Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro Gómez (born 9 October 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker and author. A recipient of three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and an Emmy Award, his work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales and horror, with an effort to infuse visual or poetic beauty in the grotesque. He has had a lifelong fascination with monsters, which he considers symbols of great power. He is also known for his use of insectile and religious imagery, the themes of Catholicism and celebrating imperfection, underworld and clockwork motifs, practical special effects, dominant amber lighting, and his frequent collaborations with actors Ron Perlman and Doug Jones. 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), 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). Also with DreamWorks, he executive produced Puss in Boots (2011), Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011), Rise of the Guardians (2012), and Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016). Del Toro is close friends with fellow Mexican filmmakers Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro G. Iñárritu, and they are collectively known as "The Three Amigos of Cinema." 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.
Known for
DirectingBirthday
October 9, 1964Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
153Place of birth
Guadalajara, Jalisco, MexicoAlso known as
기예르모 델 토로, Γκιγιέρμο Ντελ Τόρο, ギレルモ・デル・トロ, ギジェルモ・デル・トーロ, Guillermo del Toro GómezCast credits
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown
SelfShadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
Men in Suits
SelfRay Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
SelfEl último truco
HimselfEl Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza
Gamborimbo Ponx (voice)Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
SelfDrew: The Man Behind the Poster
SelfHorror Europa with Mark Gatiss
SelfStarz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
SelfClapboard Jungle
Extraordinary Tales
Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Pit and the Pendulum')Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
HimselfLennon or McCartney
SelfComic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
SelfPuss in Boots
Comandante / Hombre del bigote (voice)North by Northwest: One for the Ages
SelfThe Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature Style
Self78/52
SelfSaul Bass: Title Champ
SelfHellboy: In Service of the Demon
SelfCrew credits
Pan's Labyrinth
Director, Screenplay, ProducerHellboy
Screenplay, Director, Fight ChoreographerThe Devil's Backbone
Director, ScreenplayRudo & Cursi
ProducerMimic
Screenplay, Director, ScreenstoryHellboy II: The Golden Army
Screenplay, DirectorThe Orphanage
Executive ProducerInsignificant Things
ProducerCronos
Screenplay, DirectorDoña Herlinda and Her Son
Executive ProducerBlade II
DirectorHellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
Creative ProducerSplice
ProducerBiutiful
ProducerDon't Be Afraid of the Dark
Screenplay, ProducerThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
ScreenplayPacific Rim
Director, Screenplay, ProducerJulia's Eyes
ProducerThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
ScreenplayMama
Executive ProducerGeometry
Director, Writer, Producer