT-218 (2021)
GoodWatch score 25

as Seaman Edgar 'Cookie' Orozco

The Last Exorcist
The Last Exorcist (2020)
GoodWatch score 32

as Marco

Paragon: The Shadow Wars
Paragon: The Shadow Wars (2020)
GoodWatch score 41

TV show · as Kincaid

2010s

159 titles · average score 47
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy (2018)
GoodWatch score 52

as Goldberg

Cyborg X
Cyborg X (2016)
GoodWatch score 39

as Captain Machine Gun

Bad Asses on the Bayou
Bad Asses on the Bayou (2015)
GoodWatch score 39

as Frank Vega

Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses (2014)
GoodWatch score 49

as Frank Vega

Machete Kills
Machete Kills (2013)
GoodWatch score 43

as Machete

Death Race: Inferno
Death Race: Inferno (2013)
GoodWatch score 50

as Goldberg

Dead in Tombstone
Dead in Tombstone (2013)
GoodWatch score 44

as Guerrero

Bad Ass
Bad Ass (2012)
GoodWatch score 35

as Frank Vega

Sushi Girl
Sushi Girl (2012)
GoodWatch score 50

as Schlomo

Recoil
Recoil (2012)
GoodWatch score 46

as Drayke

Machete
Machete (2010)
GoodWatch score 64

as Machete

Predators
Predators (2010)
GoodWatch score 59

as Cuchillo

2000s

92 titles · average score 54
Modern Family
Modern Family (2009)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Gus

Jake's Corner
Jake's Corner (2008)
GoodWatch score 51

as Clint

Propensity
Propensity (2006)

as Roy

The Curse of El Charro
The Curse of El Charro (2005)
GoodWatch score 27

as El Charro (Voice)

Lost
Lost (2004)
GoodWatch score 63

as Edward James Archer

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
GoodWatch score 62

as Machete

Monk
Monk (2002)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Spyder Rudner

Nightstalker
Nightstalker (2002)
GoodWatch score 29

as Officer Frank Luis

Bubble Boy
Bubble Boy (2001)
GoodWatch score 46

as Slim

Animal Factory
Animal Factory (2000)
GoodWatch score 69

as Vito

Reindeer Games
Reindeer Games (2000)
GoodWatch score 41

as Jumpy

From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (2000)
GoodWatch score 31

as Razor Charlie

1990s

55 titles · average score 53
Inferno
Inferno (1999)
GoodWatch score 25

as Johnny Six Toes

Family Guy
Family Guy (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Clint Beltran (voice) / (voice)

Futurama
Futurama (1999)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Doblando Rodriguez (voice)

Point Blank
Point Blank (1998)
GoodWatch score 44

as Wallace

The Replacement Killers
The Replacement Killers (1998)
GoodWatch score 51

as Collins

Champions
Champions (1998)
GoodWatch score 45

as Max Brito

Dilemma
Dilemma (1997)
GoodWatch score 37

as Rudy Salazar

King of the Hill
King of the Hill (1997)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Lifeguard / Waiter (voice) / Enrique (voice)

Jaguar
Jaguar (1996)
GoodWatch score 52

as Kumare

Heat
Heat (1995)
GoodWatch score 82

as Trejo

Against the Wall
Against the Wall (1994)
GoodWatch score 64

as Luis

The X-Files
The X-Files (1993)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Cesar Ocampo

1980s

13 titles · average score 52
The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Danny Trejo (voice)

Baywatch
Baywatch (1989)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Carlos Urueta

Lock Up
Lock Up (1989)
GoodWatch score 52

as Chink's Gang Member

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989)
GoodWatch score 23

as Prison Inmate

Cage
Cage (1989)
GoodWatch score 44

as Costello's Bodyguard (uncredited)

Bulletproof
Bulletproof (1988)
GoodWatch score 42

as Sharkey

Jake and the Fatman
Jake and the Fatman (1987)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Mumbling Prisoner

Penitentiary III
Penitentiary III (1987)
GoodWatch score 48

as See Veer

The Hidden
The Hidden (1987)
GoodWatch score 71

as Prisoner

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
GoodWatch score 44

as Art Sanella

Terminal Exposure
Terminal Exposure (1987)
GoodWatch score 45

as man in crowd (uncredited)

Runaway Train
Runaway Train (1985)
GoodWatch score 73

as Boxer