Joaquim de Almeida
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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
Credits
HUNGRY (2026)
as Walker
Fast X (2023)
as Hernan Reyes
Road House (2024)
as Sheriff
The Honorary Consul (1983)
as Leon
The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)
as Foucher
Desperado (1995)
as Bucho
Priceless Beauty (1988)
as Jimmy
Only You (1994)
as Giovanni
Missing (2023)
as Javi
Downsizing (2017)
as Conference Director Dr. Pereira
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
as Col. Felix V. Cortez
Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
as Admiral Juan-Miguel Piquet, Commander of NATO Naval Command
Che: Part Two (2008)
as President René Barrientos
Rouge Brésil (2014)
as João da Silva
The Soldier (1982)
as The Soldier's Force
The Burning Plain (2008)
as Nick Martinez
The Life (2004)
as Pierre
Fatima (2020)
as Father Ferreira
Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)
as Castillo
Fast Five (2011)
as Reyes
The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007)
as Don Huertero
The Legion (2020)
as Paetus
The Palace (2023)
as Dr. Lima
The Celestine Prophecy (2006)
as Father Sanchez
The Fugitive (2003)
as Lolo
No Vacancy (1999)
as Reynaldo
Vendetta (1999)
as Joseph Macheca
Breaking & Exiting (2018)
as Hank
One Man's Hero (1999)
as Cortina
Atlas Shrugged: Part III (2014)
as Francisco d'Anconia
Moscow Zero (2006)
as Yuri
The Lovebirds (2008)
as Marco Correia
Sandino (1990)
as Sandino
Robosapien: Rebooted (2013)
as Esperenza
Call Girl (2007)
as Mouros
The Gilded Cage (2013)
as José Ribeiro
La Cucina (2007)
as Michael
Diablo (2016)
as Arturo
The Dumbfounded King (1991)
as Almeida
Holy Money (2009)
as Mangini
The Immortals (2003)
as Roberto Alua
On the Run (1999)
as Ignácio
La Cucaracha (1998)
as Jose Guerra
Land of Dreams (2022)
as Julian / Dr. Palmer
Stranded (2001)
as Fidel Rodrigo
Milan noir (1987)
as Tremaine
Adam and Eve (1995)
as Francisco
Water and Salt (2001)
as Marido
Pereira Declares (1995)
as Manuel
Three-60 (2013)
as Alberto Ibarguren
Good Morning, Babylon (1987)
as Andrea Bonnano
Cartoon Noir (1999)
as Narrator (Voice)
Mercato (2025)
as Nascimento
Dollar for the Dead (1998)
as Friar Ramon
April Captains (2000)
as Gervásio
Backlight (2010)
as Jay
Of Mind and Music (2014)
as Dr. Alvaro Cruz
Break of Dawn (2002)
as Radman / Constantin
O Último Animal (2023)
as Dr. Ciro
Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II (2006)
as Archbishop Oscar Romero
Cold Land (1992)
as Leonardo
Amok (1993)
as The lover
Love and Debate (2006)
as Max
On the Edge of the Horizon (1993)
as Voice of Spino (voice) (uncredited)
A Date with Miss Fortune (2015)
as Jose
The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail (2014)
as Comandante Vasco Moscoso de Aragão
Shadows in a Conflict (1993)
as José
Breaking & Exiting (—)
as Hank
God Save the Queens (2022)
as Hugo
The Xango from Baker Street (2001)
as Sherlock Holmes
Repórter X (1987)
as Reinaldo Ferreira
A Shot in the Dark (2005)
as Rafael
His Master's Voice (2001)
as Oliveira
Sweat (2002)
as Noh
Epitaph (—)
as Vince Castro
Tentação (1997)
as Father António
Santo António - O Casamenteiro de Lisboa (2026)
Actor
El día que nací yo (1991)
as Pelayo Menéndez
Smoke Signals (2024)
as José Manuel Durão Barroso
Inferno (1999)
as Xana
Alex (1991)
as Pedro
Terre sacrée (1988)
as Mateo Elorduy
Fátima (1997)
as Avelino de Almeida, journalist
Aqui D'El Rei! (1992)
as Manuel
Les Deux Fragonard (1989)
as Honoré Fragonard
The Fencing Master (1992)
as Luis de Ayala
3 Holes and a Smoking Gun (2014)
as Joey the Junkman
Retrato de Família (1991)
as Miguel Montenegro
The Heart of the Earth (2007)
as Baxter
Corazón loco (1997)
as Emilio
Christopher Roth (2010)
as Christopher Roth
Tale About the Cat and the Moon (1997)
as The Cat (voz)
Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story (2018)
as Self
El baile de las ánimas (1994)
as Antonio
Mamitas (2012)
as Prof. Alexander Viera
Women (1997)
as Gigi
A Passing Season (1992)
as Miguel
Un uomo americano (1979)
as Miguel Montero
Disamistade (1988)
as Sebastiano Catte
The Sun and the Moon (1987)
Actor
Oscar. The color of destiny (2008)
as Oscar Domínguez
We're All Still Here (1997)
Actor
Amor e Dedinhos de Pé (1993)
as Francisco Frontaria
La conjura de El Escorial (2008)
as Escobedo
Looking for Cesária Évora (2019)
as self
An Indian in War - Life and Work of António-Pedro Vasconcelos (2019)
as Self
Amália - Uma Estranha Forma de Vida (1995)
as Narrator
Uma Vida Normal (1994)
as Miguel