Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro Gómez is a Mexican filmmaker, author, and artist. His work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales, gothicism and horror, often blending the genres, with an effort to infuse visual or poetic beauty in the grotesque. He has had a lifelong fascination with monsters, which he considers symbols of great power. He is known for pioneering dark fantasy in the film industry and for his use of insectile and religious imagery, his themes of Catholicism, celebrating imperfection, underworld motifs, practical special effects, and dominant amber lighting.
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🎬 Movies
THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN
actor
2026
The Thing Expanded
actor
2026
Frankenstein: The Anatomy Lesson
actor
2025
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
actor
2025
Frankenstein
director
2025
Frankenstein
writer
2025
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
actor
2025
Surrealistic Nightmares: An In-Depth Look at Walloon Horror Cinema
actor
2025
Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds
actor
2023
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
writer
2022
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
director
2022
Nightmare Alley
director
2021
Nightmare Alley
writer
2021
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
actor
2021
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
writer
2021
Roald Dahl's The Witches
writer
2020
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
writer
2019
The Shape of Water
writer
2017
The Shape of Water
director
2017
78/52
actor
2017
Five Came Back
actor
2017
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
actor
2015
Crimson Peak
director
2015
Crimson Peak
writer
2015
Lennon or McCartney
actor
2014
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
writer
2014
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
writer
2013
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
actor
2013
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
actor
2013
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
actor
2013
Pacific Rim
writer
2013
Pacific Rim
director
2013
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
writer
2012
Men in Suits
actor
2012
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
actor
2012
Puss in Boots
actor
2011
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
actor
2011
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
writer
2010
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
actor
2010
North by Northwest: One for the Ages
actor
2009
Hellboy: In Service of the Demon
actor
2008
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy
actor
2008
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown
actor
2008
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
writer
2008
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
director
2008
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
actor
2008
Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron
writer
2007
Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms
writer
2006
Pan's Labyrinth
director
2006
Pan's Labyrinth
writer
2006
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
actor
2005
Hellboy: The Seeds of Creation
actor
2004
Que es un fantasma?
actor
2004
Hellboy
writer
2004
Hellboy
director
2004
Que es un Fantasma?: The Making of 'The Devil's Backbone'
actor
2004
Blade II
director
2002
Mimic 2
writer
2001
The Devil's Backbone: Behind the Scenes
actor
2001
The Devil's Backbone
writer
2001
The Devil's Backbone
director
2001
Bullfighter
actor
2000
Mimic
director
1997
Mimic
writer
1997
Cronos
director
1993
Cronos
actor
1993
Cronos
writer
1993
Geometry
writer
1987
Geometry
director
1987
📺 TV Shows
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
creator
2022
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
executive_producer
2022
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
creator
2020
3Below: Tales of Arcadia
creator
2018
Five Came Back
actor
2017
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
executive_producer
2016
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
creator
2016
The Strain
executive_producer
2014
The Strain
creator
2014
