Harvey Guillén
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 3, 1990 (age 36)
- Birthplace
- Orange County, California, USA
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.
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Filmography
Spicy Will
Movie · as Eugenio
(Saint) Peter
Movie · as Daymon Grundy
El Tigre
Movie
Untitled Puss in Boots Sequel
Movie · as Perrito (voice)
That Friend
Movie · as Paul
Street Smart
Movie · as Danny G
Forgotten Island
Movie · as Market Stall Vendor (voice)
Killer Stories with Harvey Guillén
TV · as Self - Host · 42 eps
Shut Up Evan
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Life of Chuck
Movie · as Hector
Damned If You Do
Movie
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip
Movie · as Claudio
Pickleheads
Movie · as Harvey Guillén
Companion
Movie · as Eli
A Loud House Christmas Movie: Naughty or Nice
Movie · as Duncan (voice)
BULLDOZER
TV · as Angel · 1 ep
Is It Cake? Halloween
TV · as Self - Judge · 1 ep
Crossword
Movie · as Terry
The Thundermans Return
Movie · as Blobbin
The Garfield Movie
Movie · as Odie (voice)
Angry Birds Mystery Island
TV · as Buddy (voice) · 24 eps
After Midnight
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Dinner Time Live with David Chang
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Universal Basic Guys
TV · as (voice) · 1 ep
Wizards Beyond Waverly Place
TV · as Gossip Stone · 1 ep
It's Florida, Man.
TV · 1 ep
Strays
Movie · as Shitstain (voice)
The Trident
Movie · as Perrito (voice)
Blue Beetle
Movie · as Dr. Sanchez
Wish
Movie · as Gabo (voice)
Digman!
TV · as High Score (voice) · 1 ep
Shape Island
TV · as Square (voice) · 18 eps
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
TV · as Gary (voice) · 10 eps
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Movie · as Perrito (voice)
Cursed Friends
Movie · as Andy
I'm Totally Fine
Movie · as DJ Twisted Bristle
We Baby Bears
TV · as Genie / Wishbone Salesman (voice) · 1 ep
Reacher
TV · as Jasper · 5 eps
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
TV · as Pelpel / Villager 1 (voice), Pelpel (voice) · 1 ep
Human Resources
TV · as José the Spider Receptionist (voice) · 3 eps
Inventions That Changed History
TV · as Self - Actor · 6 eps
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
Werewolves Within
Movie · as Joachim Wolfson
Mickey Mouse Funhouse
TV · as Funny (voice) · 106 eps
Teenage Euthanasia
TV · 1 ep
Jimmy's Jungle
Movie · as Marvin
Don't Look Deeper
TV · as Renato · 14 eps
Little America
TV · 1 ep
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
TV · as George · 4 eps
Helluva Boss
TV · as Vassago (voice) · 3 eps
Harley Quinn
TV · as Nightwing / Alvin (voice), Nightwing / Clerk (voice), Nightwing / Dick Grayson (voice), Nightwing (voice), Nightwing / Red X (voice) · 1 ep
What We Do in the Shadows
TV · as Guillermo de la Cruz · 61 eps
Status Update
Movie · as Lonnie Gregory
F.R.E.D.I.
Movie · as Lopez
The Body
Movie · as Nick
Frat Pack
Movie · as Fridge
Um, Actually...
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep
8 Bodies
Movie · as Gary
Cock N' Bull 2
Movie
Truth or Dare
Movie · as Holt Thorne
Room 104
TV · as Luke · 1 ep
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
Haters Back Off
TV · as Fish Store Manager · 2 eps
The Real O'Neals
TV · as August · 1 ep
The Good Place
TV · as Steve · 1 ep
Eye Candy
TV · as George Reyes · 10 eps
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
TV · as Beans · 1 ep
The Magicians
TV · as Benedict Pickwick · 7 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Young & Hungry
TV · as Zander · 1 ep
Big Gay Love
Movie
The Internship
Movie · as Zach
Chocolate Milk
Movie · as Phillip Hensler
Aztec Warrior
Movie · as Gabriel
The Thundermans
TV · as Blobbin · 8 eps
General Education
Movie · as Andy
Dog with a Blog
TV · as Glenn · 1 ep
The First Family
TV · as Carl · 1 ep
Impractical Jokers
TV · 1 ep
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
Raising Hope
TV · as Elijah · 1 ep
Archer
TV · as Alton (voice) · 3 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
El Tux
Movie · as Bobby Gomez
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep