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Joaquim de Almeida

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1957-03-15 (Age: 69)

Place of Birth

São Sebastião da Pedreira, Lisbon, Portugal

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.

Filmography (106)

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⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

Santo António

2026
⭐ 0 Role: Walker

Hungry

2026
⭐ 5.8 Role: Nascimento

Mercato

2025
⭐ 6.6 Role: José Manuel Durão Barroso

Smoke Signals

2024
⭐ 6.9 Role: Sheriff

Road House

2024
⭐ 6.0 Role: Dr. Ciro

O Último Animal

2023
⭐ 5.4 Role: Dr. Lima

The Palace

2023
⭐ 7.0 Role: Hernan Reyes

Fast X

2023
⭐ 7.4 Role: Javi

Missing

2023
⭐ 4.5 Role: Julian / Dr. Palmer

Land of Dreams

2022
⭐ 2.0 Role: Hugo

God Save the Queens

2022
⭐ 7.2 Role: Father Ferreira

Fatima

2020
⭐ 6.1 Role: Paetus

The Legion

2020
⭐ 6.0 Role: self

Looking for Cesária Évora

2019
⭐ 0 Role: Self

An Indian in War - Life and Work of António-Pedro Vasconcelos

2019