Danny Trejo filmography  Danny Trejo is an American actor and voice actor. The following is a filmography of his work—consisting of about 250 film and television roles. His prominence in the B movie scene has resulted in disparate media sources referring to Trejo as an "iconic actor" and a "film legend", among other titles. Trejo's film career began in 1985, when he "accidentally" landed a role in "Runaway Train", playing a boxer for a daily fee of $320. Prior to that, Trejo had served time in prison on multiple occasions and worked as a drug counsellor after his release. Trejo credits the first movie in which he was given a proper credited role as "" (1987). He went on to star in a multitude of other movies, including "Desperado" (1995), "From Dusk till Dawn" (1996), "Con Air" (1997), "Reindeer Games" (2000), and "Grindhouse" (2007), among others. From 2001 to 2003, Trejo appeared in the Robert Rodriguez-directed "Spy Kids" franchise as Isador "Machete" Cortez, in the films "Spy Kids", "" and "". In 2007, Trejo reprised his role in a fictional trailer in "Grindhouse", also directed by Rodriguez; subsequently, in 2010, Trejo reprised his role as Machete in a spin-off exploitation film of the same name as the protagonist, also directed by Rodriguez. The character is cited as his "first major film role". Subsequently, Trejo reprised his role as Machete in "" (2011), with the success of "Machete" also resulting in a direct sequel, "Machete Kills", in 2013, with Trejo once again reprising his role. Trejo has been cast in many television programmes, including "Baywatch", where he portrayed different characters for different episodes. Other than film and television appearances, Trejo has also been featured in a handful of music videos, including the video for Dustin Tavella's "Everybody Knows (Douchebag)" (2013). He voiced the characters Umberto Robina for the video game "" (2002), Trejo in "" (2004), Raul Tejada in "" (2010) and himself in "" (2010) and "" (2019), among others.