Joaquim de Almeida filmography

Joaquim António Portugal Baptista de Almeida (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuɐˈkĩ alˈmɐjðɐ]; born 15 March 1957) is a Portuguese actor, who has appeared in more than 100 film and television roles. After doing some theater, Almeida began acting during the 1980s, appearing in films such as The Soldier (1982), The Honorary Consul (1983), Good Morning, Babylon (1987) and Milan noir (1988).

Almeida achieved international fame with his portrayals of Félix Cortez in the Phillip Noyce's thriller Clear and Present Danger (1994), drug kingpin Bucho in Desperado (1995), Ramon Salazar on the Fox thriller drama series 24 (2003–04) and Hernan Reyes in the 2011 street racing action film Fast Five. Some of his other well-known films are Only You (1994), The Mask of Zorro (1998), Behind Enemy Lines (2001), The Celestine Prophecy (2006), The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007), Che: Part Two (2008) and The Burning Plain (2008).

Almeida has received multiple international awards and nominations for his notable roles in Retrato de Família (1992), Adão e Eva (1995), Sostiene Pereira (1997), Tentação (1998), O Xangô de Baker Street (2002), 24 (2003–04) and Óscar. Una pasión surrealista (2008).

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Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1979 Un uomo americano Miguel Montero
1982 The Soldier Unus
1983 The Honorary Consul Leon
1987 The Sun and the Moon David Garcia
Repórter X Reinaldo Ferreira
Good Morning, Babylon Andrea Bonnano Movies presented at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival
1988 Love Dream Antonio
Terre sacrée Mateo
Milan noir Tremaine
1989 Disamistade Sebastiano Catte
Les deux Fragonard Honoré Fragonard
1990 Sandino Augusto César Sandino
A Ilha Andrea
1991 A Idade Maior Pedro
Segno di fuoco Luis Barreto
El día que nací yo Pelayo Menéndez
El rey pasmado Father Almeida
1992 Una estación de paso Miguel
Retrato de Família Miguel Montenegro Cairo International Film Festival Award for Best Actor
El maestro de esgrima Luis de Ayala
Terra Fria Leonardo
1993 Amor e Dedinhos de Pé Francisco Frontaria
Sombras en una batalla José
Amok [fr] The Lover
1994 El baile de las ánimas Antonio
Uma Vida Normal Miguel
Clear and Present Danger Col. Felix Cortez
Only You Giovanni
1995 Sostiene Pereira Manuel Nominated- Portuguese Golden Globe for Best Film Actor
Desperado Bucho/Cesar Movie presented at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival
Adão e Eva Francisco Portuguese Golden Globe for Best Film Actor
1997 Nous sommes tous encore ici Joaquim
Corazón loco Emilio
Elles Gigi
Tentação Father António Portuguese Golden Globe for Best Film Actor
1998 La Cucaracha Jose Guerra
The Mask of Zorro General Santa Anna Deleted scene
1999 On the Run Ignácio
No Vacancy Reynaldo
One Man's Hero Cortina
Inferno Xana Nominated- Portuguese Golden Globe for Best Film Actor
2000 Capitães de Abril Gervásio Movie presented at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival
2001 La voz de su amo Oliveira
Água e Sal Marido
Stranded Fidel Rodrigo
A Samba for Sherlock Sherlock Holmes Portuguese Golden Globe for Best Film Actor
Nominated- Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro for Best Actor
Behind Enemy Lines Admiral Piquet
2002 Sueurs [fr] Noh
Entre chiens et loups [fr] Radman / Constantin
2003 Os Imortais Roberto Alua
Il fuggiasco Lolo
2004 Yo Puta Pierre
2005 Blue Sombrero El Presidente
Um Tiro no Escuro Rafael Nominated- Portuguese Golden Globe for Best Film Actor
2006 Moscow Zero Yuri
The Celestine Prophecy Father Sánchez
Thanks to Gravity Max Landa
53 días de invierno Hugo
2007 El corazón de la tierra Baxter
The Death and Life of Bobby Z Don Huertero
The Lovebirds Marco Correia
La Cucina Michael
Call Girl Mouros
2008 Óscar. Una pasión surrealista Óscar Domínguez
Che: Part Two René Barrientos
The Burning Plain Nick Martinez
La Conjura de El Escorial Escobedo
2009 Holy Money Mangini
2010 Christopher Roth Christopher Roth
Backlight Jay
The Way Padre José
2011 Fast Five Hernan Reyes
Mamitas Prof. Alexander Viera
2013 The Gilded Cage José Ribeiro Nominated- Portuguese Golden Globe for Best Film Actor
Robosapien: Rebooted Esperenza
Three-60 Alberto Ibarguren
2014 3 Holes and a Smoking Gun Joey the Junkman Buffalo Niagara Cinematic Award for Best Supporting Actor
Atlas Shrugged Part III: Who Is John Galt? Francisco d'Anconia
Of Mind and Music Dr. Alvaro Cruz
2015 The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail Commander Vasco Moscoso
A Date with Miss Fortune José
Our Brand Is Crisis Pedro Castillo
Diablo Arturo
2017 The Hitman's Bodyguard Jean Foucher
Downsizing Dr. Oswaldo Pereira
2018 Breaking & Exiting Hank
2020 The Legion Paetus
Fatima Father Ferreira
2021 Land of Dreams Julian / Dr. Palmer
2023 Missing Javi
Fast X Hernan Reyes Cameo appearance
The Palace Dr. Lima
2024 Road House The Sheriff

Box office grosses

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Year Title USA Gross ($) Worldwide Gross ($)
1982 The Soldier 6,328,816
1983 The Honorary Consul 5,997,566
1987 Good Morning, Babylon 183,700
1994 Clear and Present Danger 122,187,717 215,887,717
Only You 20,059,210
1995 Desperado 25,405,445
1998 La Cucaracha 14,692
1999 One Man's Hero 240,067
2001 Behind Enemy Lines 58,856,790 91,753,202
2004 Whore 5,130
2006 The Celestine Prophecy 617,236 903,680
2007 The Death and Life of Bobby Z 499,300 912,754
2009 The Burning Plain 200,730 5,468,647
2011 Fast Five 207,971,445 596,971,445

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Joaquim de Almeida has also worked on TV series, his first appearance was in Miami Vice, a season 2 episode, where he played a character named Roberto 'Nico' Arroyo. But his most notable work was on the television series 24. He made twelve appearances in season 3 as one of the main villains, named Ramon Salazar, a Mexican narcoterrorist, who runs one of the largest drug smuggling rings in Mexico, and is also involved in drugs for arms sales. He made part of the set who was nominated for the 2005 Actors Guild Award for best Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.[1]

Almeida also made appearances in several American series such as the adventure drama Crusoe playing Santos Santana in 3 Episodes, the police procedural CSI: Miami as Joseph Trevi on the season 5 episode "Man Down", the comedy-drama Parenthood appearing in 2 episodes as Matthew Biscali and he also appear in 7 episodes of the 2005 police drama Wanted. Even doing all this works, Joaquim de Almeida doesn't like starring in TV series.[2]

TV series appearances

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Year Title Role Notes
1985 Miami Vice Roberto "Nico" Arroyo 1 Episode - 2x9: "Bought and Paid For".
1996 Dead Man's Walk Maj. Laroche 1 Episode - 1x3
1996–1997 Nostromo Col. Sotillo Miniseries
1998 La Femme Nikita Joaquim Armel 1 Episode - 2x11: "Psychic Pilgrim".
1999 Camino de Santiago Gonzalo Leyva Miniseries
2000 Falcone Caesar Nicoletti 1 Episode
2003 Kingpin Colombian Cocaine Kingpin 1 Episode
2003–2004 24 Ramon Salazar 12 Episodes

Nominated- SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

2004 The West Wing Carlos Carrio 1 Episode - 5x12: "Slow News Day".
2005 Wanted Captain Manuel Valenza 7 Episodes
2007 CSI: Miami Joseph Trevi 1 Episode - 5x15: "Man Down".
2008 Crusoe Santos Santana 3 Episodes
2010 Vuelo IL 8714 Hunter Miniseries
República Henrique Miniseries
Parenthood Matthew Biscali 2 Episodes
2011 The Glades Alvaro Saldivar 1 Episode - 2x1 "Family Matters"
Rosa Fogo Horácio Gomes 1 Episode
2012 The Mentalist Gabriel Porchetto 1 Episode - 4x12: "My Bloody Valentine".
Missing Antoine Lussier 3 Episodes
Revenge Salvador Grobet 1 Episode - 2x9 "Revelations"
2012–2013 Rouge Brazil João da Silva Miniseries
2013 Once Upon a Time King Xavier 1 Episode - 2x16: "The Miller's Daughter".
Bones Raphael Valenza 1 Episode - 9x07: "The Nazi on the Honeymoon".
2014 Revolution Luis Nunez 1 Episode - 2x11: "Mis Dos Padres".
2015 Santa Bárbara Marcelo Vidal 1 Episode
2016–2018 Queen of the South Don Epifanio Vargas Main Cast-

Nominated- Imagen Award for Best Actor - Television

2017 Training Day Menjivar 2 Episodes
2018 Elementary Cal Medina 1 Episode - 6x13 "Breathe"
2020–present Warrior Nun Cardinal Duretti 10 episodes
2022 Ganglands Bucho Season 2, 6 episodes (French title: Braqueurs)

Made-for-television films

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Year Title Role Notes
1992 Aqui D'El Rei! Manuel
1997 Fatima Avelino de Almeida
L'enfant du bout du monde Miguel Carmina
1998 Dollar for the Dead Friar Ramon
1999 Vendetta Joseph Macheca
2005 Wanted Capt. Manuel Valenza
Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II Archbishop Óscar Romero

Voice acting

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Joaquim de Almeida has also provided his voice for a number of video games and animated series and films. In 1997, he appeared in Estória do Gato e da Lua , an animated short film in which he voiced The Cat. In 2004, in the Season 1 episode "Traction", of The Batman animated series, he voiced the role of the villain Bane, an elusive soldier of fortune hired by several crime lords to take out the Batman.[3] It was Bane's only appearance in the series. Later in 2004, Almeida voiced a character named Mattson in the video game The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay,[4]

In 2006, Almeida provides the voice of Hector Lopez in the 2006 sandbox-style action-adventure video game Saints Row.[5] Hector Lopez is the current jefe of Los Carnales, a Latin-American gang. In the same year, he voiced Tai Lung from the Portuguese version of Kung Fu Panda.[6]

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Year Title Role Notes
1997 Estória do Gato e da Lua The Cat Short film
2002 Demon Island Narrator
2006 Kung Fu Panda Tai Lung Portuguese-language version[6]
2013 Despicable Me 2 Eduardo Pérez/El Macho
2015 Pan Blackbeard
2016 The Angry Birds Movie The Mighty Eagle

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 The Batman Bane 1 Episode - 1x3 "Traction"
2012 Archer Román Calzado 1 Episode - 3x5 "El Contador"

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay Mattson
2006 Saints Row Hector Lopez
2015 Deus Ex Machina 2 Defect Police

References

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General
  • "Joaquim de Almeida > Filmography". Allrovi. Retrieved May 2, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  • "Joaquim de Almeida > Filmography". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
  • "Joaquim de Almeida – Box Office Data". the-numbers.com. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
  • "Joaquim de Almeida - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
Specific
  1. ^ "Screen Actors Guild Awards (2005)". IMDb. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Joaquim de Almeida: "Já estou com vontade de ir embora"" [Joaquim de Almeida: "Already I feel like to go away"] (in Portuguese). jpn.icicom.up.pt. 22 December 2009. Archived from the original on 26 January 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  3. ^ "The Batman (TV series 2004–2008) Traction (#1.3)". IMDb. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  4. ^ "The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay for Xbox - Technical Information, Game Information, Technical Support - Gamespot". GameSpot. 1 June 2004. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Saints Row for Xbox 360 - Technical Information, Game Information, Technical Support - Gamespot". GameSpot. 29 August 2006. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  6. ^ a b "O Panda do Kung Fu -Kung Fu Panda". edusurfa.pt. Retrieved 13 March 2011.[permanent dead link]
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