Real name: Benicio Monserrate Rafael Del Toro Sanchez Homepage:beniciodeltoro.co... Born: Sunday, February 19, 1967 (Santurce, Puerto Rico) Height: 6' 2"
BENICIO DEL TORO (Franky Four Fingers) is considered to be the actor’s actor, consistently turning in diverse and stand-out performances with every role he tackles. Del Toro will be seen in four feature films including Steven Soderbergh’s "Traffic" for USA Films, in which he co-stars with Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Don Cheadle, scheduled for release in December. He also has a co-starring role in Sean Penn’s "The Pledge," with Jack Nicholson and Robin Wright-Penn and was most recently was seen in Artisan’s "Way of the Gun," reuniting him with Chris McQuarrie ("Usual Suspects").
Born in San German, Puerto Rico, Del Toro grew up in Pennsylvania. He attended the University of California at San Diego where he divided his time between painting and acting classes. He appeared in numerous student productions, one of which led to performing at a drama festival at the Lafayette Theater in New York. Del Toro remained in New York to study acting at the Circle in the Square Acting School and won a scholarship to the Stella Adler Conservatory in Los Angeles. He studied at the Actor’s Circle Theatre, which led to guest starring roles on various television series and movies for television.
Del Toro has been honored with back to back Independent Spirit Awards for Best Supporting Actor for his work in "The Usual Suspects" and for Julian Schnabel’s "Basquiat." His first highly praised performance was in the Emmy-winning series, "The Drug Wars" for producer Michael Mann. Other motion picture credits include Sean Penn’s "Indian Runner," John Baily’s "China Moon," Peter Weir’s "Fearless," George Huang’s "Swimming With Sharks," Abel Ferrara’s "The Funeral," Tony Scott’s "The Fan," Marco Brambilla’s "Excess Baggage," "License to Kill" and Terry Gilliam’s "Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas."
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