
Biographie :
Daniel Trejo est né le 11 novembre 1944 à Echo Park à Los Angeles, au cours de sa jeunesse il fait un séjour à la prison de St Quentin pour vol et trafic de stupéfiants. Il attrape le virus du cinéma en 1985 sur le tournage du film Runaway Train de Andrei Konchalovski, où il donne des cours de boxe à Eric Roberts.
Trejo nest pas un acteur professionnel, mais grâce à sa gueule burinée et son air de latino peu engageant, il a su simposer comme un personnage haut en couleurs, et il se spécialise dans les rôles de taulards patibulaires ou dhommes de main hargneux.

Il joue donc les rôles de prisonniers dans de nombreux films : Hidden en 1987, Haute sécurité en 1989, puis Maniac Cop 2 en 90, dans Con Air en 97 ou encore Animal Factory en 2000.

Il aurait très bien pu rester cantonné à ce type de rôle s'il n'avait pas rencontré Robert Rodriguez : le réalisateur mexicain va créer le "look Trejo" : moustache, torse poilu, gilet de cuir et couteaux grâce au film Desperado, dans lequel il vole la vedette a Antonio Banderas.
Il gardera ce look pour les besoins de la série des Une nuit en enfer.

Par la suite il se diversifiera et jouera dans des films comme Spy Kids, Heat, Piège fatal, ou encore xXx,
Impossible doublier la tronche si caractéristique de Danny Trejo. Un excellent acteur qui a su imposer un style unique en seulement quelques films.



Filmographie :
1. The Devil Inside (2005) (post-production) .... Mondo
2. Some Kind of Heaven (2005) (post-production) .... Dean
3. Venice Underground (2005) (post-production) .... Papi
4. The Devil's Rejects (2005) (completed) .... Rondo
5. Seven Mummies (2005) .... The Apache
6. The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005) .... Harold
7. Tennis, Anyone...? (2005) .... Jesus Molina
8. All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos (2005) .... Vargas Diaz
... aka Dia de los muertos (USA: Spanish title: short title)
9. Chasing Ghosts (2005) .... Carlos Santiago
10. Living the Dream (2005) .... Chuck
11. Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004) (V) .... Bartender
... aka Anchorman: Wake-Up Ron Burgundy (USA)
... aka Wake Up Ron Burgundy (USA: closing credits title)
12. The Blue Rose (2004) .... Junk
13. Lost (2004) .... Edward James Archer
14. Def Jam Fight for NY (2004) (VG) (voice) .... Trejo
15. The Curse of El Charro (2004) .... The Voice of El Charro
16. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) .... Bartender
... aka Anchorman (USA: short title)
17. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) .... Cucuy
18. Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) .... Machete
... aka Spy Kids 3: Game Over (USA: video title)
19. The Big Empty (2003) (uncredited) .... Lt. Gates
20. "Kingpin" (2003) (mini) TV Series .... Manny
21. Nightstalker (2002) .... Officer Frank Luis
22. The Hire: Beat the Devil (2002) .... Bob
23. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) (VG) (voice) .... Umberto Robina
... aka Vice City (USA: short title)
24. xXx (2002) .... El Jefe
... aka Triple X (USA: informal English title)
25. Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002) .... Machete Cortez
... aka Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (USA: video box title)
26. Do It for Uncle Manny (2002) .... Pedro
27. The Salton Sea (2002) .... Little Bill
28. Simplicity (2002) .... Barber
29. 13 Moons (2002) .... Hoodlum #2
30. Hiding in Walls (2002) (V) .... Jose
31. Bubble Boy (2001) .... Slim
32. Spy Kids (2001) .... Isidoro 'Machete' Cortez
33. Skippy (2001) .... Hitman
34. Reindeer Games (2000) .... Jumpy
... aka Deception (UK) (USA: working title)
35. Animal Factory (2000) .... Vito
36. From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (2000) (V) .... Razor Charlie
... aka The Hangman's Daughter (USA: closing credits title)
37. Cuenta saldada (2000) (as Daniel Trejo) .... Secuestrador 1
38. Whiteboys (1999) (uncredited) .... Prisoner
... aka Whiteboys (France)
... aka Whiteboyz (USA: video box title)
39. Coyote Moon (1999) (V) .... Johnny Six Toes
... aka Inferno (UK: TV title) (USA)
... aka Desert Heat (USA)
40. From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999) (V) .... Razor Eddie
41. Six Shots of Tequila (1999)
42. Soundman (1998) .... Duce's Father
43. Six Days Seven Nights (1998) .... Pierce
... aka 6 Days 7 Nights
44. The Replacement Killers (1998) .... Collins
45. Champions (1998) .... Max Brito
46. Trojan War (1997) .... Scarface
... aka Rescue Me
47. Con Air (1997) .... Johnny 'Johnny-23' Baca
48. Anaconda (1997) .... Poacher
... aka Anaconda (Peru)
49. Dilemma (1997) .... Rudy Salazar
50. Los Locos (1997) .... Manuel Batista
... aka Los Locos: Posse Rides Again
51. Point Blank (1997/I) .... Wallace
52. Jaguar, Le (1996) .... Kumare
53. From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) .... Razor Charlie
54. Heat (1995) .... Trejo
55. Desperado (1995) .... Navajas
56. The Stranger (1995) .... Hawk
57. Dead Badge (1995) .... El Tango Bartender
58. Against the Wall (1994) (TV) .... Luis
59. Criminal Passion (1994) .... Construction Worker
... aka Angel of Desire (UK)
60. Victor One (1994) .... Sergeant Aguilar
61. Love, Cheat & Steal (1993) (TV) .... Cuban
62. Last Light (1993) (TV)
63. 12:01 (1993) (TV) .... Prisoner
64. Mi vida loca (1993) .... Frank
... aka My Crazy Life
65. Doppelganger (1993) .... Hard Hat
... aka Doppelganger: The Evil Within (USA)
66. Bound by Honor (1993) .... Geronimo
... aka Blood In, Blood Out (Australia)
... aka Blood In, Blood Out... Bound by Honor
67. Sunset Grill (1993) .... Young Mexican
68. Nails (1992) (TV) .... Las Virgenes bartender
69. Sex Crimes (1992/I) .... Palmer
70. Lonely Hearts (1991) .... Angry Client
71. Wedlock (1991) .... Tough Prisoner #1
... aka Deadlock
72. Doublecrossed (1991) (TV)
73. Whore (1991) .... Tattoo Artist
... aka If You're Afraid to Say It... Just See It (USA)
74. Femme Fatale (1991) .... Toshi
... aka Fatal Woman
75. The Last Hour (1991) .... Spider
... aka Concrete War
76. Marked for Death (1990) .... Hector
77. Maniac Cop 2 (1990) .... Prisoner
78. "Drug Wars: The Camarena Story" (1990) (mini) TV Series .... Gabriel
79. Carnal Crimes (1990) .... Ticket Agent
80. Guns (1990) .... Tong
81. W.B., Blue and the Bean (1989) (V) .... Mean
... aka Bail Out
82. Cage (1989/I) (uncredited) .... Costello's Bodyguard
83. Lock Up (1989) .... Chink's Gang Member
84. Shannon's Deal (1989) (TV) .... Raul Galindez
85. Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989) .... Prison inmate
86. Bulletproof (1988) .... Sharkey
87. Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987) .... Art Sanella
88. The Hidden (1987) .... Prisoner
89. Penitentiary III (1987) .... See Veer
90. Runaway Train (1985) (as Daniel Trejo) .... Boxer
91. 'A' gai waak (1983) (voice)
... aka 'A' ji hua (China: Mandarin title)
... aka Jackie Chan's Project A (USA)
... aka Operazione pirati
... aka Pirate Patrol
... aka Project A