John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez (born July 22, 1960) is an American actor, comedian, and film producer. He has appeared in over 100 films, produced over 20 films and documentaries, made over 30 television appearances, and has produced various television projects. He's also written and performed for the Broadway stage receiving three Tony Award nominations for Freak in 1998, Sexaholix in 2002, and Latin History for Morons in 2018. He received a Special Tony Award in 2018.
He rose to fame with a co-starring role in Super Mario Bros. (1993) as Luigi, Benny Blanco in the crime drama Carlito's Way (1993), and later To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), for which he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination. Other films include Romeo + Juliet (1996), A Brother's Kiss (1997), Summer of Sam (1999), Moulin Rouge! (2001), The Alibi (2006), Righteous Kill (2008), Repo Men (2010), The Counselor (2013), John Wick (2014), and The Menu (2022). He served as the narrator of the sitcom The Brothers García (2000–2004) and voiced Sid the Sloth in the Ice Age franchise (2002–2016), and as Bruno in Encanto (2021).
Leguizamo is also known for his television roles including Freak (1998) for which he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program. He received further Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the Paramount miniseries Waco (2018), and Netflix's limited series When They See Us (2019). He's also appeared on ER, The Kill Point, Bloodline, and The Mandalorian.
2025
as Bob Trevino
2025
as Luke
2024
as Self
2024
as Gordon Rogers
2024
as Luigi Mario
2023
as Self
2023
as Jacob Vazquez
2023
as Rob Lopez
2022
as Scrooge
2022
as Movie Star
2022
2022
as Bill "Pepe" Miller
2021
as Bruno Madrigal (voice)
2021
as Misael
2021
as Self - Host
2021
as Estragon
2020
as Mario Martinez
2020
as Sir Butterscotch (voice)
2020
as Detective Espada
2019
as Gor Koresh
2019
as Rodrigo
2019
as Self
2019
as Raymond Santana Sr.
2019
as Jeremy Martinez
2019
as Self
2018
as Self
2018
as Jeb
2018
2018
as Jacob Vazquez
2017
as Berto
2017
as Aurelio
2017
as George Diebold
2016
as Atticus
2016
as Misael
2016
as Emir Abreu
2016
as Sid (voice)
2016
2016
as Montgomery De La Cruz
2016
as Sid (voice)
2016
as Self
2015
as Dave
2015
as Self - Narrator
2015
as Sid (voice)
2015
as Taylor
2015
as Pete
2015
as Rose
2015
as Ozzy Delvecchio
2015
as Fly Boy / Liam (voice)
2015
as Self
2015
as Jack (voice)
2015
as Jack Sprat (voice)
2014
as Jesse
2014
as Self
2014
as Aurelio
2014
as Pisanio
2014
as Mr. Buenaventura (voice)
2014
as Martin
2014
as Himself
2014
as Santiago
2013
as Alex (voice)
2013
as Coverall Man Randy
2013
as Javier
2013
as Self
2013
as Chips (voice)
2012
as Lucho
2012
as Sid (voice)
2012
as Sid
2012
as Jimmy Alpha
2011
as Sid (voice)
2011
as Sid (voice)
2011
as Narrator (voice)
2011
as Self
2011
as Val Valenzuela
2010
as Paul
2010
as Asbury
2009
as Dante Mendoza
2009
as Jed
2009
as Freek
2009
as Sid (voice)
2008
as Mauricio Rodriguez
2008
as Sid (voice)
2008
as Self
2008
as Himself
2008
as Enrico
2008
as Detective Simon Perez
2008
as Julian
2008
as Michael Beltran
2008
as Roger Pena
2007
as Lorenzo Daza
2007
as Jake Mendez
2007
as Frank Diaz
2007
as Self
2007
as Felix De La Pena
2006
as TC (Tony)
2006
as Sid (voice)
2006
as Hannibal
2005
as Antonio
2005
as Diego
2005
as Cholo
2005
as Dodge
2005
as Luís Ramírez (voice)
2005
as Beck
2004
as Manolo Bonilla
2003
as Lex Vargas
2003
as Spider Mike
2002
as Victor Rosa
2002
as Keith Lang
2002
as Dean Singer
2002
as himself
2002
as Sid (voice)
2002
as Felix Ramirez
2001
as Clown / Violator (archive footage)
2001
as Berger
2001
as Toulouse-Lautrec
2001
as Self
2000
as Seymour
2000
as Larry Garcia (voice)
2000
as Gune (voice)
2000
as Genie of the Lamp
1999
as Vinny
1999
as Jorge
1999
1998
1998
as Self
1998
as Zip
1998
as Rat #2 (Voice)
1998
as Chino
1997
as Clown / Violator
1997
as Self
1997
as Lefty
1997
as Pest
1996
as Tybalt
1996
as Manny
1996
as Rat
1995
as Chi-Chi Rodriguez
1995
as Sergio
1995
1994
as Victor Clemente
1993
as Benny Blanco
1993
as Angel
1993
as Luigi Mario
1993
1992
as John Castillo
1992
as Guess my nationality guy
1992
1991
1991
1991
as Liquor Store Gunman
1991
as Boy in Alley
1991
as Johnny
1991
as Chancho ("Homo")
1991
1990
as Friend of Boyfriend (segment "Borderline")
1990
as Angel
1990
as Burke
1990
as Ignacio
1989
as Private Antonio Diaz
1984
as Macetero
1984
as Orlando Calderone
1984
1956
as Self - Performer
1956
as Self - Presenter
1953
as Self
as Ortiz
as Sid (voice)
as Esposito