Diego Luna
Acting
Born: Dec 29, 1979
From: Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin, I Love You | Drag Queen | 2019 | 4.8 |
| Crow: The Legend | Moth (voice) | 2018 | 7.1 |
| The Book of Life | Manolo (voice) | 2014 | 7.528 |
| Elysium | Julio | 2013 | 6.517 |
| Casa de Mi Padre | Raul | 2012 | 5.356 |
| Contraband | Gonzalo | 2012 | 6.331 |
| Made in Mexico | Self | 2012 | 6.3 |
| Morelos, Siervo de la Nación | Narrator | 2010 | — |
| Milk | Jack Lira | 2008 | 7.215 |
| Rudo & Cursi | Beto | 2008 | 7.053 |
| Walking Vengeance | Gabriel | 2008 | 5.4 |
| Mister Lonely | Michael Jackson | 2008 | 6.547 |
| The Night Buffalo | Manuel | 2007 | 4.591 |
| Only God Knows | Dàmian | 2006 | 5.214 |
| Fade to Black | Tommaso Moreno | 2006 | 4.389 |
| Stories of Disenchantment | Amante en Video | 2005 | 5.5 |
| The Terminal | Enrique Cruz | 2004 | 7.351 |
| Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights | Javier Suarez | 2004 | 6.42 |
| Criminal | Rodrigo | 2004 | 6.237 |
| Open Range | Button | 2003 | 7.211 |
| Nicotina | Lolo | 2003 | 6.645 |
| Soldiers of Salamina | Gastón | 2003 | 6.396 |
| Frida | Alejandro | 2002 | 7.392 |
| Vampires: Los Muertos | Sancho | 2002 | 5.374 |
| Dark Cities | Fede | 2002 | 5.375 |
| Y Tu Mamá También | Tenoch Iturbide | 2001 | 7.415 |
| Before Night Falls | Carlos | 2000 | 6.661 |
| Perriférico | 1999 | 9.0 | |
| A Sweet Scent of Death | Ramon | 1999 | 5.962 |
| Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin | Diego (voice) | — | |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1979 |
| From | Toluca, State of … |