Joaquim de Almeida
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Fast X
2023
as Hernan Reyes
Road House
2024
as Sheriff
Desperado
1995
as Bucho
The Hitman's Bodyguard
2017
as Foucher
Downsizing
2017
as Conference Director Dr. Pereira
Clear and Present Danger
1994
as Col. Felix V. Cortez
Missing
2023
as Javi
Behind Enemy Lines
2001
as Admiral Juan-Miguel Piquet, Commander of NATO Naval Command
Only You
1994
as Giovanni
Fatima
2020
as Father Ferreira
Che: Part Two
2008
as President René Barrientos
Our Brand Is Crisis
2015
as Castillo
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
2007
as Don Huertero
Priceless Beauty
1988
The Celestine Prophecy
2006
as Father Sanchez
The Burning Plain
2008
as Nick Martinez
Breaking & Exiting
2018
as Hank
The Palace
2023
as Dr. Lima
Fast Five
2011
as Reyes
The Gilded Cage
2013
as José Ribeiro