Joaquim de Almeida
Born: 1957-03-15 in São Sebastião da Pedreira, Lisbon, Portugal
Known For: Acting
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
2025
- Mercato as Nascimento
2024
- Shōgun as Domingo
- Road House as Sheriff
- Smoke Signals as José Manuel Durão Barroso
2023
- Fast X as Hernan Reyes
- Missing as Javi
- Turn of the Tide as João Canto Moniz
- O Último Animal as Dr. Ciro
- The Palace as Dr. Lima
- Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story as Self
2022
- Land of Dreams as Julian / Dr. Palmer
- God Save the Queens as Hugo
2020
- Fatima as Father Ferreira
- Warrior Nun as Cardinal Duretti
- The Legion as Paetus
2019
- Aruanas as Robert Johnson
- An Indian in War - Life and Work of António-Pedro Vasconcelos as Self
- Looking for Cesária Évora as self
2018
- Breaking & Exiting as Hank
2017
- The Hitman's Bodyguard as Foucher
- Downsizing as Conference Director Dr. Pereira
- Training Day as Menjivar
2016
- Queen of the South as Epifanio
- Diablo as Arturo
2015
- Santa Bárbara as Marcelo Vidal
- A Date with Miss Fortune as Jose
- Our Brand Is Crisis as Castillo
2014
- 3 Holes and a Smoking Gun as Joey the Junkman
- The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail as Comandante Vasco Moscoso de Aragão
- Rouge Brésil as João da Silva
- Of Mind and Music as Dr. Alvaro Cruz
- Atlas Shrugged: Part III as Francisco d'Anconia
2013
- Robosapien: Rebooted as Esperenza
- The Gilded Cage as José Ribeiro
- Three-60 as Alberto Ibarguren
- Rouge Brésil as João da Silva
2012
- Elementary as Cal Medina
- Mamitas as Prof. Alexander Viera
- Revolution as Luis Nunez
- Missing as Antoine Lussier
2011
- Once Upon a Time as King Xavier
- Revenge as Salvador Grobet
- Fast Five as Reyes
2010
- Parenthood as Matthew Biscali
- Backlight as Jay
- Christopher Roth as Christopher Roth
- Flight 8714: Take Off to Disaster as Hunter
- República as Henrique
2009
- Archer as Román Calzado (voice)
- Alta Definição as Self
- Holy Money as Mangini
2008
- The Mentalist as Gabriel Porchetto
- The Lovebirds as Marco Correia
- The Burning Plain as Nick Martinez
- Che: Part Two as President René Barrientos
- Crusoe as Santos Santana
- Oscar. The color of destiny as Oscar Domínguez
- La conjura de El Escorial as Escobedo
2007
- The Death and Life of Bobby Z as Don Huertero
- La Cucina as Michael
- The Heart of the Earth as Baxter
- Call Girl as Mouros
2006
- Moscow Zero as Yuri
- The Celestine Prophecy as Father Sanchez
- Love and Debate as Max
- Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II as Archbishop Oscar Romero
2005
- Bones as Raphael Valenza
- Wanted as Manuel Valenza
- A Shot in the Dark as Rafael
2004
- The Batman as Bane (voice)
- The Life as Pierre
2003
- Kingpin
- The Immortals as Roberto Alua
- Il fuggiasco as Lolo
2002
- CSI: Miami as Joseph Trevi
- Sweat as Noh
- Break of Dawn as Radman / Constantin
2001
- 24 as Ramon Salazar
- Stranded as Fidel Rodrigo
- Behind Enemy Lines as Admiral Juan-Miguel Piquet, Commander of NATO Naval Command
- The Xango from Baker Street as Sherlock Holmes
- His Master's Voice as Oliveira
- Water and Salt as Marido
2000
- April Captains as Gervásio
1999
- The West Wing as Carlos Carrio
- No Vacancy as Reynaldo
- Vendetta as Joseph Macheca
- One Man's Hero as Cortina
- Cartoon Noir as Narrator (Voice)
- On the Run as Ignácio
- Inferno as Xana
1998
- La Cucaracha as Jose Guerra
- Dollar for the Dead as Friar Ramon
1997
- Fátima as Avelino de Almeida, journalist
- Tentação as Father António
- Women as Gigi
- We're All Still Here
- Tale About the Cat and the Moon as The Cat (voz)
- Corazón loco as Emilio
- L'enfant du bout du monde as Miguel Carmina
1996
- Dead Man's Walk as Major Laroche
1995
- Desperado as Bucho
- Pereira Declares as Manuel
- Adam and Eve as Francisco
- Amália - Uma Estranha Forma de Vida as Narrator
1994
- Only You as Giovanni
- Clear and Present Danger as Col. Felix V. Cortez
- Uma Vida Normal as Miguel
- El baile de las ánimas as Antonio
1993
- On the Edge of the Horizon as Voice of Spino (voice) (uncredited)
- Amok as The lover
- Amor e Dedinhos de Pé as Francisco Frontaria
- Shadows in a Conflict as José
1992
- Aqui D'El Rei! as Manuel
- The Fencing Master as Luis de Ayala
- Cold Land as Leonardo
- A Passing Season as Miguel
- Parabéns as Self
1991
- Retrato de Família as Miguel Montenegro
- The Dumbfounded King as Almeida
- El día que nací yo as Pelayo Menéndez
- Alex as Pedro
1990
- Sandino as Sandino
1989
- Les Deux Fragonard as Honoré Fragonard
1988
- Priceless Beauty
- Terre sacrée as Mateo Elorduy
- Disamistade as Sebastiano Catte
1987
- Milan noir as Tremaine
- The Sun and the Moon
- Good Morning, Babylon as Andrea Bonnano
- Repórter X as Reinaldo Ferreira
1984
- Miami Vice as Roberto 'Nico' Arroyo
1983
- The Honorary Consul as Leon
1982
- The Soldier as The Soldier's Force
1979
- Un uomo americano as Miguel Montero