Joaquim de Almeida
Joaquim António Portugal Baptista de Almeida ( born 15 March 1957) is a Portuguese-born American 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.
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- Born:
- Mar 15, 1957 In São Sebastião da Pedreira - Lisbon - Portugal
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 104
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Epitaph
- Latest Project:
- Movie Smoke Signals 2024-05-01
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Epitaph | Vince Castro | 2025 |
| Movie | Road House | Sheriff | 2024-03-08 |
| Movie | Smoke Signals | José Manuel Durão Barroso | 2024-05-01 |
| Movie | Missing | Javi | 2023-01-19 |
| Movie | Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story | Himself | 2023-04-09 |
| Movie | O Último Animal | Dr. Ciro | 2023-11-30 |
| Movie | The Palace | Dr. Lima | 2023-09-28 |
| Movie | Fast X | Hernan Reyes | 2023-05-17 |
| Movie | God Save the Queens | Hugo | 2022-06-12 |
| Movie | Land of Dreams | Julian / Dr. Palmer | 2022-09-16 |
| Movie | The Legion | Paetus | 2020-05-08 |
| Movie | Fatima | Father Ferreira | 2020-08-13 |
| Movie | Looking for Cesária Évora | self | 2019-06-09 |
| Series | Aruanas | Robert Johnson | 2019-06-28 |
| Movie | Breaking & Exiting | Hank | 2018-08-17 |
| Movie | The Hitman's Bodyguard | Foucher | 2017-08-16 |
| Movie | Downsizing | Conference Director Dr. Pereira | 2017-12-22 |
| Movie | Diablo | Arturo | 2016-01-08 |
| Series | Queen of the South | Don Epifanio Vargas | 2016-06-23 |
| Movie | A Date with Miss Fortune | Jose | 2015-08-13 |
| Movie | Our Brand Is Crisis | Castillo | 2015-09-11 |
| Movie | The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail | Comandante Vasco Moscoso de Aragão | 2014-08-21 |
| Movie | Atlas Shrugged: Part III | Francisco d'Anconia | 2014-09-12 |
| Movie | Three Holes, Two Brads, and a Smoking Gun | Joey the Junkman | 2014-10-24 |
| Movie | Of Mind and Music | Dr. Alvaro Cruz | 2014-10-19 |
| Series | Rouge Brésil | João da Silva | 2013-01-22 |
| Movie | The Gilded Cage | José Ribeiro | 2013-04-19 |
| Movie | Robosapien: Rebooted | Esperenza | 2013-04-01 |
| Movie | Three-60 | Alberto Ibarguren | 2013-07-26 |
| Movie | Mamitas | Prof. Alexander Viera | 2012-04-27 |
| Movie | Fast Five | Reyes | 2011-04-20 |
| Movie | Christopher Roth | Christopher Roth | 2010-04-10 |
| Series | Flight 8714: Take Off to Disaster | Hunter | 2010-09-01 |
| Series | República | Henrique | 2010-10-04 |
| Movie | Backlight | Jay | 2010-07-10 |
| Movie | The Lovebirds | Marco Correia | 2008-03-13 |
| Movie | La conjura de El Escorial | Escobedo | 2008-09-05 |
| Movie | Oscar. The color of destiny | 2008-02-22 | |
| Series | Crusoe | Santos Santana | 2008-10-17 |
| Movie | Che: Part Two | President René Barrientos | 2008-12-12 |
| Movie | The Burning Plain | Nick Martinez | 2008-11-07 |
| Movie | The Heart of the Earth | Baxter | 2007-03-17 |
| Movie | The Death and Life of Bobby Z | Don Huertero | 2007-07-23 |
| Movie | La Cucina | Michael | 2007-03-23 |
| Movie | Call Girl | Mouros | 2007-12-27 |
| Movie | Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II | Archbishop Oscar Romero | 2006-02-24 |
| Movie | Moscow Zero | Yuri | 2006-11-05 |
| Movie | Love and Debate | Max | 2006-06-13 |
| Movie | The Celestine Prophecy | Father Sanchez | 2006-06-01 |
| Movie | A Shot in the Dark | Rafael | 2005-03-17 |
| Series | Wanted | 2005-07-31 | |
| Movie | The Life | Pierre | 2004-04-16 |
| Movie | Il fuggiasco | Lolo | 2003-11-14 |
| Movie | The Immortals | Roberto Alua | 2003-11-07 |
| Movie | Break of Dawn | Radman / Constantin | 2002-09-11 |
| Movie | Sweat | Noh | 2002-07-24 |
| Movie | His Master's Voice | Oliveira | 2001-05-18 |
| Movie | Water and Salt | Marido | 2001-08-01 |
| Movie | Stranded | Fidel Rodrigo | 2001-09-24 |
| Movie | Behind Enemy Lines | Admiral Juan-Miguel Piquet, Commander of NATO Naval Command | 2001-11-30 |
| Movie | The Xango from Baker Street | Sherlock Holmes | 2001-09-27 |
| Movie | April Captains | Gervásio | 2000-04-21 |
| Movie | On the Run | Ignácio | 1999-01-29 |
| Movie | No Vacancy | Reynaldo | 1999-04-16 |
| Movie | Vendetta | Joseph Macheca | 1999-09-12 |
| Movie | One Man's Hero | Cortina | 1999-08-02 |
| Movie | Inferno | Xana | 1999-12-24 |
| Movie | Dollar for the Dead | Friar Ramon | 1998-10-11 |
| Movie | La Cucaracha | Jose Guerra | 1998-05-14 |
| Movie | Corazón loco | Emilio | 1997-05-14 |
| Movie | Fátima | Avelino de Almeida, journalist | 1997-10-10 |
| Movie | Women | Gigi | 1997-10-17 |
| Movie | Tentação | Father António | 1997-12-26 |
| Movie | Pereira Declares | Manuel | 1995-04-06 |
| Movie | Desperado | Bucho | 1995-08-25 |
| Movie | Adam and Eve | Francisco | 1995-12-22 |
| Movie | Uma Vida Normal | Miguel | 1994-03-04 |
| Movie | El baile de las ánimas | Antonio | 1994-01-14 |
| Movie | Clear and Present Danger | Col. Felix V. Cortez | 1994-08-03 |
| Movie | Only You | Giovanni | 1994-03-04 |
| Movie | Amor e Dedinhos de Pé | Francisco Frontaria | 1993-01-15 |
| Movie | On the Edge of the Horizon | Voice of Spino (voice) (uncredited) | 1993-11-24 |
| Movie | Shadows in a Conflict | José | 1993-09-10 |
| Movie | Aqui D'El Rei! | Manuel | 1992-04-24 |
| Movie | Cold Land | Leonardo | 1992-06-22 |
| Movie | The Fencing Master | Luis de Ayala | 1992-09-18 |
| Movie | A Passing Season | Miguel | 1992-09-07 |
| Series | Parabéns | Self | 1992-09-19 |
| Movie | El día que nací yo | Pelayo Menéndez | 1991-09-25 |
| Movie | Alex | Pedro | 1991-02-16 |
| Movie | Retrato de Família | Miguel Montenegro | 1991-12-12 |
| Movie | The Dumbfounded King | Almeida | 1991-11-01 |
| Movie | Sandino | Sandino | 1990-01-01 |
| Movie | Les Deux Fragonard | Honoré Fragonard | 1989-04-19 |
| Movie | Priceless Beauty | 1988-04-28 | |
| Movie | Disamistade | Sebastiano Catte | 1988-09-25 |
| Movie | Terre sacrée | Mateo Elorduy | 1988-09-15 |
| Movie | Milan noir | Tremaine | 1987-01-01 |
| Movie | Repórter X | Reinaldo Ferreira | 1987-05-22 |
| Movie | Good Morning, Babylon | Andrea Bonnano | 1987-05-13 |
| Movie | The Sun and the Moon | 1987-01-02 | |
| Movie | The Honorary Consul | Leon | 1983-09-30 |
| Movie | The Soldier | The Soldier's Force | 1982-06-01 |
| Movie | National Treasure | Hilário | 1927-08-13 |