Omar Leyva

Biography

Omar Leyva is a bilingual Mexican American actor who was born in Mexico City and grew up in Puebla before moving to Los Angeles at eight. He took up acting at Santa Monica High School, mentored by Dr. Frank X. Ford, and paid his dues on college and community stages in roles such as Shakespeare's Othello, musical theater parts and bilingual classical and original plays. After student projects, shorts and independent features, he launched his professional career in 2006 and went on to appear in series including Ray Donovan, Community, The Mentalist, Criminal Minds and 24. His film credits included McFarland USA (2015), Mosquita Y Mari (2012) and Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008). Leyva also trained in improv and worked as a creative consultant on films, plays and corporate projects.

Movie Career

Films: 10
Career span: 14 years2008 to 2022

Genres

Drama90%, 9 films
Thriller40%, 4 films
Horror30%, 3 films
Adventure20%, 2 films
Comedy20%, 2 films

First and latest

Omar Leyva movies on Netflix

BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths2022IMDb rating 6.7as Mexican American Officer
Windfall2022IMDb rating 5.7as Gardener
Don't Let Go2019IMDb rating 6.4as Property Officer #1
Icebox2018IMDb rating 6.2as Manuel
Truth or Dare2018IMDb rating 5.3as Clerk
Bone Tomahawk2015IMDb rating 7.1as Guapo
McFarland, USA2015IMDb rating 7.4as Señor Diaz
The Gambler2014IMDb rating 6.0as Valet
Mosquita y Mari2012IMDb rating 6.3as Mr. Galvez
Beverly Hills Chihuahua2008IMDb rating 4.0as Ranger

Best known for

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

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Windfall2022 Crime, Drama, Thrilleras Gardener
IMDb rating 5.729K votes
McFarland, USA2015 Biography, Drama, Sportas Señor Diaz
IMDb rating 7.447K votes
The Gambler2014as Valet
IMDb rating 6.079K votes
Don't Let Go2019as Property Officer #1
IMDb rating 6.416K votes
Beverly Hills Chihuahua2008as Ranger
IMDb rating 4.028K votes
Truth or Dare2018as Clerk
IMDb rating 5.375K votes
Bone Tomahawk2015as Guapo
IMDb rating 7.1143K votes
Mosquita y Mari2012as Mr. Galvez
IMDb rating 6.31.1K votes

Worked with

Omar Leyva shares two films with Johnny Ortiz, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Johnny Ortiz

John Goodman

Michael Paré

Alfred Molina

Richard Jenkins

Andy Garcia

S. Craig ZahlerDirector, 1 film Rupert WyattDirector, 1 film

Jeff WadlowDirector, 1 film

Films together

Johnny Ortiz2 films together, 2015 to 2018
Johnny Ortiz's page
- Icebox2018IMDb rating 6.2Leyva as ManuelOrtiz as Felipe
- McFarland, USA2015IMDb rating 7.4Leyva as Señor DiazOrtiz as Jose Cardenas
John Goodman1 film together, 2014
John Goodman's page
- The Gambler2014IMDb rating 6.0Leyva as ValetGoodman as Frank
Michael Paré1 film together, 2015
Michael Paré's page
- Bone Tomahawk2015IMDb rating 7.1Leyva as GuapoParé as Mr. Wallington
Alfred Molina1 film together, 2019
Alfred Molina's page
- Don't Let Go2019IMDb rating 6.4Leyva as Property Officer #1Molina as Howard Keleshian
Richard Jenkins1 film together, 2015
Richard Jenkins's page
- Bone Tomahawk2015IMDb rating 7.1Leyva as GuapoJenkins as Chicory
Andy Garcia1 film together, 2008
Andy Garcia's page
- Beverly Hills Chihuahua2008IMDb rating 4.0Leyva as RangerGarcia as Delgadovoice
S. Craig ZahlerDirector, 1 film, 2015
All films by S. Craig Zahler
- Bone Tomahawk2015IMDb rating 7.1Leyva as Guapo
Rupert WyattDirector, 1 film, 2014
All films by Rupert Wyatt
- The Gambler2014IMDb rating 6.0Leyva as Valet
Jeff WadlowDirector, 1 film, 2018
All films by Jeff Wadlow
- Truth or Dare2018IMDb rating 5.3Leyva as Clerk

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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