Diego Luna

Biography

Diego Dionisio Luna Alexander is a Mexican actor, director, and producer, best known for his portrayal of Cassian Andor in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) and the Disney+ series Andor (2022–2025), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series Drama. Following an early career in Mexican telenovelas, Luna had his breakthrough in the critically acclaimed 2001 film Y tu mamá también. During the 2000s, he appeared in both Mexican and American films, including Frida, Open Range, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, The Terminal, Criminal, Milk, Sólo quiero caminar, and Rudo y Cursi. In the 2010s, his films included the science fiction film Elysium, the comedy Casa de mi Padre, and the animated musical The Book of Life. From 2018 to 2020, he starred as the drug trafficker Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo in Narcos: Mexico. Luna has appeared in numerous Mexican theatre productions and has produced both film and television projects, many of which feature Gael García Bernal. Since 2010, he has directed three feature films: Abel, Cesar Chavez, and Mr. Pig. He is the creator and director of the 2013 Fusion TV docu-series Back Home, the Amazon Studios talk sho…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) — Cassian Andor
2. Elysium (2013) — Julio
3. The Terminal (2004) — Enrique Cruz
4. The Book of Life (2014) — Manolo (voice)
5. Milk (2008) — Jack Lira
6. American Dad! (2005) — Mauricio (voice)
7. Flatliners (2017) — Ray
8. A Rainy Day in New York (2019) — Francisco Vega
9. Contraband (2012) — Gonzalo
10. Frida (2002) — Alejandro
11. Andor (2022) — Cassian Andor
12. Y Tu Mamá También (2001) — Tenoch Iturbide
13. DC League of Super-Pets (2022) — Chip (voice)
14. Blood Father (2016) — Jonah
15. Narcos: Mexico (2018) — Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo
16. Open Range (2003) — Button
17. If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) — Pedrocito
18. The Bad Batch (2017) — Jimmy (uncredited)
19. Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004) — Javier Suarez
20. Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021) — Krel (voice)
21. Maya and the Three (2021) — Zatz (voice)
22. Casa de Mi Padre (2012) — Raul
23. Before Night Falls (2000) — Carlos
24. Conan (2010) — Self
25. Vampires: Los Muertos (2002) — Sancho
26. Rudo & Cursi (2008) — Beto
27. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self - Guest
28. Criminal (2004) — Rodrigo
29. The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) — Self - Guest
30. 3Below: Tales of Arcadia (2018) — Krel (voice)
31. Mister Lonely (2008) — Michael Jackson
32. A Wonderful World (2006) — Reportero en Estocolmo
33. The View (1997) — Self - Guest
34. Mexico 86 (2026) — Martín de la Torre
35. Nicotina (2003) — Lolo
36. Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025) — Valentín Arregui / Armando
37. Chelsea (2016) — Self
38. Wander Darkly (2020) — Matteo
39. The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) — Self
40. Berlin, I Love You (2019) — Drag Queen

Directed

1. Cesar Chavez (2014) — Director
2. Mr. Pig (2016) — Director
3. Everything Will Be Fine (2021) — Director
4. Abel (2010) — Director
5. Revolución (2010) — Director
6. J.C. Chavez (2007) — Director
7. Pan y Circo (2020) — Director
8. Ashes (2026) — Director