Benicio Del Toro is a Hollywood actor who has played in such popular films as Big Jackpot, Sin City, Wolfman and others. Puerto Rican origin endowed him not only with a memorable appearance, but also with an unusual acting charisma.
Biography
The famous actor Benicio Del Toro was born in 1967 in Puerto Rico. After the death of his mother in 1976, the family moved to Mercerburg, where the boy could not immediately overcome the language and cultural barrier, remaining an outcast in school. Still, perseverance allowed him to successfully receive secondary education and enter the University of San Diego. The young man wanted to become a manager, but he found a passion for the stage.
Having dropped out, Del Toro went to Los Angeles, where he began to study acting from private teachers. After some time, he began to attend castings for filming, and in 1989, a novice actor was invited to a small role in the James Bond film "License to Kill." So Benicio became a sought-after actor in action films, and subsequently appeared in such films as The Running Indian and Fearless.
Recognition of the actor has grown significantly after he played in the films "Suspicious Faces" and "Basquiat" in 1995. For them, he was awarded the Hollywood Prize "Independent Spirit." This was followed by the crime tape "Big Jackpot" and "Traffic". The latter brought him the coveted Oscar statuette and many other international awards. In 2005, Benicio Del Toro played the role of a corrupt cop in the comic blockbuster Sin City, once again demonstrating his incredible charisma.
Currently, Del Toro appears in high-profile film projects almost every year. The actor is well known for films like 21 Grams, Wolfman, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Paradise Lost. Recently, he was noted for his role in the next episode of the science fiction saga Star Wars: The Last Jedi, as well as the action movie Killer and Killer 2.
