Joaquim de Almeida
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Mar 15, 1957 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
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
| 2026 | Santo António | |
| 2025 | MercatoNascimento | |
| 2024 | Road HouseSheriff | |
| 2024 | Smoke SignalsJosé Manuel Durão Barroso | |
| 2024 | ShōgunDomingo | |
| 2023 | Fast XHernan Reyes | |
| 2023 | The PalaceDr. Lima | |
| 2023 | O Último AnimalDr. Ciro | |
| 2023 | MissingJavi | |
| 2023 | Turn of the TideJoão Canto Moniz | |
| 2022 | God Save the QueensHugo | |
| 2022 | Land of DreamsJulian / Dr. Palmer | |
| 2020 | FatimaFather Ferreira | |
| 2020 | The LegionPaetus | |
| 2020 | Warrior NunCardinal Duretti | |
| 2019 | An Indian in War - Life and Work of António-Pedro VasconcelosSelf | |
| 2019 | Looking for Cesária Évoraself | |
| 2019 | AruanasRobert Johnson | |
| 2018 | Near Myth: The Oskar Knight StorySelf | |
| 2018 | Breaking & ExitingHank | |
| 2017 | DownsizingConference Director Dr. Pereira | |
| 2017 | The Hitman's BodyguardFoucher | |
| 2017 | Training DayMenjivar | |
| 2016 | DiabloArturo | |
| 2016 | Queen of the SouthEpifanio | |
| 2016 | Queen of the SouthDon Epifanio Vargas | |
| 2015 | A Date with Miss FortuneJose | |
| 2015 | Our Brand Is CrisisCastillo | |
| 2015 | Santa BárbaraMarcelo Vidal | |
| 2014 | The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere DetailComandante Vasco Moscoso de Aragão | |
| 2014 | Atlas Shrugged: Part IIIFrancisco d'Anconia | |
| 2014 | Of Mind and MusicDr. Alvaro Cruz | |
| 2014 | 3 Holes and a Smoking GunJoey the Junkman | |
| 2014 | Rouge BrésilJoão da Silva | |
| 2013 | Three-60Alberto Ibarguren | |
| 2013 | Robosapien: RebootedEsperenza | |
| 2013 | The Gilded CageJosé Ribeiro | |
| 2013 | Rouge BrésilJoão da Silva | |
| 2012 | MamitasProf. Alexander Viera | |
| 2012 | RevolutionLuis Nunez | |
| 2012 | ElementaryCal Medina | |
| 2012 | MissingAntoine Lussier | |
| 2011 | Fast FiveReyes | |
| 2011 | Once Upon a TimeKing Xavier | |
| 2011 | RevengeSalvador Grobet | |
| 2010 | BacklightJay | |
| 2010 | Christopher RothChristopher Roth | |
| 2010 | RepúblicaHenrique | |
| 2010 | Flight 8714: Take Off to DisasterHunter | |
| 2010 | ParenthoodMatthew Biscali | |
| 2009 | Holy MoneyMangini | |
| 2009 | Alta DefiniçãoSelf | |
| 2009 | ArcherRomán Calzado (voice) | |
| 2009 | Alta DefiniçãoSelf - Guest | |
| 2008 | La conjura de El EscorialEscobedo | |
| 2008 | Che: Part TwoPresident René Barrientos | |
| 2008 | Oscar. The color of destinyOscar Domínguez | |
| 2008 | The Burning PlainNick Martinez | |
| 2008 | The LovebirdsMarco Correia | |
| 2008 | The MentalistGabriel Porchetto | |
| 2008 | CrusoeSantos Santana | |
| 2007 | The Heart of the EarthBaxter | |
| 2007 | The Death and Life of Bobby ZDon Huertero | |
| 2007 | La CucinaMichael | |
| 2007 | Call GirlMouros | |
| 2006 | The Celestine ProphecyFather Sanchez | |
| 2006 | Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul IIArchbishop Oscar Romero | |
| 2006 | Moscow ZeroYuri | |
| 2006 | Love and DebateMax | |
| 2005 | A Shot in the DarkRafael | |
| 2005 | BonesRaphael Valenza | |
| 2005 | WantedManuel Valenza | |
| 2004 | The LifePierre | |
| 2004 | The BatmanBane (voice) | |
| 2003 | The FugitiveLolo | |
| 2003 | The ImmortalsRoberto Alua | |
| 2003 | Kingpin | |
| 2002 | SweatNoh | |
| 2002 | Break of DawnRadman / Constantin | |
| 2002 | CSI: MiamiJoseph Trevi | |
| 2001 | StrandedFidel Rodrigo | |
| 2001 | Behind Enemy LinesAdmiral Juan-Miguel Piquet, Commander of NATO Naval Command | |
| 2001 | The Xango from Baker StreetSherlock Holmes | |
| 2001 | His Master's VoiceOliveira | |
| 2001 | Water and SaltMarido | |
| 2001 | 24Ramon Salazar | |
| 2000 | April CaptainsGervásio | |
| 1999 | No VacancyReynaldo | |
| 1999 | InfernoXana | |
| 1999 | On the RunIgnácio | |
| 1999 | One Man's HeroCortina | |
| 1999 | VendettaJoseph Macheca | |
| 1999 | Cartoon NoirNarrator (Voice) | |
| 1999 | The West WingCarlos Carrio | |
| 1998 | Dollar for the DeadFriar Ramon | |
| 1998 | La CucarachaJose Guerra | |
| 1997 | Tale About the Cat and the MoonThe Cat (voz) | |
| 1997 | WomenGigi | |
| 1997 | FátimaAvelino de Almeida, journalist | |
| 1997 | TentaçãoFather António | |
| 1997 | Corazón locoEmilio | |
| 1997 | We're All Still Here | |
| 1997 | L'enfant du bout du mondeMiguel Carmina | |
| 1996 | Dead Man's WalkMajor Laroche | |
| 1995 | DesperadoBucho | |
| 1995 | Pereira DeclaresManuel | |
| 1995 | Adam and EveFrancisco | |
| 1995 | Amália - Uma Estranha Forma de VidaNarrator | |
| 1995 | Amália - Uma Estranha Forma de VidaNarrator | |
| 1994 | Only YouGiovanni | |
| 1994 | Clear and Present DangerCol. Felix V. Cortez | |
| 1994 | Uma Vida NormalMiguel | |
| 1994 | El baile de las ánimasAntonio | |
| 1993 | Shadows in a ConflictJosé | |
| 1993 | Amor e Dedinhos de PéFrancisco Frontaria | |
| 1993 | On the Edge of the HorizonVoice of Spino (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 1993 | AmokThe lover | |
| 1992 | The Fencing MasterLuis de Ayala | |
| 1992 | A Passing SeasonMiguel | |
| 1992 | Cold LandLeonardo | |
| 1992 | Aqui D'El Rei!Manuel | |
| 1992 | ParabénsSelf | |
| 1991 | The Dumbfounded KingAlmeida | |
| 1991 | AlexPedro | |
| 1991 | El día que nací yoPelayo Menéndez | |
| 1991 | Retrato de FamíliaMiguel Montenegro | |
| 1990 | SandinoSandino | |
| 1989 | Les Deux FragonardHonoré Fragonard | |
| 1988 | Terre sacréeMateo Elorduy | |
| 1988 | DisamistadeSebastiano Catte | |
| 1988 | Priceless Beauty | |
| 1987 | Good Morning, BabylonAndrea Bonnano | |
| 1987 | The Sun and the Moon | |
| 1987 | Milan noirTremaine | |
| 1987 | Repórter XReinaldo Ferreira | |
| 1984 | Miami ViceRoberto 'Nico' Arroyo | |
| 1983 | The Honorary ConsulLeon | |
| 1982 | The SoldierThe Soldier's Force | |
| 1979 | Un uomo americanoMiguel Montero | |
| - | EpitaphVince Castro | |
| - | Breaking & ExitingHank | |
| - | Hungry |