Guillermo del Toro
Directing
Guillermo del Toro Gómez (Spanish: [ɡiˈʝeɾmo ðelˈtoɾo]; born 9 October 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker, author, and artist. His work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales, gothicism, and horror, often blending the genres to infuse visual or poetic beauty into the grotesque. He has had a lifelong fascination with monsters, which he considers symbols of great power. He is known for pioneering dark fantasy in the film industry and using insectile and religious imagery, his themes of Catholicism, and celebrating imperfection, underworld motifs, practical special effects, and dominant amber lighting. 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), which was 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). Del Toro is close friends with fellow Mexican filmmakers Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro G. Iñárritu, collectively known as "The Three Amigos of Mexican Cinema". He has received several awards, including three Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Daytime Emmy Award, and a Golden Lion. 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
Directing21
movieFrankenstein
2025
Director
movieNightmare Alley
2021
Director
tv3Below: Tales of Arcadia
2018
Director
movieThe Shape of Water
2017
Director
movieCrimson Peak
2015
Director
tvThe Strain
2014
Director
moviePacific Rim
2013
Director
moviePan's Labyrinth
2006
Director
movieHellboy
2004
Director
movieBlade II
2002
Director
movieThe Devil's Backbone
2001
Director
movieMimic
1997
Director
movieCronos
1993
Director
tvThe Marked Hour
1988
Director
movieGeometry
1987
Director
movieObdulia
1986
First Assistant Director
movieMrs. Lupe
1986
Director
Fury
Director
Acting115
movieFrankenstein: The Anatomy Lesson
2025
Self - Writer / Director
tvGuillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
2022
Self - Host (uncredited)
movieGuillermo del Toro: Un director y su Oscar
2018
Guillermo del Toro
tvBarry
2018
El Toro
movie78/52
2017
Self
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self / Self - Guest
movieExtraordinary Tales
2015
Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Pit and the Pendulum')
tvThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Self - Guest
movieThe Book of Life
2014
Land of the Remembered Captain's Wife (voice)
movieEl Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza
2012
Gamborimbo Ponx (voice)
moviePuss in Boots
2011
Comandante / Hombre del bigote (voice)
Zombie Lover
2011
Interviewee
movieDon't Be Afraid of the Dark
2010
Creature (Voice)
movieQuantum of Solace
2008
Additional Voices (voice)
movieHellboy II: The Golden Army
2008
Creature Vocals (voice) (uncredited)
movieDiary of the Dead
2007
Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)
movieTorrente 3: The Protector
2005
Contacto Giannina (scenes deleted)
tvIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
Pappy McPoyle
movieHellboy
2004
Guy Dressed as Dragon (uncredited)
movieNoin
2003
Guillermo del Toro
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self / Self - Guest
movieBullfighter
2000
Bullboy #2
tvFuturama
1999
Guillermo del Toro's Head (voice)
movieCronos
1993
Man Walking Dog (uncredited)
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Guillermo del Toro (voice)
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Nominee
Production46
movieFrankenstein
2025
Producer
movieGuillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
2022
Executive Producer
tvGuillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
2022
Executive Producer
movieNightmare Alley
2021
Producer
movieAntlers
2021
Producer
tvWizards: Tales of Arcadia
2020
Executive Producer
tv3Below: Tales of Arcadia
2018
Executive Producer
moviePacific Rim: Uprising
2018
Producer
movieThe Shape of Water
2017
Producer
tvTrollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
2016
Executive Producer
movieKung Fu Panda 3
2016
Executive Producer
movieCrimson Peak
2015
Producer
movieThe Thin Yellow Line
2015
Producer
movieThe Book of Life
2014
Producer
moviePacific Rim
2013
Producer
movieMama
2013
Executive Producer
movieRise of the Guardians
2012
Executive Producer
movieThe Captured Bird
2012
Executive Producer
moviePuss in Boots
2011
Executive Producer
movieBiutiful
2010
Associate Producer
tvBlackBoxTV Presents
2010
Producer
movieJulia's Eyes
2010
Producer
movieSplice
2010
Executive Producer
movieRage
2009
Producer
movieRudo & Cursi
2008
Producer
movieWhile She Was Out
2008
Executive Producer
movieInsignificant Things
2008
Producer
movieThe Orphanage
2007
Executive Producer
moviePan's Labyrinth
2006
Producer
movieHome Delivery
2005
Executive Producer
movieCrónicas
2004
Producer
movieI Murder Seriously
2002
Executive Producer
movieUnder a Spell
1999
Producer
movieGeometry
1987
Producer
movieMrs. Lupe
1986
Executive Producer, Casting
movieDoña Herlinda and Her Son
1985
Executive Producer
movieThe Bloody Benders
Producer
Sira and the Secret of the Park
Executive Producer
Fury
Producer
Writing34
movieFrankenstein
2025
Writer
movieGuillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022
Screenstory, Screenplay, Lyricist
tvGuillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
2022
Teleplay, Short Story
movieNightmare Alley
2021
Screenplay
movieTrollhunters: Rise of the Titans
2021
Screenplay, Book
movieRoald Dahl's The Witches
2020
Screenplay
tvWizards: Tales of Arcadia
2020
Writer, Teleplay
movieScary Stories to Tell in the Dark
2019
Screenstory
movieThe Shape of Water
2017
Story, Screenplay
tvTrollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
2016
Teleplay, Story
movieCrimson Peak
2015
Writer
tvThe Strain
2014
Writer
moviePacific Rim
2013
Screenplay
movieDon't Be Afraid of the Dark
2010
Screenplay
movieHellboy II: The Golden Army
2008
Screenplay, Story
movieHellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
2007
Creative Producer
movieHellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
2006
Creative Producer
moviePan's Labyrinth
2006
Writer
movieHellboy
2004
Screenplay
movieMimic 2
2001
Characters
movieThe Devil's Backbone
2001
Screenplay
movieMimic
1997
Screenplay, Screenstory
movieCronos
1993
Screenplay
movieDying in the Gulf
1990
Storyboard
tvThe Marked Hour
1988
Writer
movieGeometry
1987
Writer
movieMrs. Lupe
1986
Screenplay
The Boy in the Iron Box
Screenplay, Novel
Fury
Writer
Crew30
movieThe Monkey
2025
Thanks
tvDisclaimer
2024
Thanks
movieThe Apprentice
2024
Thanks
movieMegalopolis
2024
Thanks
movieGravity
2013
Thanks
movieKung Fu Panda 2
2011
Creative Consultant
movieMegamind
2010
Creative Consultant
movieDistrict 9
2009
Thanks
movieHome Delivery
2005
Presenter
movieHellboy
2004
Fight Choreographer
movieAlgunas nubes
1995
Makeup Effects
movieDying in the Gulf
1990
Makeup Effects
movieLove Lies
1989
Makeup Effects
Creator5
Costume & Make-Up3
movieCabeza de Vaca
1991
Makeup Effects Designer
movieLove Lies
1989
Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieGoitia: A God for Himself
1989
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Art2
movieA Leap in Evolution: The Creatures of 'Mimic'
2011
Conceptual Illustrator
movieReclaiming 'Mimic'
2011
Conceptual Illustrator
Editing2
movieAmores Perros
2000
Editorial Coordinator
movieMrs. Lupe
1986
Assistant Editor