Joaquim de Almeida
Actor
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
The Hitman's Bodyguard
as Foucher 2017
Fast X
as Hernan Reyes 2023
Downsizing
as Conference Director Dr. Pereira 2017
Desperado
as Bucho 1995
Road House
as Sheriff 2024
Clear and Present Danger
as Col. Felix V. Cortez 1994
Behind Enemy Lines
as Admiral Juan-Miguel Piquet, Commander of NATO Naval Command 2001
Missing
as Javi 2023
Che: Part Two
as President René Barrientos 2008
Only You
as Giovanni 1994
Our Brand Is Crisis
as Castillo 2015
The Burning Plain
as Nick Martinez 2008
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
as Don Huertero 2007
The Gilded Cage
as José Ribeiro 2013
Fatima
as Father Ferreira 2020
The Palace
as Dr. Lima 2023