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Michael Peña

Michael Peña

54 movies on Netflix

Biography

Peña was born and raised in Chicago, to Nicolasa, a social worker, and Eleuterio Peña, who worked at a button factory. His parents were originally from Mexico, his mother from Charcas in San Luis Potosí and his father from Villa Purificación in Jalisco. After graduating from high school, he went to an open casting call for the Peter Bogdanovich feature To Sir, with Love II (1996), and to his surprise, beat out hundreds of other young men for a role. After relocating to Los Angeles Peña quickly booked a succession of roles in features including Star Maps, My Fellow Americans (1996) (opposite Jack Lemmon and James Garner), La Cucaracha (1998) (winner of the Best Picture in the Austin Film Festival), Bellyfruit (1999), and the Disney/Jerry Bruckheimer feature Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000). Michael Peña resides in Los Angeles where he plays bass guitar with his band, plays golf and boxes for relaxation.

50years old

Turns 51 on January 13in 64 days

  • Born Chicago
  • Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
  • Michael Anthony Peña (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
54
Career span
29 years1997 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

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  1. A first

    Peña has the rare distinction of having been in three films in a row that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar.

  2. Big break

    Peña's breakthrough came in two Best Picture Oscar-winning films written by Paul Haggis, Million Dollar Baby and Crash, both released in 2004.

Michael Peña movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Martian2015 Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fias Rick Martinez

    IMDb rating 8.01.0M votes

  2. Shooter2007 Action, Drama, Thrilleras Nick Memphis

    IMDb rating 7.2379K votes

  3. Fury2014as Trini 'Gordo' Garcia

    IMDb rating 7.6619K votes

  4. End of Watch2012as Mike Zavala

    IMDb rating 7.6296K votes

  5. Crash2005as Daniel Ruiz

    IMDb rating 7.7464K votes

  6. Battle Los Angeles2011as Joe Rincon

    IMDb rating 5.7192K votes

  7. Ant-Man2015as Luis

    IMDb rating 7.2795K votes

  8. The Mule2018as Agent Treviño

    IMDb rating 7.0171K votes

Most often with

David Ayer directed three of these films, Peyton Reed two and Clint Eastwood two. Bobby Cannavale appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Bobby Cannavale, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Bobby CannavaleUdo Kier, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Udo KierMichael Shannon, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Michael ShannonDon Cheadle, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Don CheadleCharlyne Yi, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Charlyne YiWillem Dafoe, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Willem DafoeDavid AyerDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by David AyerPeyton ReedDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Peyton ReedClint EastwoodDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Clint Eastwood

Films together

Box office

What Michael Peña's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$5.0 billion

39 of the 54 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 54 films: 39 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 2 streaming, short cinema run; 7 figure not found.

  • 39Worldwide figure
  • 4US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 2Streaming, short cinema run
  • 7Figure not found

Top grosser

The Martian2015as Rick Martinez$631 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 59% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Martian2015as Rick Martinez
    $631M12.6% of the total
  2. 2
    Ant-Man and the Wasp2018as Luis
    $623M12.4% of the total
  3. 3
    Ant-Man2015as Luis
    $519M10.4% of the total
  4. 4
    Turbo2013as Tito (voice)
    $283M5.6% of the total
  5. 5
    American Hustle2013as Paco Hernandez / Sheik Abdullah
    $251M5.0% of the total
  6. 6
    Million Dollar Baby2004as Omar
    $217M4.3% of the total
  7. 7
    Fury2014as Trini 'Gordo' Garcia
    $212M4.2% of the total
  8. 8
    Battle Los Angeles2011as Joe Rincon
    $212M4.2% of the total
The Mule (2018), $175 millionWorld Trade Center (2006), $163 millionTower Heist (2011), $153 millionTom & Jerry (2021), $137 millionA Wrinkle in Time (2018), $133 millionThe Lego Ninjago Movie (2017), $123 millionDora and the Lost City of Gold (2019), $121 millionVacation (2015), $104 millionCrash (2005), $98.4 millionShooter (2007), $95.7 millionA Working Man (2025), $89.4 millionCollateral Beauty (2016), $88.5 millionThe Lincoln Lawyer (2011), $85.4 million12 Strong (2018), $67.5 millionMoonfall (2022), $67.3 millionLions for Lambs (2007), $64.8 million

$2.1 billionfrom the other 31 films with a worldwide figure, 41% of the total

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