Álvaro Luis Bernat "Tony" Dalton (born February 13, 1975) is an American and Mexican actor. For much of his career, he has acted in Mexican films, television shows, and stage plays. He is best known in the United States for his portrayal of Lalo Salamanca in Better Call Saul (2018–2022). He also starred as Jack Duquesne in the 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe miniseries Hawkeye. Álvaro Luis Bernat Dalton was born in Laredo, Texas, on February 13, 1975, the son of an American mother and a Mexican father. He attended the Eaglebrook School in Deerfield, Massachusetts, then studied acting at New York City's Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Dalton's first major role was on the Mexican telenovela Rebelde (2004–2006). His first film role was in Matando Cabos (2004), which he also co-wrote. He later wrote and starred in Sultanes del Sur (2007). His other film credits include Violanchelo (2008) and The Perfect Dictatorship (2014). He also played a supporting role in the HBO Latin America series Capadocia (2008). He played the lead in the HBO series Sr. Ávila (2017), which won the International Emmy award for Best Non-English Language Series. Dalton portrayed Lalo Salamanca in Better Call Saul (2018–2022), first appearing in the season 4 episode "Coushatta." His performance received critical acclaim, earning him nominations for one Screen Actors Guild Award and two Saturn Awards, while some critics deemed Lalo one of the best villains on television. He was cast as Jack Duquesne in the miniseries Hawkeye (2021) after producer Trinh Tran was impressed with his performance in Better Call Saul. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tony Dalton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 13, 1975 (51)
- Laredo, Texas, USA
- Actor, also writer
- 31 on MovieCove · 40 credits in all
What are Tony Dalton's films like?
Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 3 · Wry 0 · Earnest 11
Light 5 · Serious 5 · Dark 4
A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 7
Steady 3 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 2
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 5
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 3
Casual 4 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 3
A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 3
A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2
Roles they play
Usually the Shadow: 6 of 12 analyzed roles.
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- Heroas Javier 'Jaque' in Killing Cabos (2004)
- Heroas Carlos Sánchez in Sultanes del Sur (2007)
- Shadowas Don Rafael Urrieta in Flor Salvaje (2011)
- Heroas Roberto Ávila in Sr. Ávila (2013)
- Shadowas Renato Maldonado in Dueños del Paraíso (2015)
- Shadowas Adrián Corcuera in La boda de Valentina (2018)
- Threshold guardianas Adrián Corcuera in La boda de Valentina (2018)
- Heroas Diego in Tell Me What You Want, Really (2023)
- Heroas Raul in Las Mutaciones (2024)
- Shadowas Ray Vega in Sugar (2024)
- Shadowas Thomas Luhr in El Mal (2025)
- Shadowas Benito Cabrera in Trap House (2025)
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet8
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous7
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Tony Dalton's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Tony Dalton's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
40 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
El Mal(2025)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Las Mutaciones(2024)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Trap House(2025)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Pluribus(2025)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
The Dead Girls(2025)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Daredevil: Born Again(2025)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Night Shift(2024)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Sugar(2024)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
The Last of Us(2023)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Hawkeye(2021)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Ni tuyo, ni mía (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Amalgama(2020)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
La boda de Valentina(2018)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
April's Daughter(2017)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Sense8(2015)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Better Call Saul(2015)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Dueños del Paraíso(2015)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
The Perfect Dictatorship(2014)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Who Killed Bambi?(2013)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Good Day, Ramon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Sr. Ávila(2013)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Amar no es Querer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Flor Salvaje(2011)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Colombiana(2011)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Hell(2010)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Amar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
The Simulators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Violanchelo(2008)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Sultanes del Sur(2007)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Trece miedos(2007)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
Secondary Effects(2006)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Come Back, Come Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Rebelde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Killing Cabos(2004)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Clase 406(2002)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
You Are My Destiny(2000)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
Ramona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Minotaur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Career shape
Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 40 titles from 1997 to 2026; peak year 2022.
Film career
Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2000Screen debut· Mi Destino Eres Tú
- 2004First film· Killing Cabos
- 2004First top-billed film· Killing Cabos
- 2004Breakout· Killing Cabos
- 2013Career best· Sr. Avila
- 2015Screen Actors Guild Award nomination· Better Call Saul
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
Awards
2 major nominations and no wins, 2021–2023.
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Tony Dalton's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 17; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up11
- 50th to 74th11
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved7
- Loved with Detractors1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser10
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed10
Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Tony Dalton's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Tony Dalton work with?
People who share at least 2 of Tony Dalton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joaquín Cosio shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Alejandro LozanoShared titles: Who Killed Bambi? (2013), Sultanes del Sur (2007), Killing Cabos (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Alejandro Lozano
Writers
- Issa LópezShared titles: La boda de Valentina (2018), Secondary Effects (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Issa López
- Kristoff RaczynskiShared titles: Who Killed Bambi? (2013), Killing Cabos (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Kristoff Raczynski
Actors
- Joaquín CosioShared titles: The Perfect Dictatorship (2014), Violanchelo (2008), Secondary Effects (2006), Killing Cabos (2004)See all 4 shared titles with Joaquín Cosio
- Kate del CastilloShared titles: Trap House (2025), Dueños del Paraíso (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Kate del Castillo
- Mónica Del CarmenShared titles: Las Mutaciones (2024), April's Daughter (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Mónica Del Carmen
- Manolo CardonaShared titles: Tell Me What You Want, Really (2023), Amalgama (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Manolo Cardona
Cinematographers and editors
- Jorge MacayaShared titles: La boda de Valentina (2018), Violanchelo (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Jorge Macaya
- Juan Jose SaraviaShared titles: Sultanes del Sur (2007), Killing Cabos (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Juan Jose Saravia
Producers
- Alex GarciaShared titles: Amalgama (2020), Violanchelo (2008), Sultanes del Sur (2007), Killing Cabos (2004)See all 4 shared titles with Alex Garcia
- Sandra SolaresShared titles: The Perfect Dictatorship (2014), Violanchelo (2008), Sultanes del Sur (2007), Killing Cabos (2004)See all 4 shared titles with Sandra Solares
- Billy RovzarShared titles: Violanchelo (2008), Sultanes del Sur (2007), Killing Cabos (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Billy Rovzar
- Fernando RovzarShared titles: Violanchelo (2008), Sultanes del Sur (2007), Killing Cabos (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Fernando Rovzar
