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Harvey Guillén

Harvey Guillén

Actor, also producer · Born May 3, 1990 (36) · Orange County, California, USA

Critics Choice Award nominee

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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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 3, 1990 (36)
From
Orange County, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
56 on MovieCove · 70 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 10% in 30 days

What are Harvey Guillén's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
31%
Self
24%
Survival
14%
Morality
13%
Society
11%
Power
5%
Ideas
1%
Friendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 11 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 7 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

12 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 4 of 12 analyzed roles.

Trickster
4 of 12
Ally
3 of 12
Hero
2 of 12
Shapeshifter
1 of 12
Mentor
1 of 12
Threshold guardian
1 of 12
Show the 12 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
9
Warm
8
Tense
6
Thrilling
9
Absurd
7
Other
17

How their films linger

Fun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous6
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Harvey Guillén's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 49 of their 56 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Harvey Guillén's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

70 credits, 56 with a MovieCove page; 17 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Street Smart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Danny G

  • That Friend(2026)

    Executive Producer · as Paul

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Loud House Christmas Movie: Naughty or Nice(2025)

    as Duncan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Pickleheads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Harvey Guillén

  • Damned If You Do(2025)

    Executive Producer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Life of Chuck(2024)

    as Hector

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip(2025)

    as Claudio

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • BULLDOZER (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Angel

  • Companion(2025)

    as Eli

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Wizards Beyond Waverly Place(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Gossip Stone

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Crossword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer · as Terry

  • Universal Basic Guys(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Angry Birds: Mystery Island(2024)

    Show 24 episodes · as Buddy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • The Garfield Movie(2024)

    as Odie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Thundermans Return(2024)

    as Blobbin

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Wish(2023)

    as Gabo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · as Gary (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Strays(2023)

    as Shitstain (voice)

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Blue Beetle(2023)

    as Dr. Sanchez

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Digman!(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as High Score (voice)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Puss in Boots: The Last Wish - The Trident(2023)

    as Perrito (voice)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Shape Island(2023)

    Show 18 episodes · as Square (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Puss in Boots: The Last Wish(2022)

    as Perrito (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • I'm Totally Fine(2022)

    as DJ Twisted Bristle

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Cursed Friends(2022)

    as Andy

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · as Pelpel (voice) · as Pelpel / Villager 1 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Human Resources(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as José the Spider Receptionist (voice)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Reacher(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · as Jasper

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • We Baby Bears(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Genie / Wishbone Salesman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Teenage Euthanasia(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Mickey Mouse Funhouse(2021)

    Show 106 episodes · as Funny (voice)

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Werewolves Within(2021)

    as Joachim Wolfson

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Jimmy's Jungle(2018)

    as Marvin

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Helluva Boss(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Vassago (voice)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Don't Look Deeper(2020)

    Show 14 episodes · as Renato

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Little America(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as George

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Harley Quinn(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · as Nightwing (voice) · as Nightwing / Alvin (voice) · as Nightwing / Clerk (voice) · as Nightwing / Dick Grayson (voice) · as Nightwing / Red X (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • What We Do in the Shadows(2019)

    Show 61 episodes · as Guillermo de la Cruz

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Nick

  • Frat Pack(2018)

    as Fridge

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • F.R.E.D.I.(2018)

    as Lopez

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Status Update(2018)

    as Lonnie Gregory

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Truth or Dare(2017)

    as Holt Thorne

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Room 104(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Luke

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Cock N' Bull 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • 8 Bodies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Gary

  • Haters Back Off!(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Fish Store Manager

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • The Good Place(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Steve

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Real O'Neals(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as August

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • The Magicians(2015)

    Show 7 episodes · as Benedict Pickwick

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Crazy Ex-Girlfriend(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Beans

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Eye Candy(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as George Reyes

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Young & Hungry(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Zander

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • The Thundermans(2013)

    Show 8 episodes · as Blobbin

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Big Gay Love(2013)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Internship(2013)

    as Zach

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Chocolate Milk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Casting Director · Executive Producer · as Phillip Hensler

  • Dog with a Blog(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Glenn

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • The First Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Carl

  • General Education(2012)

    as Andy

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Impractical Jokers(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Raising Hope(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Elijah

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Huge(2010)

    Show as Alistair

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Archer(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · as Alton (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • El Tux (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Bobby Gomez

  • (Saint) Peter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Daymon Grundy

  • El Tigre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Spicy Will (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Eugenio

  • Untitled Puss in Boots Sequel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Perrito (voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 69 titles, 65 of them dated from 2008 to 2026; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)

$480M worldwide

Highest rated

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

What We Do in the Shadows (2019)

Film career

20082026

Peak 2023 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting69 of 69: 65 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thProducing4 of 69: 0 only producing, 4 with another roleOther crew1 of 69: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

69 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s26 · 26 acting · 1 crew2020s37 · 37 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 17 roles
1323

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

4 major nominations and no wins, 2021–2025.

  1. 2025
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
  2. 2024
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
  3. 2022
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
  4. 2021
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Harvey Guillén's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 56 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th17

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 56 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Divisive8
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed26

Most divisive · actor

Jimmy's Jungle (2018)

96th percentile spread · 53% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Harvey Guillén's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles30–85 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles16–42 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles21–73 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles16–38 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles31–70 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Harvey Guillén work with?

People who share at least 2 of Harvey Guillén's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dee Bradley Baker shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles