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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

132

Gender

Male

Birthday

1957-03-15 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

São Sebastião da Pedreira, Lisbon, Portugal

Also Known As

Joaquim António Portugal Baptista de Almeida

خواکیم دی آلمیدا

Joaquim de Almeida

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

Acting

Stranded

2001

Stranded

as

Fidel Rodrigo

The Life

2004

The Life

as

Pierre

Behind Enemy Lines

2001

Behind Enemy Lines

as

Admiral Juan-Miguel Piquet, Commander of NATO Naval Command

Desperado

1995

Desperado

as

Bucho

Che: Part Two

2008

Che: Part Two

as

President René Barrientos

La Cucina

2007

La Cucina

as

Michael

Only You

1994

Only You

as

Giovanni

Fast X

2023

Fast X

as

Hernan Reyes

Clear and Present Danger

1994

Clear and Present Danger

as

Col. Felix V. Cortez

Call Girl

2007

Call Girl

as

Mouros

Sweat

2002

Sweat

as

Noh

No Vacancy

1999

No Vacancy

as

Reynaldo

Il fuggiasco

2003

Il fuggiasco

as

Lolo

Break of Dawn

2002

Break of Dawn

as

Radman / Constantin

The Xango from Baker Street

2001

The Xango from Baker Street

as

Sherlock Holmes

A Shot in the Dark

2005

A Shot in the Dark

as

Rafael

The Fencing Master

1992

The Fencing Master

as

Luis de Ayala

Pereira Declares

1995

Pereira Declares

as

Manuel

Good Morning, Babylon

1987

Good Morning, Babylon

as

Andrea Bonnano

The Celestine Prophecy

2006

The Celestine Prophecy

as

Father Sanchez

Dollar for the Dead

1998

Dollar for the Dead

as

Friar Ramon

The Immortals

2003

The Immortals

as

Roberto Alua

Fast Five

2011

Fast Five

as

Reyes

April Captains

2000

April Captains

as

Gervásio

Women

1997

Women

as

Gigi

Mamitas

2012

Mamitas

as

Prof. Alexander Viera

The Soldier

1982

The Soldier

as

The Soldier's Force

Backlight

2010

Backlight

as

Jay

Christopher Roth

2010

Christopher Roth

as

Christopher Roth

Holy Money

2009

Holy Money

as

Mangini

La Cucaracha

1998

La Cucaracha

as

Jose Guerra

Sandino

1990

Sandino

as

Sandino

Adam and Eve

1995

Adam and Eve

as

Francisco

The Palace

2023

The Palace

as

Dr. Lima

His Master's Voice

2001

His Master's Voice

as

Oliveira

Water and Salt

2001

Water and Salt

as

Marido

Inferno

1999

Inferno

as

Xana

Three-60

2013

Three-60

as

Alberto Ibarguren

Robosapien: Rebooted

2013

Robosapien: Rebooted

as

Esperenza

The Gilded Cage

2013

The Gilded Cage

as

José Ribeiro

Fátima

1997

Fátima

as

Avelino de Almeida, journalist

Uma Vida Normal

1994

Uma Vida Normal

as

Miguel

Tentação

1997

Tentação

as

Father António

On the Run

1999

On the Run

as

Ignácio

The Burning Plain

2008

The Burning Plain

as

Nick Martinez

The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail

2014

The Duel: A Story Where Truth Is Mere Detail

as

Comandante Vasco Moscoso de Aragão

O Último Animal

2023

O Último Animal

as

Dr. Ciro

Atlas Shrugged: Part III

2014

Atlas Shrugged: Part III

as

Francisco d'Anconia

Corazón loco

1997

Corazón loco

as

Emilio

Of Mind and Music

2014

Of Mind and Music

as

Dr. Alvaro Cruz

Road House

2024

Road House

as

Sheriff

Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II

2006

Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II

as

Archbishop Oscar Romero

Alex

1991

Alex

as

Pedro

Epitaph

Epitaph

as

Vince Castro

One Man's Hero

1999

One Man's Hero

as

Cortina

Our Brand Is Crisis

2015

Our Brand Is Crisis

as

Castillo

Diablo

2016

Diablo

as

Arturo

Smoke Signals

2024

Smoke Signals

as

José Manuel Durão Barroso

A Passing Season

1992

A Passing Season

as

Miguel

Terre sacrée

1988

Terre sacrée

as

Mateo Elorduy

Downsizing

2017

Downsizing

as

Conference Director Dr. Pereira

Les Deux Fragonard

1989

Les Deux Fragonard

as

Honoré Fragonard

Disamistade

1988

Disamistade

as

Sebastiano Catte

Amor e Dedinhos de Pé

1993

Amor e Dedinhos de Pé

as

Francisco Frontaria

Cold Land

1992

Cold Land

as

Leonardo

Milan noir

1987

Milan noir

as

Tremaine

Vendetta

1999

Vendetta

as

Joseph Macheca

Moscow Zero

2006

Moscow Zero

as

Yuri

On the Edge of the Horizon

1993

On the Edge of the Horizon

as

Voice of Spino (voice) (uncredited)

Repórter X

1987

Repórter X

as

Reinaldo Ferreira

Fatima

2020

Fatima

as

Father Ferreira

The Lovebirds

2008

The Lovebirds

as

Marco Correia

El día que nací yo

1991

El día que nací yo

as

Pelayo Menéndez

Amok

1993

Amok

as

The lover

The Legion

2020

The Legion

as

Paetus

Aqui D'El Rei!

1992

Aqui D'El Rei!

as

Manuel

Retrato de Família

1991

Retrato de Família

as

Miguel Montenegro

Missing

2023

Missing

as

Javi

Land of Dreams

2022

Land of Dreams

as

Julian / Dr. Palmer

Mercato

2025

Mercato

as

Nascimento

CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

as

Joseph Trevi

The Batman

The Batman

as

Bane (voice)

Santa Bárbara

Santa Bárbara

as

Marcelo Vidal

Revolution

Revolution

as

Luis Nunez

Parabéns

Parabéns

as

Self

24

24

as

Ramon Salazar

Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time

as

King Xavier

República

República

as

Henrique

The West Wing

The West Wing

as

Carlos Carrio

Aruanas

Aruanas

as

Robert Johnson

The Mentalist

The Mentalist

as

Gabriel Porchetto

Rouge Brésil

Rouge Brésil

as

João da Silva

Revenge

Revenge

as

Salvador Grobet

Queen of the South

Queen of the South

as

Don Epifanio Vargas

Bones

Bones

as

Raphael Valenza

Shōgun

Shōgun

as

Domingo

Crusoe

Crusoe

as

Santos Santana

Archer

Archer

as

Román Calzado (voice)

Elementary

Elementary

as

Cal Medina

Dead Man's Walk

Dead Man's Walk

as

Major Laroche

Parenthood

Parenthood

as

Matthew Biscali

Warrior Nun

Warrior Nun

as

Cardinal Duretti

Training Day

Training Day

as

Menjivar

Missing

Missing

as

Antoine Lussier

Production

Crew

Directing