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