Speaks five languages: Spanish, English, French, Italian and German.
Spanish is his native language.
Lived one year in Austria.
Nominated for the 2018 Emmy Award in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie category for his role as Gianni Versace in American Crime Story (2016), but lost to Jeff Daniels from Godless (2017).
Writer Guillermo Arriaga offered him the role of Ramiro in Amores Perros (2000).
Nominated for the 2019 Golden Globe Award in the Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television category for his role as Gianni Versace in American Crime Story (2016), but lost to Ben Whishaw for A Very English Scandal (2018).