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Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro

Director · Born 1964-10-09 · Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

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Biography

Guillermo del Toro Gómez (Spanish: [ɡiˈʝeɾmo ðelˈtoɾo]; born 9 October 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker, author, and artist. His work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales, gothicism, and horror, often blending the genres to infuse visual or poetic beauty into the grotesque. He has had a lifelong fascination with monsters, which he considers symbols of great power. He is known for pioneering dark fantasy in the film industry and using insectile and religious imagery, his themes of Catholicism, and celebrating imperfection, underworld motifs, practical special effects, and dominant amber lighting. Throughout his career, del Toro has shifted between Spanish-language films—such as Cronos (1993), The Devil's Backbone (2001), and Pan's Labyrinth (2006)—and English-language films, including Mimic (1997), Blade II (2002), Hellboy (2004) and its sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army(2008), Pacific Rim (2013), Crimson Peak (2015), The Shape of Water (2017), Nightmare Alley (2021), and Pinocchio (2022). As a producer or writer, he worked on the films The Orphanage (2007), Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010), The Hobbit film series (2012–2014), Mama (2013), The Book of Life (…

Directed

  1. Pacific Rim (2013) — Director
  2. The Shape of Water (2017) — Director
  3. Pan's Labyrinth (2006) — Director
  4. Hellboy (2004) — Director
  5. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) — Director
  6. Blade II (2002) — Director
  7. Crimson Peak (2015) — Director
  8. Frankenstein (2025) — Director
  9. Nightmare Alley (2021) — Director
  10. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) — Director
  11. The Strain (2014) — Director
  12. The Devil's Backbone (2001) — Director
  13. Mimic (1997) — Director
  14. Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016) — Director
  15. Cronos (1993) — Director
  16. 3Below: Tales of Arcadia (2018) — Director
  17. Geometry (1987) — Director
  18. The Marked Hour (1988) — Director
  19. Mrs. Lupe (1986) — Director
  20. Fury — Director

Also appeared in

  1. The Simpsons (1989) — Guillermo del Toro (voice)
  2. Quantum of Solace (2008) — Additional Voices (voice)
  3. Hellboy (2004) — Guy Dressed as Dragon (uncredited)
  4. Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) — Creature Vocals (voice) (uncredited)
  5. Puss in Boots (2011) — Comandante / Hombre del bigote (voice)
  6. Futurama (1999) — Guillermo del Toro's Head (voice)
  7. The Book of Life (2014) — Land of the Remembered Captain's Wife (voice)
  8. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005) — Pappy McPoyle
  9. Barry (2018) — El Toro
  10. Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010) — Creature (Voice)
  11. Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (2022) — Self - Host (uncredited)
  12. Diary of the Dead (2007) — Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
  13. Cronos (1993) — Man Walking Dog (uncredited)
  14. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — Self
  15. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self
  16. Torrente 3: The Protector (2005) — Contacto Giannina (scenes deleted)
  17. 78/52 (2017) — Self
  18. The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) — Self - Guest
  19. Extraordinary Tales (2015) — Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Pit and the Pendulum')
  20. The Oscars (1953) — Self
  21. Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007) — Self
  22. Five Came Back (2017) — Self
  23. Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics (2013)
  24. Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope (2011) — Self
  25. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema (2022) — Self
  26. Love, Antosha (2019) — Self
  27. Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (2025) — Self
  28. Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown (2008) — Self
  29. James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction (2018) — Self
  30. El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza (2012) — Gamborimbo Ponx (voice)
  31. Five Came Back (2017) — Self
  32. Drew: The Man Behind the Poster (2013) — Self
  33. Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2012) — Self
  34. Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex (2015) — Self
  35. Lennon or McCartney (2014) — Self
  36. The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy (2013) — Self
  37. Frankenstein: The Anatomy Lesson (2025) — Self - Writer / Director
  38. Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds (2023) — Self
  39. Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre (2023) — Self
  40. Golden Globe Awards (1944) — Self - Nominee