Javier "Harvey" Guillén (; born ) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as the human

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Guillermo de la Cruz in the television series ''

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''.

Early life

Harvey Guillén is the son of Mexican immigrants. He adopted the name Harvey when school teachers could not pronounce his first name. Guillén attended

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, completing the three-year Citrus Singers program in 2005. He used to recycle trash to pay for improv classes. His father, who was the first person who encouraged him to pursue acting, died of

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in 2017.

Career

Guillén has appeared in recurring roles on television series such as Alistair Delgado on ''

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'' (2010), Cousin Blobbin on ''

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'' (2013–2018), George Reyes in '' Eye Candy'' (2015), Benedict Fenwick on '' The Magicians'' (2017–2018), and Ben Burke on

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(2019-2020). He also appeared in the 2013 film ''

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''. Beginning in 2019, Guillén played the role of Guillermo de la Cruz, the vampires' human

, in the FX television series ''

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'', March 26, 2019 He also appeared in

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'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. ''

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'' included Guillén in a list of "2019

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Contenders". Hank Steuver, in his review of ''What We Do in the Shadows'' in ''

'', stated that Guillén "provides at least half the big laughs" in the show. Guillén provided the voice of Funny the Magic House in ''

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''. He played

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starting in season 3 of ''

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''. In 2022, Guillén provided the voice for the comedic sidekick character Perrito in '' Puss in Boots: The Last Wish''. In 2023, Guillén appeared on ''

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'' in a skit as Representative

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. In 2024, Guillén reprised his role as Cousin Blobbin from ''The Thundermans'' in '' The Thundermans Return''. He also provided the voice of

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in ''

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'' and Vassago in ''

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''.

Personal life

Guillén speaks Spanish, English, and Japanese—the last acquired during a 13-month visit to Japan. He identifies as

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Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guillén, Harvey 1990 births Living people 21st-century American LGBTQ people 21st-century American male actors Actors from Orange County, California American male actors of Mexican descent American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors American queer male actors Hispanic and Latino American actors LGBTQ Hispanic and Latino American people Place of birth missing (living people)