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
(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)
Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story
as Himself
(2023)
O Último Animal
as Dr. Ciro
(2022)
Land of Dreams
as Julian / Dr. Palmer
(2022)
God Save the Queens
as Hugo
(2020)
Fatima
as Father Ferreira
(2020)
The Legion
as Paetus
(2019)
(2019)
Looking for Cesária Évora
as self
(2018)
Breaking & Exiting
as Hank
(2017)
The Hitman's Bodyguard
as Foucher
(2017)
Downsizing
as Conference Director Dr. Pereira
(2016)
Diablo
as Arturo
(2015)
Our Brand Is Crisis
as Castillo
(2015)
A Date with Miss Fortune
as Jose
(2014)
Atlas Shrugged: Part III
as Francisco d'Anconia
(2014)
The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail
as Comandante Vasco Moscoso de Aragão
(2014)
Of Mind and Music
as Dr. Alvaro Cruz
(2014)
Three Holes, Two Brads, and a Smoking Gun
as Joey the Junkman
(2013)
Robosapien: Rebooted
as Esperenza
(2013)
The Gilded Cage
as José Ribeiro
(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 Burning Plain
as Nick Martinez
(2008)
La conjura de El Escorial
as Escobedo
(2008)
The Lovebirds
as Marco Correia
(2008)
(2007)
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
as Don Huertero
(2007)
La Cucina
as Michael
(2007)
Call Girl
as Mouros
(2007)
The Heart of the Earth
as Baxter
(2006)
The Celestine Prophecy
as Father Sanchez
(2006)
Moscow Zero
as Yuri
(2006)
Love and Debate
as Max
(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)
Il fuggiasco
as Lolo
(2003)
The Immortals
as Roberto Alua
(2002)
Sweat
as Noh
(2002)
Break of Dawn
as Radman / Constantin
(2001)
Behind Enemy Lines
as Admiral Juan-Miguel Piquet, Commander of NATO Naval Command
(2001)
Stranded
as Fidel Rodrigo
(2001)
Water and Salt
as Marido
(2001)
His Master's Voice
as Oliveira
(2001)
The Xango from Baker Street
as Sherlock Holmes
(2000)
April Captains
as Gervásio
(1999)
Vendetta
as Joseph Macheca
(1999)
One Man's Hero
as Cortina
(1999)
Inferno
as Xana
(1999)
No Vacancy
as Reynaldo
(1999)
On the Run
as Ignácio
(1998)
Dollar for the Dead
as Friar Ramon
(1998)
La Cucaracha
as Jose Guerra
(1997)
Fátima
as Avelino de Almeida, journalist
(1997)
Women
as Gigi
(1997)
Corazón loco
as Emilio
(1997)
Tentação
as Father António
(1997)
Tale About the Cat and the Moon
as The Cat
(1995)
Desperado
as Bucho
(1995)
Pereira Declares
as Manuel
(1995)
Adam and Eve
as Francisco
(1995)
Amália - Uma Estranha Forma de Vida
as Narrator
(1994)
Clear and Present Danger
as Col. Felix V. Cortez
(1994)
Only You
as Giovanni
(1994)
El baile de las ánimas
as Antonio
(1994)
Uma Vida Normal
as Miguel
(1993)
Amok
as The lover
(1993)
Shadows in a Conflict
as José
(1993)
Amor e Dedinhos de Pé
as Francisco Frontaria
(1993)
On the Edge of the Horizon
as Voice of Spino (voice) (uncredited)
(1992)
A Passing Season
as Miguel
(1992)
Aqui D'El Rei!
as Manuel
(1992)
The Fencing Master
as Luis de Ayala
(1992)
Cold Land
as Leonardo
(1991)
The Dumbfounded King
as Almeida
(1991)
El día que nací yo
as Pelayo Menéndez
(1991)
Alex
as Pedro
(1991)
Retrato de Família
as Miguel Montenegro
(1990)
Sandino
as Sandino
(1989)
Les Deux Fragonard
as Honoré Fragonard
(1988)
(1988)
Terre sacrée
as Mateo Elorduy
(1988)
Disamistade
as Sebastiano Catte
(1987)
Good Morning, Babylon
as Andrea Bonnano
(1987)
Milan noir
as Tremaine
(1987)
Repórter X
as Reinaldo Ferreira
(1987)
(1983)
The Honorary Consul
as Leon
(1982)
The Soldier
as The Soldier's Force