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.
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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mercato | Nascimento | Average | |
| 2024 | Smoke Signals | José Manuel Durão Barroso | Hit | |
| 2024 | Road House | Sheriff | Hit | |
| 2023 | O Último Animal | Dr. Ciro | Average | |
| 2023 | Fast X | Hernan Reyes | Hit | |
| 2023 | Missing | Javi | Hit | |
| 2020 | Fatima | Father Ferreira | Hit | |
| 2020 | The Legion | Paetus | Average | |
| 2019 | Looking for Cesária Évora | self | Average | |
| 2018 | Breaking & Exiting | Hank | Average | |
| 2017 | The Hitman's Bodyguard | Foucher | Hit | |
| 2015 | Our Brand Is Crisis | Castillo | Average | |
| 2014 | Of Mind and Music | Dr. Alvaro Cruz | Average | |
| 2013 | The Gilded Cage | José Ribeiro | Hit | |
| 2012 | Mamitas | Prof. Alexander Viera | Average | |
| 2011 | Fast Five | Reyes | Hit | |
| 2010 | Backlight | Jay | Average | |
| 2008 | Che: Part Two | President René Barrientos | Hit | |
| 2008 | The Burning Plain | Nick Martinez | Hit | |
| 2008 | The Lovebirds | Marco Correia | Hit | |
| 2007 | Call Girl | Mouros | Average | |
| 2007 | The Death and Life of Bobby Z | Don Huertero | Average | |
| 2003 | Il fuggiasco | Lolo | Hit | |
| 2003 | The Immortals | Roberto Alua | Hit | |
| 2002 | Sweat | Noh | Average | |
| 2001 | Behind Enemy Lines | Admiral Juan-Miguel Piquet, Commander of NATO Naval Command | Average | |
| 2001 | The Xango from Baker Street | Sherlock Holmes | Average | |
| 2000 | April Captains | Gervásio | Hit | |
| 1999 | Inferno | Xana | Average | |
| 1999 | Vendetta | Joseph Macheca | Average | |
| 1999 | Cartoon Noir | Narrator (Voice) | Hit | |
| 1997 | Tentação | Father António | Hit | |
| 1997 | Fátima | Avelino de Almeida, journalist | Hit | |
| 1997 | Tale About the Cat and the Moon | The Cat (voz) | Average | |
| 1997 | We're All Still Here | - | Hit | |
| 1995 | Desperado | Bucho | Hit | |
| 1995 | Pereira Declares | Manuel | Hit | |
| 1994 | Clear and Present Danger | Col. Felix V. Cortez | Hit | |
| 1994 | Only You | Giovanni | Hit | |
| 1994 | Uma Vida Normal | Miguel | Hit | |
| 1994 | El baile de las ánimas | Antonio | Average | |
| 1993 | Amok | The lover | Average | |
| 1992 | The Fencing Master | Luis de Ayala | Average | |
| 1992 | Aqui D'El Rei! | Manuel | Average | |
| 1991 | The Dumbfounded King | Almeida | Average | |
| 1991 | Alex | Pedro | Hit | |
| 1990 | Sandino | Sandino | Average | |
| 1988 | Disamistade | Sebastiano Catte | Average | |
| 1987 | Good Morning, Babylon | Andrea Bonnano | Average | |
| 1983 | The Honorary Consul | Leon | Average |