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Aliases: Harvey Guillen , 하비 길렌 , ハーベイ・ギーエン , هاروی گیلن

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Orange County, California, USA

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Movie Involvements: 16

TV Involvements: 13


Most Famous Work

Biography

Javier "Harvey" Guillén (Latin American Spanish:[xaˈβjeɾ ˈxaɾβi ɣiˈʝen]; born May 3, 1990) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as the human familiar Guillermo de la Cruz in the television series What We Do in the Shadows. Guillén is the son of Mexican immigrants. He adopted the name Harvey when school teachers could not pronounce his first name. Guillén attended Citrus College, completing the three-year Citrus Singers program in 2005. His father, who was the first person who encouraged him to pursue acting, died of lung cancer in 2017. Guillén speaks Spanish, English, and Japanese—the last acquired during a 13-month visit to Japan. He identifies as queer. Guillén at the 2022 Phoenix Fan Fusion Guillén has appeared in recurring roles on television series such as Alistair Delgado on Huge (2010), Cousin Blobbin on The Thundermans (2013–2018), George Reyes in Eye Candy (2015), and Benedict Fenwick on The Magicians(2017–2018). He also appeared in the 2013 film The Internship. Beginning in 2019, Guillén played the role of Guillermo, the vampires' human familiar, in the FX television series What We Do in the Shadows. He was set to appear in Quibi's science fiction drama series Don't Look Deeper before the platform shut down in December 2020. Guillén has received considerable acclaim for his role as Guillermo. TheWrap included Guillén in a list of "2019 Emmy Contenders". Hank Steuver, in his review of What We Do in the Shadows in The Chicago Tribune, stated that Guillén "provides at least half the big laughs" in the show. Guillén provided the voice of Funny the Magic House in Mickey Mouse Funhouse. He played Nightwing in season 3 of Harley Quinn. In 2022, Guillén provided the voice for the comedic sidekick character Perrito in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. In 2023, Guillén appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in a skit as Representative George Santos. In 2024, Guillén reprised his role as Cousin Blobbin from The Thundermans in The Thundermans Return. He also provided the voice of Odie in The Garfield Movie and played Vassago in Helluva Boss. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harvey Guillén, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Reacher
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8

Reacher

(2022) Jasper
RuPaul's Drag Race
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8

RuPaul's Drag Race

(2009) Self - Guest Judge
Blue Beetle
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7

Blue Beetle

(2023) Dr. Sanchez
Wish
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6

Wish

(2023) Gabo (voice)
The Magicians
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8

The Magicians

(2015) Benedict Pickwick
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
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6

RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked

(2010) Self - Guest Judge
Mickey Mouse Funhouse
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7

Mickey Mouse Funhouse

(2021) Funny
Shape Island
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7

Shape Island

(2023) Square (voice)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2025 N/A
Claudio
Angel
Eli
2024 Terry
Buddy (voice)
Odie (voice)
Blobbin
Self
Self
2023 Gabo (voice)
Renato
Shitstain (voice)
Dr. Sanchez
(voice)
Perrito (voice)
Square (voice)
2022 Perrito (voice)
DJ Twisted Bristle
Self - Judge
Andy
Pelpel / Villager 1 (voice)
Pelpel (voice)
Self - Actor
José the Spider Receptionist (voice)
Jasper
Genie / Wishbone Salesman (voice)
2021 N/A
Funny (voice)
Funny
Joachim Wolfson
2020 Marvin
Renato
N/A
George
2019 Nightwing / Alvin (voice)
Nightwing / Clerk (voice)
Nightwing / Dick Grayson (voice)
Nightwing (voice)
Guillermo de la Cruz
2018 Self - Contestant
Nick
Lopez
Lonnie Gregory
2017 Holt Thorne
Luke
N/A
Gary
2016 Self - Guest Judge
Fish Store Manager
Steve
August
2015 Benedict Pickwick
Beans
Self
George Reyes
2014 Self
2013 Blobbin
N/A
Zach
Phillip Hensler
2012 Glenn
Carl
Andy
2011 N/A
2010 Self - Guest Judge
2009 Alton (voice)
Self - Guest Judge
2008 Bobby Gomez
Paul
N/A
Eugenio
Harvey Guillén
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2024 Executive Producer
2013 Executive Producer
Casting Director
Executive Producer
Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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