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Line 1: {{short description\|American actor (born 1976)}} {{Use American English\|date=July 2023}} {{Use mdy dates\|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox person \| image = ~~Labor~~ ~~Hall~~ of ~~Honor~~ ~~and~~ ~~the~~ ~~Cesar~~= Michael ~~Chavez~~Peña ~~Memorial~~TIFF ~~Auditorium12~~2015.jpg \| caption = Peña at the premiere of ''[[The Martian (film)\|The Martian]]'' at the 2015 [[Toronto International Film Festival]] ~~\| imagesize =~~ \| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1976\|1\|13}} ~~\| caption = Peña in March 2012~~ \| birth_place = [[Chicago, Illinois]], U.S. ~~\| birthname = Michael Anthony Peña~~ \| occupation = Actor ~~\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1976\|1\|13}}~~ \| education = ~~\| birth_place = [[Chicago]], Illinois, United States~~ \| years_active = 1996–present ~~\| occupation = Actor~~ \| spouse = {{marriage\|Brie Shaffer\|2006}} ~~\| yearsactive = 1994–present~~ \| children = 1 ~~\| spouse = Brie Shaffer (2006–present)~~ }} '''Michael Peña''' ({{IPAc-en\|ˈ\|p\|eɪ\|n\|j\|ə}}; {{IPA\|es\|ˈpeɲa\|lang}}; born January 13, 1976)<ref>{{cite news\|url= https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2021/01/13/UPI-Almanac-for-Wednesday-Jan-13-2021/4791610505329/\|title= UPI Almanac for Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021\|work= [[United Press International]]\|date= January 13, 2021\|access-date= February 27, 2021\|archive-date= February 27, 2021\|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210227210816/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2021/01/13/UPI-Almanac-for-Wednesday-Jan-13-2021/4791610505329/\|url-status= live\|quote= …actor Michael Pena in 1976 (age 45)…}}</ref> is an American actor. He has starred in many films, including ''[[Crash (2004 film)\|Crash]]'' (2004), ''[[World Trade Center (film)\|World Trade Center]]'' (2006), ''[[Shooter (2007 film)\|Shooter]]'' (2007), ''[[Observe and Report]]'' (2009), ''[[Tower Heist]]'' (2011), ''[[Battle: Los Angeles]]'' (2011), ''[[End of Watch]]'' (2012), and ''[[Gangster Squad (film)\|Gangster Squad]]'' (2013). He has also acted in films such as ''[[American Hustle]]'' (2013), ''[[The Martian (film)\|The Martian]]'' (2015), ''[[Ant-Man (film)\|Ant-Man]]'' (2015) and its sequel ''[[Ant-Man and the Wasp]]'' (2018), and ''[[Extinction (2018 film)\|Extinction]]'' (2018). Peña had the title role in ''[[Cesar Chavez (film)\|Cesar Chavez]]'' (2014), played [[Drug Enforcement Administration\|DEA]] agent [[Kiki Camarena]] in season one of the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Narcos: Mexico]]'' (2018), and [[Central Intelligence Agency\|CIA]] agent Domingo Chavez in season 4 of the [[Prime Video]] series ''[[Jack Ryan (TV series)\|Jack Ryan]]'' (2023). He was nominated for the [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male]] for his performance in ''End of Watch.'' '''Michael Anthony Peña''' (born January 13, 1976) is an American film and television actor, and musician. He is best known for his roles in the films ''[[Crash (2004 film)\|Crash]]'' (2004), ''[[World Trade Center (film)\|World Trade Center]]'' (2006), ''[[Shooter (2007 film)\|Shooter]]'' (2007), ''[[Observe and Report]]'' (2009), ''[[30 Minutes or Less]]'' (2011), ''[[Tower Heist]]'' (2011), ''[[End of Watch]]'' (2012) and ''[[Gangster Squad]]'' (2013). ==~~Personal~~Early life== Peña was born on January 13, 1976, in [[Chicago]], Illinois]], the son of Nicolasa, a [[social worker]], and Eleuterio Peña, a ~~button~~ factory worker.<ref>~~[http~~{{cite web\|url=https://~~www~~news.~~eonline~~google.com/~~celebrities/profile/~~newspapers?~~uuid~~id=~~32aa21f6~~ky8zAAAAIBAJ&pg=4482,5028326&dq=michael-~~0cb3-407e-8db6-e21f3378780d~~ pe%C3%B1a+social+worker&hl=en\|title=Michael ~~Peña~~Pena ~~article~~stands atout Ein 'Crash'\|first=Jane Wollman\|last=Rusoff\|publisher=Tribune\|date=May 7, 2005\|access-~~Online]<~~date=June 4, 2014\|archive-date=May 19, 2021\|archive-url=https:/~~ref><ref>[http~~/web.archive.org/web/20210519203655/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ky8zAAAAIBAJ~~&sjid=xqIFAAAAIBAJ~~&pg=4482,5028326&dq=michael-pe%C3%B1a+social+worker&hl=en]\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.peopleenespanol.com/article/michael-pena-nunca-pense-en-hacer-telenovelas\|title=Michael Peña: "Nunca pensé en hacer telenovelas"\|publisher=People\|date=January 14, 2013\|access-date=June 4, 2014\|archive-date=October 28, 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028211840/http://www.peopleenespanol.com/article/michael-pena-nunca-pense-en-hacer-telenovelas\|url-status=live}}</ref> Peña's parents were originally farmers, and emigrated from [[Mexico]]; his father was from [[Villa Purificación]], [[Jalisco]], and his mother was from [[Charcas, ~~San Luis Potosi\|Charcas]], [[~~San Luis Potosí]].<ref name=meth1>{{cite web\|url=http://matehualadelascameliasmiciudad.wordpress.com/2007/11/18/mike-pena-nacio-en-chicago-de-padres-mexicanos-su-madre-de-charcas/\|title=MIKE PEÑA, nació en Chicago de padres mexicanos. Su madre, de Charcas.\|date=November 18, 2007\|access-date=June 4, 2014\|archive-date=December 24, 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224123842/http://matehualadelascameliasmiciudad.wordpress.com/2007/11/18/mike-pena-nacio-en-chicago-de-padres-mexicanos-su-madre-de-charcas/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="suntimes">[{{cite web\|url=http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/pearlman/291838,SHO-Sunday-fiveq11.article\|access-date=October 20, 2015\|title=Michael ~~Pena~~Peña has luck on his side:]\|author=Pearlman, ~~Article at ''~~Cindy\|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times'']]\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426172333/http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/pearlman/291838,SHO-Sunday-fiveq11.article\|archive-date=April 26, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-oct-01-ca-pena1-story.html\|title=He's all about survivor roles\|first=Tina\|last=Daunt\|date=October 1, 2006\|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]\|access-date=June 4, 2014\|archive-date=October 18, 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018201351/http://articles.latimes.com/2006/oct/01/entertainment/ca-pena1\|url-status=live}}</ref> ~~Peña~~He grew up in the [[North Lawndale]] area and attended [[~~Hubbard~~Marist High School (Chicago, Illinois)\|~~Hubbard~~Marist High School]], inand ~~Chicago.<ref>{{cite~~graduated ~~journal~~from \|[[Hubbard ~~last=Peña~~High ~~\| first=Michael~~School (Chicago)\|Hubbard ~~title=Celebrity~~High ~~interview~~School]] ~~with~~where ~~Michael~~he ~~Peña \| journal=Celebrity \| issue=368 \| year=2005 \| pages=8–11}}</ref> Peña~~participated and ~~his~~was ~~wife,~~a ~~Brie Shaffer,~~state ~~welcomed their first child~~qualifier in ~~September~~wrestling ~~2008, a boy named~~and ~~Roman~~track.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://~~www~~articles.~~imdb~~chicagotribune.com/~~name~~2012-09-21/~~nm0787294~~entertainment/~~bio</ref>~~chi-michael-pena-movie-interview-20120921_1_michael-pena-chicago-board-north-lawndale\|title=Chicago Henative isMichael aPena ~~[[Church~~talks End of ~~Scientology~~Watch\|~~Scientologist]]~~work=tribunedigital-chicagotribune\|access-date=September 20, 2017\|language=en\|archive-date=September 8, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.~~<ref>~~archive.org/web/20170908112843/http://~~www~~articles.~~scientologynews~~chicagotribune.~~org~~com/~~press~~2012-~~releases~~09-21/~~celebrity~~entertainment/chi-~~centre~~michael-~~international~~pena-~~43rd~~movie-~~anniversary.html~~interview-20120921_1_michael-pena-chicago-board-north-lawndale\|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==Career== ===Film=== Though Peña has been a regular in independent productions since 1994, his breakthrough performances came in 2004 in two [[Academy Award for Best Picture\|Best Picture]] [[Academy Award\|Oscar]]-winning [[Paul Haggis]] penned films, ''[[Million Dollar Baby]]'' and ''[[Crash (2004 film)\|Crash]]''. The latter was also directed by Haggis, while the former was helmed by [[Clint Eastwood]]. Though both films are critically acclaimed, Peña received attention for his particularly emotional performance in ''Crash''. The following year, he appeared on the [[Golden Globe]] winning series, ''[[The Shield]]''. In 2006, he starred in [[Oliver Stone]]'s film based on the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]], ''[[World Trade Center (2006 film)\|World Trade Center]]''. He also had a small role in [[Alejandro González Iñárritu]]'s Academy Award nominated and Golden Globe-winning film ''[[Babel (film)\|Babel]]''. This gives him the rare distinction of having appeared in three consecutive Oscar nominated films. He also starred alongside [[Mark Wahlberg]] in ''[[Shooter (2007 film)\|Shooter]]'' (2007) as novice [[Federal Bureau of Investigation\|FBI]] agent Nick Memphis. Though Peña has been a regular in independent productions since 1996, his breakthrough performances came in two [[Academy Award for Best Picture\|Best Picture]] [[Academy Award\|Oscar]]-winning [[Paul Haggis]]-penned films, ''[[Million Dollar Baby]]'' (2004) and ''[[Crash (2004 film)\|Crash]]'' (2004). The former was directed by [[Clint Eastwood]], and the latter was directed by Haggis. Though both films are critically acclaimed, Peña received attention for his particularly emotional performance in ''Crash''. The following year, he appeared on the [[Golden Globe]]-winning series ''[[The Shield]]''. He starred in [[Oliver Stone]]'s film based on the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]], ''[[World Trade Center (film)\|World Trade Center]]''. He also had a small role in [[Alejandro González Iñárritu]]'s film ''[[Babel (film)\|Babel]]''. This gives him the rare distinction of having appeared in three consecutive films nominated for the Best Picture Oscar. [[File:Michael Peña Labor Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Auditorium.jpg\|thumb\|right\|240px\|Peña as the Master of Ceremonies for the Cesar E. Chavez Memorial in 2012]] In 2006, Peña ~~performed~~starred in the [[HBO]] film ''[[Walkout (film)\|Walkout]]'' ~~playing the part of~~as [[Sal Castro]], a Mexican-American high school teacher who inspires a group of [[East Los Angeles, California\|East L.A.]] high school students to fight for [[Chicano]] rights. He starred alongside [[Mark Wahlberg]] in ''[[Shooter (2007 film)\|Shooter]]'' (2007) as novice [[Federal Bureau of Investigation\|FBI]] agent Nick Memphis. In 2009, ~~Peña~~he played a mall security guard alongside [[Seth Rogen]]~~'s character~~ in [[Jody Hill]]'s ''[[Observe and Report]]''.<ref>~~[http~~{{Cite web\|url=https://~~ObserveAndReport~~variety.~~org~~ com/2009/film/markets-festivals/observe-and-report-1200474118/\|title=Observe and Report]\|last=Leydon\|first=Joe\|date=March 18, 2009\|website=Variety\|language=en\|access-date=August 26, 2019\|archive-date=August 26, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826191434/https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/observe-and-report-1200474118/\|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, he co-starred with [[Jake Gyllenhaal]] as a Los Angeles police officer, in ''[[End of Watch]]''. The same year, he began filming ''[[~~Chavez~~César Chávez (film)\|César Chávez]]'', a [[biopic]] about the life of American [[trade union\|labor]] leader [[Cesar Chavez\|César Chávez]], who founded the [[United Farm Workers]]. Peña stars as Chávez.<ref name="McNary">McNary, Dave. "Participant Marches With 'Chavez'." ''[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]''. June 5, 2012.</ref> He ~~will appear~~appeared alongside [[Brad Pitt]], [[Shia LaBeouf]], ~~and~~ [[Logan Lerman]], and [[Jon Bernthal]] in the World War II-set action film ''[[Fury (2014 film)\|Fury]]'' (2014).,<ref name=furyref2>{{cite news\|~~last~~author=The Hollywood Reporter~~\|first=\|coauthors=~~\|title=Michael Pena Boards David Ayer's Fury~~\|pages=~~\|publisher=ComingSoon.net\|date=May 14, 2013\|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=104270\|~~accessdate~~access-date=May 15, 2013\|archive-date=October 20, 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020175622/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=104270\|url-status=dead}}</ref> and portrayed Luis in ''[[Ant-Man (film)\|Ant-Man]]'' (2015).<ref>{{cite news\|author=Dread Central\|title=The First Trailer for Marvel's "Ant-Man" Is Here\|publisher=[[Dread Central]]\|date=May 14, 2013\|url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3327066/first-trailer-marvels-ant-man/\|access-date=May 15, 2013\|archive-date=January 8, 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108010028/http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3327066/first-trailer-marvels-ant-man/\|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, Peña was a principal player of the ensemble cast for his role on board the Ares-III space-craft to Mars, in the award-winning [[Ridley Scott]] sci-film ''[[The Martian (film)\|The Martian]]''. ~~Peña also formed the Los Angeles rock band [[Nico Vega]] in 2005, which is named after his mother Nicolasa. He left the band in 2007 to concentrate on his acting career.~~ Peña starred in ''[[12 Strong]]'' alongside [[Chris Hemsworth]]. He also starred in the 2018 remake of ''[[A Wrinkle in Time (2018 film)\|A Wrinkle in Time]]'', where he played the main antagonist, The IT, in his human form (known as "Red").<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://screencrush.com/michael-pena-a-wrinkle-in-time/\|title='A Wrinkle in Time' Casts Michael Peña as Mysterious Character 'Red'\|website=Screen Crush\|last=Stefansky\|first=Emma\|date=November 3, 2016\|access-date=March 19, 2018\|archive-date=March 19, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319152907/http://screencrush.com/michael-pena-a-wrinkle-in-time/\|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, Peña took a turn as the mysterious and enigmatic Mr. Roarke in the critically panned prequel ''[[Fantasy Island (film)\|Fantasy Island]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/fantasy-island-movie-review-2020\|title=Fantasy Island movie review & film summary (2020) \| Roger Ebert\|access-date=March 21, 2021\|archive-date=February 15, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215002904/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/fantasy-island-movie-review-2020\|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Television=== In December 2017, it was reported that Peña had joined the cast of ''[[Narcos]]'' for its upcoming fourth season.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/narcos-season-4-michael-pena-diego-luna-1202644774/\|title='Narcos' Season 4 to Star Michael Peña, Diego Luna\|last=Otterson\|first=Joe\|date=December 19, 2017\|work=Variety\|access-date=December 19, 2017\|language=en-US\|archive-date=July 18, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718081138/https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/narcos-season-4-michael-pena-diego-luna-1202644774/\|url-status=live}}</ref> It was later revealed that the fourth season would be a new series, ''[[Narcos: Mexico]]'', with Peña starring as [[Drug Enforcement Administration\|DEA]] agent [[Kiki Camarena]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/narcos-first-look-at-mexico-reset-season-1127997\|title=Netflix Releases First Look at Reset 'Narcos: Mexico'\|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter\|date=July 18, 2018\|access-date=July 18, 2018\|archive-date=March 27, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327161209/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/narcos-first-look-at-mexico-reset-season-1127997\|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Voice acting=== Peña voiced the character Ricky in the [[FX (TV channel)\|FX]] animated comedy ''[[Chozen]]''. In ''[[Turbo (2013 film)\|Turbo]]'', he voiced Tito. He also provided vocals for the character Marguerite (in the episode "Hot Water") for the popular animated series ''[[American Dad!]]''. ===Music=== In 2005, Peña formed the Los Angeles rock band [[Nico Vega]], named after his mother, Nicolasa. He left the band in 2007 to concentrate on his acting career, but co-wrote the track "[[Beast (Nico Vega song)\|Beast]]", which reached No. 26 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Rock Songs Chart. Peña starred in a video created for [[Midlake]]'s track "Bethel Woods", which premiered January 12, 2022. He returned with Nico Vega in December 2023. == Personal life == Peña has been a member of [[Scientology]] since 2000.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Leigh\|first=Danny\|date=October 6, 2016\|title=Michael Peña: 'Scientology made me a better actor'\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/oct/06/michael-pena-war-on-everyone-scientology-interview\|url-status=live\|website=[[The Guardian]]\|via=\|access-date=August 8, 2019\|archive-date=October 8, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008114345/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/oct/06/michael-pena-war-on-everyone-scientology-interview}}</ref> In 2006, he married Brie Shaffer. They have one son, named Roman, born in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.etonline.com/narcos-mexico-star-michael-pena-on-how-being-a-dad-made-him-feel-potential-loss-on-set-exclusive\|title=Michael Peña on How Fatherhood Shaped His Approach to 'Narcos: Mexico'\|website=Entertainment Tonight\|date=November 17, 2018 \|language=en-US\|access-date=August 26, 2019\|archive-date=December 3, 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203231054/https://www.etonline.com/narcos-mexico-star-michael-pena-on-how-being-a-dad-made-him-feel-potential-loss-on-set-exclusive\|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Filmography== ===~~Films~~Film=== {\| class="wikitable sortable" \|- ! Year ! ! Title ! ! Role ! ! Notes \|- \| 1996 ~~\| 1994 \|\| ''Running Free'' \|\| Bunk \|\|~~ \| ''[[My Fellow Americans]]'' \| Ernesto \| \|- \| 1997 ~~\| 1996 \|\| ''[[My Fellow Americans]]'' \|\| Ernesto \|\|~~ \| ''[[Star Maps (film)\|Star Maps]]'' \| Star Map Boy \| \|- \| rowspan="2"\|1998 ~~\| 1997 \|\| ''[[Star Maps (film)\|Star Maps]]'' \|\| Star Map Boy \|\|~~ \| ''[[Boogie Boy]]'' \| Drug Dealer \| \|- \| ''[[La Cucaracha (1998 film)\|La Cucaracha]]'' ~~\| 1998 \|\| ''[[Boogie Boy]]'' \|\| Drug Dealer \|\|~~ \| Orderly \| \|- \| 1999 ~~\| 1998 \|\| ''{{sortname\|La\|Cucaracha\|dab=1998 film}}'' \|\| Orderly \|\|~~ \| ''[[Bellyfruit]]'' \| Oscar \| \|- \| 2000 ~~\| 1999 \|\| ''[[Bellyfruit]]'' \|\| Oscar \|\|~~ \| ''[[Gone in 60 Seconds (2000 film)\|Gone in 60 Seconds]]'' \| Ignacio \| Credited as Michael A. Peña \|- \| 2001 ~~\| 1999 \|\| ''Paradise Cove'' \|\| Dan Running Horse \|\|~~ \| ''[[Buffalo Soldiers (2001 film)\|Buffalo Soldiers]]'' \| Garcia \| \|- \| rowspan="2"\|2003 ~~\| 2000 \|\| ''[[Gone in 60 Seconds (2000 film)\|Gone in 60 Seconds]]'' \|\| Ignacio \|\| Credited as Michael A. Pena~~ \| ''[[The United States of Leland]]'' \| Guillermo \| \|- \| ''[[Love Object]]'' ~~\| 2001 \|\| ''Semper Fi'' \|\| Douglas Cepeda \|\| Television film~~ \| Ramirez \| \|- \| rowspan="3"\|2004 ~~\| 2001 \|\| ''[[Buffalo Soldiers (2001 film)\|Buffalo Soldiers]]'' \|\| Garcia \|\|~~ \| ''[[The Calcium Kid]]'' \| Jose Mendez \| \|- \| ''[[Crash (2004 film)\|Crash]]'' ~~\| 2003 \|\| ''{{sortname\|The\|United States of Leland}}'' \|\| Guillermo \|\|~~ \| Daniel \| [[8th ALMA Awards\|ALMA Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture]]<br>Nominated – [[Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast]] \|- ~~\| 2003 \|~~\| ''[[~~Love~~Million ~~Object~~Dollar Baby]]'' ~~\|\| Ramirez \|\|~~ \| Omar \| \|- \|rowspan="2"\|2005 ~~\| 2004 \|\| ''{{sortname\|The\|Calcium Kid}}'' \|\| Jose Mendez \|\|~~ \| ''[[Little Athens]]'' \| Carlos \| \|- ~~\| 2004 \|~~\| ''[[~~Crash~~Sueño (~~2004~~ film)\|~~Crash~~Sueño]]'' ~~\|\| Daniel \|\|~~ \| Jimmy \| \|- \| rowspan="3"\|2006 ~~\| 2004 \|\| ''[[Million Dollar Baby]]'' \|\| Omar \|\|~~ \| ''[[Fifty Pills]]'' \| Eduardo \| \|- \| ''[[Babel (film)\|Babel]]'' ~~\| 2005 \|\| Untitled David Diamond/David Weissman Project \|\| Scott \|\| Television film~~ \| John - Border Patrol \| \|- \| ''[[World Trade Center (film)\|World Trade Center]]'' ~~\| 2005 \|\| ''[[Little Athens]]'' \|\| Carlos \|\|~~ \| [[Will Jimeno]] \| Nominated – [[9th ALMA Awards\|ALMA Award for Outstanding Actor - Motion Picture]] \|- \| rowspan="2"\|2007 ~~\| 2005 \|\| ''[[Sueño]]'' \|\| Jimmy \|\|~~ \| ''[[Shooter (2007 film)\|Shooter]]'' \| Nick Memphis \| \|- \| ''[[Lions for Lambs]]'' ~~\| 2006 \|\| ''[[Walkout]]'' \|\| [[Sal Castro]] \|\| Television film~~ \| Ernest \| \|- \| 2008 ~~\| 2006 \|\| ''[[Fifty Pills]]'' \|\| Eduardo \|\|~~ \| ''[[The Lucky Ones (film)\|The Lucky Ones]]'' \| T.K. Poole \| \|- \| rowspan="2"\|2009 ~~\| 2006 \|\|''[[Babel (film)\|Babel]]'' \|\| John \|\|~~ \| ''[[Observe and Report]]'' \| Dennis \| \|- \| ''[[My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?]]'' ~~\| 2006 \|\| ''[[World Trade Center (film)\|World Trade Center]]'' \|\| [[Will Jimeno]] \|\|~~ \| Detective Vargas \| \|- \| 2010 ~~\| 2007 \|\| ''[[Shooter (2007 film)\|Shooter]]'' \|\| Nick Memphis \|\|~~ \| ''[[Everything Must Go (film)\|Everything Must Go]]'' \| Frank Garcia \| \|- \| rowspan="5"\|2011 ~~\| 2007 \|\| ''[[Lions for Lambs]]'' \|\| Ernest \|\|~~ \| ''[[Battle: Los Angeles]]'' \| Joe Rincon \| Nominated – [[12th ALMA Awards\|ALMA Award for Favorite Movie Actor]] \|- \| ''[[The Lincoln Lawyer (film)\|The Lincoln Lawyer]]'' ~~\| 2008 \|\| ''{{sortname\|The\|Lucky Ones\|dab=film}}'' \|\| T.K. Poole \|\|~~ \| Jesus Martinez \| \|- \| ''[[The Good Doctor (2011 film)\|The Good Doctor]]'' ~~\| 2009 \|\| ''[[Observe and Report]]'' \|\| Dennis \|\|~~ \| Jimmy \| \|- \| ''[[30 Minutes or Less]]'' ~~\| 2009 \|\| ''[[My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?]]'' \|\| Detective Vargas \|\|~~ \| Chango \| \|- \| ''[[Tower Heist]]'' ~~\| 2010 \|\| ''[[Everything Must Go (film)\|Everything Must Go]]'' \|\| Frank Garcia \|\|~~ \| Enrique Dev'reaux \| \|- \| 2012 ~~\| 2011 \|\| ''{{sortname\|The\|Good Doctor\|dab=2011 film}}'' \|\| Jimmy \|\|~~ \| ''[[End of Watch]]'' \| Officer Zavala \| Nominated – [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male]]<br>Nominated – [[2013 MTV Movie Awards\|MTV Movie Award for Best Latino Actor]] \|- \| rowspan="3"\|2013 ~~\| 2011 \|\| ''[[Battle: Los Angeles]]'' \|\| Joe Rincon \|\|~~ \| ''[[Gangster Squad (film)\|Gangster Squad]]'' \| Navidad Ramirez \| \|- \| ''[[Turbo (2013 film)\|Turbo]]'' ~~\| 2011 \|\| ''{{sortname\|The\|Lincoln Lawyer\|dab=film}}'' \|\| Jesus Martinez \|\|~~ \| Tito Lopez (voice) \| \|- \| ''[[American Hustle]]'' ~~\| 2011 \|\| ''[[30 Minutes or Less]]'' \|\| Chango \|\|~~ \| Paco Hernandez/Sheik Abdullah \| [[New York Film Critics Online Awards 2013\|New York Film Critics Online Award for Best Ensemble]]<br>[[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble]]<br>[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]<br>Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble \|- \| rowspan="3"\|2014 ~~\| 2011 \|\| ''[[Tower Heist]]'' \|\| Enrique Dev'reaux \|\|~~ \| ''[[Cesar Chavez (film)\|Cesar Chavez]]'' \| [[César Chávez]] \| [[ALMA Award\|ALMA Award for Special Achievement in Film]]<br>[[Imagen Award\|Imagen Award for Best Actor in Feature Film]] \|- \| ''[[Frontera (2014 film)\|Frontera]]'' ~~\| 2012 \|\| ''[[End of Watch]]'' \|\| Officer Zavala \|\| Nominated—[[Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male]]~~ \| Miguel \| \|- \| ''[[Fury (2014 film)\|Fury]]'' ~~\| 2013 \|\| ''[[Gangster Squad]]'' \|\| Navidad Ramirez \|\|~~ \| Trini 'Gordo' Garcia \| \|- \| rowspan="5"\|2015 ~~\| 2013 \|\| ''[[Turbo (film)\|Turbo]]'' \|\| Tito \|\|~~ \| ''[[Ant-Man (film)\|Ant-Man]]'' \| [[Luis (Marvel Cinematic Universe)\|Luis]] \| \|- \| ''[[The Vatican Tapes]]'' ~~\| 2013 \|\| ''[[Chavez (film)\|Chávez]]'' \|\| César Chávez \|\| Post-production~~ \| Father Lozano \| \|- \| ''[[Vacation (2015 film)\|Vacation]]'' ~~\| 2013 \|\| ''[[Hell & Back]]'' \|\| Abigor \|\| Post-production~~ \| New Mexico Cop \| \|- \| ''[[The Martian (film)\|The Martian]]'' ~~\| 2013 \|\| ''[[American Hustle (2013 film)\|American Hustle]]'' \|\| Paco Hernandez \|\| Post-production~~ \| Major Rick Martinez \| \|- \| ''[[Hell and Back (film)\|Hell and Back]]'' ~~\| 2014 \|\| ''[[The Vatican Tapes]]'' \|\| \|\| Filming~~ \| Abigor (voice) \| \|- \| rowspan="2"\|2016 ~~\| 2014 \|\| ''[[Frontera (2014 film)\|Frontera]]'' \|\| \|\| Post-production~~ \| ''[[War on Everyone]]'' \| Bob Bolano \| \|- \| ''[[Collateral Beauty]]'' ~~\|2014\|\|''[[Fury (2014 film)\|Fury]]''\|\| \|\|Filming~~ \| Simon Stone \| \|- \| rowspan="4"\|2017 \| ''[[CHiPs (film)\|CHiPs]]'' \| Frank "Ponch" Poncherello / FBI Agent Castillo \| Also executive producer \|- \| ''[[The Lego Ninjago Movie]]'' \| Kai (voice) \| \|- \| ''[[My Little Pony: The Movie (2017 film)\|My Little Pony: The Movie]]'' \| Grubber (voice) \| \|- \| ''Zane's Stand Up Promo'' \| Kai (voice) \| Short film \|- \| rowspan="6"\|2018 \| ''[[12 Strong]]'' \| Sergeant First Class Sam Diller \| \|- \| ''[[A Wrinkle in Time (2018 film)\|A Wrinkle in Time]]'' \| Red \| \|- \| ''[[Ant-Man and the Wasp]]'' \| Luis \| \|- \| ''[[Extinction (2018 film)\|Extinction]]'' \| Peter \| \|- \| ''[[Next Gen (film)\|Next Gen]]'' \| Momo (voice) \| \|- \| ''[[The Mule (2018 film)\|The Mule]]'' \| Trevino \| \|- \| rowspan="2"\|2019 \| ''[[Dora and the Lost City of Gold]]'' \| Cole Marquez \| \|- \| ''[[Jexi]]'' \| Kai \| \|- \| 2020 \| ''[[Fantasy Island (film)\|Fantasy Island]]'' \| Mr. Julian Roarke \| \|- \| 2021 \| ''[[Tom & Jerry (2021 American film)\|Tom & Jerry]]'' \| Terrance Mendoza \| \|- \| rowspan="2"\|2022 \| ''[[Moonfall (film)\|Moonfall]]'' \| Tom Lopez \| \|- \| ''[[Secret Headquarters]]'' \| Ansel Argon \| \|- \| 2023 \| ''[[A Million Miles Away (film)\|A Million Miles Away]]'' \| [[José M. Hernández]] \| \|- \| 2024 \| ''[[Unstoppable (2024 film)\|Unstoppable]]'' \| Bobby Williams \| <ref>[https://deadline.com/2023/12/unstoppable-don-cheadle-bobby-cannavale-michael-pena-amazon-jennifer-lopez-1235652744/ Jennifer Lopez & Jharrel Jerome Pic 'Unstoppable' From Artists Equity Returns To Filming Next Week; Don Cheadle, Michael Peña & Bobby Cannavale Join Cast As Amazon MGM Boards]</ref> \|- \| 2025 \| ''[[A Working Man]]'' \| {{TBA}} \| Post-production \|- \| {{TableTBA}} \| ''[[Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die]]'' \| {{TBA}} \| Post-production \|} Line 123 ⟶ 340: {\| class="wikitable sortable" \|- ! Year ! ! Title ! ! Role ! ! Notes \|- \| 1996 ~~\| 1996 \|\| ''[[Pacific Blue (TV series)\|Pacific Blue]]'' \|\| Rabbit \|\| Season 2: Episode 4: "Bangers"~~ \| ''[[Pacific Blue (TV series)\|Pacific Blue]]'' \| Rabbit \| Episode: "Bangers" \|- \| 1997 ~~\| 1997 \|\| ''[[Touched by an Angel]]'' \|\| Reynaldo Estes \|\| Season 3: Episode 26: "At Risk"~~ \| ''[[Touched by an Angel]]'' \| Reynaldo Estes \| Episode: "At Risk" \|- \| rowspan="3"\|1998 \| 1998 \|\| ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'' \|\| Luis Carrenza \|\| Season 6: Episode 12: "Something Sacred: Part 1"<br />Season 6: Episode 13: "Something Sacred: Part 2"<br />Credited as Michael Anthony Pena \| ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'' \| Luis Carrenza \| 2 episodes<br />Credited as Michael Anthony Pena \|- ~~\| 1998 \|~~\| ''{{sortname\|The\|Sentinel\|dab=TV series}}'' \| \| Johnny \| \| ~~Season 3:~~ Episode 22: "Night Shift"<br />Credited as Michael A. Pena \|- ~~\| 1998 \|~~\| ''[[7th Heaven (TV series)\|7th Heaven]]'' \| \| Roger \| \| ~~Season 3:~~ Episode 9: "Let's Talk About Sex"<br />Credited as Michael A. Pena \|- \| rowspan="3"\|1999 ~~\| 1999 \|\| ''[[Moesha]]'' \|\| Alejandro \|\| Season 4: Episode 12: "Life Imitating Art"~~ \| ''[[Tracey Takes On...]]'' \| Busboy \| Episode: "Scandal" \|- \| ''[[Moesha]]'' ~~\| 1999 \|\| ''[[Profiler (TV series)\|Profiler]]'' \|\| Alex Lopez \|\| Season 3: Episode 15: "Spree of Love"<br />Credited as Michael Anthony Peña~~ \| Alejandro \| Episode: "Life Imitating Art" \|- \| ''[[Profiler (TV series)\|Profiler]]'' ~~\| 1999–2000 \|\| ''[[Felicity (TV series)\|Felicity]]'' \|\| Brian Burke \|\| Season 2: Episode 1–3<br />Season 2: Episode 8: "Family Affairs"<br />Season 2: Episode 16: "Revolutions"~~ \| Alex Lopez \| Episode: "Spree of Love"<br />Credited as Michael Anthony Peña \|- \| 1999–2000 ~~\| 2001 \|\| ''[[Roswell (TV series)\|Roswell]]'' \|\| Fly \|\| Season 3: Episode 2: "Michael, the Guys, and the Great Snapple Caper"<br />Season 3: Episode 3: "Significant Others"~~ \| ''[[Felicity (TV series)\|Felicity]]'' \| Brian Burke \| 5 episodes \|- \| 2000 ~~\| 2001 \|\| ''[[Men, Women & Dogs]]'' \|\| Miguel \|\| Season 1: Episode 1: "Pilot"<br />Season 1: Episode 6: "Kibbles & Grits"~~ \| ''[[The District]]'' \| Sante \| Episode: "[[List of The District episodes\|The Real Terrorist]]" \|- \| rowspan="2"\|2001 ~~\| 2002 \|\| ''American Family'' \|\| \|\| Season 1: Episode 7: "Crash Boom Love: Part 1"<br />Season 1: Episode 8: "Crash Boom Love: Part 2"~~ \| ''[[Roswell (TV series)\|Roswell]]'' \| Fly \| 2 episodes \|- \| ''[[Men, Women & Dogs]]'' ~~\| 2002 \|\| ''[[Andy Richter Controls the Universe]]'' \|\| Patrick \|\| Season 1: Episode 6: "Wedding"~~ \| Miguel \| 2 episodes \|- \| rowspan="2"\|2002 ~~\| 2003 \|\| ''[[The Twilight Zone (2002 TV series)\|The Twilight Zone]]'' \|\| Noah \|\| Season 1: Episode 43: "[[Sunrise (The Twilight Zone)\|Sunrise]]"<br />Credited as Michael A. Peña~~ \| ''[[American Family (2002 TV series)\|American Family]]'' \| \| 2 episodes \|- \| ''[[Andy Richter Controls the Universe]]'' ~~\| 2003 \|\| ''[[ER (TV series)\|ER]]'' \|\| \|\| Season 9: Episode 16: "A Thousand Cranes"<br />Season 9: Episode 21: "When Night Meets Day"<br />Season 10: Episode 9: "Missing"~~ \| Patrick \| Episode: "Wedding" \|- \| rowspan="2"\|2003 ~~\| 1997–2004 \|\| ''[[NYPD Blue]]'' \|\| Ferd/Wilmer Lopez \|\| Season 4: Episode 16: "What a Dump!"<br />Season 11: Episode 14: "Colonel Knowledge"~~ \| ''[[The Twilight Zone (2002 TV series)\|The Twilight Zone]]'' \| Noah \| Episode: "[[Sunrise (The Twilight Zone)\|Sunrise]]"<br />Credited as Michael A. Peña \|- \| ''[[ER (TV series)\|ER]]'' ~~\| 2005 \|\| ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' \|\| Juanito Concha \|\| Season 5: Episode 12: "Snakes"~~ \| Police Officer \| 3 episodes \|- \| 1997, 2004 ~~\| 2005 \|\| ''{{sortname\|The\|Shield}}'' \|\| Detective Armando Renta \|\| Season 4: Episode 2–11~~ \| ''[[NYPD Blue]]'' \| Ferd<br />Wilmer Lopez \| 2 episodes \|- \| rowspan="2"\|2005 ~~\| 2008 \|\| ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'' \|\| Circus \|\| Season 3: Episode 17: "No Heads and a Duffle Bag"~~ \| ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' \| Juanito Concha \| Episode: "Snakes" \|- \| ''{{sortname\|The\|Shield}}'' ~~\| 2010 \|\| ''[[Eastbound & Down]]'' \|\| Mr. Cisneros \|\| Season 2: Episode 2–4<br />Season 2: Episode 6: "Chapter 12"<br />Season 2: Episode 7: "Chapter 13"~~ \| Detective Armando Renta \| 10 episodes \|- \| 2006 ~~\| 2011 \|\| ''[[American Dad!]]'' \|\| Maguerite \|\| Season 7: Episode 1: "Hot Water"~~ \| ''[[Walkout (film)\|Walkout]]'' \| [[Sal Castro]] \| [[Television film]]<br>[[Black Reel Awards of 2007\|Black Reel Award for Network/Cable - Best Supporting Actor]]<br>[[Imagen Awards\|Imagen Award for Best Actor - Television]]<br>Nominated – [[9th ALMA Awards\|ALMA Award for Outstanding Actor - Television Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie]] \|- \| 2008 \| ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'' \| Circus \| Episode: "No Heads and a Duffle Bag" \|- \| 2010 \| ''[[Eastbound & Down]]'' \| Sebastián Cisneros \| 5 episodes \|- \| 2011, 2013 \| ''[[American Dad!]]'' \| Marguerite (voice) \| 2 episodes \|- \| rowspan="2"\|2014 \| ''[[Chozen]]'' \| Ricky (voice) \| 10 episodes \|- \| ''[[Gracepoint]]'' \| Mark Solano \| 10 episodes \|- \| 2018 \| ''[[Narcos: Mexico]]'' \| [[Kiki Camarena]] \| Main cast; 10 episodes (Season 1) \|- \| 2023 \| ''[[Jack Ryan (TV series)\|Jack Ryan]]'' \| Domingo "Ding" Chavez \| Main cast (Season 4)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/tom-clancys-jack-ryan-renewed-season-4-michael-pena-cast-amazon-series-1234855347/\|title=''Tom Clancy{{'s}} Jack Ryan'' Renewed For Season 4; Michael Peña Joins Cast of Amazon Series\|first1=Denise\|last1=Petski\|website=Deadline Hollywood\|date=October 14, 2021\|access-date=December 14, 2021\|archive-date=May 24, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524155224/https://deadline.com/2021/10/tom-clancys-jack-ryan-renewed-season-4-michael-pena-cast-amazon-series-1234855347/\|url-status=live}}</ref> \|- \| 2024 \| ''[[Landman (TV series)\|Landman]]'' \| Armando \| Episode: "Landman" \|} ===Video game=== {\| class="wikitable sortable" \|- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes \|- \| 2016 \| ''[[Lego Marvel's Avengers]]'' \| Luis \| ''Ant-Man'' downloadable pack \|} Line 170 ⟶ 495: ==External links== {{commons category}} * {{IMDb name\|671567\|Michael Peña}} * [http://www.nochelatina.com/Articles/3011/QandA-Sessions-Michael-Pe%F1a Q&A Sessions: Michael Peña] * [https://www.futuremovies.co.uk/filmmaking/michael-pena/ryan Lions for Lambs interview] {{Black Reel Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie or Limited Series}} ~~{{Authority control\|VIAF=42153415}}~~ {{Authority control}} ~~{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->~~ ~~\| NAME =Pena, Michael~~ ~~\| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =~~ ~~\| SHORT DESCRIPTION =~~ ~~\| DATE OF BIRTH =January 13, 1976~~ ~~\| PLACE OF BIRTH =[[Chicago, Illinois]], United States~~ ~~\| DATE OF DEATH =~~ ~~\| PLACE OF DEATH =~~ }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pena, Michael}} [[Category:1976 births]] [[Category:~~Actors~~Male actors from Chicago~~, Illinois~~]] [[Category:American male actors of Mexican descent]] [[Category:American male film actors]] ~~[[Category:American people of Mexican descent]]~~ [[Category:American Scientologists]] [[Category:American male television actors]] [[Category:Hispanic and Latino American male actors]] [[Category:American people of Indigenous Mexican descent]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:20th-century American male actors]] [[Category:21st-century American male actors]] [[Category:Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners]]