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Joaquim de Almeida

Name in Native Language: "Joaquim António Portugal Baptista de Almeida" (Portuguese/PT)
Actor | * 03/15/1957 (67) | São Sebastião da Pedreira, Lisbon (Portugal)
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Joaquim António Portugal Baptista de Almeida (born 15 March 1957) is a Portuguese actor. He started his film career playing a role in the 1982 action film The Soldier, and later achieved recognition for playing Andrea Bonanno in the 1987 Italian film Good Morning, Babylon. He achieved international fame with his portrayals of Félix Cortez in the 1994 thriller Clear and Present Danger and Bucho in the 1995 action thriller Desperado. Several years later, he became popular for playing Ramon Salazar on the Fox thriller drama series 24, between 2003 and 2004, and Hernan Reyes in the 2011 film Fast Five, a role he reprised in 2023's Fast X. Fluent in several languages, Almeida has worked in several countries in Europe and the Americas, in man... ()
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Joaquim António Portugal Baptista de Almeida (born 15 March 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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Thriller | Comedies

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Former cop Brian O'Conner partners with ex-con Dom Toretto on the opposite side of the law. Since Brian and Mia Toretto broke Dom out of custody, they've blown across many borders to elude authorities ...

Fast Five

PG-13

2011 | 3.6/5 | 2h 10min
Action, Thriller, Crime
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While flying a routine reconnaissance mission over Bosnia, fighter pilot Chris Burnett photographs something he wasn't supposed to see and gets shot down behind enemy lines, where he must outrun an ar ...

Behind Enemy Lines

Certification unknown

2001 | 3.1/5 | 1h 46min
Action, Drama, Thriller, War
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CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel. ...

Clear and Present Danger

PG-13

1994 | 3.3/5 | 2h 21min
Action, Drama, Thriller
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Mariachi plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican drug lords, Bucho, for an action-packed, bullet-riddled showdown. With t ...

Desperado

R

1995 | 3.4/5 | 1h 44min
Thriller, Action, Crime
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Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each week's episode unfolding in real-time, "24" covers a single day in the life of Bauer each season. ...

24

TV-14

2001 | 3.9/5 | 45min per episode
Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime
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Awards & Nominations for Joaquim de Almeida

Knight of The Order of Prince Henry Golden Globes (Portugal) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
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Movies with Joaquim de Almeida as Actor(96)

2024 Road House
as Dr. Ciro2023 O Último Animal
as Hernan Reyes2023 Fast X
as Dr. Lima2023 The Palace
as Javier2023 Missing
as himself2023 Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story
as Julian / Dr. Palmer2022 Land of Dreams
as Hugo2022 God Save the Queens
as Father Ferreira2020 Fatima
as Paetus2020 The Legion
as himself2019 Looking for Cesária Évora
as Hank2018 Breaking & Exiting
as Dr. Oswaldo Pereira2017 Downsizing
as Foucher2017 The Hitman's Bodyguard
as Arturo2016 Diablo
as Castillo2015 Our Brand Is Crisis
as Jose2015 A Date with Miss Fortune
as Joey the Junkman2014 Three Holes, Two Brads, and a Smoking Gun
as Dr. Alvaro Cruz2014 Of Mind and Music
as Comandante Vasco Moscoso de Aragão2014 The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail
as Francisco d'Anconia2014 Atlas Shrugged: Part III
as Alberto Ibarguren2013 Tres 60
as Esperenza2013 Robosapien: Rebooted
as José Ribeiro2013 The Gilded Cage
as Prof. Alexander Viera2012 Mamitas
as Hernan Reyes2011 Fast Five
as Christopher Roth2010 Christopher Roth
as Jay2010 Backlight
as Mangini2009 Holy Money
as Marco Correia2008 The Lovebirds
as President René Barrientos2008 Che: Part Two
as Escobedo2008 La conjura de El Escorial
2008 Oscar. The color of destiny
as Nick Martinez2008 The Burning Plain
as Michael2007 La Cucina
as Mouros2007 Call Girl
as Baxter2007 The Heart of the Earth
as Don Huertero2007 The Death and Life of Bobby Z
as Father Sanchez2006 The Celestine Prophecy
as Yuri2006 Moscow Zero
as Archbishop Oscar Romero2006 Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II
as Max2006 Love and Debate
as Rafael2005 A Shot in the Dark
as Pierre2004 The Life
as Roberto Alua2003 The Immortals
as Lolo2003 Il fuggiasco
as Radman / Constantin2002 Break of Dawn
as Noh2002 Sweat
as Marido2001 Water and Salt
as Admiral Piquet2001 Behind Enemy Lines
as Fidel Rodrigo2001 Stranded
as Sherlock Holmes2001 The Xango from Baker Street
as Oliveira2001 His Master's Voice
as Gervásio2000 Captains of April
as Ignácio1999 On the Run
as Reynaldo1999 No Vacancy
as Xana1999 Inferno
as Joseph Macheca1999 Vendetta
as Cortina1999 One Man's Hero
as Friar Ramon1998 Dollar for the Dead
as Jose Guerra1998 La Cucaracha
as Emilio1997 Corazón loco
as Avelino de Almeida, journalist1997 Fátima
as The Cat1997 Tale About the Cat and the Moon
as Gigi1997 Women
as Father António1997 Tentação
as Bucho1995 Desperado
as Narrator1995 Amália - Uma Estranha Forma de Vida
as Manuel1995 Pereira Declares
as Francisco1995 Adam and Eve
as Col. Felix V. Cortez1994 Clear and Present Danger
as Miguel1994 Uma Vida Normal
as Antonio1994 El baile de las ánimas
as Giovanni1994 Only You
as Voice of Spino (voice) (uncredited)1993 On the Edge of the Horizon
as Francisco Frontaria1993 Amor e Dedinhos de Pé
as José1993 Shadows in a Conflict
as The lover1993 Amok
as Manuel1992 Aqui D'El Rei!
as Miguel1992 A Passing Season
as Luis de Ayala1992 The Fencing Master
as Leonardo1992 Cold Land
as Pedro1991 Alex
as Miguel Montenegro1991 Retrato de Família
as Pelayo Menéndez1991 El día que nací yo
as Almeida1991 The Dumbfounded King
as Sandino1990 Sandino
as Honoré Fragonard1989 Les deux Fragonard
1988 Terre sacrée
1988 Priceless Beauty
as Sebastiano Catte1988 Disamistade
as Reinaldo Ferreira1987 Repórter X
as Andrea Bonnano1987 Good Morning, Babylon
1987 The Sun and the Moon
as Leon1983 The Honorary Consul
as The Soldier's Force1982 The Soldier

TV Shows/Series with Joaquim de Almeida as Actor(24)

as Cardinal Duretti2020 Warrior Nun
as Robert Johnson2019 Aruanas
as Menjivar2017 Training Day
as Epifanio2016 Queen of the South
as Don Epifanio Vargas2016 Queen of the South
as Marcelo Vidal2015 Santa Bárbara
as João da Silva2013 Rouge Brésil
as Cal Medina2012 Elementary
as Luis Nunez2012 Revolution
as King Xavier2011 Once Upon a Time
as Henrique2010 República
as Hunter2010 Flight 8714: Take Off to Disaster
2009 Alta Definição
as Santos Santana2008 Crusoe
as Gabriel Porchetto2008 The Mentalist
2005 Wanted
as Raphael Valenza2005 Bones
as Bane (voice)2004 The Batman
2003 Kingpin
as Joseph Trevi2002 CSI: Miami
as Ramon Salazar2001 24
as Carlos Carrio1999 The West Wing
as Major Laroche1996 Dead Man's Walk
1984 Miami Vice

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Full Name: Joaquim Almeida
Born: Friday, 03/15 1957 (March) in São Sebastião da Pedreira, Lisbon (Portugal) (current age: 67 years + 43 days)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
Other names for Joaquim de Almeida (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Joaquim António Portugal Baptista de Almeida"
Joaquim de Almeida frequently works together with these people:
Tino Navarro (15x, Crew)
Joaquim Leitão (13x, Crew)
Maria de Medeiros (9x, Actress)
Joel Surnow (9x, Crew)
António-Pedro Vasconcelos (8x, Crew)
Giancarlo Esposito (7x, Actor)
Tim Guinee (7x, Actor)
Gonzalo Menendez (7x, Actor)
Rogério Samora (7x, Actor)
Bruno de Almeida (7x, Crew)
Pedro Efe (7x, Actor)
Pedro Ribeiro (7x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:10657, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/21/2024