Benicio del Toro

Del Toro in 2014 Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez (born February 19, 1967) is a Puerto Rican actor. He has garnered critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, and a Silver Bear for his portrayal of the jaded but morally upright police officer Javier Rodriguez in the film ''Traffic'' (2000). Del Toro's performance as despairing ex-con turned zealot Jack Jordan, in Alejandro González Iñárritu's ''21 Grams'' (2003), earned him a second nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

He is also known for his breakout role as the eccentric, unintelligible crook Fred Fenster in ''The Usual Suspects'' (1995); Benny Dalmau in ''Basquiat'' (1996), winning two consecutive Independent Spirit Awards for both films; Dr. Gonzo in ''Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'' (1998); gambling addict Franky Four Fingers in ''Snatch'' (2000); the predatory, unhinged antagonist Jackie Boy in ''Sin City'' (2005); revolutionary Che Guevara in ''Che'' (2008), a performance that earned him the Best Actor award both at the Cannes Film Festival and at the Goya Awards; and as Alejandro, a mysterious, ruthless agent out to bring down a drug cartel in ''Sicario'' (2015), for which del Toro was nominated for several awards, including the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

His other roles include portrayals of the Collector in the Marvel Cinematic Universe; drug lord Pablo Escobar in ''Escobar: Paradise Lost'' (2014); Lawrence Talbot in the 2010 remake of ''The Wolfman''; and the codebreaker in ''Star Wars: The Last Jedi'' (2017). In 2018, he starred as Richard Matt in the Showtime miniseries ''Escape at Dannemora'', for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. Provided by Wikipedia
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