Joaquim António Portugal Baptista de Almeida (; 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).
Film
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1979Un uomo americanoMiguel Montero–1982The SoldierUnus– 1983 The Honorary Consul Leon–1987The Sun and the MoonDavid Garcia–Repórter X Reinaldo Ferreira–Good Morning, Babylon Andrea BonnanoMovies presented at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival1988Love DreamAntonio–Terre sacrée Mateo–Milan noir Tremaine–1989 Disamistade Sebastiano Catte–Les deux Fragonard Honoré Fragonard–1990Sandino 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 FamíliaMiguel MontenegroCairo International Film Festival Award for Best ActorEl maestro de esgrima Luis de Ayala–Terra Fria Leonardo–1993Amor e Dedinhos de Pé Francisco Frontaria–Sombras en una batalla José– The Lover–1994El baile de las ánimasAntonio–Uma Vida Normal Miguel–Clear and Present Danger Col. Felix Cortez–Only You Giovanni–1995Sostiene PereiraManuelNominated- Portuguese Golden Globe for Best Film ActorDesperado Bucho/Cesar Movie presented at the 1995 Cannes Film FestivalAdão e EvaFranciscoPortuguese Golden Globe for Best Film Actor1997Nous sommes tous encore iciJoaquim–Corazón loco Emilio–Elles Gigi–TentaçãoFather AntónioPortuguese Golden Globe for Best Film Actor1998La Cucaracha Jose Guerra–The Mask of ZorroGeneral Santa Anna Deleted scene1999On the Run Ignácio–No Vacancy Reynaldo–One Man's Hero Cortina–InfernoXanaNominated- Portuguese Golden Globe for Best Film Actor 2000Capitães de Abril Gervásio Movie presented at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival2001La voz de su amo Oliveira–Water and Salt Marido–Stranded Fidel Rodrigo–A Samba for SherlockSherlock HolmesPortuguese Golden Globe for Best Film ActorNominated- Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro for Best ActorBehind Enemy Lines Admiral Piquet–2002 Noh– Radman / Constantin–2003Os Imortais Roberto Alua–Il fuggiasco Lolo– 2004Yo Puta Pierre–2005Blue Sombrero El Presidente–Um Tiro no EscuroRafaelNominated- Portuguese Golden Globe for Best Film Actor2006Moscow Zero Yuri–The Celestine Prophecy Father Sánchez–Thanks to Gravity Max Landa–53 días de invierno Hugo–2007El corazón de la tierra Baxter–The Death and Life of Bobby Z Don Huertero–The Lovebirds Marco Correia–La Cucina Michael–Call Girl Mouros–2008Óscar. Una pasión surrealistaÓscar Domínguez–Che: Part TwoRené Barrientos–The Burning Plain Nick Martinez–La Conjura de El Escorial Escobedo– 2009Holy Money Mangini–2010Christopher Roth Christopher Roth–Backlight Jay–The Way Padre José–2011Fast Five Hernan Reyes–Mamitas Prof. Alexander Viera–2013The Gilded Cage José Ribeiro Nominated- Portuguese Golden Globe for Best Film ActorRobosapien: RebootedEsperenza–Three-60Alberto Ibarguren–20143 Holes and a Smoking GunJoey the JunkmanBuffalo Niagara Cinematic Award for Best Supporting ActorAtlas Shrugged Part III: Who Is John Galt?Francisco d'Anconia–Of Mind and MusicDr. Alvaro Cruz–2015The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere DetailCommander Vasco Moscoso–A Date with Miss FortuneJosé –Our Brand Is Crisis Pedro Castillo–DiabloArturo– 2017The Hitman's Bodyguard Jean Foucher–Downsizing Dr. Oswaldo Pereira–2018Breaking & ExitingHank–2020The LegionPaetus–FatimaFather Ferreira–2021Land of DreamsJulian / Dr. Palmer– 2023MissingJaviFast X Hernan ReyesCameo appearance The Palace Dr. Lima2024Road HouseThe Sheriff
Box office grosses YearTitle USA Gross ($) Worldwide Gross ($) 1982 The Soldier6,328,816– 1983 The Honorary Consul5,997,566– 1987 Good Morning, Babylon183,700–1994 Clear and Present Danger122,187,717 215,887,717 Only You20,059,210 – 1995 Desperado25,405,445– 1998 La Cucaracha14,692 – 1999 One Man's Hero240,067 – 2001 Behind Enemy Lines58,856,790 91,753,202 2004 Whore5,130 – 2006 The Celestine Prophecy617,236 903,680 2007 The Death and Life of Bobby Z499,300912,754 2009 The Burning Plain200,730 5,468,647 2011 Fast Five207,971,445 596,971,445
Television 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.
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.
TV series appearances 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 - 1x31996–1997NostromoCol. SotilloMiniseries 1998 La Femme Nikita Joaquim Armel 1 Episode - 2x11: "Psychic Pilgrim". 1999Camino de Santiago Gonzalo LeyvaMiniseries 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 HunterMiniseriesRepública HenriqueMiniseriesParenthood Matthew Biscali 2 Episodes2011The GladesAlvaro Saldivar1 Episode - 2x1 "Family Matters"Rosa FogoHorácio Gomes1 Episode 2012The Mentalist Gabriel Porchetto 1 Episode - 4x12: "My Bloody Valentine".MissingAntoine Lussier3 EpisodesRevengeSalvador Grobet1 Episode - 2x9 "Revelations"2012–2013Rouge BrazilJoão da SilvaMiniseries 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".2015Santa BárbaraMarcelo Vidal1 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 2018Elementary Cal Medina 1 Episode - 6x13 "Breathe"2020–presentWarrior NunCardinal Duretti10 episodes2022GanglandsBuchoSeason 2, 6 episodes (French title: Braqueurs)
Made-for-television films Year Title Role Notes1992Aqui D'El Rei! Manuel1997Fatima Avelino de AlmeidaL'enfant du bout du monde Miguel Carmina1998Dollar for the Dead Friar Ramon1999Vendetta Joseph Macheca2005Wanted Capt. Manuel ValenzaHave No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul IIArchbishop Óscar Romero
Voice acting
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. Later in 2004, Almeida voiced a character named Mattson in the video game The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay,
In 2006, Almeida provides the voice of Hector Lopez in the 2006 sandbox-style action-adventure video game Saints Row. 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.
Film Year Title Role Notes 1997 Estória do Gato e da Lua The CatShort film 2002 Demon Island Narrator 2006 Kung Fu PandaTai Lung Portuguese-language version 2013Despicable Me 2 Eduardo Pérez/El Macho2015 PanBlackbeard 2016 The Angry Birds Movie The Mighty Eagle
Television Year Title Role Notes2004The BatmanBane1 Episode - 1x3 "Traction" 2012Archer Román Calzado 1 Episode - 3x5 "El Contador"
Video games Year Title Role Notes2004The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay Mattson 2006Saints Row Hector Lopez 2015Deus Ex Machina 2Defect Police
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