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Joaquim de Almeida
Actor
Born March 15, 1957 (65 years)
Joaquim António Portugal Baptista de Almeida (born 15 March 1957) is a Portuguese-born American 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.
Filmography
| 2022 | Now & Then (TV Series) · as Bernie |
| 2020 | Fatima · as Father Ferreira |
| 2020 | Warrior Nun (TV Series) · as Cardinal Duretti |
| 2020 | The Legion · as Paetus |
| 2020 | Searching 2 · as Unknown |
| 2019 | Aruanas (TV Series) · as Robert |
| 2018 | Breaking & Exiting · as Hank |
| 2017 | Downsizing · as Dr. Oswaldo Pereira |
| 2017 | The Hitman's Bodyguard · as Foucher |
| 2017 | Training Day (TV Series) · as Menjivar |
| 2016 | Queen of the South (TV Series) · as Don Epifanio Vargas |
| 2015 | Our Brand Is Crisis · as Castillo |
| 2015 | A Date with Miss Fortune · as Jose |
| 2015 | Diablo · as Arturo |
| 2015 | The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail · as Comandante Vasco Moscoso de Aragão |
| 2014 | Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt? · as Francisco d'Anconia |
| 2014 | Of Mind and Music · as Dr. Alvaro Cruz |
| 2014 | 3 Holes and a Smoking Gun · as Joey the Junkman |
| 2013 | Three-60 · as Alberto Ibarguren |
| 2013 | Cody the Robosapien · as Esperenza |
| 2013 | The Gilded Cage · as José Ribeiro |
| 2012 | Missing (2012) (TV Series) · as Antoine Lussier |
| 2012 | Brazil Red (TV Series) · as João da Silva |
| 2012 | Elementary (TV Series) · as Cal Medina |
| 2012 | Revolution (TV Series) · as Luis Nunez |
| 2011 | Fast Five · as Hernan Reyes |
| 2011 | Mamitas · as Prof. Alexander Viera |
| 2011 | Once Upon a Time (2011) (TV Series) · as King Xavier |
| 2011 | Revenge (TV Series) · as Salvador Grobet |
| 2010 | Backlight · as Jay |
| 2010 | Christopher Roth · as Christopher Roth |
| 2010 | Parenthood (TV Series) · as Matthew Biscali |
| 2010 | The Glades (TV Series) · as Alvaro Saldivar |
| 2010 | Vuelo IL8714 (TV Series) · as Hunter |
| 2009 | Holy Money · as Mangini |
| 2009 | Archer (2009) (TV Series) · as Román Calzado |
| 2008 | The Burning Plain · as Nick Martinez |
| 2008 | The Conspiracy · as Escobedo |
| 2008 | Crusoe (TV Series) · as Santos Santana |
| 2008 | The Mentalist (TV Series) · as Gabriel Porchetto |
| 2008 | Che: Part Two · as President René Barrientos |
| 2007 | The Heart of the Earth · as Baxter |
| 2007 | La cucina · as Michael |
| 2007 | Bobby Z · as Don Huertero |
| 2007 | The Lovebirds · as Marco Correia |
| 2006 | The Celestine Prophecy · as Father Sanchez |
| 2006 | Moscow Zero · as Yuri |
| 2006 | 53 días de invierno · as Hugo |
| 2006 | Love and Debate · as Max |
| 2005 | Um Tiro no Escuro · as Rafael |
| 2005 | Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II · as Archbishop Oscar Romero |
| 2005 | Wanted (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2005 | Bones (TV Series) · as Raphael Valenza |
| 2004 | The Batman (TV Series) · as Bane (voice) |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | Kingpin (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2002 | Survival Island · as Narrator |
| 2002 | Sweat · as Noh |
| 2002 | Break of Dawn · as Radman / Constantin |
| 2002 | CSI: Miami (TV Series) · as Joseph Trevi |
| 2001 | Stranded · as Fidel Rodrigo |
| 2001 | Behind Enemy Lines · as Admiral Piquet |
| 2001 | The Xango from Baker Street · as Sherlock Holmes |
| 2001 | His Master's Voice · as Oliveira |
| 2001 | Water and Salt · as Marido |
| 2001 | 24 (TV Series) · as Ramon Salazar |
| 2000 | April Captains · as Gervásio |
| 2000 | Falcone (TV Series) · as Caesar Nicoletti |
| 1999 | No Vacancy · as Reynaldo |
| 1999 | One Man's Hero · as Cortina |
| 1999 | Vendetta · as Joseph Macheca |
| 1999 | Camino de Santiago (TV Series) · as Gonzalo Leyva |
| 1999 | The West Wing (TV Series) · as Carlos Carrio |
| 1998 | The Mask of Zorro · as General Santa Anna |
| 1998 | Dollar for the Dead · as Friar Ramon |
| 1998 | La Cucaracha · as Jose Guerra |
| 1997 | Elles · as Gigi |
| 1997 | La Femme Nikita (TV Series) · as Joaquim Armel |
| 1996 | Dead Man's Walk (TV Series) · as Major Laroche |
| 1995 | Desperado · as Bucho |
| 1995 | Adão e Eva · as Francisco |
| 1995 | According to Pereira · as Manuel |
| 1994 | Clear and Present Danger · as Col. Felix V. Cortez |
| 1994 | El baile de las ánimas · as Antonio |
| 1994 | Only You · as Giovanni |
| 1993 | On the Edge of the Horizon · as Voice of Spino (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1993 | Sombras en una batalla · as José |
| 1992 | Una estación de paso · as Unknown |
| 1992 | The Fencing Master · as Luis de Ayala |
| 1992 | Amor e Dedinhos de Pé · as Francisco Frontaria |
| 1991 | The Dumbfounded King · as Almeida |
| 1989 | Les deux Fragonard · as Honoré Fragonard |
| 1988 | Priceless Beauty · as Unknown |
| 1987 | Good Morning Babylon · as Andrea Bonnano |
| 1984 | Miami Vice (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1983 | Beyond the Limit · as Leon |
| 1982 | The Soldier · as The Soldier's Force |