Tony Dalton

Álvaro Luis Bernat Dalton (born 13 February 1975)[1] known professionally as Tony Dalton, is an American actor, screenwriter and producer. He has acted in Mexican films, plays and is best known in the United States for his role as cartel boss Lalo Salamanca in Better Call Saul (2018–present).

Tony Dalton
Dalton in 2018
Born
Álvaro Luis Bernat Dalton[1]

(1975-02-13) 13 February 1975[1]
Laredo, Texas, U.S.[1]
EducationLee Strasberg Theater Institute[1]
Occupation
  • Actor
  • producer
  • director
  • screenwriter
Years active2000–present

Career

Tony Dalton studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute in New York City.[2] During that time, he acted in small Off-Broadway productions of The Ballad of the Sad Café, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and A Streetcar Named Desire. His first film was Matando Cabos (2004), in which he starred and co-wrote the screenplay. He also acted in and wrote the script for Sultanes del Sur (2007). Dalton's other film credits include Love, Pain and Vice Versa (2008); Amar (2009); and La Dictadura Perfecta (2014). His theater credits include a Mexico City production of Same Time, Next Year by Bernard Slade, which ran for over 200 performances in 2011. In 2016, he appeared onstage in the role of Paul Zara in Beau Willimons' Faragut North. On television, he had roles in HBO's Capadocia (2008) and in Los Simuladores, which was nominated for an Emmy in 2010 for Best International Series. In 2017, he played the lead in the HBO series Sr. Ávila, which won the International Emmy award for Best Non-English Language Series. In 2018, Dalton landed the role of Lalo Salamanca in Better Call Saul, first appearing in the season 4 episode "Coushatta",[3] and was promoted to the main cast for season 5.[4]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2004Matando cabosJavier "Jaque"Also screenwriter
2006Efectos secundariosGerardo
2007Sultanes del sur Carlos SánchezAlso screenwriter
2008Amor, dolor y viceversa Marco
2009Amar Joel
2010El infiernoGringo
2011ColombianaAmerican Embassy 1
2011Amar no es querer Samuel
2012La vida precoz y breve de Sabina Rivas John
2014La dictadura perfecta Director TV MX

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2000RamonaTom
2000Mi destino eres tú
2001 No te equivoques
2002Clase 406Dago García
2004–2006RebeldeGastón Diestro
2007Trece miedosJorge SánchezSeason 1, Episode 3: "Esquela"
2008–2009Los simuladoresMario Santos
2008–2010CapadociaAugusto MateosSeason 1, Episode 13: "Paraíso perdido"
Season 2, Episode 2: "Cordero de Dios"
Season 2, Episode 8: "Expiación"
Season 2, Episode 13: "Y llorarán su muerte todas las naciones"
2011Flor SalvajeDon Rafael Urrieta
2013–2018Sr. ÁvilaRoberto Ávila
2015Dueños del paraísoRenato MaldonadoMain role
2016–2017Sense8Lito's Agent3 episodes
2018–presentBetter Call SaulLalo SalamancaRecurring (season 4)
Main cast (season 5–present); 11 episodes
2021HawkeyeJacques "Jack" Duquesne / SwordsmanFilming

Theater
  • El año próximo a la misma hora (2009)
  • Juegos de poder (2017)

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result
2021 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Better Call Saul Pending

References
  1. "Tony Dalton: Su biografía". sensacine.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on November 13, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  2. Segal, David (April 20, 2020). "Tony Dalton Talks 'Better Call Saul': Sympathy for el Diablo". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on April 21, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  3. Couch, Aaron. "'Better Call Saul' Unveils Unseen 'Breaking Bad' Character at Comic-Con". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 6, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  4. "Better Call Saul Season 5 Makes Lalo Actor Tony Dalton A Regular". Screen Rant. April 9, 2019. Archived from the original on April 10, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
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