theOscarSite Facts:
Birthplace:
  • Santurce, Puerto Rico
Birth Name:
  • Benicio Monserrate Rafael Del Toro Sanchez
Nickname:
  • Beno
Quote:
  • "I like anything that's three-dimensional, anything I can believe in -- even if it's fantastic, surreal or from another planet. " -- Newsweek, January 15, 1996
Education:
  • Mercersburg Academy: Boarding school, PA
  • Enrolled at the University of California at San Diego with the intention of becoming a lawyer
  • Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting (scholarship)
Family:
  • Father: Gustavo - lawyer, farmer
  • Mother: Fausta Sanchez-Del Toro - lawyer; deceased
  • Brother: Gustavo (b. 1965) - physician living in US
Significant other(s):
  • Valeria Golino: engaged from 1988 to 1992
Feature Film
Credits:
  • 2009: The Wolf Man
    2008: Guerrilla, The Argentine (2008)
    2007: Things We Lost in the Fire
    2005: Sin City
    2003: 21 Grams, The Hunted
    2001: The Pledge
    2000: The Way of the Gun, Traffic, Snatch
  • 1998: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
    1997: Excess Baggage, Joyride
    1996: The Fan, Basquiat, The Funeral, Cannes Man
    1995: Swimming With Sharks, The Usual Suspects
    1994: China Moon
    1993: Money for Nothing, Fearless
    1992: Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
    1988: Big Top Pee-wee
Academy Awards®:
  •  Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role 2000: TRAFFIC
  •  Nominated for Actor in a Supporting Role 2003: 21 GRAMS

  • 2 nominations, 1 Award