
Joaquim de Almeida
Acting • Born 1957-03-15
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
141 credits
Stranded
Movie • 2001
Fidel Rodrigo

The Heart of the Earth
Movie • 2007
Baxter

The Death and Life of Bobby Z
Movie • 2007
Don Huertero

The Life
Movie • 2004
Pierre

La conjura de El Escorial
Movie • 2008
Escobedo

Behind Enemy Lines
Movie • 2001
Admiral Juan-Miguel Piquet, Commander of NATO Naval Command

Desperado
Movie • 1995
Bucho

Che: Part Two
Movie • 2008
President René Barrientos

La Cucina
Movie • 2007
Michael

Only You
Movie • 1994
Giovanni

Fast X
Movie • 2023
Hernan Reyes

Clear and Present Danger
Movie • 1994
Col. Felix V. Cortez

Call Girl
Movie • 2007
Mouros

Sweat
Movie • 2002
Noh

No Vacancy
Movie • 1999
Reynaldo

Il fuggiasco
Movie • 2003
Lolo

Break of Dawn
Movie • 2002
Radman / Constantin

The Xango from Baker Street
Movie • 2001
Sherlock Holmes

A Shot in the Dark
Movie • 2005
Rafael

The Fencing Master
Movie • 1992
Luis de Ayala

Pereira Declares
Movie • 1995
Manuel

Good Morning, Babylon
Movie • 1987
Andrea Bonnano

The Celestine Prophecy
Movie • 2006
Father Sanchez

Tale About the Cat and the Moon
Movie • 1997
The Cat (voz)

Dollar for the Dead
Movie • 1998
Friar Ramon

The Honorary Consul
Movie • 1983
Leon

The Immortals
Movie • 2003
Roberto Alua

Fast Five
Movie • 2011
Reyes

April Captains
Movie • 2000
Gervásio

Women
Movie • 1997
Gigi

Mamitas
Movie • 2012
Prof. Alexander Viera

The Soldier
Movie • 1982
The Soldier's Force

Backlight
Movie • 2010
Jay

Christopher Roth
Movie • 2010
Christopher Roth

Holy Money
Movie • 2009
Mangini

La Cucaracha
Movie • 1998
Jose Guerra

The Dumbfounded King
Movie • 1991
Almeida

Sandino
Movie • 1990
Sandino

Adam and Eve
Movie • 1995
Francisco

The Palace
Movie • 2023
Dr. Lima

His Master's Voice
Movie • 2001
Oliveira

Water and Salt
Movie • 2001
Marido

Inferno
Movie • 1999
Xana

God Save the Queens
Movie • 2022
Hugo

Three-60
Movie • 2013
Alberto Ibarguren

Robosapien: Rebooted
Movie • 2013
Esperenza

The Gilded Cage
Movie • 2013
José Ribeiro

Shadows in a Conflict
Movie • 1993
José

Oscar. The color of destiny
Movie • 2008
Oscar Domínguez

Fátima
Movie • 1997
Avelino de Almeida, journalist

Uma Vida Normal
Movie • 1994
Miguel

Tentação
Movie • 1997
Father António

On the Run
Movie • 1999
Ignácio

The Burning Plain
Movie • 2008
Nick Martinez

The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail
Movie • 2014
Comandante Vasco Moscoso de Aragão

O Último Animal
Movie • 2023
Dr. Ciro

Atlas Shrugged: Part III
Movie • 2014
Francisco d'Anconia

Corazón loco
Movie • 1997
Emilio

Of Mind and Music
Movie • 2014
Dr. Alvaro Cruz

Road House
Movie • 2024
Sheriff

Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II
Movie • 2006
Archbishop Oscar Romero

El baile de las ánimas
Movie • 1994
Antonio

Alex
Movie • 1991
Pedro

Epitaph
Movie
Vince Castro

3 Holes and a Smoking Gun
Movie • 2014
Joey the Junkman

A Date with Miss Fortune
Movie • 2015
Jose

One Man's Hero
Movie • 1999
Cortina

Our Brand Is Crisis
Movie • 2015
Castillo

Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story
Movie • 2018
Self

Diablo
Movie • 2016
Arturo

Smoke Signals
Movie • 2024
José Manuel Durão Barroso

A Passing Season
Movie • 1992
Miguel

Terre sacrée
Movie • 1988
Mateo Elorduy

Downsizing
Movie • 2017
Conference Director Dr. Pereira

The Sun and the Moon
Movie • 1987

Les Deux Fragonard
Movie • 1989
Honoré Fragonard

Disamistade
Movie • 1988
Sebastiano Catte

The Hitman's Bodyguard
Movie • 2017
Foucher

Amor e Dedinhos de Pé
Movie • 1993
Francisco Frontaria

Cold Land
Movie • 1992
Leonardo

Milan noir
Movie • 1987
Tremaine

Vendetta
Movie • 1999
Joseph Macheca

Breaking & Exiting
Movie • 2018
Hank

Moscow Zero
Movie • 2006
Yuri

On the Edge of the Horizon
Movie • 1993
Voice of Spino (voice) (uncredited)

Repórter X
Movie • 1987
Reinaldo Ferreira

An Indian in War - Life and Work of António-Pedro Vasconcelos
Movie • 2019
Self

Fatima
Movie • 2020
Father Ferreira

The Lovebirds
Movie • 2008
Marco Correia

El día que nací yo
Movie • 1991
Pelayo Menéndez

Amok
Movie • 1993
The lover

The Legion
Movie • 2020
Paetus

Aqui D'El Rei!
Movie • 1992
Manuel

Amália - Uma Estranha Forma de Vida
Movie • 1995
Narrator

Retrato de Família
Movie • 1991
Miguel Montenegro

Love and Debate
Movie • 2006
Max

Missing
Movie • 2023
Javi

Priceless Beauty
Movie • 1988

Looking for Cesária Évora
Movie • 2019
self

Land of Dreams
Movie • 2022
Julian / Dr. Palmer

Mercato
Movie • 2025
Nascimento

Cartoon Noir
Movie • 1999
Narrator (Voice)

Breaking & Exiting
Movie
Hank

Un uomo americano
Movie • 1979
Miguel Montero

We're All Still Here
Movie • 1997

Rouge Brésil
Movie • 2014
João da Silva

Santo António
Movie

Hungry
Movie

CSI: Miami
TV • 2002
Joseph Trevi

Miami Vice
TV • 1984
Roberto 'Nico' Arroyo

The Batman
TV • 2004
Bane (voice)

Santa Bárbara
TV • 2015
Marcelo Vidal

Kingpin
TV • 2003

L'enfant du bout du monde
TV • 1997
Miguel Carmina

Revolution
TV • 2012
Luis Nunez

Alta Definição
TV • 2009
Self

Parabéns
TV • 1992
Self

24
TV • 2001
Ramon Salazar

Once Upon a Time
TV • 2011
King Xavier

República
TV • 2010
Henrique

The West Wing
TV • 1999
Carlos Carrio

Aruanas
TV • 2019
Robert Johnson

Queen of the South
TV • 2016
Epifanio

The Mentalist
TV • 2008
Gabriel Porchetto

Rouge Brésil
TV • 2013
João da Silva

Revenge
TV • 2011
Salvador Grobet

Queen of the South
TV • 2016
Don Epifanio Vargas

Bones
TV • 2005
Raphael Valenza

Flight 8714: Take Off to Disaster
TV • 2010
Hunter

Shōgun
TV • 2024
Domingo

Crusoe
TV • 2008
Santos Santana

Archer
TV • 2009
Román Calzado (voice)

Elementary
TV • 2012
Cal Medina

Dead Man's Walk
TV • 1996
Major Laroche

Warrior Nun
TV • 2020
Cardinal Duretti

Parenthood
TV • 2010
Matthew Biscali

Training Day
TV • 2017
Menjivar

Missing
TV • 2012
Antoine Lussier

Wanted
TV • 2005
Manuel Valenza

Turn of the Tide
TV • 2023
João Canto Moniz

Alta Definição
TV • 2009
Self - Guest