Michael Pena

Michael Pena is a television and film actor who received film recognition due to his portrayal of "Daniel" in the movie Crash. In 2008, Pena co-stars with Rachel McAdams and Tim Robbins in the drama The Lucky Ones.

• 1999: Bellyfruit
• 2003: Love Object
• 2003: ER
• 2004: Crash
• 2004: Million Dollar Baby
• 2005: The Shield
• 2006: Babel
• 2006: Shooter
• 2007: Lions for Lambs
• 2007: World Trade Center
• 2008: The Lucky Ones

"I was working at a bank and my best friend’s Mom said I should be an actor but I was making pretty good cash for a 17 year old, so I didn’t take it seriously. Then she told me to go to an open call. I went and I booked the movie and I was like that’s pretty cool! So I went to Los Angeles right after that movie role and started booking work."Cool Junkie: Michael Pena Interview (June 3, 2005)

"I was born and raised in Chicago. It was a joy living there and hanging out with all my friends, all of who were from extremely different classes. I went to prep school so there were poor kids and rich kids. I was one of the poor kids, well not so poor, not like oh woe is me, but that is just the way it was."Cool Junkie: Michael Pena Interview (June 3, 2005)