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Joaquim de Almeida

Joaquim de Almeida

Birthday: 1957-03-15 | Place of Birth: São Sebastião da Pedreira, Lisbon, Portugal

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2023
2022
God Save the Queens

as    Hugo

2022
Land of Dreams

as    Julian / Dr. Palmer

2020
Fatima

as    Father Ferreira

2020
The Legion

as    Paetus

2018
Breaking & Exiting

as    Hank

2017
The Hitman's Bodyguard

as    Foucher

2016
Diablo

as    Arturo

2016
A Date with Miss Fortune

as    Jose

2015
Our Brand Is Crisis

as    Castillo

2014
Three Holes, Two Brads, and a Smoking Gun

as    Joey the Junkman

2013
Robosapien: Rebooted

as    Esperenza

2013
Rouge Brésil

as    João da Silva

2012
Mamitas

as    Prof. Alexander Viera

2011
Fast Five

as    Reyes

2010
Christopher Roth

as    Christopher Roth

2010
Backlight

as    Jay

2009
Holy Money

as    Mangini

2009
The Burning Plain

as    Nick Martinez

2008
La conjura de El Escorial

as    Escobedo

2008
Che: Part Two

as    President René Barrientos

2008
Crusoe

as    Santos Santana

2007
The Heart of the Earth

as    Baxter

2007
The Death and Life of Bobby Z

as    Don Huertero

2007
La Cucina

as    Michael

2006
The Celestine Prophecy

as    Father Sanchez

2006
Moscow Zero

as    Yuri