Danny Trejo is an American actor. His filmography consists of about 250 film and television roles. His prominence in the B movie scene has resulted in disparate media sources referring to Trejo as an "iconic actor" and a "film legend", among other titles.
Trejo's film career began in 1985, when he "accidentally" landed a role in Runaway Train, playing a boxer for a daily fee of $320. Prior to that, Trejo had served time in prison on multiple occasions and worked as a drug counsellor after his release. Trejo credits the first film in which he was given a proper credited role as Art Sanella in Death Wish 4: The Crackdown. He went on to star in a multitude of other films, including Desperado, From Dusk till Dawn, Con Air, Reindeer Games, and Grindhouse, among others.
From 2001 to 2003, Trejo appeared in the Robert Rodriguez-directed Spy Kids franchise as Isador "Machete" Cortez, in the films Spy Kids, Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over. He also voiced Uncle Machete in the video game Spy Kids: Mega Mission Zone. In 2007, Trejo reprised his role in a fictional trailer in Grindhouse, also directed by Rodriguez; subsequently, in 2010, Trejo reprised his role as Machete in a spin-off exploitation film of the same name as the protagonist, also directed by Rodriguez. The character is cited as his "first major film role". Subsequently, Trejo reprised his role as Machete in Spy Kids: All the Time in the World, with the success of Machete also resulting in a direct sequel, Machete Kills, with Trejo once again reprising his role. Trejo has been cast in many television programmes, including Baywatch, where he portrayed different characters for different episodes. Outside of film and television appearances, Trejo has also been featured in a handful of music videos, including the video for Dustin Tavella's "Everybody Knows (Douchebag)". He voiced the characters Umberto Robina for the video games Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, himself in Def Jam: Fight for NY (2004), Raul Tejada in Fallout: New Vegas, Trainer Duke in The Fight: Lights Out, himself in Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of The Dead and Call of Duty Black Ops 4: Blackout and also himself in Far Cry 6: Danny and Dani vs. Everybody, and SCUM, among others.
Film {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Note(s) !! Ref(s) |- | 1983 || Project A || Lo Sam Pau || Voice; English dub || |- | 1985 || Runaway Train || Boxer || Credited as Daniel Trejo; also uncredited boxing coach for Eric Roberts || |- | rowspan=3 | 1987 ||Penitentiary III || See Veer || || |- | The Hidden || Prisoner || || |- | Death Wish 4: The Crackdown || Art Sanella || || |- | 1988 || Bulletproof || Sharkey || || |- | rowspan=4 | 1989 || Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects || Prison inmate || || |- | Lock Up || Chink's gang member || || |- | Cage || Costello's bodyguard || Uncredited || |- | Bail Out || 'Mean' || Direct-to-video || |- | rowspan=3 | 1990 || Maniac Cop 2 || Prisoner || || |- | Marked for Death || Hector || || |- | Guns || 'Tong' || || |- | rowspan=6 | 1991 || Femme Fatale || Toshi || || |- | The Last Hour || 'Spider' || || |- | Whore || Tattoo artist || || |- | Carnal Crimes || Chandra the ticket agent || Direct-to-video || |- | Lonely Hearts || Angry client || || |- | By the Sword || || Assistant for Eric Roberts || |- | 1992 || Sex Crimes || Palmer || || |- | rowspan=4 | 1993 || Doppelganger || 'Hard Hat' || || |- | Blood In Blood Out || 'Geronimo' || || |- | Sunset Grill || Young Mexican || || |- | Mi Vida Loca || Frank || || |- | rowspan=2 | 1994 || Angel of Desire || Construction worker || || |- | Victor One || Sergeant Aguilar || || |- | rowspan=4 | 1995 || The Stranger || Hawk || Direct-to-video || |- | Dead Badge || El Tango bartender || || |- | Desperado || Navajas || || |- | Heat || Trejo || || |- | rowspan=2 | 1996 || From Dusk till Dawn || 'Razor Charlie' || || |- | Le Jaguar || Kumare || || |- | rowspan=8 | 1997 || Anaconda || Poacher || || |- | Champions || Max Brito || Direct-to-video || |- | Con Air || John 'Johnny 23' Baca || || |- | Full Tilt Boogie || Himself || Documentary || |- | Trojan War || 'Scarface' || || |- | Los Locos || Manuel Batista || || |- | Dilemma || Rudy Salazar || || |- | Sepultura: We Are What We Are || Boxer || Documentary short || |- | rowspan=5 | 1998 || The Replacement Killers || Collins || || |- | Point Blank || Wallace || Direct-to-video || |- | Six Days, Seven Nights || Pierce || || |- | Soundman || Duce's father || || |- | An Eye for Talent || Fred ||Short film || |- | rowspan=5 | 1999 || From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money || 'Razor Eddie' || Direct-to-video || |- | Inferno || 'Johnny 6 Toes' || || |- | Whiteboyz || Prisoner || Uncredited || |- | From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter || 'Razor Charlie' || Direct-to-video || |- | Six Shots of Tequila || || || |- | rowspan=3 | 2000 || Animal Factory || Vito || Also co-producer || |- | Reindeer Games || 'Jumpy' || || |- | Settled Account || Hijacker #1 || Credited as Daniel Trejo || |- | rowspan=3 | 2001 || Skippy || Hitman || || |- | Spy Kids || Isador "Machete" Cortez || || |- | Bubble Boy || 'Slim' || || |- | rowspan=9 | 2002 || Simpilicity || Barber || Short film || |- | 13 Moons || Hoodlum #2 || || |- | The Salton Sea || Bill 'Little Bill' || || |- | Do It for Uncle Manny || Pedro || || |- | Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams || Isador "Machete" Cortez || Cameo || |- | XXX || 'El Jefe' || || |- | Beat the Devil || Bob || Short film || |- | Nightstalker || Officer Frank Luis || Also co-producer || |- | Hiding in Walls || Jose || Short film || |- | rowspan=5 | 2003 || Film is Dead: An Evening with Robert Rodriguez || Himself || Documentary short || |- | The Big Empty || Lt. Gates || Uncredited || |- | Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over || Isador "Machete" Cortez || Cameo || |- | Once Upon a Time in Mexico || 'El Cucuy' || || |- | Double Blade || 'El Patrón' || || |- | rowspan=5 | 2004 || Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy || Bartender || Cameo || |- | Turned Out: Sexual Assault Behind Bars || Himself || Documentary || |- | Lost || Edward James Archer || || |- | 51:50 || Himself || Host; short film || |- | Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie || Bartender || Direct-to-video || |- | rowspan=8 | 2005 || All Souls Day || Vargas Díaz || || |- | Tennis, Anyone...? || Héctor || || |- | The Curse of El Charro || 'El Charro' || Voice; direct-to-video || |- | Champions || Himself || Documentary || |- | The Crow: Wicked Prayer || Padre Harold || || |- | The Devil's Rejects || Rondo || || |- | Chasing Ghosts || Carlos Santiago || || |- | Dreaming on Christmas || Train Driver || || |- | rowspan=9 | 2006 || Propensity || Roy || Also co-producer || |- | Sherrybaby || Dean Walker || || |- | Seven Mummies || Apache || || |- | High Hopes || 'Shady' || || |- | Living the Dream || Chuck || || |- | Venice Underground || Papi || || |- | Danny Roane: First Time Director || Héctor || || |- | Hood of Horror || Derelict || || |- | Taphephobia || Creek || || |- | rowspan=12 | 2007 || Smiley Face || Albert || || |- | National Lampoon's TV: The Movie || Crow || || |- | Grindhouse || Isador "Machete" Cortez || Short film; segment: Machete || |- | Richard III || Major || || |- | Delta Farce || Carlos Santana || || |- | Halloween || Ismael Cruz || || |- | The Blue Rose || Junk || || |- | Battle for Terra || Elder Barum || Voice || A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. |- | Urban Justice || 'El Chivo' || Direct-to-video || |- | Heckler || Himself || Documentary || |- | On Bloody Sunday || The Ref || || |- | Furnace || 'Fury' || || |- | rowspan=11 | 2008 || Valley of Angels || Hector || || |- | D.O.P.E. (Death or Prison Eventually) || Narrator || Voice; documentary || |- | Through the Valley || Don Reyes || || |- | The Art of Travel || Limo driver || || |- | Jake's Corner || Clint || || |- | Ranchero || Capone || || |- | I Am Somebody: No Chance in Hell || Manolo || || |- | Toxic || Antoine || Direct-to-video || |- | El Superstar: The Unlikely Rise of Juan Frances || E.J. || || |- | Alone in the Dark II || Perry || Direct-to-video || |- | Necessary Evil || Barro || || |- | rowspan=16 | 2009 || Fanboys || The Chief || || |- | The Grind || Nicholi Guzman || || |- | Victory to the Underdog || rowspan="2"|Himself || rowspan="2"|Documentary || |- | Official Rejection || |- | Cowboy Dreams || Lobo || Short film || |- | The Boys of Ghost Town || Father Xavier || || |- | Eyeborgs || 'G-Man' || || |- | The Line || Mario || || |- | Modus Operandi || Director Holiday || Also producer || |- | Saint John of Las Vegas || Bismarck || || |- | Love Cures Cancer: Take a Chance on Love || Himself || Documentary || |- | The Haunted World of El Superbeasto || Rico || Voice || |- | Lunar Effect || Esteban || || |- | Babysitters Beware || The Guard || || |- | 3V Man || Captain Podrido || Short film || |- | We Gotta Get Buscemi || Himself || Documentary || |- | rowspan=15 | 2010 || Six Days in Paradise || Reuben Skinner || || |- | The Killing Jar || Jimmy || || |- | Shoot the Hero! || Joe 'Crazy Joe' || || |- | Justin Time || Mardok || Direct-to-video || |- | Food Stamps || Mr. Fernández || || |- | Boston Girls || Uncle Reggie || || |- | Shadows in Paradise || Matador || || |- | Pastor Shepherd || Phil Harrison || Also executive producer || |- | Project x27 || 'Mondo' || || |- | Gun || Frankie Makina || || |- | Predators || 'Cuchillo' || || |- | Beatdown || Marcus || || |- | Machete || Isador "Machete" Cortez || || |- | The Bill Collector || Uncle Frankie || || |- | Death Race 2 || Goldberg || rowspan="3"|Direct-to-video || |- | rowspan=15 | 2011 || Recoil || Drayke Salgado || |- | Cross || Ripper || |- | Blacktino || Rogelio || || |- | The Actor's Journey for Kids || rowspan="2"|Himself || rowspan="2"|Documentary || |- | Love Cures Cancer: Take a Chance on Love II || |- | The Lazarus Papers || Aroon || Direct-to-video || |- | American Flyer || Uncle John || || |- | Dark Games || Archie || || |- | House of the Rising Sun || Carlos Marcella || || |- | Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury || Caesar || || |- | Onions Don't Make Me Cry || Himself || Short film || |- | Spy Kids: All the Time in the World || Isador "Machete" Cortez || Cameo || |- | Violet & Daisy || Russ || || |- | A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas || Mr. Pérez || || |- | In the Shadow || Hermit || || |- | rowspan=5 | 2012 || Breaking Wind || Billy Black || || |- | Bad Ass || Frank || || |- | Sushi Girl || Schmo || || |- | Mango Bajito || Carson || || |- | Bro''' || Gilbert || || |- | rowspan=20 | 2013 || Counterpunch || Manny Navarro || ||
| Death Race 3: Inferno || Goldberg || Direct-to-video || |- | Ticket to Vegas || Mr. Chich || Credited as Denni Trekho || |- | Tattoo Nation || Himself || Documentary || |- | The Insomniac || Jairo Torres || ||
| The Cloth || Father Connely || || |- | Amelia's 25th || Don Javier || || |- | 20 Feet Below: The Darkness Descending || Angel || || |- | Zombie Hunter || Jesus || Direct-to-video || |- | Five Thirteen || El Loco || || |- | The Contractor || Javier / Jorges Reyes || Direct-to-video || |- | Top Cat: The Movie || Griswald || Voice; American dub || |- | Chavez Cage of Glory || Mando || || |- | American Lowrider || The O.G. || Direct-to-video || |- | Machete Kills || Isador "Machete" Cortez || || |- | Dead in Tombstone || Guerrero De La Cruz || Direct-to-video || |- | Dream Date || || Short film || |- | Pendejo || Pedro || || |- | Courier from Paradise || Guide Leo || || Главная // Команда |- | Force of Execution || Jimmy 'Peanuts' Oso || Direct-to-video || |-