Guillermo Díaz (actor)

Guillermo Díaz (born March 22, 1975) is an American actor. He is known for films Half Baked (1998), 200 Cigarettes (1999) and Stonewall (1995). He is best known as Diego "Huck" Muñoz in Scandal. Díaz has made guest appearances on Chappelle's Show, Law & Order, Weeds, ER, Broad City, and Girls.

Early life and career

Díaz was born in New Jersey to Cuban parents, and grew up in Washington Heights, Manhattan.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 1994, he landed his first speaking role as Spike in Boaz Yakin's Fresh.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> From there he began working on Party Girl as Leo, Parker Posey's roommate. His next role was a drag queen (La Miranda) in Nigel Finch's Stonewall.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> In 1996, Díaz worked in Jim McKay's Girls Town as Dylan, after which he appeared in I'm Not Rappaport.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Díaz played Paco de la Vega al Camino Cordoba Jose Cuervo Sanchez Rodriguez Jr., a high school gang member in High School High.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He later appeared in Freeway as Flaco, another gang member. While in Los Angeles, he did guest spots on ER and Party of Five.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

After finishing work on the West Coast, Díaz traveled back east to play a stoner named Eric in Brian Sloan's film I Think I Do. A similar role followed as Scarface in the film Half Baked.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> One of his co-stars was Dave Chappelle, who later cast him in several episodes of Chappelle's Show.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 1999, he landed a non-verbal role in 200 Cigarettes, and went on to act in both Ethan Hawke's directorial debut Chelsea Walls and the movie Just One Time, where as secondary characters one critic thought that he and Jennifer Esposito provided what little "comic spark" existed in the film.<ref>The New York Times Film Reviews 1999-2000 by New York Times Theater Reviews</ref>

Díaz played Guillermo García Gómez, a drug dealer/trafficker, in seasons 2-6 of the series Weeds.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2009, he starred on the series Mercy, where his portrayal of the gay nurse Angel received negative criticism in online forums for being too flamboyant.<ref name="out.com">Template:Cite web</ref> In 2010, he appeared in the thriller film Exquisite Corpse.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

After having portrayed several Mexican gangsters (cholos), Díaz was cast in 2010 as a Latino gangster named Poh Boy in Cop Out.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> When asked about being typecast, he said: "I [used to worry], but not really anymore. Now I'm just grateful that I'm working. I try to make everything different."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2010, Díaz did a photoshoot for Pinups Magazine. The photoshoot featured full frontal nudity from Díaz.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2011, Díaz appeared alongside Britney Spears in a music video for the single "I Wanna Go", and took part in a scene referencing his character Scarface from Half Baked.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite AV mediaTemplate:Cbignore</ref>

Scandal

In 2012, Díaz began his main role as Huck in the drama series Scandal.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Díaz was one of the many celebrities that acted in Beyoncé and Jay Z's video for "Run" in 2014.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Personal life

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Díaz at the 2013 Outfest Legacy Awards

Díaz is gay.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2011, he told Out magazine that his rough upbringing in New York City, during which he hid his sexuality so as not to become a target, ultimately made him a better actor. He said: "I went to school in the Bronx. I learned to constantly try to cover up the fact that I was gay. That façade of being somebody I'm really not just to protect myself definitely helped with acting."<ref name="out.com"/> He was named one of Out Magazine's 100 most influential gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender people for 2013.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Díaz has said on multiple occasions that he is a fan of Madonna. He has been to all of her tours apart from The Virgin Tour and The Who's That Girl Tour. He also has her face tattooed on his right arm.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In November 2017, Díaz was nominated to Out magazine's "OUT100" for 2017 in recognition of his work and his visibility.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In popular culture

In 2006, he joined the cast of a series of improv-based commercials for Sierra Mist titled Mist Takes. A Spanish version of the advertisements began airing, and the bilingual Díaz also starred in those with other Latino comedians.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1994	Fresh	Spike
1995	Party Girl	Leo
	Stonewall	La Miranda
1996	Freeway	Flacco
	Girls Town	Dylan
	High School High	Paco de la Vega Camillo Cordová José-Quergo Sanchez Rodriguez Jr.
	I'm Not Rappaport	J.C.
1997	I Think I Do	Eric
	Nowhere	Cowboy
1998	The Effects of Magic	Winston
	Half Baked	Scarface
	Just One Time	Victor	Short film
1999	200 Cigarettes	Dave
	In Too Deep	Miguel Batista
	Just One Time	Victor	Remake of 1998 short film
	Pop Tarts	Adrian	Short film
2001	Chelsea Walls	Kid
2002	A Log Story	Niko Gorgina
	Sexy	Voice 3	Short film
	West of Here	Thomas
2003	A Mi Amor Mi Dulce	Chocolate de la Oca Montez	Short film
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	Undermind	Ray
	Wasabi Tuna	Romeo
2004	Template:Sortname	Bobby Alima
	Tony n' Tina's Wedding	Raphael
2005	My Suicidal Sweetheart	Hector
	Dirty Love	Tom Houdini, Magician
	Husk	Chris	Short film; remade as Husk (2011)
	Sangre/Blood	Ricky	Short film
	Shooting Vegetarians	Nei
2006	Down the P.C.H.	Doc
	Harvest	Eugene Pitkin	Short film
	Seeking Solace	Guy
	Template:Sortname	Carlos Alvarez
	The Virgin of Juarez	Felix
2007	No Destination	A.J.	Short film
2008	The Candy Shop	Halo
	Evilution	Killah-B
2009	Across the Hall	The Cook
	Template:Sortname	Owen Geiger
	No Exit	Michael	Short film
2010	Cop Out	Poh Boy
	Exquisite Corpse	Henry
	Peep World	Jesus
2011	Without Men	Campo Elias
2012	2nd Serve	Carlos
	She Who Laughs Last	Clown	Short film
	Students Like Us	Adult Mike
2013	Bilet na Vegas (Билет на Vegas)	Detective García
2018	Warning Shot	Rainy
2022	Bros	Edgar

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Law & Order	Juan Domingo	Episode: "Kids"
1995	ER	Jorge	Episode: "Days Like This"
	Party of Five	Ari	Episode: "Analogies"
1997	Gold Coast	Barry	TV film
1999	Law & Order	Bobby Sabo	Episode: "Marathon"
	The Sopranos	Salesperson	Episode: "Meadowlands"
2000	Touched by an Angel	Rick Higuerra	Episode: "The Invitation"
2002	Fidel	Universo Sánchez	TV film
	Third Watch	Rafael "Rafe" Connors	Episode: "The Long Guns"
2003	Undefeated	Manny	TV film
2003–2006	Chappelle's Show	Himself	Guest; 5 episodes
2004	The Shield	Garza	Episode: "Blood and Water"
	Without a Trace	Carlos Gonzalez	Episode: "Life Rules"
2006	13 Graves	Manny Rodriguez	TV film
2007	Mist-Takes	Himself	Sierra Mist commercials
	Cane	Petey	3 episodes
	The Closer	Spider	Episode: "Four to Eight"
2007–2012	Weeds	Guillermo García Gómez	Guest; 26 episodes
2008	Criminal Minds	Playboy	Episode: "Brothers in Arms"
2009–2010	Mercy	Nurse Ángel García	Main role
2009	Poor Paul	Aaron	4 episodes
	Royal Pains	Benny	Episode: "Strategic Planning"
2010–2011	No Ordinary Family	Detective Frank Cordero	Guest; 6 episodes
2011	Harry's Law	Miguel Martínez	Episode: "The Fragile Beast"
	Love Bites	Luis	3 episodes
	Poor Paul	Aaron	4 episodes
	Tosh.0		Episode: "Brian Atene"
2012	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Omar Peña	Episode: "Justice Denied"
2012–2018	Scandal	Diego "Huck" Muñoz	Main role
2016	Girls	Hector Medina	Episode: "Homeward Bound"
2017	Dating Game Killer	Rodney Alcala	TV film
2019	Broad City	Johnny	2 episodes
	High Maintenance	Arturo	Episode: "Proxy"
	RuPaul's Drag Race	Himself	Judge, Season 11, episode: "Diva Worship"
	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Carlos Hernandez	Episode: "Murdered at a Bad Address"
2020	I Know This Much Is True	Sergeant Mercado	Episode: "One"
	United We Fall	Chuy	Main role
	Social Distance	Santiago Villareal	Episode: "A Celebration of the Human Life Cycle"
2021–2022	Law & Order: Organized Crime	Sergeant William "Bill" Brewster	Recurring role, 13 episodes
2024	The Good Doctor	Carl	Episode: "Faith"
2025	St. Denis Medical	Eddie	Episode: "50 cc's of Kindness"
	Deli Boys	Chacho	Episode: "Confetti Boys"

Other media

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix	Domingo Sánchez	Voice; video game
2011	"I Wanna Go" (Britney Spears)	Guillermo	Music video
2014	"Run" (Jay-Z and Beyoncé)	Himself

External links

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