Javier Bardem
Acting • Born 1969-03-01
Biography
Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem (born 1 March 1969) is a Spanish actor. In a career that has lasted over thirty years, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, seven Goya Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award. A son of actress Pilar Bardem, he first became known for such Spanish films as Jamón jamón(1992), Boca a boca (1995), Carne trémula(1997), Los lunes al sol (2002), and Mar adentro (2004). He received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor for playing Reinaldo Arenas in Before Night Falls (2000), a criminal with cancer in Biutiful (2010), and Desi Arnaz in Being the Ricardos (2021). His portrayal of assassin Anton Chigurh in the Coen brothers' western film No Country for Old Men (2007) won him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Bardem has also starred in auteur-driven films such as Woody Allen's romantic drama Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), Terrence Malick's drama To the Wonder (2013), Darren Aronofsky's horror film mother! (2017), and Asghar Farhadi's mystery drama Everybody Knows (2018). He also acted in blockbuster films such as the James Bond film Skyfall (2012), the swashbuckler film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales(2017), the science fiction epic films Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024), and Disney's live-action remake The Little Mermaid (2023). On television, he portrayed José Menendez in the Netflix crime anthology series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024). Bardem married actress Penélope Cruz in 2010, and they have two children together. In January 2018, Bardem became Greenpeace's ambassador for Antarctica's protection. Description above from the Wikipedia article Javier Bardem, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
105 credits
Live Flesh
Movie • 1997
David de Paz
The Sea Inside
Movie • 2004
Ramón Sampedro
Don't Tempt Me
Movie • 2001
Tony Graco
Jamon Jamon
Movie • 1992
el chorizo
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Movie • 2008
Juan Antonio Gonzalo
Before Night Falls
Movie • 2000
Reinaldo Arenas
The Dancer Upstairs
Movie • 2002
Agustín Rejas
Goya's Ghosts
Movie • 2006
Lorenzo Casamares
Love in the Time of Cholera
Movie • 2007
Florentino Ariza
No Country for Old Men
Movie • 2007
Anton Chigurh
High Heels
Movie • 1991
Regidor T.V.
Sanctuary
Movie • 2019
Javier Bardem
Dance with the Devil
Movie • 1997
Romeo
The Tit and the Moon
Movie • 1994
Benito González
mother! The Downward Spiral
Movie • 2017
Self
To the Wonder
Movie • 2013
Father Quintana
Skyfall
Movie • 2012
Silva
Eat Pray Love
Movie • 2010
Felipe
Mouth to Mouth
Movie • 1995
Víctor Ventura
Biutiful
Movie • 2010
Uxbal
Golden Balls
Movie • 1993
Benito González
Cruce de caminos
Movie • 2022
Self
The Bilingual Lover
Movie • 1993
Limpiabotas
Between Your Legs
Movie • 1999
Javier
Mondays in the Sun
Movie • 2002
Santa
The Ages of Lulu
Movie • 1990
Jimmy
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Movie • 2012
(archive footage)
The Detective and Death
Movie • 1994
Det. Cornelio
Amo tu cama rica
Movie • 1992
Antonio
Washington Wolves
Movie • 1999
Alberto
The Counselor
Movie • 2013
Reiner
Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony
Movie • 2012
Self - Narrator
F1
Movie • 2025
Ruben Cervantes
Running Out of Time
Movie • 1994
Lisardo
Extasis
Movie • 1996
Rober
Scorpion in Love
Movie • 2013
Solis
Second Skin
Movie • 1999
Diego
Spellbound
Movie • 2024
King Solon (voice)
Sherman and Pacifico
Movie
Pacifico
The Gunman
Movie • 2015
Felix Marti
La madre
Movie • 1995
Hijo
Airbag
Movie • 1997
José Alberto 'Amor Obsoleto'
Look at Me
Movie • 2022
Leo
Automata
Movie • 2014
Blue Robot (voice)
The Last Face
Movie • 2017
Dr. Miguel Leon
Walking Fernando
Movie • 2024
Fernando
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Movie • 2017
Armando Salazar
Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health
Movie • 1997
Stretcher Bearer
Hécuba: un sueño de pasión
Movie • 2006
Self
Everybody Knows
Movie • 2018
Paco
mother!
Movie • 2017
Him
El poderoso influjo de la luna
Movie • 1981
Niño entre gente curiosa (uncredited)
Not Love, Just Frenzy
Movie • 1996
Collateral
Movie • 2004
Felix Reyes-Torrena
Loving Pablo
Movie • 2017
Pablo Escobar
Truth of the Situation: Making 'The Counselor'
Movie • 2014
Self
Thy Kingdom Come
Movie • 2018
Father Quintana
Huidos
Movie • 1993
Miloš Forman: What Doesn't Kill You…
Movie • 2009
Self
Querido Fotogramas
Movie • 2018
Self
The Roads Not Taken
Movie • 2020
Leo
No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes
Movie • 2008
Self
Dune
Movie • 2021
Stilgar
Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law
Movie • 1998
Sultán
The Little Mermaid
Movie • 2023
King Triton
Being the Ricardos
Movie • 2021
Desi Arnaz
Dune: Part Two
Movie • 2024
Stilgar
The Good Boss
Movie • 2021
Julio Blanco
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
Movie • 2022
Hector P. Valenti
The Beloved
Movie • 2026
El oficio de actor
Movie • 2005
Self
A Journey to Sundance
Movie • 2023
Self
The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'
Movie • 2008
Self
Bunker
Movie
Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood
Movie • 2007
Self
Hello & Paris
Movie
Jackson Cooper
Porto Rico
Movie
Dune: Part Three
Movie • 2026
Stilgar
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
Movie • 2026
Self
Today
TV • 1952
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Live from E!
TV • 2002
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
TV • 2020
Inigo Montoya
El pícaro
TV • 1974
Alonso de niño
Crónicas del mal
TV • 1992
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
TV • 2024
José Menendez
Segunda Enseñanza
TV • 1986
Buenas noches y Buenafuente
TV • 2012
Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TV • 2014
Self
Lo + plus
TV • 1995
Self - Guest
Conan
TV • 2010
Self - Guest
Cape Fear
TV • 2026
Max Cady
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
El hormiguero
TV • 2006
Self - Guest
Conan O'Brien Must Go
TV • 2024
Self
La Noche D
TV • 2021
Self - Guest
Jeopardy!
TV • 1984
Self - Clue Presenter
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self - Presenter
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest