Portrait of Benicio del Toro

Acting

Benicio del Toro

Career

Active from 1988 to 2025, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
26
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for One Battle After Another
One Battle After Another
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 60 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Benicio del Toro Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    2.1, average 3.4
  • Coming of Age
    2.2, average 3.0
  • Romance
    3.2, average 3.8
  • Situational Comedy
    2.1, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 5
  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Crime Thriller 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Cinematic Masterpiece 3
  • Neo-Noir Crime Thriller 3
  • Mystery 2
  • Bleak Atmosphere 2
  • Tense 2
  • Political Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

71
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

4 titles
The Corporation
The Corporation

as Jose Miguel Battle Sr.

Sicario 3
Sicario 3

as Alejandro Gillick

Protective Custody
Protective Custody

TV show

All-Star Weekend
All-Star Weekend

as Dr. Phill

2020s

8 titles · average score 71
The Phoenician Scheme
The Phoenician Scheme (2025)
GoodWatch score 69

as Zsa-zsa Korda

One Battle After Another
One Battle After Another (2025)
GoodWatch score 84

as Sensei Sergio St. Carlos

Teofilo: Boxing's Most Revolutionary Champion
Teofilo: Boxing's Most Revolutionary Champion (2025)

as Narrator

Kill the Jockey
Kill the Jockey (2024)
GoodWatch score 67

Executive Producer

Reptile
Reptile (2023)
GoodWatch score 57

as Tom Nichols

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021)
GoodWatch score 73

as Moses Rosenthaler

No Sudden Move
No Sudden Move (2021)
GoodWatch score 73

as Ronald Russo

What If...?
What If...? (2021)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as The Collector (voice)

2010s

20 titles · average score 67
Dora and the Lost City of Gold
Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)
GoodWatch score 68

as Swiper (voice)

Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
GoodWatch score 64

as Alejandro Gillick

Escape at Dannemora
Escape at Dannemora (2018)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Richard Matt

Sicario
Sicario (2015)
GoodWatch score 83

as Alejandro Gillick

A Perfect Day
A Perfect Day (2015)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mambrú

The Little Prince
The Little Prince (2015)
GoodWatch score 79

as The Snake (voice)

Escobar: Paradise Lost
Escobar: Paradise Lost (2014)
GoodWatch score 57

as Pablo Escobar

Inherent Vice
Inherent Vice (2014)
GoodWatch score 71

as Sauncho Smilax, Esq.

Jimmy P.
Jimmy P. (2013)
GoodWatch score 54

as Jimmy Picard

Savages
Savages (2012)
GoodWatch score 57

as Lado

7 Days in Havana
7 Days in Havana (2012)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

The Wolfman
The Wolfman (2010)
GoodWatch score 45

as Lawrence Talbot

2000s

17 titles · average score 69
Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
GoodWatch score 69

Thanks

Che: Part Two
Che: Part Two (2008)
GoodWatch score 70

as Ernesto Che Guevara

Che: Part One
Che: Part One (2008)
GoodWatch score 69

as Ernesto Che Guevara

Things We Lost in the Fire
Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)
GoodWatch score 67

as Jerry Sunborne

Sin City
Sin City (2005)
GoodWatch score 76

as Jackie Boy

Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula (2005)
GoodWatch score 60

as Macro

21 Grams
21 Grams (2003)
GoodWatch score 76

as Jack Jordan

The Hunted
The Hunted (2003)
GoodWatch score 46

as Aaron Hallam

The Pledge
The Pledge (2001)
GoodWatch score 69

as Toby Jay Wadenah

Traffic
Traffic (2000)
GoodWatch score 83

as Javier Rodriguez

The Way of the Gun
The Way of the Gun (2000)
GoodWatch score 56

as Mr. Longbaugh

Snatch
Snatch (2000)
GoodWatch score 73

as Franky Four Fingers

1990s

18 titles · average score 59
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
GoodWatch score 61

as Dr. Gonzo

Excess Baggage
Excess Baggage (1997)
GoodWatch score 43

as Vincent

Basquiat
Basquiat (1996)
GoodWatch score 67

as Benny Dalmau

The Fan
The Fan (1996)
GoodWatch score 46

as Juan Primo

The Funeral
The Funeral (1996)
GoodWatch score 73

as Gaspare

The Usual Suspects
The Usual Suspects (1995)
GoodWatch score 83

as Fenster

Submission
Submission (1995)

Writer, Director

China Moon
China Moon (1994)
GoodWatch score 48

as Lamar Dickey

Swimming with Sharks
Swimming with Sharks (1994)
GoodWatch score 71

as Rex

Fearless
Fearless (1993)
GoodWatch score 79

as Manny Rodrigo

Golden Balls
Golden Balls (1993)
GoodWatch score 57

as Bob, el amigo de Miami

Drug Wars: The Camarena Story
Drug Wars: The Camarena Story (1990)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Caro Quintero

1980s

4 titles · average score 65
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Bill

Licence to Kill
Licence to Kill (1989)
GoodWatch score 67

as Dario

Big Top Pee-wee
Big Top Pee-wee (1988)
GoodWatch score 42

as Duke the Dog-Faced Boy

Miami Vice
Miami Vice (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Pito