Joaquim de Almeida
AKA: Joaquim António Portugal Baptista de Almeida
Birthday: 1957-03-15
Birthplace: São Sebastião da Pedreira, Lisbon, Portugal
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.
Filmography
Character: Admiral Juan-Miguel Piquet, Commander of NATO Naval Command
Character: President René Barrientos
Character: Col. Felix V. Cortez
Character: Radman / Constantin
Character: Sherlock Holmes
Character: Andrea Bonnano
Character: Father Sanchez
Character: Prof. Alexander Viera
Character: The Soldier's Force
Character: Christopher Roth
Character: Alberto Ibarguren
Character: Avelino de Almeida, journalist
Character: Father António
Character: Comandante Vasco Moscoso de Aragão
Character: Francisco d'Anconia
Character: Dr. Alvaro Cruz
Character: Archbishop Oscar Romero
Character: Joey the Junkman
Character: José Manuel Durão Barroso
Character: Conference Director Dr. Pereira
Character: Honoré Fragonard
Character: Sebastiano Catte
Character: Francisco Frontaria
Character: Joseph Macheca
Character: Voice of Spino (voice) (uncredited)
Character: Reinaldo Ferreira
Character: Father Ferreira
Character: Pelayo Menéndez
Character: Miguel Montenegro
Character: Julian / Dr. Palmer
Character: Narrator (Voice)
Character: Miguel Montero