Diego Luna Mexican Actor Born 1979 in Toluca de Lerdo

Diego Luna is a Mexican actor born on 29 December 1979 in Toluca de Lerdo. His best-known titles on this site are Elysium (2013) and Y tu mamá también (2001).

Early life

He was born to Alejandro Luna. He attended Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana.

Career

The earliest of his listed screen credits is Carrusel, from 1989. His 1990s credits include A Sweet Scent of Death (1999) and The Comet (1999). During the 2000s, he worked on The Terminal (2004) and Milk (2008, as Jack Lira). Work from the 2010s includes Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016, as Cassian Andor) and A Rainy Day in New York (2019). Andor (2022, as Cassian Andor) and Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025, as Valentín Arregui Paz) are among his 2020s credits.

In total, 39 films and 4 TV series are listed from 1989 to 2026. Drama is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (12), followed by romance (4) and biographical (3). The list ends, for now, with Ashes (2026). Of his two titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, The Terminal (2004) has the highest, at $219 million. Beyond acting, the credits show him as director on 5 titles, including Cesar Chavez, and writer on 3 titles, including Mr. Pig.

Gael García Bernal appears in five of his listed titles, including Casa de Mi Padre (2012) and Rudo y Cursi (2008). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are José María Yazpik (five titles) and Cecilia Suárez (three titles). On the music side, the records list Kiss of the Spider Woman (soundtrack) (2025).

Recognition

He won the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast in 2008 for Milk. Diego Luna also has received the Time 100 (2025) and a Marcello Mastroianni Award. His nominations include the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama in 2023 for Andor. Altogether, 3 wins and 4 nominations are listed.

Personal life

Former marriages on record are to Camila Sodi (2012 to 2013). He has 2 children on record.