Luis Guzmán in Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005)
LUIS GUZMÁN (Balon) was a member of the ensemble cast of Steven Soderbergh’s acclaimed drama “Traffic,” which was honored with a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award for Outstanding Motion Picture Cast. The film marked Guzmán’s third collaboration with Soderbergh, following “Out of Sight” and “The Limey,” for which he received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. In addition, Guzmán has been recognized for his work in three films for director Paul Thomas Anderson, most recently winning an Imagen Award for his performance in “Punch-Drunk Love.” He also shared in two SAG Award nominations received by the casts of Anderson’s “Magnolia” and “Boogie Nights.” Guzmán has also co-starred in two films for director Brian De Palma: “Snake Eyes” and “Carlito’s Way”; and three films for Sidney Lumet: “Guilty as Sin,” “Family Business” and “Q & A.”
Guzmán has several films upcoming, including “Waiting…,” “Carlito’s Way: Rise to Power,” “Disappearances” and “I Believe in America.” His other film credits include “Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events”; “Anger Management,” with Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson; “Confidence”; “Welcome to Collinwood”; “The Salton Sea”; “The Count of Monte Cristo”; “The Bone Collector”; “The Substitute”; “The Cowboy Way”; “Mr. Wonderful”; “The Hard Way”; “Black Rain”; “True Believer”; and “Short Eyes,” in which he made his feature film debut.
On television, Guzmán has had numerous guest roles on such series as HBO’s “Oz,” “Frasier,” “NYPD Blue,” “Homicide: Life on the Street,” “Law & Order” and “Miami Vice.” He has also appeared in several telefilms, including “Thin Air,” “Mind Prey,” “The Burning Season” and “In the Shadow of a Killer.”
Born in Puerto Rico, Guzmán grew up in Manhattan and graduated from City College. He began performing in street theater and independent films.
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