Joaquim de Almeida
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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
132
Gender
Male
Birthday
1957-03-15 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
São Sebastião da Pedreira, Lisbon, Portugal
Acting

2025

Mercato as Nascimento

2024

Shōgun as Domingo

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

2022

God Save the Queens as Hugo

2022

Land of Dreams as Julian / Dr. Palmer

2020

Warrior Nun as Cardinal Duretti

2020

Fatima as Father Ferreira

2020

The Legion as Paetus

2019

Aruanas as Robert Johnson

2018

Breaking & Exiting as Hank

2017

The Hitman's Bodyguard as Foucher

2017

Downsizing as Conference Director Dr. Pereira

2017

Training Day as Menjivar

2016

Queen of the South as Epifanio

2016

Queen of the South as Don Epifanio Vargas

2016

Diablo as Arturo

2015

Santa Bárbara as Marcelo Vidal

2015

Our Brand Is Crisis as Castillo

2014

Atlas Shrugged: Part III as Francisco d'Anconia

2014

Of Mind and Music as Dr. Alvaro Cruz

2013

Robosapien: Rebooted as Esperenza

2013

The Gilded Cage as José Ribeiro

2013

Three-60 as Alberto Ibarguren

2012

Elementary as Cal Medina

2012

Revolution as Luis Nunez

2012

Missing as Antoine Lussier

2011

Once Upon a Time as King Xavier

2011

Revenge as Salvador Grobet

2011

Fast Five as Reyes

2010

Parenthood as Matthew Biscali

2010

Backlight as Jay

2009

Alta Definição as Self

2009

Archer as Román Calzado (voice)

2009

Holy Money as Mangini

2008

The Mentalist as Gabriel Porchetto

2008

Crusoe as Santos Santana

2008

Che: Part Two as President René Barrientos

2008

The Burning Plain as Nick Martinez

2008

The Lovebirds as Marco Correia

2008

La conjura de El Escorial as Escobedo

2007

The Death and Life of Bobby Z as Don Huertero

2007

La Cucina as Michael

2007

The Heart of the Earth as Baxter

2006

The Celestine Prophecy as Father Sanchez

2006

Love and Debate as Max

2006

Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II as Archbishop Oscar Romero

2006

Moscow Zero as Yuri

2005

Bones as Raphael Valenza

2005

Wanted as Not available

2005

A Shot in the Dark as Rafael

2004

The Batman as Bane (voice)

2004

The Life as Pierre

2003

Kingpin as Not available

2002

CSI: Miami as Joseph Trevi

2002

Sweat as Noh

2001

24 as Ramon Salazar

2001

Behind Enemy Lines as Admiral Juan-Miguel Piquet, Commander of NATO Naval Command

2001

Stranded as Fidel Rodrigo

2001

The Xango from Baker Street as Sherlock Holmes

2001

His Master's Voice as Oliveira

2000

April Captains as Gervásio

1999

The West Wing as Carlos Carrio

1999

Vendetta as Joseph Macheca

1999

No Vacancy as Reynaldo

1999

One Man's Hero as Cortina

1999

On the Run as Ignácio

1999

Inferno as Xana

1998

Dollar for the Dead as Friar Ramon

1998

La Cucaracha as Jose Guerra

1997

Women as Gigi

1996

Dead Man's Walk as Major Laroche

1995

Desperado as Bucho

1995

Pereira Declares as Manuel

1995

Adam and Eve as Francisco

1994

Clear and Present Danger as Col. Felix V. Cortez

1994

Only You as Giovanni

1993

Shadows in a Conflict as José

1992

Parabéns as Self

1992

The Fencing Master as Luis de Ayala

1991

The Dumbfounded King as Almeida

1990

Sandino as Sandino

1989

Les Deux Fragonard as Honoré Fragonard

1988

Priceless Beauty as Not available

1987

The Sun and the Moon as Not available

1987

Good Morning, Babylon as Andrea Bonnano

1984

Miami Vice as Not available

1983

The Honorary Consul as Leon

NaN

Epitaph as Vince Castro

2023

O Último Animal as Dr. Ciro

2014

The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail as Comandante Vasco Moscoso de Aragão

2013

Rouge Brésil as João da Silva

2012

Mamitas as Prof. Alexander Viera

2010

Christopher Roth as Christopher Roth

2010

República as Henrique

2008

Oscar. The color of destiny as Not available

2007

Call Girl as Mouros

2003

The Immortals as Roberto Alua

2003

Il fuggiasco as Lolo

2002

Break of Dawn as Radman / Constantin

2001

Water and Salt as Marido

1997

Fátima as Avelino de Almeida, journalist

1997

Corazón loco as Emilio

1997

L'enfant du bout du monde as Miguel Carmina

1997

Tentação as Father António

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

Amor e Dedinhos de Pé as Francisco Frontaria

1993

Amok as The lover

1992

Aqui D'El Rei! as Manuel

1992

A Passing Season as Miguel

1992

Cold Land as Leonardo

1991

El día que nací yo as Pelayo Menéndez

1991

Retrato de Família as Miguel Montenegro

1991

Alex as Pedro

1988

Terre sacrée as Mateo Elorduy

1988

Disamistade as Sebastiano Catte

1987

Milan noir as Tremaine

1987

Repórter X as Reinaldo Ferreira

1982

The Soldier as The Soldier's Force