Harvey Guillén

Javier "Harvey" Guillén (Latin American Spanish: [xaˈβjeɾ ˈxaɾβi ɣiˈʝen]; born (1990-05-03)May 3, 1990)^[2][3] 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.^[4][5]

Harvey Guillén
Guillén at the 2024 GalaxyCon in Raleigh
Born	Javier Guillén (1990-05-03) May 3, 1990 (age 34) Orange County, California, U.S.[1]
Occupations	Actor producer writer
Years active	2008–present
Known for	What We Do in the Shadows

Early and personal life

Guillén is the son of Mexican immigrants.^[6] He adopted the name Harvey when school teachers could not pronounce his first name.^[1] Guillén attended Citrus College,^[7] completing the three-year Citrus Singers program in 2005.

Guillén is multilingual, and can speak Spanish, English, and Japanese;^[8] the last of which was due to a visit to Japan that lasted thirteen months. He identifies as queer.^[9][10]

Career

Guillén at the 2022 Phoenix Fan Fusion

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 Fenwick on The Magicians (2017–2018).^[11] He also appeared in the 2013 film The Internship.^[12]

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.^[13] He was also set to appear in Quibi's science fiction drama series Don't Look Deeper,^[14] 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".^[15] 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.^[13]

Guillén provided the voice of Funny the Magic House in Mickey Mouse Funhouse. Guillén played Nightwing in season 3 of Harley Quinn.^[16]

During 2022, Guillén also provided the voice for the comedic sidekick character Perrito in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.^[17]

In 2023, Guillén appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert where he appeared in a skit as Representative George Santos.^[18]

In 2024, Guillén reprises 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 Vasago in Helluva Boss.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	General Education	Andy	[19]
2013	The Internship	Zach
2017	8 Bodies	Garry	Short film[20][21]
2017	Truth or Dare	Holt Thorne
2018	Status Update	Lonnie Gregory	[22]
2018	F.R.E.D.I.	Lopez
2021	Werewolves Within	Joaquim Wolfson	[23]
2022	Cursed Friends	Andy Leonard
	I'm Totally Fine	DJ Twisted Bristle
	Puss in Boots: The Last Wish	Perrito	Voice[24][25] in English and Latin Spanish-language versions
2023	Strays	Shitstain	Voice
	Blue Beetle	Dr. Jose Francisco Morales Rivera de la Cruz / "Sanchez"
	Wish	Gabo[26]	Voice
2024	The Thundermans Return	Cousin Blobbin
	The Garfield Movie	Odie[27]	Voice
	The Life of Chuck
2025	Companion	TBA	[28]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Episode(s)
2008	Miss Guided	Lopez	Episode: "The List"[19]
2010	Huge	Alistair Delgado	Main cast (10 episodes)
	Most Likely to Succeed	Chuck	Unaired pilot[19]
2012	Raising Hope	Elijah	Episode: "Don't Ask, Don't Tell Me What to Do"
	Dog with a Blog	Glenn	Episode: "Stan of the House"
2013–2018	The Thundermans	Cousin Blobbin	Recurring (8 episodes)
2015	Eye Candy	George Reyes	Main cast (10 episodes)
2016	Haters Back Off	Harvey	2 episodes[29]
	Young & Hungry	Zander	Episode: "Young & Sofia"
	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend	Beans	Episode: "Josh & I Work on a Case!"
2017	Documentary Now!	Manuel	Episode: "Juan Likes Rice & Chicken"
	iZombie	Diego	Episode: "20-Sided, Die"
2017–2020	The Magicians	Benedict Pickwick	Recurring (8 episodes)
2018	The Good Place	Steve	Episode: "Everything is Bonzer"
2019–2024	What We Do in the Shadows	Guillermo	Main cast
2020	Room 104	Luke	Episode: "Foam Party"
2021	Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist	George	Recurring (4 episodes)
	The Owl House	Angmar	Voice, episode: "Through the Looking Glass Ruins"[25]
	The Boulet Brothers' Dragula	Guest Judge	Episode 8
	Archer	Alton	Voice, 3 episodes
2021–present	Mickey Mouse Funhouse	Funny the Funhouse	Voice, main role[25]
2022	The Casagrandes	Henrique	Voice, episode: "The Bros in the Band"
	Reacher	Jasper	5 episodes
	Harley Quinn	Dick Grayson / Nightwing	Voice, recurring role
	Big City Greens	Hector (voice)	2 episodes
2022–2023	Human Resources	José	Voice, recurring role
2023	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	George Santos	Episode: "Adam Kinzinger/Meet Me @ the Altar"[30][31]
	Lopez vs Lopez	Miguel	Episode: "Lopez vs. Primos"
	Shape Island	Square	Voice, main role
	RuPaul's Drag Race	Guest judge	Episode: "The Daytona Wind 2"
	RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked	Self	Episode: "Untucked – The Daytona Winds 2"
	Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight	Pelpel	Voice, 5 episodes
2024	Impractical Jokers	Self	Episode: "Harvey Guillen"
	Angry Birds Mystery Island	Buddy	Voice, main role
	Helluva Boss	Vassago	Voice
	Class Acts	Therapist from Hell	Web series, Episode: "The Ending Could Ruin Everything"

Awards and nominations

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	[32]
2022	Critics' Choice Television Awards			Nominated	[33]
	Saturn Awards	Best Supporting Actor in a Network or Cable Television Series		Nominated	[34]
2024	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series		Nominated	[35]

References

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2. "Jamie and Natasia Demetriou: 'Our spirit animal is a Muppet with its mouth open'". i. September 6, 2019. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
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27. Harvey Guillén [@harveyguillen] (November 13, 2023). "I can finally share I'll be playing "Odie" in the new @GarfieldMovie with @prattprattpratt .. who's excited for next summer ?! 🧡" (Tweet). Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Twitter.
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External links

• Harvey Guillén at IMDb