Joaquim de Almeida
Birthday: 1957-03-15 | Place of Birth: São Sebastião da Pedreira, Lisbon, PortugalJoaquim 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Himself
as Hugo
as Julian / Dr. Palmer
as Father Ferreira
as Paetus
as Hank
as Foucher
as Arturo
as Jose
as Castillo
as Joey the Junkman
as Esperenza
as João da Silva
as Prof. Alexander Viera
as Reyes
as Christopher Roth
as Jay
as Mangini
as Nick Martinez
as Escobedo
as President René Barrientos
as Santos Santana
as Baxter
as Don Huertero
as Michael
as Father Sanchez
as Yuri
