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Diego Luna

Diego Luna

Acting

Born: December 29, 1979Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Diego Luna, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography
Mollusk

Mollusk

2025
Kiss of the Spider Woman

Kiss of the Spider Woman

Valentín Arregui / Armando

2025
Water for Life

Water for Life

Narrator

2023
Soul of a Nation Presents Mi Gente: Groundbreakers and Changemakers

Soul of a Nation Presents Mi Gente: Groundbreakers and Changemakers

Self

2022
Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look

Self - Cassian Andor / Executive Producer

2022
DC League of Super-Pets

DC League of Super-Pets

Chip (voice)

2022
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

Krel (voice)

2021
Wander Darkly

Wander Darkly

Matteo

2020
Berlin, I Love You

Berlin, I Love You

Drag Queen

2019
A Rainy Day in New York

A Rainy Day in New York

Francisco Vega

2019
If Beale Street Could Talk

If Beale Street Could Talk

Pedrocito

2018
Crow: The Legend

Crow: The Legend

Moth (voice)

2018
Flatliners

Flatliners

Ray

2017
The Bad Batch

The Bad Batch

Jimmy (uncredited)

2017
The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'

The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'

Self

2017
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Cassian Andor

2016
Blood Father

Blood Father

Jonah

2016
Casanova

Casanova

Giacomo Casanova

2015
I Stay with You

I Stay with You

Esteban

2014
The Book of Life

The Book of Life

Manolo (voice)

2014
Elysium

Elysium

Julio

2013
Made in Mexico

Made in Mexico

Self

2012
Casa de Mi Padre

Casa de Mi Padre

Raul

2012
Contraband

Contraband

Gonzalo

2012
Morelos, Siervo de la Nación

Morelos, Siervo de la Nación

Narrator

2010
Gritos D Muerte y Libertad

Gritos D Muerte y Libertad

Guadalupe Victoria

2010
Rudo & Cursi

Rudo & Cursi

Beto

2008
Milk

Milk

Jack Lira

2008
Walking Vengeance

Walking Vengeance

Gabriel

2008
Mister Lonely

Mister Lonely

Michael Jackson

2008
The Night Buffalo

The Night Buffalo

Manuel

2007
A Wonderful World

A Wonderful World

Reportero en Estocolmo

2006
Fade to Black

Fade to Black

Tommaso Moreno

2006
Only God Knows

Only God Knows

Dàmian

2006
Carambola

Carambola

El Perro

2005
Stories of Disenchantment

Stories of Disenchantment

Amante en Video

2005
Criminal

Criminal

Rodrigo

2004
The Terminal

The Terminal

Enrique Cruz

2004
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

Javier Suarez

2004
Beyond the 'Open Range'

Beyond the 'Open Range'

Self

2004
Nicotina

Nicotina

Lolo

2003
Open Range

Open Range

Button

2003
Soldiers of Salamina

Soldiers of Salamina

Gastón

2003
Vampires: Los Muertos

Vampires: Los Muertos

Sancho

2002
Dark Cities

Dark Cities

Fede

2002
Frida

Frida

Alejandro

2002
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

2002
Fidel

Fidel

Renato Guitart

2002
Never Too Young to Dream

Never Too Young to Dream

Postman

2001
Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'

Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También'

Self

2001
Y Tu Mamá También

Y Tu Mamá También

Tenoch Iturbide

2001
Before Night Falls

Before Night Falls

Carlos

2000
Gimme Power

Gimme Power

Esteban

2000
A Sweet Scent of Death

A Sweet Scent of Death

Ramon

1999
El Cometa

El Cometa

Victor

1999
Coapa Heights

Coapa Heights

Eric

1999
Perriférico

Perriférico

1999
A Trickle of Blood

A Trickle of Blood

León

1995
Morena

Morena

Dos

1995
Amber

Amber

Muni Frahabarana

1994

The Last New Year

1992
Antonieta

Antonieta

(uncredited)

1982