Joaquim de Almeida

Joaquim de Almeida

Born 1957-03-15 (age 69) São Sebastião da Pedreira, Lisbon, Portugal
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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.

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Known For

Fast X
Fast X

2023

as Hernan Reyes

Road House
Road House

2024

as Sheriff

HUNGRY
HUNGRY

2026

as Walker

The Honorary Consul
The Hitman's Bodyguard
The Hitman's Bodyguard

2017

as Foucher

Desperado
Desperado

1995

as Bucho

Priceless Beauty
Priceless Beauty

1988

as Jimmy

Only You
Only You

1994

as Giovanni

Downsizing
Downsizing

2017

as Conference Director Dr. Pereira

Missing
Missing

2023

as Javi

Clear and Present Danger
Clear and Present Danger

1994

as Col. Felix V. Cortez

Behind Enemy Lines
Behind Enemy Lines

2001

as Admiral Juan-Miguel Piquet, Commander of NATO Naval Command

Che: Part Two
Che: Part Two

2008

as President René Barrientos

The Soldier
The Soldier

1982

as The Soldier's Force

The Burning Plain
The Burning Plain

2008

as Nick Martinez

Fatima
Fatima

2020

as Father Ferreira

Fast Five
Fast Five

2011

as Reyes

The Celestine Prophecy
The Celestine Prophecy

2006

as Father Sanchez

Our Brand Is Crisis
Our Brand Is Crisis

2015

as Castillo

The Life
The Life

2004

as Pierre