Quick Facts
Born:
1979-12-29
Birthplace:
Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico
Credits:
92 Total Roles
Diego Luna
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Biography
Diego Dionisio Luna Alexander (Spanish: [ˈdjeɣoˈluna aleɣˈsandeɾ]; born 29 December 1979) is a Mexican actor, director, and producer, best known for his portrayal of Cassian Andor in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) and the Disney+ series Andor (2022–2025), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series Drama.
Following an early career in Mexican telenovelas, Luna had his breakthrough in the critically acclaimed 2001 film Y tu mamá también. During the 2000s, he appeared in both Mexican and American films, including Frida, Open Range, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, The Terminal, Criminal, Milk, Sólo quiero caminar, and Rudo y Cursi. In the 2010s, his films included the science fiction film Elysium, the comedy Casa de mi Padre, and the animated musical The Book of Life. From 2018 to 2020, he starred as the drug trafficker Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo in Narcos: Mexico.
Luna has appeared in numerous Mexican theatre productions and has produced both film and television projects, many of which feature Gael García Bernal. Since 2010, he has directed three feature films: Abel, Cesar Chavez, and Mr. Pig. He is the creator and director of the 2013 Fusion TV docu-series Back Home, the Amazon Studios talk show Pan y Circo, which premiered in 2020, and the 2021 Netflix scripted series Everything Will Be Fine. In 2025, Time magazine listed Luna as one of the world's 100 most influential people.
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Following an early career in Mexican telenovelas, Luna had his breakthrough in the critically acclaimed 2001 film Y tu mamá también. During the 2000s, he appeared in both Mexican and American films, including Frida, Open Range, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, The Terminal, Criminal, Milk, Sólo quiero caminar, and Rudo y Cursi. In the 2010s, his films included the science fiction film Elysium, the comedy Casa de mi Padre, and the animated musical The Book of Life. From 2018 to 2020, he starred as the drug trafficker Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo in Narcos: Mexico.
Luna has appeared in numerous Mexican theatre productions and has produced both film and television projects, many of which feature Gael García Bernal. Since 2010, he has directed three feature films: Abel, Cesar Chavez, and Mr. Pig. He is the creator and director of the 2013 Fusion TV docu-series Back Home, the Amazon Studios talk show Pan y Circo, which premiered in 2020, and the 2021 Netflix scripted series Everything Will Be Fine. In 2025, Time magazine listed Luna as one of the world's 100 most influential people.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Diego Luna, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Cassian Andor
Elysium
Julio
The Terminal
Enrique Cruz
The Book of Life
Manolo (voice)
Milk
Jack Lira
Flatliners
Ray
A Rainy Day in New York
Francisco Vega
American Dad!
Mauricio (voice)
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mollusk MOVIE | Self |
| 2025 | Kiss of the Spider Woman MOVIE | Valentín Arregui / Armando |
| 2024 | La Máquina TV | Andy Lujan |
| 2023 | Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter TV | Self |
| 2023 | Water for Life MOVIE | Narrator |
| 2022 | Andor TV | Cassian Andor |
| 2022 | Soul of a Nation Presents Mi Gente: Groundbreakers and Changemakers MOVIE | Self |
| 2022 | Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look MOVIE | Self - Cassian Andor / Executive Producer |
| 2022 | DC League of Super-Pets MOVIE | Chip (voice) |
| 2021 | Maya and the Three TV | Zatz (voice) |