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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
March 15, 1957Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
100Place of birth
São Sebastião da Pedreira, Lisbon, PortugalAlso known as
Joaquim António Portugal Baptista de Almeida
Cast credits
Stranded
Fidel Rodrigo
The Heart of the Earth
Baxter
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
Don Huertero
The Life
Pierre
La conjura de El Escorial
Escobedo
Behind Enemy Lines
Admiral Juan-Miguel Piquet, Commander of NATO Naval Command
Desperado
Bucho
Che: Part Two
President René Barrientos
Only You
Giovanni
Clear and Present Danger
Col. Felix V. Cortez
La Cucina
Michael
The Burning Plain
Nick Martinez
Call Girl
Mouros
Sweat
Noh
No Vacancy
Reynaldo
Il fuggiasco
Lolo
Break of Dawn
Radman / Constantin
The Xango from Baker Street
Sherlock Holmes
A Shot in the Dark
Rafael
The Fencing Master
Luis de Ayala
Pereira Declares
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