Joaquim de Almeida
- Acting
- March 15, 1957 · São Sebastião da Pedreira, Lisbon, Portugal
Biography
Joaquim António Portugal Baptista de Almeida (born March 15, 1957) is a Portuguese actor. He began his acting during the 1980s, appearing on the 1982 action movie The Soldier. He achieved international fame with his portrayals of Félix Cortez in the 1995 Tom Clancy's thriller Clear and Present Danger, drug kingpin Bucho in the 1995 action thriller film Desperado, Ramon Salazar on the Fox thriller drama series 24 and the corrupt businessman Hernan Reyes in 2011 street racing film Fast Five. His other well known films include The Honorary Consul (1983), Good Morning, Babylon (1987), Only You (1994), The Mask of Zorro (1998), Behind Enemy Lines (2001), The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007), Che: Part Two (2008) and The Burning Plain (2008). He has worked in Europe, Argentina, Mexico, the United States and Brazil in many film and stage productions, winning several international awards.
Known for
Filmography
- Santo António - Lisbon Love
- Hungry · Walker
- Mercato · Nascimento
- Smoke Signals · José Manuel Durão Barroso
- Road House · Sheriff
- Shōgun · Domingo
- O Último Animal · Dr. Ciro
- The Palace · Dr. Lima
- Turn of the Tide · João Canto Moniz
- Fast X · Hernan Reyes
- Missing · Javi
- Land of Dreams · Julian / Dr. Palmer
- God Save the Queens · Hugo
- Fatima · Father Ferreira
- Warrior Nun · Cardinal Duretti
- The Legion · Paetus
- Aruanas · Robert Johnson
- Looking for Cesária Évora · Self
- An Indian in War - Life and Work of António-Pedro Vasconcelos · Self
- Breaking & Exiting · Hank
- Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story · Self
- Downsizing · Conference Director Dr. Pereira
- The Hitman's Bodyguard · Foucher
- Training Day · Menjivar
- Queen of the South · Epifanio, Don Epifanio Vargas
- Diablo · Arturo
- Santa Bárbara · Marcelo Vidal
- Our Brand Is Crisis · Castillo
- A Date with Miss Fortune · Jose
- 3 Holes and a Smoking Gun · Joey the Junkman
- Of Mind and Music · Dr. Alvaro Cruz
- Atlas Shrugged: Part III · Francisco d'Anconia
- The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail · Comandante Vasco Moscoso de Aragão
- Rouge Brésil · João da Silva
- Three-60 · Alberto Ibarguren
- The Gilded Cage · José Ribeiro
- Robosapien: Rebooted · Esperenza
- Rouge Brésil · João da Silva
- Elementary · Cal Medina
- Revolution · Luis Nunez
- Mamitas · Prof. Alexander Viera
- Missing · Antoine Lussier
- Once Upon a Time · King Xavier
- Revenge · Salvador Grobet
- Fast Five · Reyes
- República · Henrique
- Flight 8714: Take Off to Disaster · Hunter
- Backlight · Jay
- Christopher Roth · Christopher Roth
- Parenthood · Matthew Biscali
- Archer · Román Calzado (Voice)
- Holy Money · Mangini
- Alta Definição · Self
- Che: Part Two · President René Barrientos
- The Burning Plain · Nick Martinez
- Crusoe · Santos Santana
- The Mentalist · Gabriel Porchetto
- La conjura de El Escorial · Escobedo
- The Lovebirds · Marco Correia
- Oscar. The color of destiny · Oscar Domínguez
- Call Girl · Mouros
- The Death and Life of Bobby Z · Don Huertero
- La Cucina · Michael
- The Heart of the Earth · Baxter
- Moscow Zero · Yuri
- Love and Debate · Max
- The Celestine Prophecy · Father Sanchez
- Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II · Archbishop Oscar Romero
- Bones · Raphael Valenza
- Wanted · Manuel Valenza
- A Shot in the Dark · Rafael
- The Batman · Bane (Voice)
- The Life · Pierre
- The Fugitive · Lolo
- The Immortals · Roberto Alua
- Kingpin
- CSI: Miami · Joseph Trevi
- Break of Dawn · Radman / Constantin
- Sweat · Noh
- Behind Enemy Lines · Admiral Juan-Miguel Piquet, Commander of NATO Naval Command