Michael Peña
Michael Anthony Peña (born January 13, 1976 in Chicago , Illinois ) is an American film and stage actor .
Life
Peña was born in Chicago , Illinois to Nicolasa, a social worker , and Eleuterio Peña, a factory worker. His parents were originally farmers who emigrated from Mexico. His father comes from Villa Purificación, Jalisco and his mother from Charcas, San Luis Potosí .
After attending Hubbard High School in Chicago, Peña took part in the casting for a play by Peter Bogdanovich entitled To Sir With Love 2 and was hired among numerous young competitors. In 1994, Peña made his debut as a film actor and has since appeared in many popular television series and feature films.
His breakthrough came in 2006 in Oliver Stone's drama World Trade Center , in which Peña played a New York police officer who was buried under the rubble of the WTC on September 11, 2001 .
Peña lives in Los Angeles and, in addition to his acting career, is also a member of a band. He is a member of Scientology .
Private
He has been married to Brie Shaffer since 2006. The couple live in Los Angeles and have one son.
Filmography
- 1994: Running Free
- 1996: Pacific Blue - The Beach Police ( Pacific Blue , TV series, episode 2x04 Bangers )
- 1996: A President Just in Case (My Fellow Americans)
- 1997: Star Maps
- 1997: A Touch of Heaven ( Touched by an Angel , TV series, episode 3x26 At Risk )
- 1997-2004: New York Cops - NYPD Blue ( NYPD Blue , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1998: Homicide ( Homicide: Life on the Street , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1998: Hard Proof (Boogie Boy)
- 1998: The Sentinel ( The Sentinel , TV series, episode 3x22 Night Shift )
- 1998: La Cucaracha - Game without rules (La Cucaracha)
- 1998: A Heavenly Family ( 7th Heaven , TV series, episode 3x09 Let's Talk About Sex )
- 1999: Moesha (TV series, episode 4x12 Life Imitating Art )
- 1999: Profiler (TV series, episode 3x15 Spree of Love )
- 1999: Bellyfruit
- 1999–2000: Felicity (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2000: Gone in 60 Seconds (Gone in Sixty Seconds)
- 2000: The District - Operation in Washington ( The District , TV series, episode 1x05 The Real Terrorist )
- 2001: Semper Fi - True to death ( Semper Fi , TV film)
- 2001: Army Go Home! (Buffalo Soldiers)
- 2001: Roswell (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2001: Men, Women & Dogs (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2002: American Family (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2002: Andy Richter and the World ( Andy Richter Controls the Universe , TV series, episode 1x06 Wedding )
- 2003: State of Mind (The United States of Leland)
- 2003: Love Object
- 2003: Twilight Zone ( The Twilight Zone , TV series, episode 1x43 Sunrise )
- 2003: Emergency Room - Die Notaufnahme ( ER , TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2004: Calcium Kid
- 2004: LA Crash (Crash)
- 2004: Million Dollar Baby
- 2005: Untitled David Diamond / David Weissman Project (TV movie)
- 2005: CSI: On the trail of the perpetrators ( CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , TV series, episode 5x12 Snakes )
- 2005: The Shield ( The Shield , TV series, 10 episodes)
- 2005: Little Athens
- 2005: Sueño
- 2006: Walkout uprising in LA ( Walkout , TV movie)
- 2006: Fifty Pills
- 2006: Babel
- 2006: World Trade Center
- 2007: Shooter
- 2007: Lions for Lambs (Lions for Lambs)
- 2008: The Lucky Ones
- 2008: My Name Is Earl (TV series, episode 3x17 No Heads and a Duffle Bag )
- 2009: Shopping-Center King - Here my law applies (Observe and Report)
- 2009: A Caring Son (My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done)
- 2010: Everything Must Go (Everything Must Go)
- 2011: Eastbound & Down (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2011: World Invasion: Battle Los Angeles (Battle: Los Angeles)
- 2011: The Lincoln Lawyer (The Lincoln Lawyer)
- 2011: The Good Doctor
- 2011: 30 Minutes or Less
- 2011: Temporary gangster (Tower Heist)
- 2012: End of Watch
- 2013: Gangster Squad
- 2013: American Hustle
- 2014: Heart of Steel (Fury)
- 2014: Gracepoint (TV series, 10 episodes)
- 2014: Cesar Chavez
- 2014: Frontera
- 2015: Ant-Man
- 2015: Vatican Tapes
- 2015: The Martian - Save Mark Watney (The Martian)
- 2015: Vacation - Wir sind die Griswolds (Vacation)
- 2016: Dirty Cops - War on Everyone (War on Everyone)
- 2016: Hidden Beauty (Collateral Beauty)
- 2017: CHiPs
- 2017: The LEGO Ninjago Movie
- 2018: Operation: 12 Strong (12 Strong)
- 2018: The time puzzles (A Wrinkle in Time)
- 2018: Ant-Man and the Wasp
- 2018: Extinction
- 2018: Next Gen - The girl and her robot ( Next Gen , voice of Momo )
- 2018: Narcos: Mexico
- 2018: The Mule
- 2019: Dora and the Lost City of Gold
- 2020: Fantasy Island
Web links
- Michael Peña in theInternet Movie Database(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jane Wollmann Rusoff: Michael Peña stands out in 'Crash'. Tribune, May 7, 2005, accessed November 16, 2018 .
- ↑ Michael Peña: "Nunca pensé en hacer telenovelas". People, January 14, 2013, accessed November 16, 2018 (Spanish).
- ↑ MIKE PEÑA, nació en Chicago de padres mexicanos. Su madre, de Charcas. November 18, 2007, Retrieved November 16, 2018 (Spanish).
- ^ Tina Daunt: He's all about survivor roles. Los Angeles Times, October 1, 2006, accessed November 16, 2018 .
- ↑ Michael Peña: 'Scientology made me a better actor'. October 6, 2016, accessed February 2, 2019 .
- ↑ https://www.serienjunkies.de/person/michael-pena/4370/
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Peña, Michael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Peña, Michael Anthony (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film and stage actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 13, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago , Illinois, United States |