Joaquim de Almeida
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1957-03-15 (68 years old)
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.
Acting
Epitaph
as Vince Castro
Breaking & Exiting
as Hank
(2025)
Mercato
as Nascimento
(2024)
Road House
as Sheriff
(2024)
Smoke Signals
as José Manuel Durão Barroso
(2023)
Fast X
as Hernan Reyes
(2023)
Missing
as Javi
(2023)
The Palace
as Dr. Lima
(2023)
O Último Animal
as Dr. Ciro
(2023)
(2022)
Land of Dreams
as Julian / Dr. Palmer
(2022)
God Save the Queens
as Hugo
(2020)
The Legion
as Paetus
(2020)
Fatima
as Father Ferreira
(2019)
Looking for Cesária Évora
as self
(2019)
(2018)
Breaking & Exiting
as Hank
(2017)
Downsizing
as Conference Director Dr. Pereira
(2017)
The Hitman's Bodyguard
as Foucher
(2016)
Diablo
as Arturo
(2015)
Our Brand Is Crisis
as Castillo
(2015)
A Date with Miss Fortune
as Jose
(2014)
Of Mind and Music
as Dr. Alvaro Cruz
(2014)
Atlas Shrugged: Part III
as Francisco d'Anconia
(2014)
Three Holes, Two Brads, and a Smoking Gun
as Joey the Junkman
(2014)
The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail
as Comandante Vasco Moscoso de Aragão
(2013)
The Gilded Cage
as José Ribeiro
(2013)
Robosapien: Rebooted
as Esperenza
(2013)
Three-60
as Alberto Ibarguren
(2012)
Mamitas
as Prof. Alexander Viera
(2011)
Fast Five
as Reyes
(2010)
Backlight
as Jay
(2010)
Christopher Roth
as Christopher Roth
(2009)
Holy Money
as Mangini
(2008)
Che: Part Two
as President René Barrientos
(2008)
The Lovebirds
as Marco Correia
(2008)
The Burning Plain
as Nick Martinez
(2008)
La conjura de El Escorial
as Escobedo
(2008)
(2007)
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
as Don Huertero
(2007)
The Heart of the Earth
as Baxter
(2007)
La Cucina
as Michael
(2007)
Call Girl
as Mouros
(2006)
The Celestine Prophecy
as Father Sanchez
(2006)
Love and Debate
as Max
(2006)
Moscow Zero
as Yuri
(2006)
Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II
as Archbishop Oscar Romero
(2005)
A Shot in the Dark
as Rafael
(2004)
The Life
as Pierre
(2003)
The Immortals
as Roberto Alua
(2003)
Il fuggiasco
as Lolo
(2002)
Sweat
as Noh
(2002)
Break of Dawn
as Radman / Constantin
(2001)
Water and Salt
as Marido
(2001)
Behind Enemy Lines
as Admiral Juan-Miguel Piquet, Commander of NATO Naval Command
(2001)
The Xango from Baker Street
as Sherlock Holmes
(2001)
Stranded
as Fidel Rodrigo
(2001)
His Master's Voice
as Oliveira
(2000)
April Captains
as Gervásio
(1999)
No Vacancy
as Reynaldo
(1999)
One Man's Hero
as Cortina
(1999)
Vendetta
as Joseph Macheca
(1999)
On the Run
as Ignácio
(1999)
Inferno
as Xana
(1999)
Cartoon Noir
as Narrator (Voice)
(1998)
La Cucaracha
as Jose Guerra
(1998)
Dollar for the Dead
as Friar Ramon
(1997)
Tentação
as Father António
(1997)
Fátima
as Avelino de Almeida, journalist
(1997)
(1997)
Women
as Gigi
(1997)
Corazón loco
as Emilio
(1997)
Tale About the Cat and the Moon
as The Cat (voz)
(1995)
Desperado
as Bucho
(1995)
Adam and Eve
as Francisco
(1995)
Pereira Declares
as Manuel
(1995)
Amália - Uma Estranha Forma de Vida
as Narrator
(1994)
Only You
as Giovanni
(1994)
Clear and Present Danger
as Col. Felix V. Cortez
(1994)
Uma Vida Normal
as Miguel
(1994)
El baile de las ánimas
as Antonio
(1993)
On the Edge of the Horizon
as Voice of Spino (voice) (uncredited)
(1993)
Shadows in a Conflict
as José
(1993)
Amok
as The lover
(1993)
Amor e Dedinhos de Pé
as Francisco Frontaria
(1992)
The Fencing Master
as Luis de Ayala
(1992)
Aqui D'El Rei!
as Manuel
(1992)
Cold Land
as Leonardo
(1992)
A Passing Season
as Miguel
(1991)
Alex
as Pedro
(1991)
The Dumbfounded King
as Almeida
(1991)
Retrato de Família
as Miguel Montenegro
(1991)
El día que nací yo
as Pelayo Menéndez
(1990)
Sandino
as Sandino
(1989)
Les Deux Fragonard
as Honoré Fragonard
(1988)
(1988)
Terre sacrée
as Mateo Elorduy
(1988)
Disamistade
as Sebastiano Catte
(1987)
Milan noir
as Tremaine
(1987)
Good Morning, Babylon
as Andrea Bonnano
(1987)
(1987)
Repórter X
as Reinaldo Ferreira
(1983)
The Honorary Consul
as Leon
(1982)
The Soldier
as The Soldier's Force
(1979)
Un uomo americano
as Miguel Montero