Javier Guillén (born May 3,1990), credited as Harvey Guillén, is an American actor of Mexican descent. Following a slew of minor roles on film and television, he broke out with the role of Guillermo in What We Do in the Shadows (2019). He works primarily in comedies and horror (or combinations of both). He has also had some notable voice acting roles, such as the titular funhouse in Mickey Mouse Funhouse and Perrito in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.
Filmography:
Live-Action
- Huge (2010): Alistair Delgado
- General Education (2012): Andy
- The Internship (2013): Zach
- The Thundermans (2013-2018): Cousin Blobbin
- Eye Candy (2015): George Reyes
- Truth or Dare (2017): Holt Thorne
- The Magicians (2017-2020): Benedict Pickwick
- Status Update (2018): Lonnie Gregory
- What We Do in the Shadows (2019-present): Guillermo de la Cruz
- Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2021): George
- Werewolves Within (2021): Joaquim Wolfson
- Reacher (2022): Jasper
- Blue Beetle (2023): Dr. José Francisco Morales Rivera de la Cruz / "Sanchez"
Voice Roles
- Mickey Mouse Funhouse (2021): Funny
- Human Resources (2022-present): José
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022): Perrito
- Harley Quinn (2022-present): Nightwing
- Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight (2022): Pelpel
- Digman! (2023): High Score
- Strays (2023): Shitstain
- Wish (2023): Gabo
- The Garfield Movie (2024): Odie
- Helluva Boss (2024): Vassago
Tropes applying to his career:
- Queer Character, Queer Actor: Guillén identifies as queer. In an interview with Nerdist
, he talked about getting to play a gay tech bro. And in What We Do In The Shadows, his character Guillermo eventually comes out as gay in the third season (though it had been hinted at from the start). - Playing Against Type: He's primarily a comedic actor, and while Harley Quinn is still a comedy, Guillén is almost unrecognizable as Nightwing, with his The Comically Serious personality and deep, gruff voice (though Guillén's natural voice comes out whenever Nightwing is upset or panicking).
- Stage Names: He goes by Harvey because a teacher once had trouble pronouncing "Javier".
