Danny Trejo: Biography, Facts and Career

Danny Trejo (, Spanish: [ˈtɾexo]; born May 16, 1944) is an American actor. In his body of work he appears as a character actor. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $3.7 billion worldwide. A native of Los Angeles, Trejo's film career began in 1985, when he landed a role in Runaway Train (1985). The first film in which he was given a credited role was as Art Sanella in Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987). He went on to star in a multitude of other films, many of which were small parts as inmates, gangsters, or other criminals, appearing in Desperado, Heat (both 1995), From Dusk till Dawn (1996), Con Air (1997), The Replacement Killers (1998), Reindeer Games (2000), and Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), among others. From 2001 to 2003, Trejo appeared in the Robert Rodriguez-directed Spy Kids franchise as Isador "Machete" Cortez. Subsequently, in 2010, Trejo reprised his role as Machete in the spin-off exploitation action film Machete as the protagonist. With the success of Machete (2010), Trejo once again reprised his role in a direct sequel, Machete Kills (2013). His voice acting work includes Storks (2016), Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022), and Zootopia 2 (2025) For his work with video games, his acting work includes games like Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002), Fallout New Vegas (2010), and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (2024), and he voices himself in the games Def Jam: Fight for NY (2004), Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010), Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (2018), Far Cry 6: Danny and Dani vs. Everybody (2021), and SCUM (2025), among others.

Quick facts about Danny Trejo

• Full name: Danny Trejo
• Born: 1944-05-16
• Nationality: United States
• Known as: Actor
• Wikidata ID: Q223830

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