
Joaquim de Almeida
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1957-03-15
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.
Known for

Stranded
2001Fidel Rodrigo
The Heart of the Earth
2007Baxter
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
2007Don Huertero
The Life
2004Pierre
La conjura de El Escorial
2008Escobedo
Behind Enemy Lines
2001Admiral Juan-Miguel Piquet, Commander of NATO Naval Command
Desperado
1995Bucho
Che: Part Two
2008President René Barrientos
La Cucina
2007Michael
Only You
1994Giovanni
Fast X
2023Hernan Reyes
Clear and Present Danger
1994Col. Felix V. Cortez
Call Girl
2007Mouros
Sweat
2002Noh
No Vacancy
1999Reynaldo
The Fugitive
2003Lolo
Break of Dawn
2002Radman / Constantin
The Xango from Baker Street
2001Sherlock Holmes
A Shot in the Dark
2005Rafael