7.5
Movie
Acting
Diego Luna
- Born
- (age 46)
- Birthplace
- Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico
- Credits
- 121 titles
Biography
Diego Dionisio Luna Alexander 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.
Signature work
Known For
7.5
Movie
6.5
Movie
Elysium
7.4
Movie
The Terminal
7.5
Movie
The Book of Life
7.2
Movie
Milk
7.0
TV
American Dad!
5.6
Movie
Flatliners
6.5
Movie
A Rainy Day in New York
8.3
TV
Andor
6.3
Movie
Contraband
7.4
Movie
Frida
7.4
Movie
Y Tu Mamá También
7.1
Movie
DC League of Super-Pets
6.2
Movie
Blood Father
7.9
TV
Narcos: Mexico
7.2
Movie
Open Range
6.9
Movie
If Beale Street Could Talk
8.4
TV
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
Acting credits 98
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin Film | Diego (voice) |
| TBA | I, Chihuahua Film | Juan (voice) |
| TBA | The Boys: Mexico TV | (1 ep) |
| 2028 | Tangled Film | Hawthorne |
| 2026 | Eleven Days Film | Federico Carrasco |
| 2026 | Mexico 86 Film | Martín de la Torre |
| 2026 | The One That Got Away: The Director's Cut Film | Diego |
| 2025 | Mollusk Film | |
| 2025 | Kiss of the Spider Woman Film | Valentín Arregui / Armando |
| 2024 | La Máquina TV | Andy Lujan (6 ep) |
| 2023 | Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2023 | Water for Life Film | Narrator |
| 2022 | Andor TV | Cassian Andor (24 ep) |
| 2022 | Soul of a Nation Presents Mi Gente: Groundbreakers and Changemakers Film | Self |
| 2022 | Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look Film | Self - Cassian Andor / Executive Producer |
| 2022 | DC League of Super-Pets Film | Chip (voice) |
| 2021 | Maya and the Three TV | Zatz (voice) (9 ep) |
| 2021 | Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans Film | Krel (voice) |
| 2020 | Wander Darkly Film | Matteo |
| 2020 | Pan y Circo TV | Self - Host (10 ep) |
| 2020 | Home Movie: The Princess Bride TV | Inigo Montoya (1 ep) |
| 2019 | Berlin, I Love You Film | Drag Queen |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2019 | A Rainy Day in New York Film | Francisco Vega |
| 2018 | 3Below: Tales of Arcadia TV | Krel (voice) (26 ep) |
| 2018 | If Beale Street Could Talk Film | Pedrocito |
| 2018 | Narcos: Mexico TV | Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo (21 ep) |
| 2018 | Crow: The Legend Film | Moth (voice) |
| 2018 | Mi Marido tiene Más Familia TV | Robert Cooper (1 ep) |
| 2017 | Flatliners Film | Ray |
| 2017 | The Bad Batch Film | Jimmy (uncredited) |
| 2017 | The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' Film | Self |
| 2016 | Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia TV | Krel (voice) (2 ep) |
| 2016 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Film | Cassian Andor |
| 2016 | Blood Father Film | Jonah |
| 2016 | Chelsea TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2015 | Casanova TV | Giacomo Casanova (1 ep) |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2015 | Casanova Film | Giacomo Casanova |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 2014 | I Stay with You Film | Esteban |
| 2014 | The Book of Life Film | Manolo (voice) |
| 2013 | Elysium Film | Julio |
| 2012 | Made in Mexico Film | Self |
| 2012 | Casa de Mi Padre Film | Raul |
| 2012 | Contraband Film | Gonzalo |
| 2010 | Conan TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 2010 | Morelos, Siervo de la Nación Film | Narrator |
| 2010 | Gritos D Muerte y Libertad Film | Guadalupe Victoria |
| 2010 | Gritos de Muerte y Libertad TV | Guadalupe Victoria (13 ep) |
| 2008 | Rudo & Cursi Film | Beto |
| 2008 | Milk Film | Jack Lira |
| 2008 | Walking Vengeance Film | Gabriel |
| 2008 | Mister Lonely Film | Michael Jackson |
| 2007 | Spielberg on Spielberg Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2007 | The Night Buffalo Film | Manuel |
| 2006 | The One Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2006 | A Wonderful World Film | Reportero en Estocolmo |
| 2006 | Fade to Black Film | Tommaso Moreno |
Crew credits 30
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | El Día Después: Opinión Ciudadana Film | Producer |
| 2026 | Ashes Film | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2026 | Man Overboard! Film | Producer |
| 2026 | On the Road Film | Producer |
| 2026 | Mexico 86 Film | Executive Producer |
| 2025 | Thesis on a Domestication Film | Executive Producer |
| 2025 | Kiss of the Spider Woman Film | Executive Producer |
| 2025 | ASCO: Without Permission Film | Executive Producer |
| 2024 | La Máquina TV | Original Story, Executive Producer (6 ep) |
| 2024 | State of Silence Film | Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Andor TV | Executive Producer (24 ep) |
| 2021 | Everything Will Be Fine TV | Director, Producer, Creator (1 ep) |
| 2020 | Pan y Circo TV | Director, Creator (10 ep) |
| 2019 | Chicuarotes Film | Associate Producer |
| 2016 | Salt and Fire Film | Executive Producer |
| 2016 | Mr. Pig Film | Screenplay, Director |
| 2015 | The Chosen Ones Film | Executive Producer |
| 2015 | Leagues Film | Executive Producer |
| 2014 | Cesar Chavez Film | Producer, Director |
| 2013 | Paraíso Film | Executive Producer |
| 2011 | Miss Bala Film | Executive Producer |
| 2010 | Revolución Film | Director |
| 2010 | Abel Film | Director, Writer |
| 2009 | Sin Nombre Film | Executive Producer |
| 2008 | Walking Vengeance Film | Executive Producer |
| 2008 | I'm Gonna Explode Film | Executive Producer |
| 2007 | J.C. Chavez Film | Director |
| 2007 | Cochochi Film | Executive Producer |
| 2007 | The Night Buffalo Film | Co-Producer |
| 2006 | Drama/Mex Film | Executive Producer |