Directing · Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico · Born October 9, 1964
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 themes of Catholicism, and celebrating imperfection, underworld motifs, practical special effects, and dominant amber lighting. Throughout his career, del Toro has shifted between Spanish-language films—such as Cronos (1993), The Devil's Backbone (2001), and Pan's Labyrinth (2006)—and English-language films, including Mimic (1997), Blade II (2002), Hellboy (2004) and its sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army(2008), Pacific Rim (2013), Crimson Peak (2015), The Shape of Water (2017), Nightmare Alley (2021), and Pinocchio (2022). As a producer or writer, he worked on the films The Orphanage (2007), Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010), The Hobbit film series (2012–2014), Mama (2013), The Book of Life (2014), Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018), Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019), and The Witches (2020). In 2022, he created the Netflix anthology horror series Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, featuring a collection of classical horror stories. With Chuck Hogan, he co-authored The Strain trilogy of novels (2009–2011), which was later adapted into a comic book series (2011–15) and a live-action television series (2014–17). With DreamWorks Animation and Netflix, he created the animated franchise Tales of Arcadia, which includes the series Trollhunters (2016–18), 3Below (2018–19), and Wizards (2020) and the sequel film Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021). Del Toro is close friends with fellow Mexican filmmakers Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro G. Iñárritu, collectively known as "The Three Amigos of Mexican Cinema". He has received several awards, including three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Daytime Emmy Award, and a Golden Lion. He was included in Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018, and he received a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2019.
MovieTHE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN
2026
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MovieThe Thing Expanded
2026
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MovieFrankenstein: The Anatomy Lesson
2025
as Self - Writer / Director
MovieMollusk
2025
MovieThe Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
2025
MovieSangre del Toro
2025
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MovieIt’s a Mad Max World
2025
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MovieJaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025
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MovieNetflix Tudum 2025
2025
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MovieSurrealistic Nightmares: An In-Depth Look at Walloon Horror Cinema
2025
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TVLeonardo da Vinci
2024
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MovieDario Argento: Panico
2024
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MovieTemple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre
2023
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MovieHideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds
2023
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MovieGeorge Pal: Un Marciano De Hollywood En Argentina
2023
MovieGuillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
2022
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TVGuillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
2022
as Self - Host (uncredited)
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
2022
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MovieMike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
2022
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MovieBoris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021
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TVDirectors on Directors
2021
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MovieI'm No Longer Here: A Discussion with Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón
2020
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MovieClapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business
2020
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MovieLove, Antosha
2019
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TVElvis Goes There
2019
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MovieMaking Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
2019
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MovieThe House Is Alive: Constructing 'Crimson Peak'
2019
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MovieGuillermo del Toro: Un director y su Oscar
2018
as Guillermo del Toro
MovieBloody And Groovy Baby! A Tribute to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead 2
2018
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TVJames Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2018
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TVBarry
2018
as El Toro
MovieLight in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
2018
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When Romero Met Del Toro
2017
Movie78/52
2017
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MovieFive Came Back
2017
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TVFive Came Back
2017
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MovieThe Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant
2016
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MovieThe Light and Dark of Crimson Peak
2016
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MovieI Remember Crimson Peak
2016
as Himself
MovieHand Tailored Gothic
2016
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MovieA Living Thing
2016
MovieCrimson Phantoms
2016
MovieCreature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015
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MovieThe First Hundred Feet, the Last Hundred Feet
2015
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TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
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MovieMetal Gear Solid: Legacy
2015
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TVClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
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MovieExtraordinary Tales
2015
as Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Pit and the Pendulum')
TVThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
MovieLennon or McCartney
2014
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TVThe Game Awards
2014
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MovieThe Book of Life
2014
as Land of the Remembered Captain's Wife (voice)
TVThe Director's Chair
2014
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MovieGuillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams
2014
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MovieNecessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
2013
MovieThe Digital Artistry of Pacific Rim
2013
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MovieThe Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
2013
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MovieSpanish Gothic
2013
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MovieDrew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013
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MovieEl Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza
2012
as Gamborimbo Ponx (voice)
MovieMen in Suits
2012
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MovieHorror Europa with Mark Gatiss
2012
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MovieRay Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
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MoviePuss in Boots
2011
as Comandante / Hombre del bigote (voice)
Zombie Lover
2011
as Interviewee
MovieReclaiming 'Mimic'
2011
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MovieA Leap in Evolution: The Creatures of 'Mimic'
2011
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MovieBack Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'
2011
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MovieComic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
2011
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MovieDon't Be Afraid of the Dark
2010
as Creature (Voice)
Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock
2009
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MovieThe Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style
2009
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MovieNorth by Northwest: One for the Ages
2009
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MovieEl último truco
2008
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MovieHellboy: In Service of the Demon
2008
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MovieQuantum of Solace
2008
as Additional Voices (voice)
MoviePure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock
2008
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MovieEdith Head: Dressing the Master's Movies
2008
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MovieBernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro
2008
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MovieSaul Bass: Title Champ
2008
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MovieIn the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
2008
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MoviePartners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators
2008
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MovieLovecraft: Fear of the Unknown
2008
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MovieHellboy II: The Golden Army
2008
as Creature Vocals (voice) (uncredited)
MovieStarz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
2008
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MovieThe Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
2008
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MovieDrew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist
2008
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MovieThe Power of Myth
2007
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The Melody Echoes the Fairy Tale
2007
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MovieThe Color and the Shape
2007
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MoviePan and the Fairies
2007
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MovieDangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007
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MovieDeck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
2007
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MovieNexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers
2007
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MovieDiary of the Dead
2007
as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
Movie07 Spaceys
2007
MovieShadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005
MovieTorrente 3: The Protector
2005
as Contacto Giannina (scenes deleted)
TVIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
as Pappy McPoyle
MovieHellboy: The Seeds of Creation
2004
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MovieQue es un fantasma?
2004
MovieHellboy
2004
as Guy Dressed as Dragon (uncredited)
MovieQue es un Fantasma?: The Making of 'The Devil's Backbone'
2004
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MovieNoin
2003
as Guillermo del Toro
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
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MovieMasters of Horror
2002
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MovieThe Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'
2002
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HypaSpace
2002
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The Devil's Backbone: Behind the Scenes
2001
MovieBullfighter
2000
as Bullboy #2
TVFuturama
1999
as Guillermo del Toro's Head (voice)
MovieCronos
1993
as Man Walking Dog (uncredited)
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Guillermo del Toro (voice)
TVThe Oscars
1953
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TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
