There are some actors who have had a solid career, but a lot of people really don’t know about. Jeffrey Wright or John Leguizamo immediately come to mind, but so does Michael Peña. Looking at some of the movies he’s been in alone says enough: Million Dollar Baby, Babel, The Lincoln Lawyer, Crash, End of Watch, American Hustle and Fury. He’s also part of the new Ant-Man movie. Preparing this post it is clear that he’s someone who might not be as well-known as he should be as I wasn’t able to find pictures for various movies he’s been in in the past.
He was born on Januar 13, 1976 in Chicago, Illinois. He started acting in 1994, but it wasn’t until ten years later when he gave his breakthrough performance in Million Dollar Baby and Crash. He currently has been in 72 productions.
What’s your favourite Michael Peña role?
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Michael Peña is definitely one of those slightly under rated actors out there. It took me til I saw him in End of Watch to really see how brilliant he was. Currently watching The Shield for the first time right now, and he’s just popped up in the fourth season. Brill actor.
He was really great in End of Watch and he already has an impressive number of titles to his name. Brilliant actor indeed and very funny in Ant-Man.
Michael Pena is an incredibly underrated actor. I thought he was the best out of the actors in Crash. It’s a shame he didn’t get enough recognition for that film. My favorite of his performances is End of Watch.
Fine choice for End of Watch. He might be underrated by the public, but the fact that he is in so many great movies says enough about his acting.
The guy is really underrated as he was one of the good things in Crash while I also liked him in Observe and Report as I thought he was the funniest guy in the entire film.
I would need to rewatch Crash as I forgot most about that film. Recently Observe and Report was on TV and it was a blast seeing him play that crazy character.
Great actor! He’s always solid.
Yes he is 🙂
Love Michael Peña!! You’re right he’s underrated, glad you highlighted him Nostra. I thought he’s great in American Hustle, and pretty much everything else I’ve seen him in.
Have been meaning to do one on him for a while, but just couldn’t find the time to do so. He’s great in everything!
I think my favorite role is still Crash. I also liked him in César Chávez
Have not seen César Chávez yet, but I’ll take your word for it that it’s good 🙂