Michael Peña
Biography
Michael Anthony Peña is an American actor born on January 13, 1976, in Chicago, Illinois. He was raised by parents of Mexican descent. After graduating from high school, he attended an open casting call for a Peter Bogdanovich feature. Throughout his career, Peña has appeared in various film and television projects, including Crash, World Trade Center, Shooter, Observe and Report, Tower Heist, Battle: Los Angeles, End of Watch, Gangster Squad, The Martian, and American Hustle. Within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he portrayed the character Luis in Ant-Man and Ant-Man and the Wasp. His television credits include roles in Narcos: Mexico and The Lincoln Lawyer. He also appeared in the music video for the song Savin' Me by Nickelback.
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Full filmography
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Juanito Concha
- American Dad! (2005) as Maguerite (voice)
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- ER (1994) as Police Officer
- Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018) as Domingo Chavez
- Steve (2017) as Self
- Landman (2024) as Armando
- The Shield (2002) as Armando Renta
- Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) as Luis Carranza
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- Touched by an Angel (1994) as Ray Estes
- Profiler (1996) as Alex Lopez
- My Name Is Earl (2005) as Circus
- A Working Man (2025) as Joe Garcia
- Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026) as Mark
- The Martian (2015) as Rick Martinez
- Pacific Blue (1996) as Rabbit
- Felicity (1998) as Brian Burke
- 7th Heaven (1996) as Roger
- Roswell (1999) as Fly
- Narcos: Mexico (2018) as Enrique 'Kiki' Camarena
- Fury (2014) as Trini 'Gordo' Garcia
- The Sentinel (1996) as Johnny
- Marvel Studios Legends (2021) as Luis (archive footage) (uncredited)