Guillermo del Toro

ActorDirectorProducerWriterCrew Oct 9 (age 61) Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico 1985–2026 (41 year career)

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Biography

Guillermo del Toro Gómez (Spanish: [ɡiˈʝeɾmo ðelˈtoɾo]; born 9 October 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker, author, and artist. His work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales, gothicism, and horror, often blending the genres to infuse visual or poetic beauty into the grotesque. He has had a lifelong fascination with monsters, which he considers symbols of great power. He is known for pioneering dark fantasy in the film industry and using insectile and religious imagery, his theme…

Known For

Film

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Screenplay

Film

Pan's Labyrinth

Director

Film

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Screenplay

Film

How to Train Your Dragon 2

Thanks

Film

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Screenplay

Film

Gravity

Thanks

Film

District 9

Thanks

Film

The Shape of Water

Director

Filmography

Acting (115)

Movies (95)

The Thing Expanded

2026

as Self

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

as Self

Netflix Tudum 2025

as Self

It’s a Mad Max World

as Self

Frankenstein: The Anatomy Lesson

2025

as Self - Writer / Director

7.2

Surrealistic Nightmares: An In-Depth Look at Walloon Horror Cinema

2025

as Self

Sangre del Toro

2025

as Self

5.5

Mollusk

2025

Guillermo del Toro Behind the Scenes of Frankenstein with Oscar Isaac & Jacob Elordi

2025

as Self

The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld

2025

Dario Argento: Panico

2024

as Self

6.6

Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds

2023

as Self

6.6

Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre

2023

as Self

6.2

George Pal: Un Marciano De Hollywood En Argentina

2023

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema

2022

as Self

7.5

Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters

2022

as Self

6.1

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

2022

as Self

10.0

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

2021

as Self

7.0

I'm No Longer Here: A Discussion with Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón

2020

as Self

6.0

Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business

as Self

Love, Antosha

as Self

The House Is Alive: Constructing 'Crimson Peak'

2019

as Self

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

2019

as Self

6.8

Guillermo del Toro: Un director y su Oscar

2018

as Guillermo del Toro

Bloody And Groovy Baby! A Tribute to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead 2

2018

as Self

6.0

Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead

2018

as Self

When Romero Met Del Toro

Five Came Back

as Self

78/52

as Self

A Living Thing

Crimson Phantoms

The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant

2016

as Self

8.3

I Remember Crimson Peak

2016

as Himself

10.0

Hand Tailored Gothic

2016

as Self

The Light and Dark of Crimson Peak

2016

as Self

8.3

The First Hundred Feet, the Last Hundred Feet

2015

as Self

Extraordinary Tales

2015

as Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Pit and the Pendulum')

6.5

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

2015

as Self

7.2

Metal Gear Solid: Legacy

2015

as Self

6.5

The Book of Life

2014

as Land of the Remembered Captain's Wife (voice)

7.5

Lennon or McCartney

2014

as Self

5.2

Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams

2014

as Self

The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy

2013

as Self

6.8

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

2013

as Self

7.0

Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics

2013

as Self

6.9

Spanish Gothic

2013

as Self

The Appendices, Part Seven: A Long-Expected Journey

2013

as Self

The Digital Artistry of Pacific Rim

2013

as Self

9.8

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

2012

as Self

7.4

El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza

2012

as Gamborimbo Ponx (voice)

6.6

Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss

as Self

Men in Suits

as Self

Puss in Boots

as Comandante / Hombre del bigote (voice)

6.6

A Leap in Evolution: The Creatures of 'Mimic'

2011

as Self

Reclaiming 'Mimic'

2011

as Self

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope

2011

as Self

6.9

Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'

2011

as Self

Zombie Lover

2011

as Interviewee

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

2010

as Creature (Voice)

5.8

North by Northwest: One for the Ages

2009

as Self

6.8

Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock

2009

as Self

The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style

2009

as Self

6.8

Quantum of Solace

2008

as Additional Voices (voice)

6.3

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

2008

as Creature Vocals (voice) (uncredited)

6.8

El último truco

2008

as Self

7.5

Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators

2008

as Self

Hellboy: In Service of the Demon

2008

as Self

6.9

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

2008

as Self

6.5

Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

2008

as Self

6.5

Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown

2008

as Self

7.2

Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock

2008

as Self

Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist

2008

as Self

4.8

Saul Bass: Title Champ

2008

as Self

6.5

In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy

2008

as Self

7.0

Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro

2008

as Self

7.0

Edith Head: Dressing the Master's Movies

as Self

Pan and the Fairies

as Self

Diary of the Dead

as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)

5.6

The Power of Myth

2007

as Self

10.0

The Melody Echoes the Fairy Tale

as Self

07 Spaceys

The Color and the Shape

2007

as Self

8.0

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner

2007

as Self

7.9

Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers

2007

as Self

Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard

2007

as Self

Torrente 3: The Protector

2005

as Contacto Giannina (scenes deleted)

5.3

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

2005

9.5

Hellboy

2004

as Guy Dressed as Dragon (uncredited)

6.7

Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation

2004

as Self

7.2

Que es un Fantasma?: The Making of 'The Devil's Backbone'

2004

as Self

5.8

Noin

2003

as Guillermo del Toro

10.0

Masters of Horror

2002

as Self

7.7

The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'

as Self

Bullfighter

as Bullboy #2

Cronos

as Man Walking Dog (uncredited)

6.7

Television (20)

Leonardo da Vinci

2024

as Self

8.1

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities

2022

as Self - Host (uncredited)

7.5

Directors on Directors

2021

as Self

Elvis Goes There

as Self

Barry

as El Toro

James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

as Self

Five Came Back

as Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

as Self - Guest

6.1

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015

as Self - Guest

5.2

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

The Game Awards

as Self

The Director's Chair

as Self

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

as Pappy McPoyle

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

HypaSpace

as Self

Futurama

as Guillermo del Toro's Head (voice)

8.4

The Simpsons

1989

as Guillermo del Toro (voice)

8.0

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Self

The Oscars

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Crew (150)

Movies (132)

Frankenstein

Director

Frankenstein

Producer

Frankenstein

Writer

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Thanks

The Monkey

Thanks

Megalopolis

Thanks

The Apprentice

Thanks

The Last Voyage of the Demeter

2023

Thanks

6.8

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

2023

Thanks

6.7