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Diego Luna

Diego Luna

Actor, producer and director, also writer · Born December 29, 1979 (46) · Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico

Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 3 other major award bodies

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 29, 1979 (46)
From
Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico
Works as
Actor, producer and director, also writer
Titles
61 on MovieCove · 101 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 26% in 30 days

What are Diego Luna's films like?

Across their 55 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

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

share of theme weight
Bonds
24%
Self
21%
Power
14%
Morality
13%
Survival
11%
Society
9%
Ideas
7%
Family bonds13 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 47 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 13 · Serious 15 · Dark 19

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 23 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 11

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 23 · Intense 18

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 13 · Shifting 29 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 23 · Some laughs 21 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 18 · Even-paced 25 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 14 · Engaged 30 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 15 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 21

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 29 · Open-ended 12 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

29 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 10 of 29 analyzed roles.

Hero
10 of 29
Ally
8 of 29
Trickster
3 of 29
Mentor
3 of 29
Threshold guardian
2 of 29
Shapeshifter
2 of 29
Shadow
1 of 29
Show the 29 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
33
Melancholic
23
Dread
13
Contemplative
11
Thrilling
9
Other
60

How their films linger

Bittersweet27 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet27
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous15

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 Diego Luna's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 44 of their 61 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Diego Luna'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

101 credits, 61 with a MovieCove page; 22 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Tangled (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    as Hawthorne

  • Ashes(2026)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Hombre al agua(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • On the Road(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Mexico 86(2026)

    Executive Producer · as Martín de la Torre

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The One That Got Away: The Director's Cut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Diego

  • Mollusk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Thesis on a Domestication (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Kiss of the Spider Woman(2025)

    Executive Producer · as Valentín Arregui / Armando

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • ASCO: Without Permission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • La Máquina(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · Original Story · as Andy Lujan

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • State of Silence(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Water for Life(2023)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Andor(2022)

    Show 24 episodes · Executive Producer · as Cassian Andor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • DC League of Super-Pets(2022)

    as Chip (voice)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Maya and the Three(2021)

    Show 9 episodes · as Zatz (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Everything Will Be Fine(2021)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans(2021)

    as Krel (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Wander Darkly(2020)

    as Matteo

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Pan y Circo(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer · Writer · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Inigo Montoya

  • Berlin, I Love You(2019)

    as Drag Queen

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • A Rainy Day in New York(2019)

    as Francisco Vega

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Chicuarotes(2019)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • 3Below: Tales of Arcadia(2018)

    Show 26 episodes · as Krel (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • If Beale Street Could Talk(2018)

    as Pedrocito

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Narcos: Mexico(2018)

    Show 21 episodes · as Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Crow: The Legend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Moth (voice)

  • Mi Marido tiene Más Familia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Cooper

  • Flatliners(2017)

    as Ray

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Bad Batch(2016)

    as Jimmy (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Krel (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story(2016)

    as Cassian Andor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Salt and Fire(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Blood Father(2016)

    as Jonah

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Pig(2016)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Casanova (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Giacomo Casanova

  • The Chosen Ones(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Casanova(2015)

    as Giacomo Casanova

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Leagues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer

  • If He Hollers(2014)

    as Esteban

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Book of Life(2014)

    as Manolo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Cesar Chavez(2014)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Paraíso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Executive Producer

  • Elysium(2013)

    as Julio

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Casa de mi Padre(2012)

    as Raul

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Contraband(2012)

    as Gonzalo

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Miss Bala(2011)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Niño Santo(2011)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Morelos, Siervo de la Nación (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Narrator

  • Gritos D Muerte y Libertad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Guadalupe Victoria

  • Gritos de Muerte y Libertad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 13 episodes · as Guadalupe Victoria

  • Revolución (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Abel(2010)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Sin Nombre(2009)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Rudo y Cursi(2008)

    as Beto

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Milk(2008)

    as Jack Lira

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Walking Vengeance(2008)

    Executive Producer · as Gabriel

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • I'm Gonna Explode (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • Mister Lonely(2007)

    as Michael Jackson

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • J.C. Chavez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Cochochi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • The Night Buffalo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Co-Producer · as Manuel

  • Drama/Mex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • Un mundo maravilloso(2006)

    as Reportero en Estocolmo

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Fade to Black(2006)

    as Tommaso Moreno

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Only God Knows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Dàmian

  • Carambola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as El Perro

  • Stories of Disenchantment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Amante en Video

  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Mauricio (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Criminal(2004)

    as Rodrigo

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Terminal(2004)

    as Enrique Cruz

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights(2004)

    as Javier Suarez

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Nicotina(2003)

    as Lolo

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Open Range(2003)

    as Button

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Soldiers of Salamina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Gastón

  • Vampires: Los Muertos(2002)

    as Sancho

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Ciudades oscuras(2002)

    as Fede

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Frida(2002)

    as Alejandro

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema(2001)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Fidel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Renato Guitart

  • Fidel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Renato Guitart

  • Never Too Young to Dream(2001)

    as Postman

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Y tu mamá también(2001)

    as Tenoch Iturbide

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Before Night Falls(2000)

    as Carlos

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Todo el poder(2000)

    as Esteban

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • A Sweet Scent of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Ramon

  • La vida en el espejo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Eugenio Román Franco

  • El Cometa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Victor

  • Coapa Heights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Eric

  • Perriférico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • A Trickle of Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as León

  • Morena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Dos

  • Ámbar(1994)

    as Muni Frahabarana

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Last New Year (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Antonieta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as (uncredited)

  • El Día Después: Opinión Ciudadana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Eleven Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Federico Carrasco

  • I, Chihuahua (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Juan (voice)

  • Naya: Legend of the Golden Dolphin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Diego (voice)

  • The Boys: Mexico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 100 titles, 94 of them dated from 1982 to 2026; peak year 2003.

Biggest box office

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

$1.1B worldwide

Highest rated

Andor (2022)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19822026

Peak 2003 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 20 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting76 of 100: 70 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thDirecting8 of 100: 2 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thWriting4 of 100: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing25 of 100: 16 only producing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thOther crew2 of 100: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

100 titles, 12 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s9 · acting2000s32 · 27 acting · 7 crew2010s32 · 22 acting · 10 crew2020s20 · 12 acting · 12 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 22% of 32 roles
00051520

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 awards from 13 major nominations, 2001–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Series - Drama
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Drama Series
  2. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role on Television
  3. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Drama Series
  4. 2019
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Drama Series
  5. 2009
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Acting Ensemble
  6. 2001
    • Venice award, won · Best Young Actor or Actress

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 Diego Luna's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 51; across their 47 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 47

Midcredits score across 61 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up24
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 61 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved11
  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Cult Classic6
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed18

Most divisive · actor, director, writer, producer

Pan y Circo (2020)

89th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, producer

Andor (2022)

Midcredits 98th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 40 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 42. 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 Diego Luna's work okay for kids?

Across up to 29 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore24 titles29–85 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity29 titles14–74 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity22 titles9–89 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs21 titles5–64 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense20 titles27–74 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Diego Luna work with?

People who share at least 2 of Diego Luna's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gael García Bernal shares the most, 16.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles