Joaquim de Almeida
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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
Credits
Fast X (2023)
as Hernan Reyes
Road House (2024)
as Sheriff
Hungry (2026)
as Walker
The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)
as Foucher
Priceless Beauty (1988)
as Jimmy
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
as Col. Felix V. Cortez
The Honorary Consul (1983)
as Leon
Desperado (1995)
as Bucho
Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
as Admiral Juan-Miguel Piquet, Commander of NATO Naval Command
Downsizing (2017)
as Conference Director Dr. Pereira
Only You (1994)
as Giovanni
Missing (2023)
as Javi
Tentação (1997)
as Father António
The Celestine Prophecy (2006)
as Father Sanchez
Fátima (1997)
as Avelino de Almeida, journalist
Rouge Brésil (2014)
as João da Silva
The Burning Plain (2008)
as Nick Martinez
The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007)
as Don Huertero
Che: Part Two (2008)
as President René Barrientos
Retrato de Família (1991)
as Miguel Montenegro
Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)
as Castillo
Christopher Roth (2010)
as Christopher Roth
Fatima (2020)
as Father Ferreira
The Lovebirds (2008)
as Marco Correia
The Life (2004)
as Pierre
Break of Dawn (2002)
as Radman / Constantin
El baile de las ánimas (1994)
as Antonio
The Legion (2020)
as Paetus
Cartoon Noir (1999)
as Narrator (Voice)
Moscow Zero (2006)
as Yuri
Atlas Shrugged: Part III (2014)
as Francisco d'Anconia
Water and Salt (2001)
as Marido
Mercato (2025)
as Nascimento
Fast Five (2011)
as Reyes
Backlight (2010)
as Jay
Sandino (1990)
as Sandino
Vendetta (1999)
as Joseph Macheca
Robosapien: Rebooted (2013)
as Esperenza
Amok (1993)
as The lover
O Último Animal (2023)
as Dr. Ciro
The Gilded Cage (2013)
as José Ribeiro
Good Morning, Babylon (1987)
as Andrea Bonnano
The Xango from Baker Street (2001)
as Sherlock Holmes
Dollar for the Dead (1998)
as Friar Ramon
Of Mind and Music (2014)
as Dr. Alvaro Cruz
Santo António - O Casamenteiro de Lisboa (2026)
Actor
A Date with Miss Fortune (2015)
as Jose
The Palace (2023)
as Dr. Lima
The Heart of the Earth (2007)
as Baxter
La conjura de El Escorial (2008)
as Escobedo
The Dumbfounded King (1991)
as Almeida
One Man's Hero (1999)
as Cortina
Breaking & Exiting (2018)
as Hank
April Captains (2000)
as Gervásio
Diablo (2016)
as Arturo
The Fencing Master (1992)
as Luis de Ayala
Pereira Declares (1995)
as Manuel
Land of Dreams (2022)
as Julian / Dr. Palmer
Amor e Dedinhos de Pé (1993)
as Francisco Frontaria
The Soldier (1982)
as The Soldier's Force
Stranded (2001)
as Fidel Rodrigo
La Cucaracha (1998)
as Jose Guerra
A Shot in the Dark (2005)
as Rafael
Breaking & Exiting (—)
as Hank
Shadows in a Conflict (1993)
as José
Oscar. The color of destiny (2008)
as Oscar Domínguez
Women (1997)
as Gigi
La Cucina (2007)
as Michael
Adam and Eve (1995)
as Francisco
Tale About the Cat and the Moon (1997)
as The Cat (voz)
The Sun and the Moon (1987)
Actor
His Master's Voice (2001)
as Oliveira
On the Edge of the Horizon (1993)
as Voice of Spino (voice) (uncredited)
Smoke Signals (2024)
as José Manuel Durão Barroso
Les Deux Fragonard (1989)
as Honoré Fragonard
Love and Debate (2006)
as Max
Holy Money (2009)
as Mangini
Uma Vida Normal (1994)
as Miguel
Mamitas (2012)
as Prof. Alexander Viera
El día que nací yo (1991)
as Pelayo Menéndez
Sweat (2002)
as Noh
The Immortals (2003)
as Roberto Alua
God Save the Queens (2022)
as Hugo
A Passing Season (1992)
as Miguel
Cold Land (1992)
as Leonardo
Un uomo americano (1979)
as Miguel Montero
The Fugitive (2003)
as Lolo
No Vacancy (1999)
as Reynaldo
Disamistade (1988)
as Sebastiano Catte
Call Girl (2007)
as Mouros
Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II (2006)
as Archbishop Oscar Romero
Three-60 (2013)
as Alberto Ibarguren
Inferno (1999)
as Xana
The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail (2014)
as Comandante Vasco Moscoso de Aragão
Looking for Cesária Évora (2019)
as self
3 Holes and a Smoking Gun (2014)
as Joey the Junkman
On the Run (1999)
as Ignácio
Alex (1991)
as Pedro
Terre sacrée (1988)
as Mateo Elorduy
We're All Still Here (1997)
Actor
Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story (2018)
as Self
Milan noir (1987)
as Tremaine
Epitaph (—)
as Vince Castro
An Indian in War - Life and Work of António-Pedro Vasconcelos (2019)
as Self
Aqui D'El Rei! (1992)
as Manuel
Amália - Uma Estranha Forma de Vida (1995)
as Narrator
Corazón loco (1997)
as Emilio
Repórter X (1987)
as Reinaldo Ferreira