Danny Trejo

Danny Trejo
Trejo in 2024
Born	(1944-05-16) May 16, 1944 (age 80) Maywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1985–present
Spouses	Laura ​ ​ (m. 1962; div. 1965)​ Debbie ​ ​ (m. 1971; div. 1975)​ Joanne ​ ​ (m. 1975; div. 1978)​ Debbie Shreve ​ ​ (m. 1997; div. 2009)​
Children	3
Relatives	Robert Rodriguez (second cousin) Patricia Vonne (second cousin)

Danny Trejo (/ˈtreɪhoʊ/, Spanish: [ˈtɾexo]; born May 16, 1944) is an American actor. 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 proper credited role was as Art Sanella in Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987).^[1] He went on to star in a multitude of other films, many of which were small parts as inmates, gangsters, or other criminals,^[2] 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 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.^[3]