Harvey Guillén

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Harvey Guillén
Born
Javier Guillén

(1990-05-03) May 3, 1990 (age 31)
Orange County, California[1]
NationalityMexican-American
Occupation
  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Writer
Years active2008–present
Known forWhat We Do in the Shadows

Javier "Harvey" Guillén (pronounced [ɡiˈʝen]; born (1990-05-03)May 3, 1990)[2][3] is an American actor who is best known for his role as the human familiar Guillermo de la Cruz in the 2019 television series What We Do in the Shadows.[4][5]

Career[]

Guillén has appeared in recurring roles on a number of television series, such as Alistair Delgado on Huge (2010), Cousin Blobbin on The Thundermans (2013–2018), George Reyes in Eye Candy (2015), and Benedict Pickwick on The Magicians (2017–2018).[6] He also appeared in the 2013 film The Internship.[7]

Beginning in 2019, Guillén has played the role of Guillermo, the vampires' human familiar, in the FX television series What We Do in the Shadows.[8] He was also set to appear in Quibi's science fiction drama series Don't Look Deeper,[9] 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".[10] 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.[8]

Guillén provides the voice of Funny the Magic House in Mickey Mouse Funhouse.

Personal life[]

Guillén is the son of Mexican immigrants.[11] He adopted the stage name "Harvey" when his teachers could not pronounce his first name.[1]

He identifies as queer.[12][13]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2012 General Education Andy [14]
2013 The Internship Zach
2017 Truth or Dare Holt Thorne
2018 Status Update Lonnie Gregory [15]
2021 Werewolves Within Joaquim Wolfson [16]

Television[]

Year Title Role Episode(s)
2008 Miss Guided Lopez 1[14]
2010 Huge Alistair Delgado Main Cast (10 Episodes)
Most Likely to Succeed Chuck Unaired pilot[14]
2012 Raising Hope Elijah 1
2013–2018 The Thundermans Cousin Blobbin Recurring (8 Episodes)
2015 Eye Candy George Reyes Main Cast (10 Episodes)
2016 Haters Back Off Fish Store Manager 2[17]
Young & Hungry Zander S4:E8 - 'Young & Sofia'
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Beans S1:E12 - 'Josh & I Work on a Case!'
2017 Documentary Now! Manuel S2:E2 - 'Juan Likes Rice & Chicken'
iZombie Diego S3:E9 - '20-Sided, Die'
2017–2020 The Magicians Benedict Pickwick Recurring (8 Episodes)
2018 The Good Place Steve (a demon) S3:E1 - 'Everything is Bonzer'
2019–present What We Do in the Shadows Guillermo Main Cast
2020 Room 104 Luke S4:E7 - 'Foam Party'
2021 Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist George Recurring (4 Episodes)
The Owl House Angmar teyy
Mickey Mouse Funhouse Funny the Funhouse Voice role

Nomination[]

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2021
 Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series What We Do in the Shadows Nominated
[18]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Harvey Guillen's Nerd in "The Internship" Wreaks Havoc With Laughs | LatinHeat Entertainment". LatinHeat. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Jamie and Natasia Demetriou: 'Our spirit animal is a Muppet with its mouth open'". i. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  3. ^ @harveyguillen (May 3, 2019). "Had a amazing time celebrating my bday last night". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  4. ^ Christina Radish (April 17, 2019). "'What We Do in the Shadows': Harvey Guillén and Mark Proksch on Improv & Not Getting Costumes". Collider. Retrieved May 28, 2019.; Kellie Freeze (May 27, 2019). "5 Questions With Harvey Guillén Of FX's 'What We Do In The Shadows'". TV Insider. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  5. ^ Ellen, Barbara. "The week in TV: When They See Us, The Planets and more – review", The Guardian, June 2, 2019
  6. ^ Ellenbogen, Rachel. "FX's What We Do In The Shadows Series Premiere: Meet the Cast"", International Business Times, March 27, 2019
  7. ^ Ali, Rasha. "The Internship Star Harvey Guillen Joins Ross Lynch in Indie Comedy Status Update", TheWrap, June 13, 2016, accessed June 2, 2019
  8. ^ a b Stuever, Hank. "What We Do in the Shadows finds a little life left in the mockumentary format", The Chicago Tribune, March 26, 2019
  9. ^ Petski, Denise. "Don't Look Deeper: Quibi Series Rounds Out Supporting Cast With Jan Luis Castellanos, Erin Pineda, Raquel McPeek Rodriguez, Kaiwi Lyman, More", Deadline, July 10, 2019
  10. ^ "2019 Emmy Contenders, From Sophie Turner to Richard Madden", TheWrap, May 29, 2019
  11. ^ "Harvey Guillén on "What We Do in the Shadows"". Golden Globes. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  12. ^ Daniel Reynolds (2019-05-29). "Harvey Guillén Is the Queer, Human Heart of What We Do in the Shadows". Advocate. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  13. ^ Jerry Portwood (2020-06-10). "'The First Time' With Actor Harvey Guillén". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  14. ^ a b c "Interview: Harvey Guillen", Sidewalks Entertainment, July 29, 2013, accessed June 15, 2019
  15. ^ Anthony D'Alessandro (July 19, 2016). "Rob Riggle, Famke Janssen, Wendi McLendon-Covey & More Round Out Status Update Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  16. ^ Hipes, Patrick (February 12, 2020). "'Werewolves Within' Scares Up Rest Of Cast: Cheyenne Jackson, Michaela Watkins, More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  17. ^ Steinberg, Lisa. "Harvey Guillen – Haters Back Off", Starry Constellation Magazine, October 14, 2016, accessed June 15, 2019
  18. ^ "Critics' Choice Awards 2021: The Complete List of TV Nominations". E! Online. January 18, 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-12.

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