Javier Bardem
Actor, Producer
March 1, 1969 (57 years)
Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem (born 1 March 1969) is a Spanish actor. In a career that has lasted over thirty years, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, seven Goya Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award.
A son of actress Pilar Bardem, he first became known for such Spanish films as Jamón jamón(1992), Boca a boca (1995), Carne trémula(1997), Los lunes al sol (2002), and Mar adentro (2004). He received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor for playing Reinaldo Arenas in Before Night Falls (2000), a criminal with cancer in Biutiful (2010), and Desi Arnaz in Being the Ricardos (2021). His portrayal of assassin Anton Chigurh in the Coen brothers' western film No Country for Old Men (2007) won him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Bardem has also starred in auteur-driven films such as Woody Allen's romantic drama Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), Terrence Malick's drama To the Wonder (2013), Darren Aronofsky's horror film mother! (2017), and Asghar Farhadi's mystery drama Everybody Knows (2018). He also acted in blockbuster films such as the James Bond film Skyfall (2012), the swashbuckler film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales(2017), the science fiction epic films Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024), and Disney's live-action remake The Little Mermaid (2023). On television, he portrayed José Menendez in the Netflix crime anthology series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024).
Bardem married actress Penélope Cruz in 2010, and they have two children together. In January 2018, Bardem became Greenpeace's ambassador for Antarctica's protection.
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A son of actress Pilar Bardem, he first became known for such Spanish films as Jamón jamón(1992), Boca a boca (1995), Carne trémula(1997), Los lunes al sol (2002), and Mar adentro (2004). He received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor for playing Reinaldo Arenas in Before Night Falls (2000), a criminal with cancer in Biutiful (2010), and Desi Arnaz in Being the Ricardos (2021). His portrayal of assassin Anton Chigurh in the Coen brothers' western film No Country for Old Men (2007) won him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Bardem has also starred in auteur-driven films such as Woody Allen's romantic drama Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), Terrence Malick's drama To the Wonder (2013), Darren Aronofsky's horror film mother! (2017), and Asghar Farhadi's mystery drama Everybody Knows (2018). He also acted in blockbuster films such as the James Bond film Skyfall (2012), the swashbuckler film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales(2017), the science fiction epic films Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024), and Disney's live-action remake The Little Mermaid (2023). On television, he portrayed José Menendez in the Netflix crime anthology series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024).
Bardem married actress Penélope Cruz in 2010, and they have two children together. In January 2018, Bardem became Greenpeace's ambassador for Antarctica's protection.
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Filmography
| 2026 | Dune: Part Three · as Stilgar |
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| 2026 | Cape Fear · as Max Cady |
| 2025 | F1: The Movie · as Ruben Cervantes |
| 2024 | Spellbound · as King Solon (voice) |
| 2024 | Dune: Part Two · as Stilgar |
| 2023 | The Little Mermaid · as King Triton |
| 2022 | Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile · as Hector P. Valenti |
| 2022 | Monster (2022) · as Jose Menendez |
| 2022 | Look at Me · as Leo |
| 2021 | Being the Ricardos · as Desi Arnaz |
| 2021 | The Good Boss · as Julio Blanco |
| 2021 | Dune: Part One · as Stilgar |
| 2020 | Home Movie: The Princess Bride · as Inigo Montoya |
| 2020 | The Roads Not Taken · as LeoOn Plex |
| 2018 | Everybody Knows · as Paco |
| 2018 | Thy Kingdom Come · as Father Quintana |
| 2017 | Loving Pablo · as Pablo Escobar |
| 2017 | Mother! · as Him |
| 2017 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales · as Armando Salazar |
| 2016 | The Last Face · as Dr. Miguel LeonOn Plex |
| 2015 | The Gunman · as Felix MartiOn Plex |
| 2014 | Automata · as Blue Robot (voice)On Plex |
| 2013 | The Counselor · as Reiner |
| 2013 | Scorpion in Love · as Solis |
| 2012 | To the Wonder · as Father QuintanaOn Plex |
| 2012 | Skyfall · as Silva |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen · as (archive Footage) |
| 2010 | Biutiful · as Uxbal |
| 2010 | Eat Pray Love · as Felipe |
| 2008 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona · as Juan Antonio GonzaloOn Plex |
| 2007 | No Country for Old Men · as Anton Chigurh |
| 2007 | Love in the Time of Cholera · as Florentino Ariza |
| 2007 | Sexo en el plató · as Jimmy |
| 2007 | The 79th Annual Academy Awards · as Ramón Sampedro |
| 2006 | Goya's Ghosts · as Lorenzo CasamaresOn Plex |
| 2006 | The 78th Annual Academy Awards · as Ramón Sampedro |
| 2005 | The 77th Annual Academy Awards · as Ramón Sampedro |
| 2004 | The Sea Inside · as Ramón Sampedro |
| 2004 | Collateral · as Felix Reyes-Torrena |
| 2002 | Mondays in the Sun · as Santa |
| 2002 | The Dancer Upstairs · as Agustín Rejas |
| 2001 | No News from God · as Tony Graco |
| 2000 | Before Night Falls · as Reinaldo Arenas |
| 1999 | Second Skin · as Diego |
| 1999 | Los lobos de Washington · as Alberto |
| 1999 | Between Your Legs · as Javier |
| 1998 | Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law · as Sultán |
| 1997 | Perdita Durango · as Romeo |
| 1997 | Live Flesh · as David De Paz |
| 1997 | Airbag · as José Alberto 'amor Obsoleto' |
| 1996 | Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health · as Stretcher Bearer |
| 1996 | |
| 1996 | Ecstasy · as Rober |
| 1996 | Mambrú · as Cámara |
| 1995 | Mouth to Mouth · as Víctor Ventura |
| 1994 | Numbered Days · as Lisardo |
| 1994 | El detective y la muerte · as Det. Cornelio |
| 1994 | The Tit and the Moon · as Benito González |
| 1993 | Golden Balls · as Benito González |
| 1993 | |
| 1993 | El amante bilingüe · as Limpiabotas |
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | Jamon Jamon · as El Chorizo |
| 1992 | HBO First Look · as Reiner |
| 1992 | Tango · as Efraín Cifuentes |
| 1991 | Amo tu cama rica · as Antonio |
| 1991 | High Heels · as Regidor T.v. |
| 1990 | The Ages of Lulu · as Jimmy |
| 1990 | El C.I.D. · as Vince |
| 1989 | Brigada Central · as Drogadicto |
| 1986 | |
| 1981 | El poderoso influjo de la luna · as Niño Entre Gente Curiosa (uncredited) |
| 1974 | El pícaro · as Alonso De Niño |
| 2026 | Cape Fear · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | All That's Left of You · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Monster (2022) · as Executive Producer |
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| 2016 | Bigas x Bigas · as Executive Producer |
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| 2007 | |
| 1999 | Los lobos de Washington · as Executive Producer |