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Diego Luna

Acting 46 years old Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico ★ 3.7
Born: December 29, 1979

Biography

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.

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Known For

The Terminal
The Terminal Enrique Cruz 2004
Elysium
Elysium Julio 2013
A Sweet Scent of Death
A Sweet Scent of Death Ramon 1999
Blood Father
Blood Father Jonah 2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Cassian Andor 2016

Jimmy's Seen (1)

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Cassian Andor 2016

Filmography

Acting Credits (92)

Mollusk
Mollusk 2025
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Kiss of the Spider Woman Valentín Arregui / Armando 2025
La Máquina
La Máquina Andy Lujan 2024
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter Self 2023
Water for Life
Water for Life Narrator 2023
Andor
Andor Cassian Andor 2022
Soul of a Nation Presents Mi Gente: Groundbreakers and Changemakers
Soul of a Nation Presents Mi Gente: Groundbreakers and Changemakers Self 2022
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look Self - Cassian Andor / Executive Producer 2022
DC League of Super-Pets
DC League of Super-Pets Chip (voice) 2022
Maya and the Three
Maya and the Three Zatz (voice) 2021
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans Krel (voice) 2021
Wander Darkly
Wander Darkly Matteo 2020
Pan y Circo
Pan y Circo Self - Host 2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Home Movie: The Princess Bride Inigo Montoya 2020
Berlin, I Love You
Berlin, I Love You Drag Queen 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self 2019
A Rainy Day in New York
A Rainy Day in New York Francisco Vega 2019
3Below: Tales of Arcadia
3Below: Tales of Arcadia Krel (voice) 2018
If Beale Street Could Talk
If Beale Street Could Talk Pedrocito 2018
Narcos: Mexico
Narcos: Mexico Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo 2018
Crow: The Legend
Crow: The Legend Moth (voice) 2018
Flatliners
Flatliners Ray 2017
The Bad Batch
The Bad Batch Jimmy (uncredited) 2017
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' Self 2017
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Cassian Andor 2016
Blood Father
Blood Father Jonah 2016
Chelsea
Chelsea Self 2016
Casanova
Casanova Giacomo Casanova 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Self 2015
Casanova
Casanova Giacomo Casanova 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden Self - Guest 2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Self 2014
I Stay with You
I Stay with You Esteban 2014
The Book of Life
The Book of Life Manolo (voice) 2014
Elysium
Elysium Julio 2013
Made in Mexico
Made in Mexico Self 2012
Casa de Mi Padre
Casa de Mi Padre Raul 2012
Contraband
Contraband Gonzalo 2012
Conan
Conan Self 2010
Morelos, Siervo de la Nación
Morelos, Siervo de la Nación Narrator 2010
Gritos D Muerte y Libertad
Gritos D Muerte y Libertad Guadalupe Victoria 2010
Gritos de Muerte y Libertad
Gritos de Muerte y Libertad Guadalupe Victoria 2010
Rudo & Cursi
Rudo & Cursi Beto 2008
Milk
Milk Jack Lira 2008
Walking Vengeance
Walking Vengeance Gabriel 2008
Mister Lonely
Mister Lonely Michael Jackson 2008
The Night Buffalo
The Night Buffalo Manuel 2007
The One Show
The One Show Self 2006
A Wonderful World
A Wonderful World Reportero en Estocolmo 2006
Fade to Black
Fade to Black Tommaso Moreno 2006
Only God Knows
Only God Knows Dàmian 2006
Carambola
Carambola El Perro 2005
Stories of Disenchantment
Stories of Disenchantment Amante en Video 2005
American Dad!
American Dad! Mauricio (voice) 2005
Criminal
Criminal Rodrigo 2004
The Terminal
The Terminal Enrique Cruz 2004
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights Javier Suarez 2004
Beyond the 'Open Range'
Beyond the 'Open Range' Self 2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
On Air with Ryan Seacrest Self 2004
Nicotina
Nicotina Lolo 2003
Open Range
Open Range Button 2003
Soldiers of Salamina
Soldiers of Salamina Gastón 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self - Guest 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self - Guest Host 2003
Vampires: Los Muertos
Vampires: Los Muertos Sancho 2002
Dark Cities
Dark Cities Fede 2002
Frida
Frida Alejandro 2002
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema 2002
Fidel
Fidel Renato Guitart 2002
Fidel
Fidel Renato Guitart 2002
Never Too Young to Dream
Never Too Young to Dream Postman 2001
Y Tu Mamá También
Y Tu Mamá También Tenoch Iturbide 2001
Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'
Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También' Self 2001
Before Night Falls
Before Night Falls Carlos 2000
Gimme Power
Gimme Power Esteban 2000
A Sweet Scent of Death
A Sweet Scent of Death Ramon 1999
La vida en el espejo
La vida en el espejo Eugenio Román Franco 1999
El Cometa
El Cometa Victor 1999
Perriférico
Perriférico 1999
Coapa Heights
Coapa Heights Eric 1999
The View
The View Self - Guest 1997
A Trickle of Blood
A Trickle of Blood León 1995
Morena
Morena Dos 1995
MTV Europe Music Awards
MTV Europe Music Awards Self - Presenter 1994
Amber
Amber Muni Frahabarana 1994
The Last New Year
The Last New Year 1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self - Guest 1988
Antonieta
Antonieta (uncredited) 1982
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee 1944
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin
Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin Diego (voice)
Eleven Days
Eleven Days Federico Carrasco
México 86
México 86

Directing Credits (8)

Writing Credits (3)

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