Tall, dark and photogenic, Benicio Del Toro spent several years in less than memorable supporting roles... (Learn more)
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Benicio Del Toro’s Milestones
| Born in Puerto Rico | |
| Family moved to Pennsylvania when Del Toro's mother died | |
| Moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting | |
| 1987 | Made first TV appearance in an episode of "Miami Vice" (NBC) |
| 1988 | Feature film debut, "Big Top Pee-wee" as Duke, the dog-faced boy |
| 1989 | Played a Bond villain in "License to Kill" |
| 1990 | Made TV miniseries debut as a drug lord in "Drug Wars: The Camarena Story" (NBC) |
| 1991 | Had supporting role in Sean Penn's directorial debut, "The Indian Runner" |
| 1992 | Played key villainous role in "Christopher Columbus: The Discovery" |
| 1995 | Breakthrough role as the mumbling, wisecracking Fred Fensterin in Bryan Singer's "The Usual Suspects" |
| 1995 | Made short-film writing and directing debut, "Submission"; screened at the Venice Film Festival |
| 1996 | Played a hot-tempered rival to a trio of brothers involved with the Mafia in Abel Ferrara's "The Funeral" |
| 1996 | Portrayed a streetwise buddy of the titular artist in "Basquiat"; helmed by Julian Schnabel |
| 1997 | Garnered favorable reviews as a car thief turned inadvertent kidnapper in the Alicia Silverstone vehicle "Excess Baggage" |
| 1998 | Cast as Dr. Gonzo, the lawyer for a Hunter S Thompson-like journalist (Johnny Depp), in Terry Gilliam's film adaptation of Thompson's book "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" |
| 2000 | Played diamond thief, Franky Four Fingers in Guy Ritchie's hip caper comedy "Snatch" |
| 2000 | Portrayed a Mexican border cop struggling to remain honest amid corruption in Steven Soderbergh's "Traffic" |
| 2000 | Reunited with "Usual Suspects" screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie for "The Way of the Gun" |
| 2001 | Re-teamed with director Sean Penn, playing a mentally challenged Native American in "The Pledge" |
| 2003 | Co-starred with Sean Penn and Naomi Watts as an ex-convict in "21 Grams"; directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and written by Guillermo Arriaga; earned Oscar and SAG nominations for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2005 | Cast as Jackie Boy, a dirty cop with a penchant for violence in "Sin City" an adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novels; co-directed by Miller and Robert Rodriguez |
| 2007 | Co-starred with Halle Berry in "Things We Lost in the Fire" |
| 2008 | Portrayed the title character in Steven Soderbergh's two part biopic, "Che," about the life of Marxist revolutionary Ernesto Guevara |
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