Diego Luna

Acting

Diego Luna

Born December 29, 1979Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico110 credits

Diego Dionisio Luna Alexander (Spanish: [ˈdjeɣoˈluna aleɣˈsandeɾ]; born 29 December 1979) is a Mexican actor, director, and producer, best known for his portrayal of Cassian Andor in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) and the Disney+ series Andor (2022–2025), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series Drama. Following an early career in Mexican telenovelas, Luna had his breakthrough in the critically acclaimed 2001 film Y tu mamá también. During the 2000s, he appeared in both Mexican and American films, including Frida, Open Range, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, The Terminal, Criminal, Milk, Sólo quiero caminar, and Rudo y Cursi. In the 2010s, his films included the science fiction film Elysium, the comedy Casa de mi Padre, and the animated musical The Book of Life. From 2018 to 2020, he starred as the drug trafficker Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo in Narcos: Mexico. Luna has appeared in numerous Mexican theatre productions and has produced both film and television projects, many of which feature Gael García Bernal. Since 2010, he has directed three feature films: Abel, Cesar Chavez, and Mr. Pig. He is the creator and director of the 2013 Fusion TV docu-series Back Home, the Amazon Studios talk show Pan y Circo, which premiered in 2020, and the 2021 Netflix scripted series Everything Will Be Fine. In 2025, Time magazine listed Luna as one of the world's 100 most influential people. Description above from the Wikipedia article Diego Luna, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

Thesis on a Domestication
2025Thesis on a Domestication
Executive ProducerMovie
Kiss of the Spider Woman
2025Kiss of the Spider Woman
as Valentín Arregui / ArmandoMovie
ASCO: Without Permission
2025ASCO: Without Permission
Executive ProducerMovie
La Máquina
2024La Máquina
as Andy LujanTV
State of Silence
2024State of Silence
Executive ProducerMovie
Water for Life
2023Water for Life
as NarratorMovie
Andor
2022Andor
as Cassian AndorTV
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
2022Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
as Self - Cassian Andor / Executive ProducerMovie
DC League of Super-Pets
2022DC League of Super-Pets
as Chip (voice)Movie
Maya and the Three
2021Maya and the Three
as Zatz (voice)TV
Wander Darkly
2020Wander Darkly
as MatteoMovie
Pan y Circo
2020Pan y Circo
as Self - HostTV
Berlin, I Love You
2019Berlin, I Love You
as Drag QueenMovie
A Rainy Day in New York
2019A Rainy Day in New York
as Francisco VegaMovie
Narcos: Mexico
2018Narcos: Mexico
as Miguel Ángel Félix GallardoTV
Crow: The Legend
2018Crow: The Legend
as Moth (voice)Movie
Flatliners
2017Flatliners
as RayMovie
The Bad Batch
2017The Bad Batch
as Jimmy (uncredited)Movie
Salt and Fire
2016Salt and Fire
Executive ProducerMovie
Blood Father
2016Blood Father
as JonahMovie
Mr. Pig
2016Mr. Pig
DirectorMovie
Chelsea
2016Chelsea
as SelfTV
Casanova
2015Casanova
as Giacomo CasanovaTV
The Chosen Ones
2015The Chosen Ones
Executive ProducerMovie
Casanova
2015Casanova
as Giacomo CasanovaMovie
Leagues
2015Leagues
Executive ProducerMovie
I Stay with You
2014I Stay with You
as EstebanMovie
The Book of Life
2014The Book of Life
as Manolo (voice)Movie
Cesar Chavez
2014Cesar Chavez
DirectorMovie
Paraíso
2013Paraíso
Executive ProducerMovie
Elysium
2013Elysium
as JulioMovie
Made in Mexico
2012Made in Mexico
as SelfMovie
Contraband
2012Contraband
as GonzaloMovie
Miss Bala
2011Miss Bala
Executive ProducerMovie
Conan
2010Conan
as SelfTV
Gritos D Muerte y Libertad
2010Gritos D Muerte y Libertad
as Guadalupe VictoriaMovie
Gritos de Muerte y Libertad
2010Gritos de Muerte y Libertad
as Guadalupe VictoriaTV
Revolución
2010Revolución
DirectorMovie
Abel
2010Abel
DirectorMovie
Sin Nombre
2009Sin Nombre
Executive ProducerMovie
Rudo & Cursi
2008Rudo & Cursi
as BetoMovie
Milk
2008Milk
as Jack LiraMovie
Walking Vengeance
2008Walking Vengeance
as GabrielMovie
I'm Gonna Explode
2008I'm Gonna Explode
Executive ProducerMovie
Mister Lonely
2008Mister Lonely
as Michael JacksonMovie
J.C. Chavez
2007J.C. Chavez
DirectorMovie
Cochochi
2007Cochochi
Executive ProducerMovie
The Night Buffalo
2007The Night Buffalo
as ManuelMovie
Drama/Mex
2006Drama/Mex
Executive ProducerMovie
A Wonderful World
2006A Wonderful World
as Reportero en EstocolmoMovie
Fade to Black
2006Fade to Black
as Tommaso MorenoMovie
Only God Knows
2006Only God Knows
as DàmianMovie
Carambola
2005Carambola
as El PerroMovie
Stories of Disenchantment
2005Stories of Disenchantment
as Amante en VideoMovie
American Dad!
2005American Dad!
as Mauricio (voice)TV
Criminal
2004Criminal
as RodrigoMovie
The Terminal
2004The Terminal
as Enrique CruzMovie
Nicotina
2003Nicotina
as LoloMovie
Open Range
2003Open Range
as ButtonMovie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - GuestTV
Dark Cities
2002Dark Cities
as FedeMovie
Frida
2002Frida
as AlejandroMovie
Fidel
2002Fidel
as Renato GuitartMovie
Fidel
2002Fidel
as Renato GuitartTV
Y Tu Mamá También
2001Y Tu Mamá También
as Tenoch IturbideMovie
Gimme Power
2000Gimme Power
as EstebanMovie
La vida en el espejo
1999La vida en el espejo
as Eugenio Román FrancoTV
El Cometa
1999El Cometa
as VictorMovie
Coapa Heights
1999Coapa Heights
as EricMovie
The View
1997The View
as Self - GuestTV
Morena
1995Morena
as DosMovie
MTV Europe Music Awards
1994MTV Europe Music Awards
as Self - PresenterTV
Amber
1994Amber
as Muni FrahabaranaMovie
Antonieta
1982Antonieta
as (uncredited)Movie
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awards
as Self - NomineeTV
Eleven Days
Eleven Days
as Federico CarrascoMovie