Joaquim de Almeida
Acting
Born: Mar 15, 1957
From: São Sebastião da Pedreira, Lisbon, Portugal
Credits: 30 titles
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
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fast X | Hernan Reyes | 2023 | 6.998 |
| Fast Five | Reyes | 2011 | 7.237 |
| La conjura de El Escorial | Escobedo | 2008 | 4.7 |
| Che: Part Two | President René Barrientos | 2008 | 6.65 |
| The Heart of the Earth | Baxter | 2007 | 4.9 |
| The Death and Life of Bobby Z | Don Huertero | 2007 | 6.176 |
| La Cucina | Michael | 2007 | 4.0 |
| Call Girl | Mouros | 2007 | 5.7 |
| The Celestine Prophecy | Father Sanchez | 2006 | 5.196 |
| A Shot in the Dark | Rafael | 2005 | 5.188 |
| The Life | Pierre | 2004 | 4.679 |
| The Fugitive | Lolo | 2003 | 7.0 |
| The Immortals | Roberto Alua | 2003 | 7.143 |
| Sweat | Noh | 2002 | 5.848 |
| Break of Dawn | Radman / Constantin | 2002 | 4.923 |
| Stranded | Fidel Rodrigo | 2001 | 5.351 |
| Behind Enemy Lines | Admiral Juan-Miguel Piquet, Commander of … | 2001 | 6.418 |
| The Xango from Baker Street | Sherlock Holmes | 2001 | 6.405 |
| April Captains | Gervásio | 2000 | 6.526 |
| No Vacancy | Reynaldo | 1999 | 4.4 |
| Dollar for the Dead | Friar Ramon | 1998 | 5.433 |
| Tale About the Cat and the Moon | The Cat (voz) | 1997 | 6.5 |
| Women | Gigi | 1997 | 5.167 |
| Desperado | Bucho | 1995 | 6.935 |
| Pereira Declares | Manuel | 1995 | 6.648 |
| Only You | Giovanni | 1994 | 6.727 |
| Clear and Present Danger | Col. Felix V. Cortez | 1994 | 6.641 |
| The Fencing Master | Luis de Ayala | 1992 | 6.342 |
| Good Morning, Babylon | Andrea Bonnano | 1987 | 6.135 |
| The Honorary Consul | Leon | 1983 | 5.836 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1957 |
| From | São Sebastião da … |