Joaquim de Almeida
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.
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
Une affaire de principe
Road House
Shōgun
O Último Animal
The Palace
Fast X
Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story
Missing
Land of Dreams
God Save the Queens
Fatima
Warrior Nun
The Legion
Aruanas
Looking for Cesária Évora
An Indian in War - Life and Work of António-Pedro Vasconcelos
Breaking & Exiting
Downsizing
The Hitman's Bodyguard
Training Day
Queen of the South
Diablo
Santa Bárbara
Our Brand Is Crisis
A Date with Miss Fortune
Three Holes, Two Brads, and a Smoking Gun
Of Mind and Music
Atlas Shrugged: Part III: Who Is John Galt?
The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail
Three-60
The Gilded Cage
Robosapien: Rebooted
Rouge Brésil
Elementary
Revolution
Mamitas
Once Upon a Time
Revenge
Fast Five
República
Flight 8714: Take Off to Disaster
Backlight
Christopher Roth
Parenthood
Archer
Holy Money
Alta Definição
Che: Part Two
The Burning Plain
Crusoe
The Mentalist
La conjura de El Escorial
The Lovebirds
Call Girl
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
La Cucina
The Heart of the Earth
Moscow Zero
Love and Debate
The Celestine Prophecy
Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II
Bones
Wanted
A Shot in the Dark
The Batman
The Life
Il fuggiasco
The Immortals
Kingpin
CSI: Miami
Break of Dawn
Sweat
Behind Enemy Lines
24
The Xango from Baker Street
Stranded
Water and Salt
His Master's Voice
April Captains
Inferno
The West Wing
Vendetta
One Man's Hero
No Vacancy
On the Run
Dollar for the Dead
La Cucaracha
L'enfant du bout du monde
Women
Fátima
Corazón loco
Tale About the Cat and the Moon
Dead Man's Walk
Adam and Eve
Desperado
Amália - Uma Estranha Forma de Vida
Pereira Declares
Clear and Present Danger
Uma Vida Normal
El baile de las ánimas
On the Edge of the Horizon
Amok
Shadows in a Conflict
Amor e Dedinhos de Pé
Parabéns
The Fencing Master
A Passing Season
Cold Land
Aqui D'El Rei!
Retrato de Família
The Dumbfounded King
El día que nací yo
Alex
Sandino
Les Deux Fragonard
Disamistade
Priceless Beauty
Repórter X
Good Morning, Babylon
Milan noir
Miami Vice
The Honorary Consul
The Soldier