Diego Luna

Diego Luna

Diego Dionisio Luna Alexander (Spanish: [ˈdjeɣoˈluna aleɣˈsandeɾ]; born 29 December 1979) 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 show Pan y Circo, which premiered in 2020, and the 2021 Netflix scripted series Everything Will Be Fine. In 2025, Time magazine listed Luna as one of the world's 100 most influential people. Description above from the Wikipedia article Diego Luna, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

2025

Kiss of the Spider Woman
Kiss of the Spider Woman
as Valentín Arregui / Armando
Movie - Released: 10/10/2025

2024

La Máquina
La Máquina
as Andy Lujan
TV - Released: 10/9/2024

2023

Water for Life
Water for Life
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 10/9/2023
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
TV - Released: 12/31/2023

2022

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
as Self - Cassian Andor / Executive Producer
Movie - Released: 9/8/2022
DC League of Super-Pets
DC League of Super-Pets
as Chip (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/27/2022
Andor
Andor
as Cassian Andor
TV - Released: 9/21/2022

2021

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
as Krel (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/21/2021
Maya and the Three
Maya and the Three
as Zatz (voice)
TV - Released: 10/22/2021

2020

Wander Darkly
Wander Darkly
as Matteo
Movie - Released: 12/11/2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as Inigo Montoya
TV - Released: 6/29/2020
Pan y Circo
Pan y Circo
as Self - Host
TV - Released: 8/6/2020

2019

Berlin, I Love You
Berlin, I Love You
as Drag Queen
Movie - Released: 12/4/2019
A Rainy Day in New York
A Rainy Day in New York
as Francisco Vega
Movie - Released: 7/26/2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/9/2019

2018

Crow: The Legend
Crow: The Legend
as Moth (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/15/2018
If Beale Street Could Talk
If Beale Street Could Talk
as Pedrocito
Movie - Released: 12/14/2018
Narcos: Mexico
Narcos: Mexico
as Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo
TV - Released: 11/16/2018
3Below: Tales of Arcadia
3Below: Tales of Arcadia
as Krel (voice)
TV - Released: 12/21/2018

2017

Flatliners
Flatliners
as Ray
Movie - Released: 9/28/2017
The Bad Batch
The Bad Batch
as Jimmy (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/23/2017

2016

Blood Father
Blood Father
as Jonah
Movie - Released: 8/11/2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
as Cassian Andor
Movie - Released: 12/14/2016
Chelsea
Chelsea
as Self
TV - Released: 5/11/2016

2015

Casanova
Casanova
as Giacomo Casanova
Movie - Released: 8/1/2015
Casanova
Casanova
as Giacomo Casanova
TV - Released: 8/7/2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 3/23/2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
TV - Released: 8/2/2015

2014

The Book of Life
The Book of Life
as Manolo (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/1/2014
I Stay with You
I Stay with You
as Esteban
Movie - Released: 10/20/2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
TV - Released: 12/21/2014

2013

Elysium
Elysium
as Julio
Movie - Released: 8/7/2013

2012

Casa de Mi Padre
Casa de Mi Padre
as Raul
Movie - Released: 3/15/2012
Contraband
Contraband
as Gonzalo
Movie - Released: 1/12/2012
Made in Mexico
Made in Mexico
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/21/2012

2010

Morelos, Siervo de la Nación
Morelos, Siervo de la Nación
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 9/30/2010
Gritos de Muerte y Libertad
Gritos de Muerte y Libertad
as Guadalupe Victoria
TV - Released: 8/30/2010
Conan
Conan
as Self
TV - Released: 11/8/2010

2008

Milk
Milk
as Jack Lira
Movie - Released: 11/5/2008
Rudo & Cursi
Rudo & Cursi
as Beto
Movie - Released: 12/19/2008
Walking Vengeance
Walking Vengeance
as Gabriel
Movie - Released: 10/31/2008
Mister Lonely
Mister Lonely
as Michael Jackson
Movie - Released: 2/2/2008

2007

The Night Buffalo
The Night Buffalo
as Manuel
Movie - Released: 1/20/2007

2006

Only God Knows
Only God Knows
as Dàmian
Movie - Released: 1/20/2006
Fade to Black
Fade to Black
as Tommaso Moreno
Movie - Released: 3/9/2006
A Wonderful World
A Wonderful World
as Reportero en Estocolmo
Movie - Released: 3/17/2006
The One Show
The One Show
as Self
TV - Released: 8/14/2006

2005

Stories of Disenchantment
Stories of Disenchantment
as Amante en Video
Movie - Released: 3/11/2005
Carambola
Carambola
as El Perro
Movie - Released: 11/11/2005
American Dad!
American Dad!
as Mauricio (voice)
TV - Released: 2/6/2005

2004

The Terminal
The Terminal
as Enrique Cruz
Movie - Released: 6/17/2004
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
as Javier Suarez
Movie - Released: 2/27/2004
Criminal
Criminal
as Rodrigo
Movie - Released: 9/10/2004
Beyond the 'Open Range'
Beyond the 'Open Range'
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/20/2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
as Self
TV - Released: 1/1/2004

2003

Open Range
Open Range
as Button
Movie - Released: 8/11/2003
Nicotina
Nicotina
as Lolo
Movie - Released: 10/3/2003
Soldiers of Salamina
Soldiers of Salamina
as Gastón
Movie - Released: 3/21/2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
TV - Released: 1/26/2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest Host
TV - Released: 1/26/2003

2002

Frida
Frida
as Alejandro
Movie - Released: 8/29/2002
Vampires: Los Muertos
Vampires: Los Muertos
as Sancho
Movie - Released: 9/23/2002
Dark Cities
Dark Cities
as Fede
Movie - Released: 9/20/2002
Fidel
Fidel
as Renato Guitart
Movie - Released: 1/27/2002

2001

Y Tu Mamá También
Y Tu Mamá También
as Tenoch Iturbide
Movie - Released: 6/8/2001
Never Too Young to Dream
Never Too Young to Dream
as Postman
Movie - Released: 7/27/2001
Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'
Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/8/2001

2000

Before Night Falls
Before Night Falls
as Carlos
Movie - Released: 9/3/2000
Todo el poder
Todo el poder
as Esteban
Movie - Released: 1/21/2000

1999

Perriférico
Perriférico
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999
A Sweet Scent of Death
A Sweet Scent of Death
as Ramon
Movie - Released: 12/13/1999
El Cometa
El Cometa
as Victor
Movie - Released: 1/15/1999
Coapa Heights
Coapa Heights
as Eric
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999
La vida en el espejo
La vida en el espejo
as Eugenio Román Franco
TV - Released: 6/25/1999

1997

The View
The View
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 8/11/1997

1995

A Trickle of Blood
A Trickle of Blood
as León
Movie - Released: 3/19/1995
Morena
Morena
Movie - Released: 1/1/1995

1994

Amber
Amber
as Muni Frahabarana
Movie - Released: 8/28/1994
MTV Europe Music Awards
MTV Europe Music Awards
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 11/24/1994

1992

Movie
The Last New Year
Movie - Released: 9/24/1992

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/5/1988

1982

Antonieta
Antonieta
as (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/21/1982

1944

Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
TV - Released: 1/20/1944

Unknown

Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
as Diego (voice)
Movie
Mollusk
Mollusk
Movie
Movie
Eleven Days
as Federico Carrasco
Movie