Peña can currently be seen in the Clint Eastwood directed/Warner Brothers feature MILLION DOLLAR BABY. Peña plays Omar, the wise cracking amateur boxer. He stars opposite Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman. MILLION DOLLAR BABY is the story of a woman (Hillary Swank), who is determined to establish herself as a professional boxer.

Peña also has two other films in the can. The independent feature film LITTLE ATHENS tells the ensemble story of a whirlwind day in the lives of hapless youths. Peña plays Carlos.' He can also be seen in a supporting role in LORDS OF DOGTOWN, the Catherine Hardwicke (13) directed feature for Sony Pictures, which also stars Eddie Cahill, Heath Ledger and Emile Hirsch.

After an exhaustive worldwide search, Peña landed the role of world middleweight boxing champion Jose Mendez in THE CALCIUM KID, directed by Alex de Rakoff for Working Title Films. Peña stars opposite Orlando Bloom in the story of a British Milkman (Bloom) who is plucked from obscurity as a replacement boxer in the world title bout against the middleweight champion of the world from the United States (Peña).

Peña has also appeared in the independent film LOVE OBJECT, starring Desmond Harrington and Rip Torn. He can be seen in the feature THE UNITED STATES OF LELAND, starring Kevin Spacey and Don Cheadle. Peña also stars in the Miramax feature BUFFALO SOLIDERS, directed by Gregor Jordan, alongside Joaquin Phoenix, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn and Anna Paquin. The film takes place in West Germany in 1989 and depicts the corruption of the American soldiers on an army base during peacetime.

Peña's television credits include a series regular role on Steven Spielberg's NBC series, SEMPER FI, recurring roles on FELICITY, AMERICAN FAMILY, and HOMICIDE. In addition, Peña has appeared as a guest star on numerous shows including THE TWILIGHT ZONE, ER, NYPD BLUE, THE DISTRICT, SEVENTH HEAVEN, and TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL, to name a few.

Peña was raised in Chicago. After graduating from high school, he went to an open casting call for the Peter Bogdonovich feature TO SIR WITH LOVE 2, and to his surprise, beat out hundreds of other young men for a role. After relocating to Los Angeles Peña quickly booked a succession of roles in features including STAR MAPS, MY FELLOW AMERICANS (opposite Jack Lemmon and James Garner), LA CUCARACHA (winner of the Best Picture in the Austin Film Festival), BELLYFRUIT, and the Disney/Jerry Bruckheimer feature GONE IN SIXTY SECONDS.

Michael Peña currently resides in Los Angeles where he plays bass guitar with his band, plays golf and boxes for relaxation.