Michael Anthony Peña was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, on January 13, 1976, is an American actor. Young Michael Peña began his professional acting career in 1996. He made big screen debut in comedy film My Fellow Americans (1996) in role as Ernesto. He got his television debut in USA Network crime drama series Pacific Blue (1996) in episode "Bangers", in role as Rabbit. Michael's breakthrough performance came as Daniel in crime drama film Crash (2004).
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Michael Peña
January 13, 1976
48 years old
United States
Capricorn
Black
Dark Brown
5 ft 9 in | 175 cm
$12 Million
68 kg | 150 lbs
9 US | 42 EU
He won the ALMA Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture and was nominated for the Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast for his role as Daniel in crime drama film Crash (2004).
He was nominated for the ALMA Award for Outstanding Actor - Motion Picture for his role as Will Jimeno in docudrama disaster film World Trade Center (2006).
He won the Black Reel Award for Network / Cable - Best Supporting Actor and a Imagen Award for Best Actor - Television also was nominated for the ALMA Award for Outstanding Actor - Television Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie for his role as Sal Castro in HBO drama film Walkout (2006).
He was nominated for the ALMA Award for Favorite Movie Actor for his role as Joe Rincon in military science fiction action film Battle: Los Angeles (2011).
He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male and the MTV Movie Award for Best Latino Actor for his role as Officer Zavala in action thriller movie End of Watch (2012).
He won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for his role as Paco Hernandez / Sheik Abdullah in black comedy crime film American Hustle (2013).
He played Luis in superhero films:
Ant-Man (2015)
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
He won the ALMA Award for Special Achievement in Film and a Imagen Award for Best Actor in Feature Film for his role as César Chávez in biographical film Cesar Chavez (2014).
He was nominated for the BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award for Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film for his voice role as Grubber in animated musical fantasy film My Little Pony: The Movie (2017).
Buffalo Soldiers (2001) war comedy as Garcia
Shooter (2007) action thriller as Nick Memphis
Observe and Report (2009) black comedy as Dennis
Everything Must Go (2010) comedy drama as Frank Garcia
30:Minutes or Less (2011) action comedy as Chango
He voiced Tito Lopez in animated sports comedy movie Turbo (2013).
Fury (2014) war action as Trini 'Gordo' Garcia
He voiced Abigor in stop motion animated black comedy film Hell and Back (2015).
He voiced Kai in animated martial arts adventure comedy movie The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017).
The Mule (2018) crime drama as Trevino
12 Strong (2018) drama as Sergeant First Class Sam Diller
He voiced Momo in animated science fiction action film Next Gen (2018).
Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019) adventure comedy as Cole Marquez
Tom & Jerry (2021) live-action animated slapstick comedy as Terrance Mendoza
Moonfall (2022) science fiction disaster as Tom Lopez
Secret Headquarters (2022) superhero comedy as Ansel Argon
Felicity (1999-2000) The WB drama series as Brian Burke
Roswell (2001) The WB/UPN science fiction series as Fly
ER (2003) NBC medical drama series as Police Officer
The Shield (2005) FX crime drama series as Detective Armando Renta
Eastbound & Down (2010) HBO sports comedy series as Sebastián Cisneros
He voiced Ricky in FX animated sitcom Chozen (2014).
Gracepoint (2014) Fox crime drama series as Mark Solano
Narcos: Mexico (2018) Netflix crime drama series as Kiki Camarena
Attended Marist High School.
Graduated from Hubbard High School.
Attended St. Nicholas of Tolentine Elementary School.
Has Mexican ancestry.
Good friend with actor William Lee Scott.
He voiced Luis in video game Lego Marvel's Avengers (2016).
He became a member of Scientology in 2000.
He married Brie Shaffer in 2006 , they have a son, Roman.