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Luis Guzmán

Luis Guzmán
Photo: Chris Roth · CC BY-SA 2.0

About

Luis Guzmán (born August 28, 1956, in Cayey, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican-American actor with a career spanning more than four decades. Raised in New York City's Greenwich Village, he built his reputation as a go-to character actor in crime films and thrillers, working repeatedly with directors Steven Soderbergh and Paul Thomas Anderson. Since 2022 he has played Gomez Addams in Netflix's Wednesday, with the show's second season released in August and September 2025.

Born:
28 August 1956 (70 years)
Place of birth:
Cayey, Puerto Rico
#1
most-watched English-language Netflix series (Wednesday, season 1)
12
Emmy nominations for the series Wednesday (season 1)
4
Emmy awards won for Wednesday (season 1)
175+
acting roles in career (per IMDb)

What's new

  • 2025-09

    The second part of the second season of Wednesday (episodes 5-8) was released on Netflix, where Guzmán reprises the role of Gomez Addams as a permanent cast member.

  • 2025-08

    The first part of the second season of Wednesday (episodes 1-4) premiered on August 6, 2025 on Netflix; Guzmán has an expanded role in the season.

  • 2025-04

    Guzmán appeared in the action thriller Havoc (2025) alongside Tom Hardy in the role of Raul.

  • 2024-07

    Guzmán played a supporting role in the Netflix film Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024) as cartel boss Chalino Valdemoro.

  • 2022-11

    Guzmán debuted as Gomez Addams in the first season of the series Wednesday, which became the most-watched English-language series in Netflix history.

Tracks

Traffic (2000)Steven Soderbergh's crime drama, SAG Award for the entire acting ensemble
Boogie Nights (1997)P. T. Anderson's cult film, one of the key roles in Guzmán's career
Punch-Drunk Love (2002)listed on IMDb as one of his most famous roles
Wednesday (2022-2025)role of Gomez Addams in the Netflix series, Netflix's most-watched English series
Carlito's Way (1993)loyal friend of Al Pacino in De Palma's gangster classic

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Past · 2

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