MICHAEL PEñA


'Michael Anthony Peña' (born January 13, 1976) is an American actor.
Peña, a Mexican American, was born in Chicago, Illinois, where his father worked at a button factory and his mother was an assistant to a social worker,[1] although both of Peña's parents were originally farmers.[2] Peña attended Hubbard High School in Chicago. He has been associated with Scientology.[3]
Though Peña has been a regular in independent productions since 1994, his breakthrough performances came in 2004 in two Best Picture Oscar-winning Paul Haggis penned films, ''Million Dollar Baby'' and ''Crash''. The latter was also directed by Haggis, while the former was helmed by Clint Eastwood. Though both films are critically acclaimed, Peña received attention for his particularly emotional performance in ''Crash''. The following year, he appeared on the Golden Globe winning series, ''The Shield''. In 2006, he starred in Oliver Stone's film based on the September 11, 2001 attacks, ''World Trade Center''. He also had a small role in Alejandro González Iñárritu's Golden Globe-winning film ''Babel''. He recently starred alongside Mark Wahlberg in ''Shooter'' as novice FBI agent Nick Memphis.
In 2006, Peña performed in the HBO film ''Walkout'' playing the part of Sal Castro, a Mexican-American high school teacher who inspires a group of East L.A. high school students to fight for Chicano rights.

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Filmography
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Filmography


Year Title Role Notes
1996 ''My Fellow Americans'' Ernesto
1999 ''Bellyfruit'' Oscar
Paradise Cove Dan Running Horse
2000 ''Gone in Sixty Seconds'' Ignacio
2001 ''Buffalo Soldiers'' Garcia
2003 ''The United States of Leland'' Guillermo
Love Object Ramirez
2004 ''Crash'' Daniel
Million Dollar Baby Omar
The Calcium Kid Jose Mendez
2005 ''Little Athens'' Carlos
Sueno Jimmy
2006 ''Walkout'' Sal Castro TV
Fifty Pills Eduardo
Babel John
World Trade Center Will Jimeno
2007 Shooter Nick Memphis
Lions for Lambs Ernest
2008 ''The Return'' T.K.
2009 Pinkville Ernest Medina

Footnotes


1. Michael Peña article at E-Online
2. Michael Pena has luck on his side: Article at Chicago Sun-Times
3. Celebrity interview with Michael Peña, , Michael, Peña, Celebrity, 2005

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