Overview
Benicio Del Toro is an accomplished Puerto Rican born actor who emerged in the mid-'90s as one of the most magnetic character actors to come along in years.
A favorite of film buffs, Benicio gained mainstream public attention in Steven Soderbergh's Traffic for which he won the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award and Golden Globe in 2001.
Benicio is also well-known for films such as Things We Lost in the Fire, Sin City, 21 Grams, Snatch, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and The Usual Suspects.
His latest film is The Wolfman, which premiered in the USA on February 12th, 2010.
Latest films
The Wolf Man
Benicio's latest film is a remake of the classic horror film, in which he stars opposite Anthony Hopkins and Emily Blunt. The film was released in February 2010.
Che: Part One and Che: Part Two
The two-part biography of Che Guevera, directed by Steven Soderbergh, premiered in January 2009 in the US. Guevara was an Argentine-born Marxist revolutionary, political figure, and leader of Cuban and internationalist guerrillas.