As Actor
The Celestine Prophecy
2006
5.1
Joaquim de Almeida
Acting
Birth Date
March 15, 1957
Place of Birth
São Sebastião da Pedreira, Lisbon, Portugal
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.
Complete Filmography
As Actor
A Shot in the Dark
2005
5.6
As Actor
The Life
2004
4.6
As Actor
The Immortals
2003
7.2
As Actor
Break of Dawn
2002
4.9
As Actor
Sweat
2002
5.6
As Actor
Behind Enemy Lines
2001
6.4
As Actor
The Xango from Baker Street
2001
6.5
As Actor
Stranded
2001
5.4
As Actor
Water and Salt
2001
4.8
As Actor
His Master's Voice
2001
5.5
As Actor
April Captains
2000
6.5
As Actor
Vendetta
1999
5.8
As Actor
One Man's Hero
1999
5.3
As Actor
No Vacancy
1999
4.3
As Actor
On the Run
1999
5.3
As Actor
Dollar for the Dead
1998
5.3
As Actor
La Cucaracha
1998
4.7
As Actor
Tentação
1997
6.6
As Actor
Women
1997
4.8