Benicio del Toro

Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sanchez (born February 19, 1967) is an Oscar winning actor. He was born in San German, Puerto Rico and grew up in Santurce, a district of San Juan, Puerto Rico and spent his teens and attended High School in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, outside of Pittsburgh. His parents, Gustavo Adolfo del Toro Bermudez and Fausta Sanchez Rivera, were both lawyers. He has an older brother, also named Gustavo, who is a pediatric oncologist working in Manhattan.

Awards

• Academy Award, (2003), Best Supporting Actor nomination: 21 Grams
• Academy Award, (2000), Best Supporting Actor win: Traffic
• Berlin International Film Festival, (2000), Silver Bear for Best Actor win: Traffic
• British Academy Awards (BAFTA), (2000), Best Supporting Actor win: Traffic
• Chicago Film Critics Association, (2003), Best Supporting Actor nomination: 21 Grams
• Chicago Film Critics Association, (2000), Best Supporting Actor win: Traffic
• Golden Globe, (2000), Best Supporting Actor win: Traffic
• Independent Spirit Award, (1996), Best Supporting Actor win: Basquiat
• Independent Spirit Award, (1995), Best Supporting Actor win: The Usual Suspects
• L.A. Film Critics Association, (2003), Best Supporting Actor win: 21 Grams
• National Society of Film Critics, (2000), Best Supporting Actor win: Traffic
• New York Film Critics Circle, (2000), Best Supporting Actor win: Traffic
• Screen Actors Guild, (2003), Best Supporting Actor nomination: 21 Grams
• Screen Actors Guild, (2000), Best Actor win: Traffic
• Toronto Film Critics Association, (2000), Best Actor win: Traffic