The Thing Expanded
2026 · Movie
as Self
Guillermo del Toro
1964-10-09
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Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Writers: The Strain, The Marked Hour
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.
Filmography
THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN
2026 · Movie
as Self
Surrealistic Nightmares: An In-Depth Look at Walloon Horror Cinema
2025 · Movie
as Self
Mollusk
2025 · Movie
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025 · Movie
as Self
Netflix Tudum 2025
2025 · Movie
as Self
Sangre del Toro
2025 · Movie
as Self
It’s a Mad Max World
2025 · Movie
as Self
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
2025 · Movie
Frankenstein: The Anatomy Lesson
2025 · Movie
as Self - Writer / Director
Dario Argento: Panico
2024 · Movie
as Self
Leonardo da Vinci
2024 · TV Show
as Self
Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds
2023 · Movie
as Self
George Pal: Un Marciano De Hollywood En Argentina
2023 · Movie
Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre
2023 · Movie
as Self
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Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
2022 · Movie
as Self
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
2022 · Movie
as Self
Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
2022 · Movie
as Self
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
2022 · TV Show
as Self - Host (uncredited)
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021 · Movie
as Self
Directors on Directors
2021 · TV Show
as Self
I'm No Longer Here: A Discussion with Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón
2020 · Movie
as Self
Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business
2020 · Movie
as Self
The House Is Alive: Constructing 'Crimson Peak'
2019 · Movie
as Self
Love, Antosha
2019 · Movie
as Self
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
2019 · Movie
as Self
Elvis Goes There
2019 · TV Show
as Self
Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
2018 · Movie
as Self
Guillermo del Toro: Un director y su Oscar
2018 · Movie
as Guillermo del Toro
Bloody And Groovy Baby! A Tribute to Sam Raimi's Evil Dead 2
2018 · Movie
as Self
Barry
2018 · TV Show
as El Toro
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
2018 · TV Show
as Self
78/52
2017 · Movie
as Self
Five Came Back
2017 · Movie
as Self
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When Romero Met Del Toro
2017 · Movie
Five Came Back
2017 · TV Show
as Self
The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant
2016 · Movie
as Self
I Remember Crimson Peak
2016 · Movie
as Himself
The Light and Dark of Crimson Peak
2016 · Movie
as Self
A Living Thing
2016 · Movie
Hand Tailored Gothic
2016 · Movie
as Self
Crimson Phantoms
2016 · Movie
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
2016 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Metal Gear Solid: Legacy
2015 · Movie
as Self
Extraordinary Tales
2015 · Movie
as Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Pit and the Pendulum')
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015 · Movie
as Self
The First Hundred Feet, the Last Hundred Feet
2015 · Movie
as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · TV Show
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV Show
as Self, Self - Guest
Lennon or McCartney
2014 · Movie
as Self
The Book of Life
2014 · Movie
as Land of the Remembered Captain's Wife (voice)
Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams
2014 · Movie
as Self
The Director's Chair
2014 · TV Show
as Self
The Game Awards
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
2013 · Movie
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013 · Movie
as Self
Spanish Gothic
2013 · Movie
as Self
The Digital Artistry of Pacific Rim
2013 · Movie
as Self
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
2013 · Movie
as Self
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012 · Movie
as Self
Men in Suits
2012 · Movie
as Self
El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza
2012 · Movie
as Gamborimbo Ponx (voice)
Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss
2012 · Movie
as Self
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Zombie Lover
2011 · Movie
as Interviewee
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
2011 · Movie
as Self
Puss in Boots
2011 · Movie
as Comandante / Hombre del bigote (voice)
Reclaiming 'Mimic'
2011 · Movie
as Self
A Leap in Evolution: The Creatures of 'Mimic'
2011 · Movie
as Self
Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'
2011 · Movie
as Self
Bob Burns' Hollywood Haloween
2011 · Movie
as Self
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
2010 · Movie
as Creature (Voice)
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Fasten Your Seatbelt: The Thrilling Art of Alfred Hitchcock
2009 · Movie
as Self
The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style
2009 · Movie
as Self
North by Northwest: One for the Ages
2009 · Movie
as Self
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
2008 · Movie
as Self
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown
2008 · Movie
as Self
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock
2008 · Movie
as Self
El último truco
2008 · Movie
as Self
Edith Head: Dressing the Master's Movies
2008 · Movie
as Self
Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro
2008 · Movie
as Self
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
2008 · Movie
as Self
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
2008 · Movie
as Self
Saul Bass: Title Champ
2008 · Movie
as Self
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
2008 · Movie
as Self
Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist
2008 · Movie
as Self
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Movie
as Creature Vocals (voice) (uncredited)
Quantum of Solace
2008 · Movie
as Additional Voices (voice)
Partners in Crime: Hitchcock's Collaborators
2008 · Movie
as Self
07 Spaceys
2007 · Movie
Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers
2007 · Movie
as Self
Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
2007 · Movie
as Self
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007 · Movie
as Self
The Power of Myth
2007 · Movie
as Self
Pan and the Fairies
2007 · Movie
as Self
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The Melody Echoes the Fairy Tale
2007 · Movie
as Self
The Color and the Shape
2007 · Movie
as Self
Diary of the Dead
2007 · Movie
as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005 · Movie
Torrente 3: The Protector
2005 · Movie
as Contacto Giannina (scenes deleted)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005 · TV Show
as Pappy McPoyle
Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation
2004 · Movie
as Self
Que es un Fantasma?: The Making of 'The Devil's Backbone'
2004 · Movie
as Self
Hellboy
2004 · Movie
as Guy Dressed as Dragon (uncredited)
Que es un fantasma?
2004 · Movie
Noin
2003 · Movie
as Guillermo del Toro
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV Show
as Self, Self - Guest
Masters of Horror
2002 · Movie
as Self
The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II'
2002 · Movie
as Self
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HypaSpace
2002 · TV Show
as Self
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The Devil's Backbone: Behind the Scenes
2001 · Movie
Bullfighter
2000 · Movie
as Bullboy #2
Futurama
1999 · TV Show
as Guillermo del Toro's Head (voice)
Cronos
1993 · Movie
as Man Walking Dog (uncredited)
The Simpsons
1989 · TV Show
as Guillermo del Toro (voice)
The Oscars
1953 · TV Show
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · TV Show
as Self - Nominee
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The Fall: Part I
· Movie
as Self
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The Fall: Part II
· Movie
as Self
Crew Credits
I Love Boosters
2026 · Movie
Thanks
Frankenstein
2025 · Movie
Producer, Director, Writer
The Monkey
2025 · Movie
Thanks
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
2025 · Movie
Thanks
The Apprentice
2024 · Movie
Thanks
Megalopolis
2024 · Movie
Thanks
Disclaimer
2024 · TV Show
Thanks
The Last Voyage of the Demeter
2023 · Movie
Thanks
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
2023 · Movie
Thanks
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
2022 · Movie
Executive Producer
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022 · Movie
Screenstory, Director, Producer, Screenplay, Lyricist
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
2022 · TV Show
Executive Producer, Teleplay, Short Story, Creator
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
2021 · Movie
Screenplay, Producer, Creator, Book
Antlers
2021 · Movie
Producer
Nightmare Alley
2021 · Movie
Director, Producer, Screenplay
Roald Dahl's The Witches
2020 · Movie
Producer, Screenplay
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
2020 · TV Show
Executive Producer, Writer, Teleplay, Creator
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
2019 · Movie
Screenstory, Producer
Pacific Rim: Uprising
2018 · Movie
Producer
Ayotzinapa: The Turtle's Pace
2018 · Movie
Producer
Light in the Darkness: The Impact of Night of The Living Dead
2018 · Movie
Thanks
3Below: Tales of Arcadia
2018 · TV Show
Executive Producer, Director, Creator
The Shape of Water
2017 · Movie
Producer, Director, Story, Screenplay
Kung Fu Panda 3
2016 · Movie
Executive Producer
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
2016 · TV Show
Director, Teleplay, Executive Producer, Story, Creator
Crimson Peak
2015 · Movie
Director, Writer, Producer
The Thin Yellow Line
2015 · Movie
Producer
The Book of Life
2014 · Movie
Producer
How to Train Your Dragon 2
2014 · Movie
Thanks
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014 · Movie
Screenplay
Guillermo del Toro Interviews Paul Williams
2014 · Movie
Thanks
The Strain
2014 · TV Show
Writer, Director, Creator
Pacific Rim
2013 · Movie
Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013 · Movie
Screenplay
Mama
2013 · Movie
Executive Producer
Gravity
2013 · Movie
Thanks
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012 · Movie
Screenplay
The Captured Bird
2012 · Movie
Executive Producer
Rise of the Guardians
2012 · Movie
Executive Producer
Puss in Boots
2011 · Movie
Executive Producer
Kung Fu Panda 2
2011 · Movie
Creative Consultant
Back Into the Tunnels: The Making of 'Mimic'
2011 · Movie
Thanks
A Leap in Evolution: The Creatures of 'Mimic'
2011 · Movie
Conceptual Illustrator
Reclaiming 'Mimic'
2011 · Movie
Conceptual Illustrator
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
2010 · Movie
Producer, Screenplay
Julia's Eyes
2010 · Movie
Producer
Megamind
2010 · Movie
Creative Consultant
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
2010 · Movie
Thanks
Biutiful
2010 · Movie
Associate Producer
Splice
2010 · Movie
Executive Producer
BlackBoxTV Presents
2010 · TV Show
Producer
District 9
2009 · Movie
Thanks
Rage
2009 · Movie
Producer
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Movie
Screenplay, Director, Story
Insignificant Things
2008 · Movie
Producer
Hellboy II: The Golden Army - Zinco Epilogue
2008 · Movie
Screenplay
Hellboy II: The Golden Army - Prologue
2008 · Movie
Screenplay
While She Was Out
2008 · Movie
Executive Producer
Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of An Artist
2008 · Movie
Thanks
Rudo & Cursi
2008 · Movie
Producer
The Orphanage
2007 · Movie
Executive Producer
Diary of the Dead
2007 · Movie
Thanks
Year of the Nail
2007 · Movie
Thanks
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
2007 · Movie
Creative Producer
Red Princess Blues Animated: The Book of Violence
2007 · Movie
Thanks
Pan's Labyrinth
2006 · Movie
Director, Producer, Writer
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
2006 · Movie
Creative Producer
Home Delivery
2005 · Movie
Presenter, Executive Producer
Hellboy
2004 · Movie
Screenplay, Director, Fight Choreographer
Crónicas
2004 · Movie
Producer
Blade II
2002 · Movie
Director
I Murder Seriously
2002 · Movie
Executive Producer
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Movie
Screenplay, Director
Mimic 2
2001 · Movie
Characters
Y Tu Mamá También
2001 · Movie
Thanks
Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella
2001 · Movie
Thanks
Amores Perros
2000 · Movie
Editorial Coordinator
Under a Spell
1999 · Movie
Producer
Torrente: The Dumb Arm of the Law
1998 · Movie
Thanks
Mimic
1997 · Movie
Screenplay, Director, Screenstory
Algunas nubes
1995 · Movie
Makeup Effects
Cronos
1993 · Movie
Director, Screenplay
Sólo con tu pareja
1992 · Movie
Thanks
Cabeza de Vaca
1991 · Movie
Makeup Effects Designer
Dying in the Gulf
1990 · Movie
Makeup Effects, Storyboard
Love Lies
1989 · Movie
Makeup Effects, Special Effects Makeup Artist
Goitia: A God for Himself
1989 · Movie
Special Effects Makeup Artist
The Marked Hour
1988 · TV Show
Writer, Director
Geometry
1987 · Movie
Director, Writer, Producer
Mrs. Lupe
1986 · Movie
Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer, Casting, Assistant Editor
Obdulia
1986 · Movie
First Assistant Director
Doña Herlinda and Her Son
1985 · Movie
Executive Producer
The Bloody Benders
· Movie
Producer
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Sira and the Secret of the Park
· Movie
Executive Producer
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The Boy in the Iron Box
· Movie
Screenplay, Producer, Novel
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Fury
· Movie
Director, Writer, Producer
