**Benicio Del Toro** (San Germán, Puerto Rico, 1967) is a Puerto Rican actor known for his magnetic presence and his ability to portray complex and often morally ambiguous characters.

His film career took a significant turn with *The Usual Suspects* (1995). He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as police officer Javier Rodriguez in *Traffic* (2000), a performance that solidified his reputation.

His most significant films also include his visceral performance in *Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas* (1998), his role in *Snatch* (2000), and the intense drama of *21 Grams* (2003). He then portrayed Ernesto 'Che' Guevara in the biographical film *Che* (2008) and the mysterious agent Alejandro Gillick in the *Sicario* saga (2015, 2018).

His distinctive style is characterized by a measured acting approach, a penetrating gaze, and a gravelly voice, ideal for intense, melancholic, or enigmatic figures, often on the fringes of the law.