Guillermo del Toro Gómez is a Mexican filmmaker. A recipient of three Academy Awards and three BAFTA Awards, his work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales and horror, with an effort to infuse visual or poetic beauty in the grotesque. He has had a lifelong fascination with monsters, which he considers symbols of great power. He is also known for his use of insectile and religious imagery, his themes of Catholicism, anti-fascism, and celebrating imperfection, underworld motifs, practical special effects, and dominant amber lighting.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction (2018)
Guest starring as Director / Producer
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: Dark Futures (May 21, 2018) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x03: Monsters (May 14, 2018) [Special Guest Star]
Five Came Back (2017)
Starring as Guillermo del Toro
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x03: The Price of Victory (Mar 31, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: Combat Zones (Mar 31, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: The Mission Begins (Mar 31, 2017)
Mickey Mouse: Mixed-Up Adventures (2017)
Guest starring as Mr. Talbot
- Episode 2x21: Goof Mansion (Oct 5, 2018)
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016)
Guest starring as Senor Muelas
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x07: To Catch a Changeling (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x02: Becoming: Part 2 (Dec 23, 2016)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Guillermo del Toro
- Episode 2015-10-16: Jimmy Kimmel; Jessica Chastain; Tom Hiddleston; Mia Wasikowska; Guillermo Del Toro; Beach House (Oct 16, 2015)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Guest starring as Guillermo del Toro
- Episode 2018-02-07: Meghan Trainor, Guillermo del Toro, Jamie Lee (Feb 7, 2018)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Guillermo del Toro
- Episode 2022-12-06: Emma Thompson; Guillermo del Toro; Ashley McBryde; John Osborne (Dec 6, 2022)
Made in Hollywood (2005)
Guest starring as Guillermo del Toro
(2 episodes)
- Episode 18x41: Celebration of Animation: Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken - Nimona - Elemental (Jul 1, 2023)
- Episode 18x15: Avatar: The Way of Water; Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio; National Treasure: Edge of History (Dec 17, 2022)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
Guest starring as Pappy McPoyle
(2 episodes)
- Episode 11x07: McPoyle vs. Ponderosa: The Trial of the Century (Feb 17, 2016)
- Episode 8x03: The Maureen Ponderosa Wedding Massacre (Oct 25, 2012)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as Guillermo del Toro
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2023-03-13: Owen Wilson, Guillermo del Toro, Ke Huy Quan (Mar 13, 2023)
- Episode 2021-12-06: Jennifer Aniston, Ann Dowd, Kathryn Hahn, Kevin Hart, John Lithgow, Jon Stewart, Allison Tolman, Gabrielle Union, Damon Wayans Sr., Guillermo del Toro, Courtney Barnett (Dec 6, 2021)
- Episode 2018-03-05: Guillermo del Toro, Katy Perry (Mar 5, 2018)
- Episode 2017-12-12: Dwayne Johnson, Guillermo del Toro, G-Eazy (Dec 12, 2017)
Last Call with Carson Daly (2002)
Guest starring as Guillermo del Toro
- Episode 2017-12-19: Guillermo del Toro, Liam Gallagher, Blair Socci (Dec 19, 2017)
The Simpsons (1989)
Guest starring as Guillermo del Toro
- Episode 30x15: 101 Mitigations (Mar 3, 2019) [Special Guest Star]
Oscars (1953)
Guest starring as Guillermo del Toro
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2019-02-24: The 91st Annual Academy Awards (Feb 24, 2019)
- Episode 2018-03-04: The 90th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 4, 2018)
Crew Credits
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (2022)
Show crew as Creator
Show crew as Executive Producer
Episode crew as Teleplay
- Episode 1x01: Lot 36 (Oct 25, 2022)
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016)
Show crew as Creator
(39 episodes)
- Episode 2x13: In the Hall of the Gumm-Gumm King (Dec 15, 2017)
- Episode 2x12: Mistrial and Error (Dec 15, 2017)
- Episode 2x11: Unbecoming (Dec 15, 2017)
- Episode 2x10: The Reckless Club (Dec 15, 2017)
- Episode 2x09: Creepslayerz (Dec 15, 2017)
- Episode 2x08: Just Add Water (Dec 15, 2017)
- Episode 2x07: Hero with a Thousand Faces (Dec 15, 2017)
- Episode 2x06: Hiss Hiss, Bang Bang (Dec 15, 2017)
- Episode 2x05: Homecoming (Dec 15, 2017)
- Episode 2x04: KanjigAAARRRGGHH!!! (Dec 15, 2017)
- Episode 2x03: Grand Theft Otto (Dec 15, 2017)
- Episode 2x02: Skullcrusher (Dec 15, 2017)
- Episode 2x01: Escape from the Darklands (Dec 15, 2017)
- Episode 1x26: Something Rotten This Way Comes (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x25: A Night to Remember (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x24: Angor Management (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x23: Wingmen (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x22: It's About Time (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x21: Party Monster (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x20: Where is My Mind? (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x19: Airheads (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x18: The Shattered King (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x17: Blinky's Day Out (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x16: Roaming Fees May Apply (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x15: Mudslinging (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x14: Return of the Trollhunter (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x13: The Battle of Two Bridges (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x12: Claire and Present Danger (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x11: Recipe for Disaster (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x10: Young Atlas (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x09: Bittersweet Sixteen (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x08: Adventures in Trollsitting (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x07: To Catch a Changeling (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x06: Win Lose or Draal (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x05: Waka Chaka! (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x04: Gnome Your Enemy (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x03: Wherefore Art Thou, Trollhunter? (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x02: Becoming: Part 2 (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: Becoming: Part 1 (Dec 23, 2016)
Show crew as Executive Producer
Episode crew as Story
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: Becoming: Part 2 (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: Becoming: Part 1 (Dec 23, 2016)
Episode crew as Teleplay
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: Becoming: Part 2 (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: Becoming: Part 1 (Dec 23, 2016)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: Becoming: Part 2 (Dec 23, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: Becoming: Part 1 (Dec 23, 2016)
The Strain (2014)
Show crew as Creator
(48 episodes)
- Episode 4x10: The Last Stand (Sep 17, 2017)
- Episode 4x09: The Traitor (Sep 10, 2017)
- Episode 4x08: Extraction (Sep 3, 2017)
- Episode 4x07: Ouroboros (Aug 27, 2017)
- Episode 4x06: Tainted Love (Aug 20, 2017)
- Episode 4x05: Belly of the Beast (Aug 13, 2017)
- Episode 4x04: New Horizons (Aug 6, 2017)
- Episode 4x03: One Shot (Jul 30, 2017)
- Episode 4x02: The Blood Tax (Jul 23, 2017)
- Episode 4x01: The Worm Turns (Jul 16, 2017)
- Episode 3x10: The Fall (Oct 30, 2016)
- Episode 3x09: Do or Die (Oct 23, 2016)
- Episode 3x08: White Light (Oct 16, 2016)
- Episode 3x07: Collaborators (Oct 9, 2016)
- Episode 3x06: The Battle of Central Park (Oct 2, 2016)
- Episode 3x05: Madness (Sep 25, 2016)
- Episode 3x04: Gone But Not Forgotten (Sep 18, 2016)
- Episode 3x03: First Born (Sep 11, 2016)
- Episode 3x02: Bad White (Sep 4, 2016)
- Episode 3x01: New York Strong (Aug 28, 2016)
- Episode 2x13: Night Train (Oct 4, 2015)
- Episode 2x12: Fallen Light (Sep 27, 2015)
- Episode 2x11: Dead End (Sep 20, 2015)
- Episode 2x10: The Assassin (Sep 13, 2015)
- Episode 2x09: The Battle for Red Hook (Sep 6, 2015)
- Episode 2x08: Intruders (Aug 30, 2015)
- Episode 2x07: The Born (Aug 23, 2015)
- Episode 2x06: Identity (Aug 16, 2015)
- Episode 2x05: Quick and Painless (Aug 9, 2015)
- Episode 2x04: The Silver Angel (Aug 2, 2015)
- Episode 2x03: Fort Defiance (Jul 26, 2015)
- Episode 2x02: By Any Means (Jul 19, 2015)
- Episode 2x01: BK, NY (Jul 12, 2015)
- Episode 1x13: The Master (Oct 5, 2014)
- Episode 1x12: Last Rites (Sep 28, 2014)
- Episode 1x11: The Third Rail (Sep 21, 2014)
- Episode 1x10: Loved Ones (Sep 14, 2014)
- Episode 1x09: The Disappeared (Sep 7, 2014)
- Episode 1x08: Creatures of the Night (Aug 31, 2014)
- Episode 1x07: For Services Rendered (Aug 24, 2014)
- Episode 1x06: Occultation (Aug 17, 2014)
- Episode 1x05: Runaways (Aug 10, 2014)
- Episode 1x04: It's Not for Everyone (Aug 3, 2014)
- Episode 1x03: Gone Smooth (Jul 27, 2014)
- Episode 1x02: The Box (Jul 20, 2014)
- Episode 1x01: Night Zero (Jul 13, 2014)
- Episode S02 Special: Animated Prequel: The Story of the Occido Lumen (Jun 7, 2015)
- Episode S01 Special: Animated Prequel: Survivor (Jul 11, 2014)
Show crew as Executive Producer
(25 episodes)
- Episode 4x10: The Last Stand (Sep 17, 2017)
- Episode 4x09: The Traitor (Sep 10, 2017)
- Episode 4x08: Extraction (Sep 3, 2017)
- Episode 4x07: Ouroboros (Aug 27, 2017)
- Episode 4x06: Tainted Love (Aug 20, 2017)
- Episode 4x05: Belly of the Beast (Aug 13, 2017)
- Episode 4x04: New Horizons (Aug 6, 2017)
- Episode 4x03: One Shot (Jul 30, 2017)
- Episode 4x02: The Blood Tax (Jul 23, 2017)
- Episode 4x01: The Worm Turns (Jul 16, 2017)
- Episode 3x10: The Fall (Oct 30, 2016)
- Episode 3x09: Do or Die (Oct 23, 2016)
- Episode 3x08: White Light (Oct 16, 2016)
- Episode 3x07: Collaborators (Oct 9, 2016)
- Episode 3x06: The Battle of Central Park (Oct 2, 2016)
- Episode 3x05: Madness (Sep 25, 2016)
- Episode 3x04: Gone But Not Forgotten (Sep 18, 2016)
- Episode 3x03: First Born (Sep 11, 2016)
- Episode 3x02: Bad White (Sep 4, 2016)
- Episode 3x01: New York Strong (Aug 28, 2016)
- Episode 2x13: Night Train (Oct 4, 2015)
- Episode 2x12: Fallen Light (Sep 27, 2015)
- Episode 2x11: Dead End (Sep 20, 2015)
- Episode 2x10: The Assassin (Sep 13, 2015)
- Episode 2x08: Intruders (Aug 30, 2015)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x01: BK, NY (Jul 12, 2015)
- Episode 1x01: Night Zero (Jul 13, 2014)
Episode crew as Story
(18 episodes)
- Episode 2x07: The Born (Aug 23, 2015)
- Episode 2x06: Identity (Aug 16, 2015)
- Episode 2x04: The Silver Angel (Aug 2, 2015)
- Episode 2x02: By Any Means (Jul 19, 2015)
- Episode 2x01: BK, NY (Jul 12, 2015)
- Episode 1x13: The Master (Oct 5, 2014)
- Episode 1x12: Last Rites (Sep 28, 2014)
- Episode 1x11: The Third Rail (Sep 21, 2014)
- Episode 1x10: Loved Ones (Sep 14, 2014)
- Episode 1x09: The Disappeared (Sep 7, 2014)
- Episode 1x08: Creatures of the Night (Aug 31, 2014)
- Episode 1x07: For Services Rendered (Aug 24, 2014)
- Episode 1x06: Occultation (Aug 17, 2014)
- Episode 1x05: Runaways (Aug 10, 2014)
- Episode 1x04: It's Not for Everyone (Aug 3, 2014)
- Episode 1x03: Gone Smooth (Jul 27, 2014)
- Episode 1x02: The Box (Jul 20, 2014)
- Episode 1x01: Night Zero (Jul 13, 2014)
Episode crew as Teleplay
- Episode 1x01: Night Zero (Jul 13, 2014)