Iñaki Godoy

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Godoy and the second or maternal family name is Jasso.
Iñaki Godoy
Godoy in 2023
Born
Iñaki Godoy Jasso

(2003-08-25) 25 August 2003 (age 21)
Mexico City, Mexico
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present
Signature

Iñaki Godoy Jasso (born 25 August 2003) is a Mexican actor who is known for his role as Juan Ruiz in The Imperfects (2022) and Monkey D. Luffy in Netflix's live adaptation of One Piece (2023).[1]

Career

In 2016, at the age of thirteen, he landed his first major role in the American Spanish-language Telemundo series La querida del Centauro, where he played Amadeo "El Gato". He continued having small and supporting roles in series such as Blue Demon (2016), Por la Máscara: La Serie Web (2018), No Fear of Truth (2019), and Los elegidos (2019), until at the age of fourteen, he reached his first leading role with his film debut in Go Youth! released in 2020. The same year, the latter was nominated for best film at the 18th edition of the Morelia International Film Festival. He was later in MexZombies, presented at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival, and No Abras La Puerta. Along with the aforementioned releases, on television he appeared in the series ¿Quién mató a Sara?, in its first two seasons, and in his first English-speaking production, The Imperfects, both produced by Netflix.

Godoy was announced as the lead role of Monkey D. Luffy in Netflix's One Piece live-action adaptation in 2021.[2] The series premiered in 2023.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2020 ¡Ánimo Juventud! Pedro
2022 MexZombies Tavo
No abras la puerta Fausto

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2016–2017 La querida del Centauro Amadeo "El Gato"[3]
2016 Blue Demon Child Blue Demon[4] Episode: "Entre el dolor y el amor"
2018 Por la Máscara: La Serie Web Young Aurelio[5]
2019 No Fear of Truth El Chinos[6]
Los elegidos Bruno
2021 Who Killed Sara? Bruno Lazcano Recurring role
2022 The Imperfects Juan Ruíz Main role
2023–present One Piece Monkey D. Luffy Lead role

References

  1. ^ Thomas, Carly (18 June 2023). "'One Piece' Trailer: Iñaki Godoy and His Crew Set Sail in Netflix's Live-Action Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  2. ^ Trumbore, Dave (24 October 2019). "One Piece Stampede Review: A Film for the Fans on Its 20th Anniversary". Collider. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Project Querida del Centauro". Iñaki Godoy. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Poject Blue Demon". Iñaki Godoy. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Iñaki Godoy: ¿Quién es el actor mexicano protagonista del live action 'One Piece' de Netflix?". El Financiero (in Spanish). 19 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Sin miedo a la verdad (Cine.com)" (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 July 2023.