Joaquim de Almeida
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
All Movies (108)
- Santo António - O Casamenteiro de Lisboa2026
- Hungry2026 · as Walker
- Mercato2025 · as Nascimento
- Smoke Signals2024 · as José Manuel Durão Barroso
- Road House2024 · as Sheriff
- O Último Animal2023 · as Dr. Ciro
- The Palace2023 · as Dr. Lima
- Fast X2023 · as Hernan Reyes
- Missing2023 · as Javi
- Land of Dreams2022 · as Julian / Dr. Palmer
- God Save the Queens2022 · as Hugo
- Fatima2020 · as Father Ferreira
- The Legion2020 · as Paetus
- Looking for Cesária Évora2019 · as self
- An Indian in War - Life and Work of António-Pedro Vasconcelos2019 · as Self
- Breaking & Exiting2018 · as Hank
- Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story2018 · as Self
- Downsizing2017 · as Conference Director Dr. Pereira
- The Hitman's Bodyguard2017 · as Foucher
- Diablo2016 · as Arturo
- Our Brand Is Crisis2015 · as Castillo
- A Date with Miss Fortune2015 · as Jose
- 3 Holes and a Smoking Gun2014 · as Joey the Junkman
- Of Mind and Music2014 · as Dr. Alvaro Cruz
- Atlas Shrugged: Part III2014 · as Francisco d'Anconia
- The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail2014 · as Comandante Vasco Moscoso de Aragão
- Rouge Brésil2014 · as João da Silva
- Three-602013 · as Alberto Ibarguren
- The Gilded Cage2013 · as José Ribeiro
- Robosapien: Rebooted2013 · as Esperenza
- Mamitas2012 · as Prof. Alexander Viera
- Fast Five2011 · as Reyes
- Backlight2010 · as Jay
- Christopher Roth2010 · as Christopher Roth
- Holy Money2009 · as Mangini
- Che: Part Two2008 · as President René Barrientos
- The Burning Plain2008 · as Nick Martinez
- La conjura de El Escorial2008 · as Escobedo
- The Lovebirds2008 · as Marco Correia
- Oscar. The color of destiny2008 · as Oscar Domínguez
- Call Girl2007 · as Mouros
- The Death and Life of Bobby Z2007 · as Don Huertero
- La Cucina2007 · as Michael
- The Heart of the Earth2007 · as Baxter
- Moscow Zero2006 · as Yuri
- Love and Debate2006 · as Max
- The Celestine Prophecy2006 · as Father Sanchez
- Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II2006 · as Archbishop Oscar Romero
- A Shot in the Dark2005 · as Rafael
- The Life2004 · as Pierre
- The Fugitive2003 · as Lolo
- The Immortals2003 · as Roberto Alua
- Break of Dawn2002 · as Radman / Constantin
- Sweat2002 · as Noh
- Behind Enemy Lines2001 · as Admiral Juan-Miguel Piquet, Commander of NATO Naval Command
- The Xango from Baker Street2001 · as Sherlock Holmes
- Stranded2001 · as Fidel Rodrigo
- Water and Salt2001 · as Marido
- His Master's Voice2001 · as Oliveira
- April Captains2000 · as Gervásio
- Inferno1999 · as Xana
- Vendetta1999 · as Joseph Macheca
- One Man's Hero1999 · as Cortina
- No Vacancy1999 · as Reynaldo
- Cartoon Noir1999 · as Narrator (Voice)
- On the Run1999 · as Ignácio
- Dollar for the Dead1998 · as Friar Ramon
- La Cucaracha1998 · as Jose Guerra
- Tentação1997 · as Father António
- Women1997 · as Gigi
- Fátima1997 · as Avelino de Almeida, journalist
- Corazón loco1997 · as Emilio
- Tale About the Cat and the Moon1997 · as The Cat (voz)
- We're All Still Here1997
- Adam and Eve1995 · as Francisco
- Desperado1995 · as Bucho
- Amália - Uma Estranha Forma de Vida1995 · as Narrator
- Pereira Declares1995 · as Manuel
- Clear and Present Danger1994 · as Col. Felix V. Cortez
- Only You1994 · as Giovanni
- Uma Vida Normal1994 · as Miguel
- El baile de las ánimas1994 · as Antonio
- On the Edge of the Horizon1993 · as Voice of Spino (voice) (uncredited)
- Amok1993 · as The lover
- Shadows in a Conflict1993 · as José
- Amor e Dedinhos de Pé1993 · as Francisco Frontaria
- The Fencing Master1992 · as Luis de Ayala
- A Passing Season1992 · as Miguel
- Cold Land1992 · as Leonardo
- Aqui D'El Rei!1992 · as Manuel
- Retrato de Família1991 · as Miguel Montenegro
- The Dumbfounded King1991 · as Almeida
- El día que nací yo1991 · as Pelayo Menéndez
- Alex1991 · as Pedro
- Sandino1990 · as Sandino
- Les Deux Fragonard1989 · as Honoré Fragonard
- Disamistade1988 · as Sebastiano Catte
- Terre sacrée1988 · as Mateo Elorduy
- Priceless Beauty1988 · as Jimmy
- Repórter X1987 · as Reinaldo Ferreira
- Good Morning, Babylon1987 · as Andrea Bonnano
- The Sun and the Moon1987
- Milan noir1987 · as Tremaine
- The Honorary Consul1983 · as Leon
- The Soldier1982 · as The Soldier's Force
- Un uomo americano1979 · as Miguel Montero
- Epitaph— · as Vince Castro
- Breaking & Exiting— · as Hank
All TV Shows (34)
- Shōgun2024 · as Domingo
- Turn of the Tide2023 · as João Canto Moniz
- Warrior Nun2020 · as Cardinal Duretti
- Aruanas2019 · as Robert Johnson
- Training Day2017 · as Menjivar
- Queen of the South2016 · as Epifanio
- Queen of the South2016 · as Don Epifanio Vargas
- Santa Bárbara2015 · as Marcelo Vidal
- Rouge Brésil2013 · as João da Silva
- Elementary2012 · as Cal Medina
- Revolution2012 · as Luis Nunez
- Missing2012 · as Antoine Lussier
- Once Upon a Time2011 · as King Xavier
- Revenge2011 · as Salvador Grobet
- República2010 · as Henrique
- Flight 8714: Take Off to Disaster2010 · as Hunter
- Parenthood2010 · as Matthew Biscali
- Archer2009 · as Román Calzado (voice)
- Alta Definição2009 · as Self
- Alta Definição2009 · as Self - Guest
- Crusoe2008 · as Santos Santana
- The Mentalist2008 · as Gabriel Porchetto
- Bones2005 · as Raphael Valenza
- Wanted 20052005 · as Manuel Valenza
- The Batman2004 · as Bane (voice)
- Kingpin2003
- CSI: Miami2002 · as Joseph Trevi
- 242001 · as Ramon Salazar
- The West Wing1999 · as Carlos Carrio
- L'enfant du bout du monde1997 · as Miguel Carmina
- Dead Man's Walk1996 · as Major Laroche
- Amália - Uma Estranha Forma de Vida1995 · as Narrator
- Parabéns1992 · as Self
- Miami Vice1984 · as Roberto 'Nico' Arroyo