John Alberto Leguizamo (born July 22, 1960note ) is a Colombian-American (not Puerto Rican, as he himself thought) actor and comedian, best known for his movie and TV roles.
He's mostly a comedian but is just as well known for doing serious roles. In 2008, he received the Rita Moreno Award for Excellence from the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA).
Selected Filmography
- 1989 Casualties of War: Antonio Diaz
- 1990 Die Hard 2: Burke
- 1991 Regarding Henry: The Liquor Store Gunman
- 1993 Super Mario Bros.: Luigi Mario
- 1993 Carlito's Way: Benny Blanco
- 1995 To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar: Chi-Chi Rodriguez
- 1996 Executive Decision: Rat
- 1996 William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet: Tybalt
- 1997 The Pest: Pestario "Pest" Vargas
- 1997 Spawn: The Clown/Violator
- 1998 Dr. Dolittle: Rat #2 (voice)
- 1999 Summer of Sam: Vinny
- 2000 Titan A.E.: Gune (voice)
- 2001 Moulin Rouge!: Henri de Toulouse Lautrec
- 2001 What's the Worst That Could Happen?: Berger
- 2002 Empire: Victor Rosa
- 2002 Collateral Damage: Felix Ramirez
- 2002 Zig Zag: Dean Singer
- Ice Age franchise: Sid the Sloth (voice)
- 2002 Ice Age
- 2006 Ice Age: The Meltdown
- 2009 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
- 2012 Ice Age: Continental Drift
- 2016 Ice Age: Collision Course
- 2002 Point of Origin: Keith Lang
- 2005 Assault on Precinct 13: Beck
- 2005 Land of the Dead: Cholo DeMora
- 2007 The Babysitters: Michael Beltran
- 2007 Love in the Time of Cholera: Lorenzo Daza
- 2008 The Happening: Julian
- 2009 Gamer: Freek
- 2010 Repo Men: Asbury (uncredited)
- 2010 Vanishing on 7th Street: Paul
- 2011 The Lincoln Lawyer: Val Valenzuela
- 2013 Kick-Ass 2: Javier
- 2013 The Counselor: Randy
- 2014 Ride Along: Santiago
- 2014 Chef: Martin
- John Wick series: Aurelio
- 2014 John Wick
- 2017 John Wick: Chapter 2
- 2015 American Ultra: Rose
- 2016 The Infiltrator: Emil Abreu
- 2019 Playing with Fire: Rodrigo Torres
- 2021 Encanto: Bruno Madrigal (voice)
- 2022 The Menu: George Diaz
- 2022 Violent Night: Jimmy "Mr. Scrooge" Martinez
Podcast
- Batman: The Audio Adventures: Edward Nygma/The Riddler
Television
- 2000 Arabian Nights: Genie
- 2000-2004 The Brothers García: Narrator
- 2005-2006 ER: Dr. Victor Clemente
- 2007 The Kill Point: Mr. Wolf
- Ice Age holiday specials: Sid (voice)
- 2011 Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
- 2016 Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
- 2016 The Adventures of Puss in Boots: Jack Sprat (voice)
- 2016-2017 Bloodline: Ozzy Delvecchio
- 2018 Waco: Jacob Vazquez
- 2019 When They See Us: Raymond Santana, Sr.
- 2023 The Power: Dr. Rob Lopez
Theater
- 1991 Mambo Mouth
- 1993 Spic-O-Rama
- 1998 Freak
- 2002 Sexaholix... A Love Story
- 2014 Ghetto Klown
- 2018 Latin History For Morons
- 2022 Kiss My Aztec (writer)
Video Games
- 2003 Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc: Globox (voice)
