Michael Peña
Michael Peña | |
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Peña at the premiere of The Martian at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival | |
| Born | January 13, 1976 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Spouse |
Brie Shaffer (m. 2006) |
| Children | 1 |
Michael Peña (/ˈpeɪnjə/; Spanish: [ˈpeɲa]; born January 13, 1976) is an American actor. He has starred in many films, including Crash (2004), World Trade Center (2006), Shooter (2007), Observe and Report (2009), Tower Heist (2011), Battle: Los Angeles (2011), End of Watch (2012), and Gangster Squad (2013). He has also acted in films such as American Hustle (2013), The Martian (2015), Ant-Man (2015) and its sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), and Extinction (2018). Peña had the title role in Cesar Chavez (2014), played DEA agent Kiki Camarena in season one of the Netflix series Narcos: Mexico (2018), and CIA agent Domingo Chavez in season 4 of the Prime Video series Jack Ryan (2023).
He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in End of Watch.